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Record #3513
Name :
: Kate GAY (1875 - )


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Date of Birth
: 11 Sep 1875

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Marylebone
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Jul 1881
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarmatian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Maria Rye
NotesA birth registration was found for Kate Gay; Year of Registration: 1875; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Kensington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 13.

A death registration was found for Elizabeth's father, Robert Gay; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846; Year of Registration: 1880; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 34; District: Marylebone (1837-1901); County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 397.

In 1881, Kate Gay, 5 years of age, is residing at 304 Portobello Road, East Side, Chelsea, Kensington, London, England. Other family members included: Charlotte Gay, widow, 34; [Charlotte] Alice Gay, 11; Elizabeth Gay, 7; Maude Gay, 2; Nellie Gay, 4; and Robert Gay, 12 months. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 38; Folio: 53; Page: 45; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341009.)

In 1881, Kate Gay, 7 (along with her sister, Elizabeth Gay, 8) arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 65 children (mostly girls) en route to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

A report from Maria Rye lists the Children from the Peckham home in 1881 and their placements in Canada. Both sisters were placed in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada: Elizabeth to a Mr. F. N., Wharfinger; [EDITORS NOTE: Mr. Francis Nicholson was harbour master for many years in the Village of Newcastle]; and Kate to Mr. J. L., Farmer. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-29 13:29:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 09:45:25 /

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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
20617 GAY, Adelaide1902ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
10008 GAY, Alice M 1884ENG,    , Bath Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
7232 GAY, Arthur 1914ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
3511 GAY, Charlotte Alice1869ENG, MDX, St. Pancras Sep 1883 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
11477 GAY, Edward Francis1909ENG,    , Hackney Aug 1924 : Montcalm CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
3512 GAY, Elizabeth1873ENG, MDX, Paddington, London Jul 1881 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
3513 GAY, Kate1875ENG, MDX, Marylebone Jul 1881 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
10989 GAY, Robert1878ENG, MDX Jul 1889 : Caspian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
20179 GAY, Thomas1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos