British Home Child Information Sheet
BHC Registry ID #: 19689Name & Birth
Surname: HALESGiven Names: Ethel Mary
Born:26 December 1913Gender:Female
Born at:Aston, Warwickshire, England
 
Surname Adopted: A.K.A. Surnames:
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Death
Died: 01 June 2003 Age at death:
Died at:
Cause:
Cemetery: Hillaton Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Hillaton, Kings County, Ontario, Canada
Cemetery Plot: Find-A-Grave ID: 211686929
Emigration
Sending or Escorting Organization: Middlemore
Canadian Distribution Home Name/Address: Fairview Home, Halifax
Age at Emigration: 13 Ship Sailed: Samaria
Departure Date: 12 May 1927 Port of Departure: Liverpool
Arrival Date: 20 May 1927 Port of Arrival: Halifax
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Placements
Start Date End Date Placed With / Indentured To Placement Location
Surname Given Name
Census
Year Country Prov/State Address, City Head of Household Relationship to Head
Spouse 1
Surname: SPINNEY Given Names: Gilbert Leonder
Born: 1913Born at:Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 1991Died at:
Married:25 April 1931Married at:Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Biological Parents
Biological Father
Surname: HALES Given Names:
Born: Born at:
Died: Died at:
Biological Mother
Surname: INCHLEY Given Names:
Born: Born at:
Died: Died at:
Biological Parents' Marriage Details
Married: Married at:
Siblings
BHC ID Surname Given Names
Half-Siblings
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Sources and Notes
In LAC BHC Index (travel) as Ethel M HALES, age 13

Canada Inbound Passenger List: Ethel M HALES - Age: 13 - Born: Birmingham, England - Passage Paid by: Middlemore Emigration Homes, Birmingham - Nearest Relative in UK: Middlemore Emigration Homes, St Lukes Road, Birmingham

Middlemore Children's Emigration Homes, Settlement and reports of children sent to Canada: Ethel Mary HALES - Siblings: Minnie E. HALES (1926) - Date of Departure: 1927-00-00 - Guardian: Mrs. James D. NICHOL - Place of First Settlement: RR No 1, Lakewood, St. John Co, New Brunswick - Notes: DOB Dec. 26, 1913 . . . Married Gilbert L. SPINNEY of Canning, NS, April 25, 1931 --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 167209

UK GRO Birth Registration Index: Ethel Mary HALES - Mother's Maiden Surname: INCHLEY - Registration Year: 1914 - Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar - Registration District: Aston - Inferred County: Warwickshire - Volume: 6d - Page: 806

Nova Scotia Marriage Registration: Ethel HALES - Age: 18 - Place of Birth: Birmingham, England - Marital Status: spinster - Date of Marriage: 25 April 1931 - Place of Marriage: Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia - Father: Harry HALES - Mother: Minnie INGLEY [sic] - Spouse: Gilbert Leonder SPINNEY, age 21, bachelor - Registration Number: 62419

Grave Marker: SPINNEY / GILBERT L. / SPINNEY / 1910 - 1991 / MARRIED / APRIL 25 / 1931 / ETHEL MARY / HALES / 1913 - 2003 / WE WILL MEET AGAIN

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