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kmo  - forgot to ask you what do "gs" "sv" and "vs" mean after the names on the census?

Kay

Thanks for checking for me, Kay

Hi Meg and Ted

Thanks for the help.  The thing is I cannot figure out why they would send her away.  The parents (born around 1845) are on the 1891 census and her older sister was married in 1889 and shows up on the 1891 census with her own family and also on 1901.  Haven't found parents on 1901.  I suppose they could have died and that may be a reason to send Annie away.  Her name was unusual in that she was Annie Vernon HARPER and I thought this would make it easy to find her.  By the way I tried searching the site you sent Meg but could not find her - could you tell me how and where you found her, which city/province.  I could not even find the Sherrick family    I had no idea about the Home Children - the site is so sad. I will see if I can find deaths of the parents or will check again on the 1901 census for them.  Please let me know if you think of anything else for me.

Thanks again, Kay

Hi Sarah

No she wasn't with her parents on the 1891 census which makes it very strange.  She would have been young then not to have even been with her parents in 1891.  No idea at what age she travelled to Canada.  Don't know if Jack was English or Canadian either or where they met and married.  As you can see it is a real puzzle.

Kay