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Record #23475
Name :
: Margaret WARD (1894 - 1983)
  aka : Maggie


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Feb 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Feb 1983   Notes : Stomach Cancer
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Scituate
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Feb 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Bavarian

Placement Family
: Humbleton
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Walton

Agency
: Liverpool Sheltering Home
NotesMy Grandmother was admitted to "Liverpool Sheltering Home" at age 11 with her younger sister Alice age 6. The girls and their mother were in and out of the workhouse. On the admittance papers they state that the girls we illegitimate. Mrs Ward was still married to her husband Edward Ward who left her many years ago.She found herself pregnant with her 5th child and wanted a a better life for Margaret and Alice.So the girls were sent to Canada which I believe was the best situation for them at that time.They were both at Knowlton Quebec with Mrs.Brit. Margaret was sent to live with a family in Savage Mills Quebec that family did not work out and she was sent to a Jas.Humbleton in Bethany Quebec.They had cows and she had to milk cows in the morning and night with another home child. I believe she attended some school she was with that family for six years until 1909. She was now 16 and went to visit her sister Alice in Manchester. Mr Warren sent her a rail ticket. She never returned to Canada. S he lived with the Warrens for two years then went to work for Mrs.Ramsey in Manchester. Margaret went to nursing school and became a nurse and was a talented artist.Margaret and Alice were in touch with their mother Catherine and sister Jessie in LiverpoolTheir mother was very sick and dying. After she passed sister Jessie was left alone with a family friend and Catherine wanted her to be with her sisters. After Alice died Margaret sent her sister Jessie a ticket to Boston on a ship from Liverpool. Margaret took care of her 16 year old sister even though she had never met her. Margaret married the son of the Warren's Frederick Warren . They move to Scituate Massachusetts and have two children. Margaret continues her nursing and raising her children. She works well into her 70's with blind people. She never mentioned her youth or family. All we knew is that she lived in Canada for a while on a farm. I was able to uncover all this after I started my genealogy search. She was a wonderful loving grandmother. 
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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  44 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16547 WARD, Alexander E1903ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23473 WARD, Alice1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1904 : Bavarian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
7594 WARD, Annie1858ENG,     Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
3411 WARD, Arthur1901ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21196 WARD, Bertram Charles1913ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22072 WARD, Charles1878ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
24236 WARD, Dorothy1895 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
6057 WARD, Edgar1883ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
6185 WARD, Eliza1876ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
4626 WARD, Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10812 WARD, Elizabeth 1866ENG,     Sep 1880 : Moravian CAN Maria Rye  
11631 WARD, Ellen 1899ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26670 WARD, Ellen1895 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4627 WARD, Ellen May1887ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
19032 WARD, Ellen May1898ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4620 WARD, Florence1896ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10401 WARD, Florence1895ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9562 WARD, G1887ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
6304 WARD, Geoffrey1897ENG,     Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
5668 WARD, George1896ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16909 WARD, George1899ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16910 WARD, George1888ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
20419 WARD, George1899ENG,     Feb 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
27473 WARD, George1864 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
11342 WARD, Harry1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
27031 WARD, Henry George1912ENG, LND, Wandsworth Mar 1926 : Berrima AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23207 WARD, James Henry1891ENG, KEN, Deptford Apr 1902 : Dominion USA Barnardos  
15254 WARD, John1869ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
23705 WARD, John1897ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24063 WARD, John1908ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore  
19333 WARD, John Henry1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12241 WARD, Joseph1920ENG,     Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
18345 WARD, Joseph1890ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
23475 WARD, Margaret1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1904 : Bavarian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
8359 WARD, Mary1905ENG,     Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10863 WARD, Nina1893ENG,    , Richmond Jun 1906 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
24064 WARD, Percy1910ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore  
16273 WARD, Richard1874ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
10748 WARD, Sarah1874ENG,     Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
6373 WARD, Sydney1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
16844 WARD, Thomas 1905ENG,    , preston Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
11094 WARD, Thomas E1888ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
7294 WARD, Victor1915ENG, LDN, London Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
15836 WARD, William1890ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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  44 Entries