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Record #3333
Name :
: Lucy DOHERTY (1897 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 2 Feb 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Hull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 May 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesA birth record was found for Lucy Doherty, Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Sculcoates; County: Yorkshire - East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 137.

In 1901, Lucy Doherty, 4 years of age, is shown residing at 52 Devonshire Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Frederick Doherty, 33, oil refiner; Frederick A. Doherty, 5; Joseph Doherty, 6; Lucy Doherty, 28; and, Rhoda E. Doherty, 2. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2850; Folio: 143; Page: 33.) (Three other children were born to Frederick and Lucy after the census was complete: Bertha Doherty b. May 25, 1904; James Doherty b. February 2, 1907; and Norman Terrence DOHERTY, b April 20, 1909, all born in the Liverpool, Lancashire, England, area.)

In 1910, Lucy Doherty, 14, (along with her brothers, Frederick Doherty, 14, and James (Joseph) Doherty, 15, and sister, Rhoda Doherty, 11) arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 78 children en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.

In 1911, Lucy Doherty, 14, is shown as a domestic for Samuel Adams and family in St. George de Henryville Parish and Henryville Village, St Jean-Iberville, Quebec, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as February 1897 and her immigration year as 1910.

Around 1925, the youngest Doherty child, Norman, left England with his sister Lucy Doherty via sea for Canada. They settled in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and neither returned to England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-11 14:07:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-20 20:29:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22369 DOHERTY, Catherine1888ENG,     Jun 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3335 DOHERTY, Daniel Joseph1894WAL,    , Cardiff May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3334 DOHERTY, Frederick Albert1895ENG, STS, West Bromich May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
18828 DOHERTY, G F1889ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
16270 DOHERTY, Honorah1875ENG,     Nov 1884 : Parisian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
20075 DOHERTY, Joshua1872ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
3333 DOHERTY, Lucy1897ENG, YKS, Hull May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
14804 DOHERTY, Mary A.1869ENG,     Jun 1883 : Sardinian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
3336 DOHERTY, Rhoda Elizabeth1899ENG, STS, West Bromich May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt