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From: "ihayes" <>
Subject: Millicent (Harried) Taylor, United Kingdom's Forgotten Child
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 23:21:31 -0500


At the library looking for relatives I came across one of our home children,
Millicent (Harriet) Taylor, and the letter recorded in the Huish Family
book.
Some of the relatives in this book are my also my relatives.

I am sure my Grandmother, Mary Over, a home child (who married into the
Stephenson's large family and gained the family she never had, the Buie,
Dickey, Pridham, Law, Kiernan, Dickey and other families in the Stayner,
Creemore, Glencairn and surrounding areas in Simcoe and Dufferin Counties)
knew her.

Here is Millicent's story:

ACS/LFC/ML
24 May 1985

Florence and Harriet Taylor
When Florence and Harriet were admitted to Dr. Barnardo's on 10th July
1901, it is recorded that Florence was born on 8th April 1894 at Kirkdale
and Harriet had been born on 29th February 1996 at Kirkdale.

The father, William Taylor, aged 44, was a general labourer and following
his return from Army service while he was in Aldershot, the mother had died
on 9th September 1900 from Consumption. The mother had been married twice
and had two daughters by her first husband. The landlady where the father
and the children were living had a sick husband and so was unable to keep
the family on any longer. It transpired the father was extremely poor and
the landlady found it difficult to cope with the upkeep of the children as
the father was unable to contribute.

It was felt,, therefore, in the girls' best interest that they be admitted.

Other relatives mentioned are as follows - Two brothers, William, aged 14,
and Robert, aged 10. There was a sister, Kate, aged 12 and there were 2
half-sisters, May Flynn, aged 21, who was married to a dock labourer and
Selina Hanna, aged 19, who worked in a match factory.

There were 2 maternal uncles, Robert Weaver, aged 32, who was a casual
labourer and James Weaver, aged 46, who was a coal-dealer and married with 4
children.

There were 3 aunts, recorded. Selina Parkinson, aged 46, who husband was a
carter: Catherine Hough, who was married to a labourer and Hannah Smith who
was a widow with 3 children.

It is believed there were 2 paternal aunts living in London.

When Florence was admitted to Barnardo's she stayed at our Girls Village
Home here at Barkingside and was boarded out for a time in Fincham and
returned to the Girls Village Home prior to sailing to Canada on 21st July
1904.

Harriet stayed at our Babies Castle in Hawkhurst, Kend and was then boarded
out and she too returned to our Girls Village Home prior to sailing to
Canada on 24 May 1906 on the SS Dominion, arriving in Quebec on 2rd June
that year.

There is very little recorded except that the Kate Taylor wrote in 1918
asking for news of her sisters.

Mrs L F Clargo, Deputy Head of After Care
Patrons:
Her Majesty The Queen
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret
Countess of Snowdon
President:
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales

The Story in the Huish Family Book
Harriet. She was born at Kirkdale, Liverpool, England on the 29th of
February 1896, making her a leap-year baby. Her Father, William Taylor was a
general labourer and served in the Army. While he was in Aldershot
Millicent's Mother, Margaret Weaver, died of consumption in 1900 on the 9th
day of September.
After her Mothers death, the children lived with their Father and a
landlady was looking after them, but she had a sick husband to look after
and she could not keep the family any longer as William was very poor and
could not contribute to the upkeep of the children, therefore, Florence aged
7 and Harriet aged 4 were admitted to Dr. Barnardo's Home. The remainder of
the children stayed in England, but we have no information as of yet, as to
who they lived with. William was 12, Robert 10, and Kate was 12. They
probably stayed with the Father. Florence was living at Girls Village Home
in Barkingside and was boarded out for a time in Kings in Fincham with a
Miss Whiskers. She returned to Girls Village Home prior to sailing to
Canada on 21st July 1904. Harriet stayed at Babies Castle in Hawkhurst, Kent
and then boarded out and she too retuned to Girls Village Home prior to
sailing to Canada on 24th May 1906 on the S.S. Dominion, arriving in Quebec
on 3rd June that year.
As a very young girl, Harriet described the school in England that
looked almost like bleachers. All classes were in one room and as you passed
a grade you moved up to the next level. She also talked of taking bread to
be baked in a brick oven in the centre of the town, and her favourite sweet
shop she passed as she went there.
By the time she came to Canada in 1906, Harriet was 10 years old. She
came to live with William and Margaret Huish. Although she was worked very
hard, she was of school age and the Huish's saw to it that she got her
schooling along with their own children at SS #11. Her sister Florence was
nearby and they always kept in touch. Harriet married Frederick Ernest
Kiernan Huish on the 17th of March 1910. They had nine children.
Harriet was very able with a needle and did lovely sewing and handwork.
She developed sever arthritis.....

The way I feel is in the Subject heading.

All the Best
Isabel Hayes

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