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Record #3715
Name :
: Ada FRANCIS (1895 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Jun 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
Notes[POSSIBLE MATCH] In 1901, Ada Francis, 4 years of age, born in Pimlico, London, England, was shown as an orphan residing in St. Johns Home (Orphanage), Windsor, Berkshire, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1170; Folio: 110; Page: 25.)

(FYI - from Rootsweb - Berkshire Mailing List) The House of Mercy in Clewer was founded on 19 June 1849, by Mrs. Tennant, the widow of a clergyman of the Church of England. Converting her home into a "Penitentiary," Mrs. Tennant was joined in her work, in the "moral and spiritual restoration of fallen women," by other ladies of the Church of England. These ladies formed a religious community, known as a Sisterhood, devoted to working among the "Penitents." Although their primary concern was for the work among the young women, the Sisters expanded their work to the care of the sick, infirm, and orphans by the mid-1850s. Their orphanage became known as St. John's Home.

In 1903, Ada Francis, 7, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 124 children en route to the Middlemore Home in Halifax.

In 1911, Ada Francis, 15, was shown as an inmate in unnamed girls home (Eliza McLeod, matron) in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her birth year is shown as 1896.

On December 10, 1919, at 190 Barrington Street, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ada Francis, 23, born in England, parents unknown; and James Owen, 22, teamster, born in Nova Scotia, son of Robert Owen and Georgina Smith. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-26 00:09:19 / From original database

Last Updated : 2008-04-26 00:30:23 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3715 FRANCIS, Ada1895ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
6500 FRANCIS, Albert1897ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7960 FRANCIS, Ann1853ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
23375 FRANCIS, Charlotte1869ENG,    , london Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye mburns  
14361 FRANCIS, Edward1884ENG,     May 1898 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
10630 FRANCIS, Ernest1914ENG,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
12492 FRANCIS, Francis1888ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16658 FRANCIS, Harold Arthur1914ENG, LND, Islington Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
17441 FRANCIS, Mary1885ENG,     Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
12193 FRANCIS, Robert 1914ENG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16657 FRANCIS, Robert George1912ENG, LND, Islington Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
11416 FRANCIS, Silvio1909ENG, LDN, London Aug 1924 : Montcalm CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
21403 FRANCIS, Walter1874ENG,     Jun 1889 : Circassian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23944 FRANCIS, William1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore