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Record #4676
Name :
: Ivor Henry JENKINS (1892 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Jun 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Bristol
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Jun 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake erie

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Bristol Emigration Society
NotesIvor was one of eight children born to William Jenkins & Emma Gwilliam. His father William died suddenly in 1898. Ivor's mother was unable to cope with the children on her own and eventually they were taken to the workhouse. Ivor was the only child of the family to be emigrated. My grandmother (Ivor's sister) remembered waving him off at Sharpness in Gloucestershire (he probably sailed from here to Liverpool where his journey to Canada began). My grandmother said his lasts words were "I'll come back and see you one day" but she never saw him again. He used to write letters and he once sent an embroidered cushion to one of his other sisters. He married Minnie Gertrude Stuart and had a daughter, Gertrude. We are unsure whether his daughter married and had children. Ivor's mother remained in the workhouse until her death in 1945.

Emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada. ..
"JENKINS Ivor, 12, SS Lake Erie, 1904, Liverpool 7 June 1904 - Quebec 17 Jun 1904 (party of 41 from Bristol Emigration Society - destination St. John, NB.)

1904 Immigration certificate - On 17 Jun 1904, Mrs M.E. Forster certified that 38 children, including Ivor Jenkins, age 12, from Bristol Workhouse "having been inmates of workhouses, are brought out under the authority of the local Government Board for the purpose of settling in Canada, and that they have passed a satisfactory medical inspection at the port of departure".

1904 Placement list - Ivor Jenkins, age 12, placed with Fred H. Keith, Farmer, Penobsquis, Kings Co., NB.

1905 inspection report - carried out by the Government inspector and recieved by the Bristol Board of Guardians in January 1906; "A plain home, but satisfactory. Attends Baptist Church. Receives board, clothing and schooling". 
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Last Updated : 2009-02-09 15:02:54 /

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20120 JENKINS, Agnes M1896ENG,     Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN Maria Rye  
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6952 JENKINS, Ernest1893ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
7035 JENKINS, Fred.1860ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
21135 JENKINS, Frederick Edward1903ENG, MDX, Islington Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
18943 JENKINS, George1891ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17671 JENKINS, Harry1898IRL,    , Dublin May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19413 JENKINS, Harry1864 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4676 JENKINS, Ivor Henry1892ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1904 : Lake erie CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
8476 JENKINS, John S L1913ENG,    , Amesbury May 1927 : Samaria CAN Middlemore  
5790 JENKINS, Laura1901ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7019 JENKINS, Mary A.1861ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
6951 JENKINS, Minnie1895ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
11258 JENKINS, Percy1891ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
8229 JENKINS, Richard1913WAL,    , Swansea Sep 1928 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
13685 JENKINS, Richard1876ENG,     Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13686 JENKINS, Richard1879ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
20418 JENKINS, William1898ENG,     Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
10525 JENKINS, William George1909ENG,    , Balham Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
5551 RICKARD, Frederick1924ENG, LND, Hackney Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes