1901, June 19: The Barnardo records say that she was going to live with a Mrs W.S. Snedden of Blakeney - a farmer.
| Barnardo Record for Maggie Kerr. |
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| Marilyn Snedden and Janice Davis - Blakeney |
Through a bit of last minute research, I connected up with Marilyn Snedden a relation of the W.S. Snedden family; she still lives in Blakeney. She so kindly drove me around to see the area and showed me where the Snedden family lived, went to church, and to school. She also gave me a copy of the family book she wrote ‘The Snedden Saga’. This book helped me figure out more about the W.S. Snedden family.
I figure out from the book that it was the young family of William Stephen Snedden and his wife Harriet who requested to have Maggie work for them. Maggie and her sister Mary were still in England for the 1901 census and boarded out to Samuel and Phoebe Parker Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire. I will have to do some more research into that family.
But, from the 1901 census in Pakenham Township, Ontario, I see that William Snedden Sr. and his wife Eliza Ann Dickson, had their son William S. & his wife Harriet and their 3 children living with them. His other son Alexander lived near by with his wife and children.
So when 12 year old Maggie arrived she would have been taking care of William and Harriot's children: Ethel, age 9, Alice Kathleen age 3, and William just 1 year old. Also William Sr. was 72 and Eliza was 69, and it sounds like neither were in very good health.
Marilyn Snedden reported there was much illness and death that occurred in the home at 4139 County Rd No 29, Pakenham. An obituary from 1893 says that this was the fifth death in 2 decades of the children from William and Eliza. Many of their children died from TB.
In 1902 the Barnardo record makes mention of Maggie staying with the 'old people' while the 'younger people' moved to the North West Territories (Saskatchewan). This is when the younger William Stephen, Harriet and their 3 children moved to Lumsden SK.
William Snedden Sr. died in 1906 at age 77, which left Maggie to care for the elder Eliza Snedden who was then 74. Maggie left the Snedden's prior to Eliza dying in 1909 but I expect that she spent a lot of time taking care of her.
It appears from various sources that William Sr. and Eliza's other son, Alexander, and his wife Abigail and their two girls lived in the house after William Jr Snedden moved to Sask. The Snedden Saga states that William and Eliza moved into the village and Alexander lived in the house, but both William (1906) and Eliza (1909) died at lot 1 concession 8 which is 4139 County Rd. No 29. Also there is no mention in the Barnardo records of Maggie changing houses so I think she stayed there.
My Uncle tells a story of his brother Bill going to the Snedden's home and not being welcomed in. I wonder if this was the home in Pakenham Ontario and therefore it would have been Alexander living there, or if it was in Lumsden and therefore would have been William Jr. We will never know for sure. Regardless they were not welcoming to him. Alexander died in 1927 in Pakenham likely his family remained on the farm. William Jr. died in 1945 in Lumsden which is a half hour drive North of Regina, it appears that they also had a farm.
In the next post I will show some photos of the school house and general country side.
So when 12 year old Maggie arrived she would have been taking care of William and Harriot's children: Ethel, age 9, Alice Kathleen age 3, and William just 1 year old. Also William Sr. was 72 and Eliza was 69, and it sounds like neither were in very good health.
Marilyn Snedden reported there was much illness and death that occurred in the home at 4139 County Rd No 29, Pakenham. An obituary from 1893 says that this was the fifth death in 2 decades of the children from William and Eliza. Many of their children died from TB.
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| 4139 County Rd No 29 Pakenham. William and Eliza Snedden home where Maggie lived 1901-1908 |
In 1902 the Barnardo record makes mention of Maggie staying with the 'old people' while the 'younger people' moved to the North West Territories (Saskatchewan). This is when the younger William Stephen, Harriet and their 3 children moved to Lumsden SK.
William Snedden Sr. died in 1906 at age 77, which left Maggie to care for the elder Eliza Snedden who was then 74. Maggie left the Snedden's prior to Eliza dying in 1909 but I expect that she spent a lot of time taking care of her.
It appears from various sources that William Sr. and Eliza's other son, Alexander, and his wife Abigail and their two girls lived in the house after William Jr Snedden moved to Sask. The Snedden Saga states that William and Eliza moved into the village and Alexander lived in the house, but both William (1906) and Eliza (1909) died at lot 1 concession 8 which is 4139 County Rd. No 29. Also there is no mention in the Barnardo records of Maggie changing houses so I think she stayed there.
My Uncle tells a story of his brother Bill going to the Snedden's home and not being welcomed in. I wonder if this was the home in Pakenham Ontario and therefore it would have been Alexander living there, or if it was in Lumsden and therefore would have been William Jr. We will never know for sure. Regardless they were not welcoming to him. Alexander died in 1927 in Pakenham likely his family remained on the farm. William Jr. died in 1945 in Lumsden which is a half hour drive North of Regina, it appears that they also had a farm.
In the next post I will show some photos of the school house and general country side.
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