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Record #4143
Name :
: Florence Henrietta KELSEY (1885 - )
  aka : Florence Harriett Kelsey


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Minster
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jun 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Maria Rye
NotesA birth registraton was found for Florence Henrietta Kelsey: Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Eastry; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 932.

In 1894, Florence Kelsey, 7, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 60 girls accompanied by Maria Rye en route to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. (Sister Edith Kelsey, 7, arrived in 1892 on the Mongolian; and brother Alfred Kelsey arrived in 1892; and Albert Kelsey arrived in 1893.)

In Ploughshares and Prairie Trails, Dilke and District, a book about Dilke, Saskatchewan, Canada the following was found:

"Edith Kelsey was born in Margate, England. She came to Canada as an orphan at the age of seven years. ... Her brothers Albert and Charles, and a sister homesteaded in the Kedleston district on the Jack Johnson farm: G.C. Daintree's were near-by neighbours. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-03 14:48:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-28 17:32:49 /

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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  6 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4144 KELSEY, Albert Edward1882ENG, KEN, Thanet Aug 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
4145 KELSEY, Charles Alfred1880ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
4142 KELSEY, Edith Ellen May1884ENG, KEN, Margate May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
4143 KELSEY, Florence Henrietta1885ENG, KEN, Minster Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
8526 KELSEY, Gertrude1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6464 KELSEY, James 1889SCT,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos