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Record #5650
Name :
: Tresa MCKINNEY (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Teresa Fisher


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Apr 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 31 Dec 1918   Notes : Influenza and Heart Failure
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Antrim, Belfast
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Shedden, Elgin
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Sep 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe family lived at 94 Bread Street between 1900. They also are listed in 1903-1905 directories as living at either 71 or 91 Bread Street No. 1. Francis McKinney was a labaourer, then a turner, and finally as a fitter. In 1906 the famly were residing at 106 Bread Street.

Family stories tell that her mother, Mary Elizabeth Fisher, and father, Francis McKinney, living in Belfast, Ireland, had a dispute over the religion in which their three daughters should be raised. Her father was Roman Catholic and her mother Protestant. Between 1906 and 1908 Mary took the girls and moved to 117 Lord Street, Belfast, without Frank McKinney. Mary then changed the girls surnames to Fisher, her maiden name.

Mary Elizabeth Fisher, aged 41 years, died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, on May 2nd, 1908, at this address. Mary's death certificate shows her as being widowed at death.

As per Mary's request, the three children were given shelter by a Protestant minister who placed the two younger girls, including Teresa, in the care of Barnardo's Homes. Sara, the oldest girl stayed with, and worked for, a former neighbor until she was able to emigrate to Canada.

In 1912, Teresa Fisher, 15 (along with her sister, Minnie F. Fisher, 12) arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with 132 Barnardo girls en route to Hazel Brae House, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Teresa Fisher was placed with the Parks family in Shedden, Ontario, Canada. Teresa is said to have stayed with Mrs. Parks for about three years, at which point she was no longer required in the Parks household and was to be returned to Peterborough for further placement. Another Shedden family, the Wrides, being aware of the situation, asked if they could have Teresa in their household. This was apparently approved (and since confirmed) so Teresa prepared for the move. Laura Wride then sent her two sons to collect Teresa. Kenneth, the older of the two, is said to have cautioned his brother not to go falling in love with this girl.

On April 18, 1916, at Shedden, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Teresa Fisher, 19, born in Belfast, Ireland, daughter of Frank Fisher and Mary McKenney; and Kenneth Wride, 22, section man, born in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, son of John Wride and Laura Dell.

The St. Thomas Daily Times newspaper April 20, 1916 reported:

Young Shedden Couple Joined in
Marriage on April 18.

Shedden, April 19. - On Tuesday, April 18, at high noon, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wride, a quiet wedding took place, when their eldest son, Kenneth A. was united in marriage to Miss Teresa Fisher, the Rev. I.W. Kilpatrick, B.A., officiating.

They were attended by Miss Minnie Fisher, sister of the bride, and James Wride, brother of the groom.

The bride looked charming in her suit of navy with ivory silk waist. Only immediate relatives were present.

After the ceremony all partook of a sumptuous dinner.

The bride and groom purpose residing in the vicinity of Shedden. The best wishes of the community attend them.

Kenneth and Teresa Fisher Wride had two children: Charlie (Charles) Wride, born 1917; and Florence Wride, born 1918.

On December 31, 1918, at Shedden, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Teresa Fisher Wride, 21 years, 6 months of age, died of heart failure brought on by influenza, pneumonia and premature labor. She died 8 hours after giving birth to Florence Wride.

Kenneth never remarried. Charles Wride died of a ruptured appendix, also at age 21. Florence was raised by family, never knowing her mother and, until 2002, knowing nothing of her mother's family. Her aunts, Sadie and Minnie, could not recall anything of their past and never knew their father's last name.

Family information is provided by and is ? 2009 Ken Ettie. More information can be obtained at his website, {website}freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hero/teresa.html. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-23 09:45:36 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-03-24 20:20:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5649 MCKINNEY, Minnie Frances1899IRL, ANT, Belfast Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5650 MCKINNEY, Tresa 1897IRL, ANT, Belfast Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos