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Record #3776
Name :
: Dorothy SNELLING (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, Middlesex, Balham, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Aug 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Dorothy Snelling: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 776.

On 30 April 1896, Dorothy Snelling was baptised at Ascension, Balham Hill, to William and Ruth Snelling, of 24 Martindale Road, her father was a Painter,

Her sister Grace Lillian was also baptised on the same date.

In 1901, Dollie Snelling, 5 years of age, was residing at 13 Walton Terrace, Kennington First, Lambeth, London, England. Other family members included: William Snelling, 43, house painter; Ruth Snelling, 29; Edith Snelling, 10; Ada Snelling, 3; Gracie Snelling, 7; Emily Snelling, 10 months; and a visitor, Bertie Williams, 3. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 414; Folio: 142; Page: 26.)

A death registration was found for Ada Ruth Snelling: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873; Year of Registration: 1902; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 29; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 477.

In 1908, Dorothy Snelling, 12 (along with her sisters, Grace Lilian Snelling, 14, and Ada Ruth Snelling, 10) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 118 boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, and 101 girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On September 26, 1917, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Dorothy Snelling, 20, born in London, England, daughter of William Snelling and Ruth Stevens; and Clarence De Clute, 26, mechanic, born in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada, son of Charles Henry De Clute and Sarah Kee. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-03 23:45:41 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-09-16 12:31:20 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26996 SNELLIN, George Kitchener1915ENG, MDX, Paddington May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3775 SNELLING, Ada Ruth1897ENG, MDX, Balham, London Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3776 SNELLING, Dorothy1896ENG, MDX, Balham, London Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3774 SNELLING, Grace Lily1894ENG, MDX, Chelsea, London Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
19190 SNELLING, John1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
26752 SNELLING, Walter1901 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos