British Home Children

[waiteohman]

Hello Aitkin

On the 1901 census there is Emily Adkin, a domestic. My male relative a BHC was also down as a domestic on the census. This Emily immigrated in 1884 from England and birthdate given Feb 28, 1872, so she would have immigrated to Canada at about age 12. Possibilities for surname are Lloyd, Manning, and Wise, all age 12. There are also 3 possible girls with no age given. Their ages may not be legible on the passenger lists. You would need to check Fowler, Rice and Stewart on the passenger lists to see if you can make out an age to further eliminate these.

I've checked 1891 census 12 (+ or - 1 year) and ruled out Lloyd (in Wellington ward) and Wise (in Gainsborough, Monck). Possibility of Manning; however, I do not see a Joseph Manning. Maybe though they were never brother and sister. Fowler, Rice or Stewart; however, you may rule out these girls from a passenger list search if you find they were not about 12 on immigrating. There are Joseph Stewart and a Joseph Rice BHCs and none of these align with yours age wise to immigration date info. Then if they were not truly brother & sister he could have another name. Also siblings did not always immigrate together, so you would need to find his immigration on the census. You will need to find him in 1901 or 1911 where immigration date was noted.

BTW your Emily is with the Andrews in Southwold, West Elgin, Ontario and wife Isabella was born Scotland on 1901 census.

Home Children database: http://www.rootschat.com/links/09fz/
Passenger Lists: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/index-e.html
Census: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.jsp

Hopefully her birth date is given correctly on census.  Let me know who you rule out of  Fowler, Rice or Stewart and I will see if I can help further.

Linda

[NorahEllyn]

Hi,

Assuming I had the right person, I did a check to see what I could find about Scott Aitken.  It appears that in the 1901 Census for Watt, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario (p. 4, family 31), he is with Margaret, his wife, aged 77.  He stated that he immigrated in 1850 which would have made him about 25--over the age of what would be considered a child immigrant (but which is too early for any online passenger lists I have access to). 

I did find that he was born in 1825 in Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland (son of William A. Aitken, Sr. and Mary Ann Murray) and that he died in Ullswater, Muskoka County, Ontario, Canada.

I hope that helps somewhat.

[waiteohman]

Hi NorahEllyn

I believe it is the 2 children that are with Scott Aitken that are possibly home children. They are with Scott on the 1891 census but not with them on the 1881 nor 1901.

Linda

[NorahEllyn]

d'OH...I should try reading closer.  Thanks for catching that.  I'll go back to the drawing board so to speak.

[aitkin]

Thanks Linda (Waiteohman) for you information.  I will try to follow those leads through.
I thought I had found a match, the two on a single trip over in 1887, but upon checking again discovered it was an Emma, not Emily. 
They were destined for the same location in London ON, and I just thought "same trip, same destination and with ages basically matching, I have something here."  But I guess not.  One age was out by a year, but that can happen depending on the time of year for the events.
Thanks again.  I'll keep looking.
John

[Valda]

Hi

You do find, certainly earlier in the C19th, Emma and Emily sometimes being used interchangeably.


Regards

Valda

[jorose]

If you know when Scott and Margaret passed away you could see if there's any mention of Joseph and Emily in their obituaries.
Perhaps try contacting these folks?
http://www.bracebridge.library.on.ca/history.html

[aitkin]

Thank you jorose.
I will most certainly try that.
One is always learning of new ways to dig out information.

[waiteohman]

Hello
Checked to see if either Emily or Joseph were informants for Scott or Maraget's death. Not the case. Mrs. Scott Aitken died November 14, 1910 with place of death given as Lot 28, concession 8, Village of Windermere,Township of Watt, Muskoka County. The physician J.H. Speers, informant was David Fife. Her mother Margret Jamieson. No father given. She was born Oct 1823 Scotland. Scott died Sept 6, 1907 of Lot 28, concession 8, Twp Watt. Thomas Huggard was the informant and physician Henry B. Nichol

The Aiken's were Methodists. You can see the churches they attended as well as info on Aiken, Fife and Huggard descendants of Windermere.
http://windermerearea.ca/Windermere%20Tweedsmuir.pdf
Family Tree with Aitken, Aitkin, Aikin, Akins
http://www.langstaff.net/Family_Tree/surname_index.htm

Linda