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After a long wait I have finally had a reply from Barnardos. Unfortunately the Jane Smith who departed for Canada in 1913 was not my Jane Doris Smith.I also found out recently from the Surrey Archives that upon leaving the Princess Mary Village Home Jane Doris did not return to the care of her family, but was put in to local employment (no record of what that might have been) which once there she was not obligate to stay. So this means she could have gone anywhere. I am thinking now that I will not be able to find either her marriage (if she married) or her death or any kind of detail on what became of her.

I noticed the Corinthian which Jane Smith was on was full of children going to Canada as part of Barnardos. I have contacted Barnardos and they are going to do a search for me and see if our details match. They're initial searches for children going to Canada or Australia are free however should they have a match the package with all the info is going to cost around $127AU.

I keep getting error messages as well! I don't think you get notices when posts are made though.

Jane Smith born abt 1896 arrived in Quebec Canada on 25/6/1913 aboard the Corinthian. With a name like Jane Smith I know this is a long shot, but one I thought worth looking at.

Sorry if it seems I am taking a while to respond, I keep getting error messages when refreshing my GR and although this thread is on my watch list I'm not being notified when a post has been made.

Do you want to post up what details you found for her possibly going to Canada please?

Hi HeyJudeB4Beatles

Yes I found that marriage sometime ago and ordered the marriage certificate. Unfortunately it wasn't a match with my Jane Doris. Thanks for looking though.. Much appreciated. :-)

Hi Flip

My Jane Doris was born on the 11/4/1897 and baptised on the 25/4/1897. Thanks for your help :)

There is a marriage in 1937 of a Jane D Smith to Lewis Melhado in Poplar

They are on the electoral rolls certainly up to 1961 in Poplar, HAckney, Bethnal Green

Can't find a death for either of them

Any thoughts?

Do you have her dob from the christening record?

There is a death in 1973, Blackpool for a Jane Doris Robson - dob 11/3/1897, but there were 4 Jane Doris's registered Q1 or 2 1897 and I think this death may be for one previously called Akester.

Hi all,
I'm still looking for my grandfather's half sister. I now have most of her details up until 1913 when she left the Princess Mary Village Home in Surrey (aged 16). After this she seems to have vanished. There is no marriage or death record and nothing on any electoral roll within the UK. I found one possibility on a shipping record heading to Canada, however I can't seem to trace any further information other than what is on the passenger list. It does not appear she went to Australia, NZ or the USA (nothing in the immigration records).

Does anyone have any tips on what avenue I could look down next?
I would really appreciate any advice.
Thank you
Kazz.

Thank you for your help Rose. The only lead I have now is the 1911 entry for Jane Doris Smith at the Princess Mary Village Homes. I have contacted the Surrey Council historical society, in the hope they might be able to help me locate Jane Doris' enrolment details and other information.

Bugger..I thought we'd found her...

It says 85 so that's not the one.

Rose

I haven't seen that..I will look at it now..thank you :)

Have you seen the marriage to an Edgar Claude Kensington? He was a brigadier.

There's a death for a Jane D Kensington in 1965 but I can't see the age to rule her out.

Rose

Rose...I see I made a major typo in that...I've know correct it..It should have read grandfather.

" My grandmother met her once, shortly after she and my grandmother married."

So you mean they married within a few years of one another?

Rose

Yes Lynne this is them..Yes we've been looking for a few days now.
Harry Climpson was christened Harry and not Henry.. I personally think they are using another name and perhaps hiding. I suspect Jane Doris was not fathered by Frederick Smith (he declares on the 1911 as having no children), and Harry Climpson left his wife and 9 children to be with Jane Emily, they had 2 illegimate children and never married..And from information received from my grandmother (now deceased) Jane Emily was not a very nice person. Apparently she had a passion for money and men.
Harry Climpson was born in to a monied family. Story is, when he left his first wife and children he did not support them financially in any way and his wife became a laundry worker and/or charwoman.

My main interest is Doris Jane Smith and what ever happened to her. My grandmother met her once, shortly after she and my grandfather married. They went and had afternoon tea with her. She recalled Jane Doris as being a real lady and the house being rather grand, they were served tea. However my Nan couldn't remember where this took place and doesn't recall the mention of a husband. The strange thing about this is, it was the only contact my grandparents ever had with Jane Doris. So I have to wonder what became of her.

I would like to thank you for your help, it is tremendous that people will go out of their way for a complete stranger. I really appreciate it.

Regards
Karen.

Doesn't help that Harry is down as Harry, Walter or Henry, depending on the census.

Rose

Is this them????

Births Dec 1907 (>99%)
CLIMPSON Arthur Leonard Stepney 1c 354


Births Sep 1906 (>99%)
Climpson Lilian Sarah D Mile End 1c 489