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"Complete"Children to Canada scheme

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This Insall family taught me about Children to Canada Scheme

This Thomas Stanley Insall married an Ellen Corbett
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =274802021
Ellen Corbett died aged 36 and left 5 children and Thomas Stanley Insall is on 1911 Census with his mother and no children
Children were dispersed
Alice Maude Insall is adopted by Bowen family
Lizzie May Insall goes to live with her Uncle
Thomas James Insall joins Army aged 18
George Edward Insall is sent to Canada aged 10 under scheme Children to Canada

I cannot find 5th child or Ellen Corbett's family and wonder why father let his children be dispersed when he was quite young in his 40,s
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Found 5th Child
1911 Census Gordon Hall Working Boys Home 20 High Street Deritend Aston Warks.
Frederick Insall inmate 16 Milk Trade born Cradley Heath Staffs.

1939 Register 4 Queen Street Rowley Regis Staffs.
Frederick Insall born 8/7/1894 Engineers Fitter
Sophia Insall born 29/1/1899

Frederick Insall married Sophia Saint 1918 St. Luke Cradley Heath
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Sophia Saint was daughter of William Saint son of Mary Saint . James Saint was Mary,s sister and he married a Martha Harris All on BCC
Martha was second wife of my 2 times Great Grandfather Joseph Brookes
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =583575394

so Sophia is indirctly related to me
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Alice Maud in 1911 is with John and Elizabeth Bowen, is Elizabeth Bowen sister to Sarah Bardbury ?


William Corbett here https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =510354480

CORBETT William BRADBURY Sarah 1867 Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/025/356

Name: Sarah Bradbury
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 23 Sep 1867
Marriage Place: Saint Thomas,Dudley,Worcester,England
Spouse:
William Corbett
FHL Film Number: 378778, 378779, 378780, 378781, 378782, 378783, 378784, 378785

1871 Cradley Road Rowley Regis
William Corbett 30 Head M House Painter Born Halesowen
Sarah Corbett 24 Wife M Born Dudley
Edith Corbett 3 Daughter Born Halesowen
Ellen Corbett 2 Daughter Born Cradley
John W Corbett 2/12 Son Born Cradley
James Hall 21 Lodger House Painter Born Birmingham

1881 6 Lumbans Bk Cradley
William Corbett Head 40 Mar Painter Born Halesowen
Sarah Corbett Wife 36 M Born Dudley
Ellen Corbett Daur 12 Born Scholar Born Cradley
John Corbett Son 10 Scholar Born Rowley
James H. Corbett Son 9 Scholar Born Rowley
Fredrick Corbett Son 7 Scholar Born Rowley
Elizabeth Corbett Daur 5 Born Rowley
Edward Corbett Son 1 Born Cradley
Sarah Corbett Daur 1 Mth Born Cradley
(not transcribed)


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1891 Cradley
William Corbett 50 Head House Painter Born Halesowen
Sarah Corbett 45 Wife Born Dudley
John W Corbett 20 Son House Painter Born Cradley Heath
James H Corbett 18 Son House Painter Born Cradley Heath
Frederick Corbett 16 Son ? Born Cradley Heath
Elizabeth A Corbett 14 Daughter Scholar Born Cradley Heath
Edward Corbett 11 Son Scholar Born Cradley
Sarah Corbett 10 Daughter Scholar Born Cradley
Susan Corbett 5 Daughter Born Cradley
Elizabeth Bradbury 64 Visitor Born Stourbridge

Name: Sarah Corbett
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Death Registration Place: Stourbridge, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Death Date: Sep 1891
Inferred Death Place: Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Volume: 6c
Page: 67

CORBETT William ROBINSON Victoria S 1896 Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/002/202

1901 High Street, West Side, Cradley
William Corbett 60 Head Mar Painter & Glazier Born Halesowen
Victoria S Corbett 42 Wife M Born Cradley
Edward Corbett 21 Son Painter & Glazier Born Cradley
Susan Corbett 15 Daughter Born Cradley
Emily M Corbett 3 Daughter Born Cradley


1911 Tree House, Colley Lane, Cradley,
Victoria Selina Corbett Head 52 Widowed Keeper of Apartments Born Cradley
Emily May Corbett Daughter 13 School Born Cradley
William Corbett Daughter 8 School Born Cradley
Charles Frederick Coxan Simpson Boarder 24 Single Clerk in Holy Orders Born London

Victoria here https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =304809190
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Name: Thomas S Insall
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Death Registration Place: Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Death Date: Mar 1914
Inferred Death Place: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Volume: 6d
Page: 1056
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Thanks kdwoodie
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