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Record #3510
Name :
: Mabel Edith B. FRENCH (1905 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1905

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
: 29 Jun 1920
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth record was found for Mabel Edith B French; Year of Registration: 1905; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: East Preston; County: Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 303.

Mabel had a brother, Peter French, and sister, Irene French. All three children were placed in Barnados homes when their father died. Mabel was sent to Canada, but Peter and Irene were sent to Australia.

Mabel French was sponsored by Newbury County Girls School in Berkshire to go to Canada in 1920.

In 1920, Mabel Edith B French, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 86 girls en route to Hazel Brae Home in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Mabel may have married a James Kelly and had two sons. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-28 20:14:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2017-05-31 17:45:20 /

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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  18 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
17443 FRENCH, Albert1884ENG,     Oct 1899 : Bavarian CAN Southwark Catholic Emigration Society  
9364 FRENCH, Alice1892ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7210 FRENCH, Amelia J1873ENG, SOM, Frome Oct 1885 : Circassian CAN Unknown  
21312 FRENCH, Daisy1898ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
27379 FRENCH, Edward1938ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27620 FRENCH, Edward John1905ENG, LND, Camden, St Pancras Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
4811 FRENCH, Frederick1911ENG, LDN, London Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
16672 FRENCH, Henry1893ENG, KEN, Dartford Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
27621 FRENCH, Henry Oliver1904ENG, LND, Camden, St Pancras Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
12315 FRENCH, John J1929ENG,     Aug 1938 : Strathaird AUS Christian Brothers  
20865 FRENCH, John Joseph1891 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
7884 FRENCH, Leslie Harold1915ENG,    , Hastings May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
3510 FRENCH, Mabel Edith B.1905ENG,     Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos sussexgirl  
16707 FRENCH, Mabel Nesther1899ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5008 FRENCH, Michael1914ENG, LDN, London Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
27380 FRENCH, Nicholas1940ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19347 FRENCH, Robert Henry1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16654 FRENCH, Thomas Lewis1877ENG, NFK, Yarmouth Aug 1891 : Numidian CAN Barnardos