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Record #13652
Name :
: Grace Louise KITE (1905 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Jan 1905

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Litherland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: Bradley
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Grace Louise Kite: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1905; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 277. Parents: William Francis Kite and Emma Walton, married June 2, 1901, at St John the Evangelist, Charlotte Street, Camden, Middlesex, England.

William Kite, Sr., was a sergeant in the Royal West Kent Regiment. Family stories indicate that the he had been a prisoner of war in Germany about 1916. He returned home to England in 1919, but shortly after could not be found, so his seven children were sent to child welfare. [William died in 1948 at the Star Garter military hospital.]

Family stories indicate that the childrens father, William Kite, was a prisoner of war in Germany about 1916. He returned home to England in 1919, but shortly after could not be found, so his seven children were sent to child welfare.

In 1921, Grace L. Kite, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was declared that her birthplace was Edmonton [Middlesex]; that her present occupation was as a gardening; that her intended occupation was domestic work; that she was destined to Mr. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that her nearest relative in England was her father, Mr. F. Kite, who resided at 88 William Street, Regents Park, NW, London, England.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15423]:

KITE, Grace L 16 (20 in 1924); 1921 Barnardo; 1922-1924 Napanee (Mrs F. J. Bradley); Haldimand, "Grace is in good health, doing well and earning an excellent report."

Barnardos Ups & Downs - June 1931 reported:

Marriages Recorded from May, 1930 to May, 1931

Grace L Kite married J. Ginn [also reported as W. Ginnson] on March 21 [1931]. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-03-03 10:50:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-20 12:42:37 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8449 KITE, Audrey Walton1910ENG, LAN, Seaforth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
9414 KITE, Dorothy Ivy1912ENG, MDX, Edmonton Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
16504 KITE, Elizabeth May1908ENG, LAN, Seaforth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13652 KITE, Grace Louise1905ENG, LAN, Litherland Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4880 KITE, Maud Adelaide 1906ENG, LAN, Seaforth Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
16506 KITE, William F George1915ENG, MDX, Edmonton Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos