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Record #14750
Name :
: Annie KNOX (1877 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1877 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Lanark, Glasgow
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jun 1886
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Buenos Ayrean

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1886, Annie Knox, 9 (along with brother, Alex Knox, 12), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 117 Quarriers children en route to Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

Annie's father had died of consumption when she was ten leaving her mother, who was a seamstress who made shirts, to support the family. She worked at home throughout the days and nights, with Annie's brother, Alex, delivering finished shirts to the factory and bringing unfinished shirts home. There were five children in the family, an older brother and sister who also worked, and two younger sisters. His mother became sick with consumption and was very frightened about what would happen to her children when she died, because orphaned children usually did not survive in the extreme poverty. The family minister told her of an orphanage which had been built near Glasgow called Quarrier's Homes. She did not want the family separated, but finally signed the papers for Alex, Anna, and Jessie to enter the home upon her death. They were taken to Quarrier's on April 29, 1885.

The Knox children lived in the Scottish home for a year. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-06-07 15:06:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-06-07 15:46:13 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14750 KNOX, Annie1877SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1886 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14749 KNOX, Thompson Alexander1873ENG,    , Glasgow Apr 1886 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
6052 KNOX, William1896ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
22417 KNOX, William1893ENG,     Jul 1903 : Tunisian CAN Unknown Catholic Group