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Record #8447
Name :
: Florence JOHNSON (1891 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Nov 1891

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
: 24 Feb 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesRachel and Florence were from the Liverpool Sheltering Home. They had been in the Sidcup Homes, Kent, and had been "adopted" by Greenwich Union, South East London. They had an older sister named Nellie and a younger sister named Jessie. It is believed that both of the these girls were sent to Canada.

'Names not on list but who are desirous to go'

Florence Johnson, born 1894, - Father dead, children adopted, mother at Croydon,

On December 17 1906, Florence Johnson, born 1894, admitted to Liverpool Sheltering Home from Greenwich Union Homes, sailed to Canada on Feb 15 1907

In 1907, Florence Johnson, 15 (along with sister, Rachel Johnson, 12), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 62 Louisa Birt girls en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.

Greenwich Union Workhouse were advised that Florence had been placed with J A Tompkins, Granby, Quebec

Florence was placed in 1907 with Arthur Wood of Granby Rubber Company, Granby, Shefford, Quebec, Canada.

Rachel was the only one of her sisters to remain in Canada. Florence went to California and Jessie to New England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-08 16:00:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-09 11:16:43 /

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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  67 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
17777 JOHNSON, Albert1895ENG,     May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
21778 JOHNSON, Albert Edward1899ENG,    , Highgate May 1914 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
27209 JOHNSON, Albert George Stanley1922ENG, SAL, Ludlow May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23033 JOHNSON, Alexander1897ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6126 JOHNSON, Alice1878ENG,     Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
8401 JOHNSON, Alice Maud1880ENG,     Jul 1886 : - Unknown - CAN Charlotte Alexander  
7501 JOHNSON, Anne J.1860ENG,     Nov 1869 : Hibernian CAN Maria Rye  
25632 JOHNSON, Annie Mary1913 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9095 JOHNSON, Arthur1915ENG,    , Bingfield Jul 1928 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
9766 JOHNSON, Arthur1881ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
17799 JOHNSON, Benjamin U.1892ENG,     Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
17469 JOHNSON, Cecil C1897ENG,     May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17681 JOHNSON, Charles1891ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
20975 JOHNSON, D R1927ENG,     Oct 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19523 JOHNSON, Douglas Laurence1910ENG,     Jul 1926 : Celtic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
4625 JOHNSON, Elizabeth1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
10750 JOHNSON, Elizabeth 1863ENG,     Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
15441 JOHNSON, Elizabeth1872ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17798 JOHNSON, Ernest1900ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
8831 JOHNSON, Ethel May1895ENG,     Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3963 JOHNSON, Felix Peter1909ENG, HAM, Southampton Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8447 JOHNSON, Florence1891ENG,     Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
20036 JOHNSON, Frederick1879ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
23025 JOHNSON, Frederick A.1898ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
7871 JOHNSON, George1917ENG, LDN, London May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Nova Scotia Government Party  
15053 JOHNSON, George1884ENG,     Sep 1897 : Numidian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
21226 JOHNSON, George1892 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9404 JOHNSON, Gwendoline1910ENG,     Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos  
21026 JOHNSON, H1881ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
24168 JOHNSON, H.1854ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
6199 JOHNSON, Hannah1881ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
15372 JOHNSON, Henry1862ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
16751 JOHNSON, Henry John ENG,     May 1884 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos barbarasambridge  
26510 JOHNSON, Herbert E1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21042 JOHNSON, J R P1926ENG,     Oct 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24169 JOHNSON, J.W.1854ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
16215 JOHNSON, Johannah1913ENG, MDX, Walthamstow Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5302 JOHNSON, John1913ENG, LEI, Leicester Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
12900 JOHNSON, John1887ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17682 JOHNSON, John1890ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26383 JOHNSON, John1889 Mar 1900 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
27702 JOHNSON, John1880ENG,    , London Jul 1894 : SARDINIAN CAN Barnardo's barbarasambridge  
20073 JOHNSON, Joseph H1870ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
22898 JOHNSON, Joseph H.1892ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
21082 JOHNSON, L1888ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
11737 JOHNSON, Lewis1887ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4624 JOHNSON, Louisa1910ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16340 JOHNSON, Louisa1864ENG,     Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
27540 JOHNSON, M A1861 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
20974 JOHNSON, M J1929ENG,     Oct 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23696 JOHNSON, Martin1887ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10775 JOHNSON, Mary J1867ENG,     Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
16752 JOHNSON, Maud ENG,     Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos barbarasambridge  
2913 JOHNSON, May1897ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
5156 JOHNSON, Michael1911ENG, YKS, Leeds Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
24108 JOHNSON, Nellie1901ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
22249 JOHNSON, R.G.E.1888ENG,     Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8446 JOHNSON, Rachel1895ENG,     Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
27208 JOHNSON, Raymond Robert Thomas1920ENG, SAL, Ludlow May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25581 JOHNSON, Rose1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
11776 JOHNSON, S. A.1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20527 JOHNSON, Sarah1897 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
19204 JOHNSON, Susan1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
10526 JOHNSON, Timothy1905ENG,    , Lichfield Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
18203 JOHNSON, Walter1876ENG,     Jun 1889 : Circassian CAN   
20216 JOHNSON, William1882ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21779 JOHNSON, William1901ENG, MDX, Highgate May 1914 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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