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Record #2872
Name :
: Frances WALSH (1897 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Aug 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Apr 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corinthian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesFrances was an inmate of a Hospital home at the age of 3 and was taken in to Barnardo's care on 8th November, 1905. Her Mother was in the Firvale workhouse as her Husband had left her, so she fell on hard times as a single Mother.

Frances was sent to Canada on 14th March, 1912 aboard the SS.Corinthian and arrived at St.John on 30th March, 1912. She went for a short while to Hazelbrae Home, Peterborough. Frances' Father was George Henry Walsh and her Mother Elizabeth Ann Walsh. She had a Brother, George Henry.

I did trace her to the town of Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada, where she married a Mr Harry Smith in 1924 and had 8 children.

FRANCES WAS THE ONLY SISTER OF MY LATE GRANDFATHER,GEORGE HENRY WALSH. IT IS THOUGHT THEY WERE TWINS BUT AS YET, NOT VERIFIED. FRANCES WAS TAKEN INTO A CHILDRENS HOME AT THE AGE OF 3 AND HER MOTHER ANNIE TO FIRVALE WORKHOUSE AND FROM THERE SHE WAS TAKEN BY BARNARDO'S IN ALL THEIR "WISDOM" AT THE AGE OF 5. SHE WAS SENT TO CANADA AT THE AGE OF 14, ABOARD THE SS CORINTHIAN IN 1912, ARRIVING AT ST.JOHN. SHE WENT FOR A WHILE TO HAZELBRAE HOME BEFORE BEING SENT ON SOMEWHERE ELSE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT SHE MARRIED IN 1920 AND HAD 9 SONS, OF WHICH 4 WERE BORN PREMATURELY AND DIED. THE YOUNGEST SON IS STILL ALIVE AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM HIM. STRANGELY, FRANCES DIED THE SAME YEAR AS MY GRANDAD, HER BROTHER IN 1987. THE STRANGE THING IS THAT I MISS HER DEARLY EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER MET,IN FACT, I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN HER FACE. 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-11-12 18:32:04 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 10:28:55 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  18 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3305 WALSH, Arnold1891ENG,     Jul 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
20804 WALSH, Arthur1887ENG,     May 1904 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
15236 WALSH, Augustus1872ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4330 WALSH, Bernard John1888ENG, MDX, Westminster, London May 1904 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
2872 WALSH, Frances1897ENG, YKS Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
14313 WALSH, Frank1887ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
26571 WALSH, Harry1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20795 WALSH, Henry ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
15069 WALSH, James1889ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
15058 WALSH, Michael1884ENG,     Sep 1897 : Numidian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
15877 WALSH, Michael1872ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15268 WALSH, Reginald1871ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
15865 WALSH, Sarah1875ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
14417 WALSH, Thomas1885ENG,     Jun 1895 : Laurentian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
15065 WALSH, Thomas1884ENG,     Jun 1897 : State of California CAN Lord Archibald Douglas  
15275 WALSH, William1867ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
15866 WALSH, William1878ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
12694 WALSH, Winifred1899ENG,     Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos