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Record #9190
Name :
: Dorothy Hilda TANSWELL (1896 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Dorset, Blandford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Jul 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, William A Tanswell, 34, wife Alice C, 35, and children Fanny E, 16, Winifred A, 11, William H, 9, Alice C, 8, Percival G, 7,
Reginald C, 7, Dorothy H, 4, Lilian A, 2, and Helena M, 4 months, in

In December Qtr of 1915 Alice C Tanswell married Thomas Inkpen in Blandford, Dorset

In October 1917, Dorothy Tanswell, 21, Student Nurse, entered America via Port Huron, Michigan, she gave her previous residence
as St Mary's, her next of kin was given as ?????????, Blandford, Dorset. She was going to service at St Joseph's Hospital, Centerville,

On November 25 1919, Dorothy Hilda Tanswell, 23, Nurse, arrived in America from England, her next of kin was given as Mrs A T
Inkpen, mother, 3 Alexandra St, Blandford, she was going to Centerville, Iowa, to join her fiance-Mr E Cross, 113 Sth 12th Street, Centerville,

In 1925, Dorothy Cross, 28, residing with husband Charles Cross in Appanoose, Iowa, her father was named as William Tanswell. She stated that she had attended a rural school. She had lived in America for 7 years.

her sibling Percival died of wounds while fighting in France in WW1 in 1915

another sibling named Edward born 1903 came to Canada as an adult in 1924, he was headed to work and join a cousin in Edmonton, Alberta

her brother Albert born 1906, went to America in 1938 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-08-05 11:10:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-05-24 13:00:49 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9190 TANSWELL, Dorothy Hilda1896ENG, DOR, Blandford Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26653 TANSWELL, Joseph James1878ENG, SAL, Shrewsbury Aug 1887 : Sardinian CAN  Mary Crane