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Record #4604
Name :
: Christina Grace HEWSON


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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, South Shields
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Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Mar 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Christina Grace Hewson: Year of Registration: 1900; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: South Shields; County: Durham, Tyne and Wear; Volume: 10a; Page: 803. Parents: John George Hewson and Margaret Hilda Atkinson, married 1897 in South Shields, Durham, England.

In 1901, Christina Hewson, 1 year of age, was shown residing at South Shields, Durham, England. Other family members included: John Hewson, 28, seaman; Margaret Hewson, 24; and Jane A. Hewson, 3. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 4732; Folio: 143; Page: 20.)

In 1914, Christine Hewson, 15 (along with her sister, Jane Hewson, 16), arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in a group of 98 Barnardo girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Christina Grace Hewson married A. Knapp. By 1933, she reported to Barnardos that they had a son. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-07 17:46:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 14:49:10 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4604 HEWSON, Christina Grace ENG, DUR, South Shields Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4603 HEWSON, Jane Ann1897ENG, DUR, South Shields Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7914 HEWSON, John Dennis1913ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
5382 HEWSON, Leslie James1909ENG,    , Smethwick Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home