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Record #9414
Name :
: Dorothy Ivy KITE (1912 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Aug 1912

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Edmonton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 Sep 1924
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Melita

Placement Family
: Allison; Romsden; Ramsey
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesParents: 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.]

In 1924, Dorothy Ivy Kite, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 88 Barnardo children, en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her next of kin given as father-Mr Francis W Kite, address not known, she stated she was born in Edmonton, and intended to be a school girl in Canada.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15423]:

KITE, Dorothy Ivy 21.8.12 1924 Barnardo; 1924 Mrs Lloyd E Allison, Copetown; 1925 @ addresses in Manchester; 1926 Onondaga; 1927-30 with Mrs Romsden in Grimsby and later in Lambeth. "A good girl".

Barnardos Ups and Downs, VOL XXXIII, Toronto - 5 MAR 1931 No 1 reported:

VISITORS REPORTS - Mrs Reazin & Miss Cummins (pg 21 - 24)

Dorothy Kite is in school, with Ramsey family.

Banardos Ups and Downs, Vol XXXIII, No. 3, 5 SEPT 1931, reported:

EXTRACTS FROM OUR VISITOR?S REPORTS (pg 26): Dorothy Kite having wonderful chance for education. Dorothy Kite passed exams, expects to take up Normal School.

Barnardo Ups and Downs 1933, Volume XXXV. Toronto, April, 1933 No. 2, reported:

Dorothy Kite: Going to Normal School, love it. Thank you for finding my brother. "Good girl." 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-08-16 15:18:51 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-20 12:43:19 /

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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