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Record #15797
Name :
: Jeannie WATSON (1871 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1871 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Aug 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Nova Scotian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Maryhill School (Glasgow)
NotesIn 1887, Jeannie Watson, 16, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of girls accompanied by Mrs. Cameron, and en route to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

In the Daily Telegraph in Saint John on Aug. 29, 1887 an article published about yet -another group of home children notes that 17 girls, ages of 10 and 20 had all been successfully ?placed? in Albert and Kings counties, New Brunswick. ?Seventeen Scotch girls whose ages range between 10 and 20 years were at the Bangor House yesterday. With the exception of five, they all came from Maryhill school near Glasgow where they have been trained as general domestics and educated to the fifth standard. Last eve they attended service in St. David?s Church, Saint John.? Further in the article it states: ?Mrs. McKenzie of Nerepis was in town yesterday and took a little girl 10 years of age home with her last eve as an adopted daughter.?

The names given were: Maggie Wason, Maggie McCallum, Mary Logie, Mary B. Henderson, Minnie Logie, Mary Gillies, Katie Duffy, Robina Mitchell, Jessie Paul, Agnes Ross, Lizzie Mills, Agnes Stewart, Katie Reid, Maggie Gow, Agnes Francis and Jane Watson. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-29 08:51:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-31 13:01:59 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8104 WATSON, Andrew1911SCT,    , Ayr Apr 1927 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
26397 WATSON, Catherine1919ENG, DUR, South Shields Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11121 WATSON, Charles1894ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27249 WATSON, David Rankin1922IRL, ANT, Belfast Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5464 WATSON, Elizabeth1921ENG,     Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20649 WATSON, Ethel1905ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
24195 WATSON, F. G.1854ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
3757 WATSON, Frederick1898ENG, YKS, Hull May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3756 WATSON, Frederick Joseph1899ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25948 WATSON, George1912 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15106 WATSON, Harold1884ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21510 WATSON, Henry W1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10770 WATSON, Isabella1868ENG,     Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
18019 WATSON, James1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14739 WATSON, James Arthur1882ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
15797 WATSON, Jeannie1871SCT,     Aug 1887 : Nova Scotian CAN Maryhill School (Glasgow)  
11194 WATSON, John 1893SCT,     May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
23200 WATSON, John1896SCT,    , Cromarty Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
25357 WATSON, Lizzie1886SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
25800 WATSON, Louisa1874 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
24539 WATSON, Olive M.1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2853 WATSON, Robert1898ENG, YKS, Keighley Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8578 WATSON, Robert1887ENG, LDN, London Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
16731 WATSON, Robert  ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23202 WATSON, Robert William1891ENG, NFK, Cotshall Dec 1912 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
16487 WATSON, Thomas1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23201 WATSON, Thomas1897SCT,    , Cromarty Mar 1913 : Scotian CAN Quarriers  
18301 WATSON, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14736 WATSON, Wm Henry1883ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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