ELLINOR FARM HOME
These were passed along through "the kindness of strangers",
namely Nancy Meech, who is treasurer of the Kings County Historical Society.
Nancy very generously took over the job of passing on to me the
information on the Home held at the Kings County Historical Museum
(Hampton, NB). These records were given to her to make and send copies to me
by Faye Pearson, secretary of the society and curator of the museum.
FROM: Gail Smith
UP of Michigan
Daughter of BHC Thomas "Gordon" BROCKLEBANK, of ELLINOR FARM HOME!!!
Here is a list of all the children's names who were at the Ellinor Home
(ages are given for most of them):
BRISTOWE, Edward (BERTRAND) age: 6 in 1909
Sent to Coal Branch, Kent Co., N.B., on June 19, 1911
(from the Bethnal Green Schools, Leytonstone, in the county of Essex,
on Siberian 7 June 1909)
BROCKLEBANK, Gordon age: 9 in 1909
Sent to Mr. McCann (or McCain) at Rollingdam, N.B., on May 10, 1911
CRANE, John age: 7 in 1909
Sent to Mrs. Henry Cassidy, Coal Branch, N.B., on Sept. 14 (1911?)
(from the Bethnal Green Schools, Leytonstone, in the county of Essex,
on Siberian 7 June 1909)
DAVIS*, James (Davies) born: 23 March, 1893
Sent to Hanford Beyea, Smithtown, N.B., on Feb. 11 (1911?)
FLYNN, James (no other information available)
GREEN, Frederick George born 9 April, 1898
Sent to Robert Waddle, Perry's Point, N.B., in Nov., 1910
HAYNES, Dick (George)(no age available)
Sent to Nelson Graham, Rollingdam, N.B., on July 22, 1911
HAYNES, John (Harry)(no age available)
Sent to Wm. Reed, Rollingdam, N.B., in Sept., 1911
HOWARD, Alfred age: 10 in 1909
Sent to Rectory in Hampton (for schooling) in Sept., 1909
(from the Bethnal Green Schools, Leytonstone, in the county of Essex,
on Siberian 7 June 1909)
HOWARD, Thomas age: 12 in 1909
Sent to H.M. Raymond, Belleisle Creek, N.B., on Apr. 2, 1910
(from the Bethnal Green Schools, Leytonstone, in the county of Essex,
on Siberian 7 June 1909)
HUTTON, Hugh age: 16 in 1908
Sent back to England in August, 1910
KING, Thomas age: 8 in 1907
Sent to Amos Clarke in June, 1911 (no location)
McCASLINE*, Henry age: 10 in August, 1906
Sent to Mr. McCann, Rollingdam, N.B. Henry left there in
April, 1911, and went his own way.
McCASLINE*, William age: 12 in Nov., 1906
Went to Reuben Wanamaker in June, 1910
MARKS, Robert
Arrived 1906 (as best I can tell).
Detained at Halifax with trachoma (quarantined; may be why he is
not listed with the others; C of V did arrive in Halifax and the
dates in the minutes correlate well)
To Mr. Fowler's service
MILLER, Bob (Robert) age: 14 in 1909
Sent to Mrs. Botterell, Elmsville, N.B., in august, 1910
MORTIS*, Robert age: 15 3/4 in 1906
Sent to Robert Fowler, French Village, N.B., in August, 1906
MURRAY, George age: 10 on 1 Jan., 1906
Sent to Hyland Smith on June 23, 1908
MURRAY, Percy age: 12 on 19 Jan., 1906
Sent to S T Peters, Gagetown, N.B., in April, 1908
OSBORNE, Arthur age: 9 on 29 Dec., 1907
Sent to Browns in Smithtown, N.B., on August 8, 1911
PARKER, Archie (Arthur) age: 7 in 1909
Sent to Wilver (?) Daniel, Nauwigewauk, N.B., in Sept., 1911
(from the Bethnal Green Schools, Leytonstone, in the county
of Essex, on Siberian 7 June 1909)
PEARCE, Catherine Minnie born: 3 August, 1889
Sent to Miss Gilbert, Rothesay, N.B., in Feb., 1911
RUDMAN*, Harry age: 8 in March, 1906
Sent to Mr. Morrell, Lakeside, N.B., on Oct. 2, 1908
TAYLOR, Stephen age: 7 in 1909
Sent to Mr. Coruvey (?), Flume Ridge, Charlotte Co., N.B.,
in Sept., 1911 (from the Bethnal Green Schools, Leytonstone,
in the county of Essex, on Siberian 7 June 1909)
TUICKHAM, Frederick
Walter Vincent born: 6 August, 1897
Sent to Bradley Greenlaw, Rollingdam, N.B., on June 17, 1911
WHITE*, Amy Muriel age: 9 in 1906
Sent to Mrs. J. Smith, Lakeside, N.B., on Feb. 27, 1911
* On NAC Database: Arrived 1906 on City of Vienna
*? On NAC Database?, similar but not exactly the same:
MACASLINE(sp?), George (not Henry);
MACASLINE(sp?), William;
MARBIS (not MORTIS), Robert.
Also, from John Sayers--typed extract from a letter...from Ellinor Home
Farm in August (believe in 1907), in part it reads:
`Sophie GREEN (Child #26--Not listed above!) is a different being to
what she was last year, quite fat now, and very proud of her personal
appearance, especially of a white muslin hat she wears for Church on
Sundays, - poor child, what a contrast to the cringing starved little
creature she was only a year ago. (Sophie, now 14, used to support her
disreputable mother by lighting fires for the Jews in the East End at
a farthing each.)'
and:
`Little Dick aged 6 and John(I believe these to be Dick - also called
George - HAYNES and his brother John - also called Harry - HAYNES who
were two of the three children who came out in March 1907) were only
sent here just in time, they were terribly emaciated ........ Dickie
is such an attractive child, wonderfully pretty, and a great favourite
at the picnics to which the children are being constantly invited, they
have been to three since I came out.'
and:
`Arthur OSBORNE, the boy the Duke of Bedford is paying for, is top of
his class, he was particularly dull and stupid for the first three months,
and is now one of the cleverest boys in the school.'
There is also a record for Robert MILLER who came out on the Siberian
from Liverpool 7 June 1909, it looks as though he came from Force? Hall,
Hale End, Woodford, Essex through the Children's Farm Home Association,
101 Eaton Square, London. At the bottom of the page is: `is of a desirable
class and I hereby certify that the above named child has been duly placed
on board the SS Siberian in charge of the Purser, Mr. James Barclay.
Liverpool, June 7th. 1909 - (Signed) A.F. Jury')
