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Record #3706
Name :
: Edith Caroline DOWNING (1894 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Bromley, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Aug 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Edith Caroline Downing; Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Poplar (To 1965); County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1c; Page: 642. (Parents: Joseph John Downing and Caroline Spriggs, married in Whitechapel, England, in 1893.)

In 1901, Edith C. Downing, 7 years of age, was shown residing in Poplar, London, England. Other family members included: Annie E. Downing, 3; Bessie Downing, 1; Caroline Downing, 29; Joseph J. Downing, 20, barge waterman; William J. Downing, 5; and Caroline's father, Alfred Spriggs, 50. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 355; Folio: 15; Page: 21.)

In 1906, Edith Downing, 11 (along with her sister, Annie Downing, 8) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 379 children en route to Toronto, Canada.

In 1911, Edith Downing, 17, is shown as a domestic for Robert Ross and family in Lindsay, Victoria-Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth was shown as January 1894 and her immigration year as 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-25 01:59:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-20 20:34:57 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  9 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3765 DOWNING, Alfred V.1888ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3707 DOWNING, Annie Elizabeth1897ENG, MDX, Bromley, London Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3706 DOWNING, Edith Caroline1894ENG, MDX, Bromley, London Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9268 DOWNING, Ernest William1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
9269 DOWNING, Evelina1889ENG, LND, Lambeth Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12294 DOWNING, Kenneth D1925ENG,     Aug 1938 : Strathaird AUS Christian Brothers  
26252 DOWNING, Leonard1927ENG, STS, West Bromwich Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16306 DOWNING, Thomas1870ENG,     Aug 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
26327 DOWNING, Walter1923ENG, STS, West Bromwich Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes