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Record #16438
Name :
: Hilda Kathleen HOLLAMBY (1905 - 1988)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Jun 1905

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1988
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Barming
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Kent, Tonbridge Wells
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Hilda Kathleen Hollamby: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1905; District: Maidstone; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 892. Parents: George Hollamby and Sarah Ann Brotherwood.

In 1921, Hilda K. Hollamby, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was declared that she was 17; that her birthplace was Barming; that her present occupation was as a domestic; that her intended occupation was as a domestic worker; that her object in going to Canada was for domestic work; that she was destined to Mr. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that her nearest relative in England was her mother, Mrs. Hollamby, who resided at Brown Cottages, Victoria Road, Southborough, England.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15423]:

HOLLAMBY, Hilda, 16, 1921 Barnardo's 1923 to Campbellford "A very intelligent, industrious, young lady. Giving good satisfaction".

On October 30, 1925, Hilda Hollamby, 18, domestic, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Minnedosa. She declared that her address in the United Kingdom was Dr. Barnardo's Home, Stepney, London, England; and that she intended to remain in England permanently.

In 1931, Hilda K. Hollamby married John Herbert Levey in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

Hilda Kathleen Levey died in 1988, at the age of 81, in Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-11 12:14:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-17 20:04:10 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16483 HOLLAMBY, Edith Amy1910ENG, KEN, Tonbridge Wells Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16438 HOLLAMBY, Hilda Kathleen1905ENG, KEN, Barming Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16485 HOLLAMBY, Rose Ethel1908ENG, KEN, Southborough Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos