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Record #16503
Name :
: Jessie Isabel JORDAN (1907 - 2006)
  aka : Jessie Jordon


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Jan 1907

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 21 Mar 2006   Notes : Natural Causes
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Suffolk, Lowestoft
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Mackenzie Place, Newmarket
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Jessie Isabel Jordan: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1908; District: Mutford; County: Suffolk; Volume: 4a; Page: 1143. Mother: Isabel Frances Jordan.

In 1921, Jessie I Jordon, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She declared that her present occupation was school girl; that her intended occupation was in domestic work; that she her birthplace was unknown; that her passage was paid by Dr. Barnardo's Homes; that her destination was to Mrs. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that she had no relatives in England; and that her nearest relation was her mother, Miss Jordon, c/o Mr. Gilbert, 88 St. Leonards Road, Kirkley Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15423]: JORDAN, Jessie I, 14, 1921 Barnardo to the Home in Peterboro then to King and Aurora. "Progress good, but sulky at times. Jessie is very happy in this situation,
would not care to leave".

Barnardos Ups and Downs, Vol XXXIII, No. 3, September 5, 1931 reported:

"Jessie Jordan has been here a long time and is still happy."

Jessie Isabel Jordan died on March 21, 2006.

Obituary:

JORDAN, Jessie Isabel (Long time employee of Eves Ladies Wear) - Peacefully at Mackenzie Place, Newmarket on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 in her 100th year.

Lovingly remembered by friends Donna and Henry VandenBerg, and Muriel and the late Leon Nash. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church, (Church & D'Arcy Streets) Newmarket on Friday, March 24, 2006 at 2 p.m. with visitation at the church from 1 p.m. Memorial donations to Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-19 12:32:19 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-19 21:45:16 /

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16544 JORDAN, Albert Edward1900ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8571 JORDAN, Beatrice Maud1889ENG, HAM, Portsea Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6907 JORDAN, Charles 1881ENG,     Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23949 JORDAN, Charles1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
13523 JORDAN, David1871ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
10320 JORDAN, David T1900ENG,    , Greenwich May 1914 : Alsatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23950 JORDAN, George1911ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
24503 JORDAN, Isabella1897 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16503 JORDAN, Jessie Isabel1907ENG, SFK, Lowestoft Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
2819 JORDAN, Joseph1871ENG,     Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
11574 JORDAN, Joseph1851ENG,     Aug 1870 : Austrian CAN Father James Nugent  
9208 JORDAN, Lily Rose1891ENG, HAM, Portsea Island Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
3256 JORDAN, Sarah Ann1886ENG, SRY, Ham Sep 1894 : Labrador CAN National Childrens Home  
16082 JORDAN, Stanley ENG,     Apr 1921 : Saxonia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
13361 JORDAN, William Henry1900ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
23951 JORDAN, Winifred1913ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore