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Record #15804
Name :
: Robina MITCHELL (1870 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1870 (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
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Aug 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Nova Scotian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Maryhill School (Glasgow)
NotesIn 1887, Robina Mitchell, 17, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of girls accompanied by Mrs. Cameron, and en route to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

In the Daily Telegraph in Saint John on Aug. 29, 1887 an article published about yet -another group of home children notes that 17 girls, ages of 10 and 20 had all been successfully ?placed? in Albert and Kings counties, New Brunswick. ?Seventeen Scotch girls whose ages range between 10 and 20 years were at the Bangor House yesterday. With the exception of five, they all came from Maryhill school near Glasgow where they have been trained as general domestics and educated to the fifth standard. Last eve they attended service in St. David?s Church, Saint John.? Further in the article it states: ?Mrs. McKenzie of Nerepis was in town yesterday and took a little girl 10 years of age home with her last eve as an adopted daughter.?

The names given were: Maggie Wason, Maggie McCallum, Mary Logie, Mary B. Henderson, Minnie Logie, Mary Gillies, Katie Duffy, Robina Mitchell, Jessie Paul, Agnes Ross, Lizzie Mills, Agnes Stewart, Katie Reid, Maggie Gow, Agnes Francis and Jane Watson. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-29 09:01:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-31 13:07:24 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3763 MITCHELL, Ada1891ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
21248 MITCHELL, Adolphus Reg.1897 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3709 MITCHELL, Catherine1901SCT,    , Bowling Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
24386 MITCHELL, Charles1851 May 1870 : Peruvian CAN Annie MacPherson Homes  
13395 MITCHELL, Christina1899SCT,     Jun 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
4882 MITCHELL, Doris Mabel1914ENG,    , Winchester Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
24945 MITCHELL, Edward1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN   
25742 MITCHELL, Edward1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
25075 MITCHELL, Elizabeth1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
24259 MITCHELL, Emily1894 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
23707 MITCHELL, Ernest Arthur1897ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
26686 MITCHELL, Florence1896 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10562 MITCHELL, Florence M K1909ENG,    , Regents Park Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
20401 MITCHELL, Frederick1893ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3816 MITCHELL, George1891ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13972 MITCHELL, George1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14168 MITCHELL, George1886ENG,     Aug 1899 : Laurentian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
20404 MITCHELL, George1894ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27487 MITCHELL, George1864 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
27574 MITCHELL, George1867SCT, LKS, Glasgow 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes   
6148 MITCHELL, Gertrude1884ENG,     Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
9449 MITCHELL, Gladys1898ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3764 MITCHELL, Grace1888ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
24258 MITCHELL, Helen1896 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
13436 MITCHELL, Henry 1875ENG,     Sep 1887 : Nipigon CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
21249 MITCHELL, Herbert Ernest1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
26118 MITCHELL, J1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
6813 MITCHELL, James1867SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19725 MITCHELL, James1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
27465 MITCHELL, James1863 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
14333 MITCHELL, Jessie1892ENG,     Jun 1901 : Lusitania CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
6823 MITCHELL, John1865SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
27575 MITCHELL, John1869SCT, LKS, Glasgow 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes   
14441 MITCHELL, John Alfred1881ENG,     Apr 1895 : Numidian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22884 MITCHELL, John S.1897ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
26870 MITCHELL, Josephine1922 Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13798 MITCHELL, Laura1905ENG,    , Exeter Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
9227 MITCHELL, Leonard1890ENG, LDN, London Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
6152 MITCHELL, Margaret1886ENG,     Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
25676 MITCHELL, Martin1898ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
3718 MITCHELL, Mary1896SCT,    , Bowling Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
11753 MITCHELL, Mary1890ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27752 MITCHELL, Murgatroyd William1896ENG,    , Sheffield May 1909 : Corsican CAN   
26538 MITCHELL, Percival1889ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12434 MITCHELL, Percy1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23708 MITCHELL, Percy Frederick1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
27160 MITCHELL, Peter S  Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
12433 MITCHELL, Reginald Harry1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
15445 MITCHELL, Robert1877ENG,     Sep 1883 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15804 MITCHELL, Robina1870SCT,     Aug 1887 : Nova Scotian CAN Maryhill School (Glasgow)  
26256 MITCHELL, Roderick1922ENG,     Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
7572 MITCHELL, Sarah1850ENG,     Nov 1869 : Hibernian CAN Maria Rye  
20704 MITCHELL, Sarah1903ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
3708 MITCHELL, Susan1901SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
20939 MITCHELL, T1928ENG,     Aug 1938 : Otranto AUS Christian Brothers  
21976 MITCHELL, Thomas ENG,     Apr 1925 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
23072 MITCHELL, Thomas B.1899ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20571 MITCHELL, Thomas Edward1890 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3720 MITCHELL, Walter1898SCT,    , Bowling Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
12962 MITCHELL, William1884ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18853 MITCHELL, William1884ENG,     Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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