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Record #10768
Name :
: Bessie WEEKS (1869 - 1942)
  aka : Eliza, Elizabeth, Bessie


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1869

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Jun 1942
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Brighton

Elm Grove
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, East Gwillimsbury, Holland Landing
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Jun 1880
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarmatian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Brighton Workhouse

Agency
: Maria Rye
NotesB.W., aged 9; deserted by father; mother a bad character. To Mr. T.H., Farmer, Bradford, Ontario. Adopted

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In 1881, Thomas Hunter, 42, wife Mary B, 27, and son Joseph, 2, and Bessie J Weeks, 10, servant, in Gwillumbury West, Simcoe, Ontario

On July 18 1899, Bessie Jane Weeks, 28, born England, daughter of 'does not her parents' married Benjamin Harman, 34, in Aurora, York, Ontario (his 2nd marriage)

In 1901, Benjamin Herman, 35, wife Bessie J, 30, and Berthe M, 9, Clara A, 4, and Mable M, 1, in Bradford, York, Ontario

In 1911, Benjamin Harmon, 49, wife Bessie, 38, and Clara, 14, Mabel, 10, Bessie, 8, Julia, 3, in Yonge St, Aurora, York, Ontario

Also William, born Dec 1911.

Died in 1942, buried in Christchurch Anglican Cemetary, Holland Landing
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ContributorsCreated : 2009-12-17 14:37:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-04-27 16:42:47 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
25922 WEEKS, A1888ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
9221 WEEKS, Alice F1887ENG,    , Mile End Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5071 WEEKS, Arthur1884ENG, CON, Truro Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
14274 WEEKS, Arthur1892ENG,     Jun 1901 : Lusitania CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
10768 WEEKS, Bessie1869ENG, SSX, Brighton Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
4790 WEEKS, Dennis1909ENG,    , Epsom May 1925 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8789 WEEKS, Emily1899ENG,    , Cranbrook Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16761 WEEKS, John M1875ENG,     Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
17160 WEEKS, Sarah C1891ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23189 WEEKS, William Thomas1898ENG, DEV, Plymouth Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos