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Record #3742
Name :
: Minnie Beatrice SHORT (1896 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Minnie Beatrice Short; Year of Registration: 1896
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Aston (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 344.

In 1901, Minnie Short, 5 years of age, was shown residing at 13 Bk 92 Adams Street, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Alexander Short, 18, caster; Alfred Short, 36, caster; Gertrude Short, 14; Hannah Short, 16, sorter from castings; Sydney Short, 12; Mary A. Short, 34; Mary A. Short, 7; Minnie Short, 7; Thomas Short, 10. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2870; Folio: 175; Page: 30.)

In 1902, Minnie Short, 6 (along with siblings, Sidney Short, 12, and Nelly [Mary Ann Elizabeth] Short, 6), arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 117 children from the Middlemore Home in Birmingham, England, en route to the Middlemore Home in Halifax.

In 1911, Minnie Short, 15, is shown as the adopted daughter of Franklin Foss and family in Burton, Sunbury and Queens, New Brunswick, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as February 1896 and her immigration year as 1900. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-30 13:17:41 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 13:26:06 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7458 SHORT, Edward1867ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
25485 SHORT, Frederick1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
15304 SHORT, Frederick Walter Charles1900ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12065 SHORT, James1912ENG,     Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Barnardos  
27076 SHORT, Lionel1915ENG, LND Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3743 SHORT, Mary Ann Elizabeth1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3742 SHORT, Minnie Beatrice1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
26262 SHORT, Reginald Melvyn1927ENG, DEV, Bideford Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20912 SHORT, Robert1897ENG,     Sep 1913 : Cassandra CAN Unknown  
18106 SHORT, RUPERT1891ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3744 SHORT, Sydney1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17744 SHORT, Thomas1893ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
18180 SHORT, Thomas1875ENG,     Jun 1888 : Sarmatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23353 SHORT, Wilfred James1894ENG, LDN, London Apr 1913 : Lake Manitoba CAN Fegan Homes for Boys