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Canada / single women going to Canada 1922
« on: Sunday 15 July 18 21:13 BST (UK)  »
 My great-grandmother went to Canada in 1922 leaving her 2 children (1 adopted and my gran boarded-out) in Scotland.  I recently found poor law records (pre 1922) in Glasgow and Paisley which clearly show her profession - prostitution!  It also shows that she had been in prison and asylums, and unable to care for her daughter who was taken into care.  Her real name - Janet Keith, (her alias or working name was Catherine Stewart) was the name she used to travel to Canada. I can find no trace of her once she arrived in Canada under either of these names, I did find 3 Janet Keith's in the voters roll working as a domestic in late 1920's  I believe within 10 years she was a wealthy woman (she sent a letter and money to my gran).  I am guessing she continued her prostitution in Canada, which would make tracing her very difficult.  Anyone any ideas where I should look?

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