Amelia Annie (Stradling) MacDonald (1896 - 1969)

Born 5 Feb 1896 in Ratcliffe, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Daughter of Frederick Reed Stradling and Jessie (Hill) Stradling

Wife of Albert MacDonald — married 10 Jan 1917 in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1969 at age 73 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Amelia (Stradling) MacDonald was born in Middlesex, England.

Amelia Stradling, known as Millie to her family, daughter of Fred Stradling ^{[1] [2]} and Jessie Hill, ^{[3] [4]} was born 5 February 1896 ^[4] in Ratcliffe, Stepney, Middlesex, England. ^{[5] [6]}

After her father passed away, her mother soon fell on hard financial times. On 15 April 1901, Amelia, her sister, Jessie, and mother, Jessie (Hill) Stradling were all ordered into Bromley Workhouse as paupers. ^[7] On 24 April 1901, Amelia and sister, Jessie, were discharged to Ratcliffe Workhouse, ^[8] which separated them from their mother. Their mother died within a few months of being forcibly separated from her two young children, leaving them wards of the state.

On 6 November 1901, Amelia was discharged from Ratcliffe Workhouse to Sutton Workhouse . ^[9]

On 15 January 1907, Amelia was discharged from Stilford Workhouse back to Ratcliffe Workhouse and immediately discharged to Liverpool Select Vestry Cottage Homes.^[10]

Amelia (Stradling) MacDonald migrated from England to Canada.

On 18 February 1910, at age 14 years old, Millie was deported from Liverpool, Lancashire, England on the SS Corsican (Allan Line) and arrived Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 27 February 1910. She continued her journey to the Knowlton Receiving Home in Knowlton, Quebec, Canada as part of her Home Children program transfer to Canada, ^{[11] [12]} which saw the British Government forcibly emigrate unwanted, costly wards (over 150,000 orphaned, abandoned, or pauper children) to The Colonies (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) as cheap child farm labour. Many never saw their extended families in the United Kingdom again, as was the case for Millie.

Amelia (Stradling) MacDonald lived in Quebec, Canada.

Soon after being settled in Quebec, Millie was assigned as domestic help at Clement Wilcocks home,an Englishmen with his family at 68 rue Collage, Richmond, Quebec. ^[13]

By 1915, Millie was able to reunite with her older sister, Sarah Stradling, who was living in New Brunswick, Canada, as Millie was a witness at Sarah's wedding. ^[14]

Amelia (Stradling) MacDonald lived in New Brunswick, Canada.

After moving to New Brunswick herself, Millie and Albert MacDonald were married 10 January 1917 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, as witnessed by Mrs. G.B.Edgett and Mrs. Archibald Steele (her sister, Sarah), ^[2]

Millie and Albert had 11 children, but only six lived to adulthood. As her family grew they moved to bigger places but always in the Moncton area. In 1921, Amelia (age 26), was living with her husband and first child at 15 Emerson St. ^[15] By December 1925, they were on Fielding St. in Sunny Brae. ^[16] In 1931, Amelia (age 35) was living with her husband and growing family in Irishtown.^[17] She and her family then moved to Vail St. in Humphreys Mills. ^[18] The last house she owned was on Mountain Rd., Moncton. At the time of her death in 1969, she was living with her daughter, Kay, at 9 Purdy Avenue, Moncton. ^[5]

Her Canadian family grew up knowing very little about her parents and siblings, with the exception of her sister, Sarah (Stradling) Earl, being in Canada too. It was simply said that all contact with the remaining Stradling family in England was lost during the War.

She died 6 February 1969 in the Moncton Hospital ^[5] and was buried 9 February 1969 in Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton. ^{[5] [19] [20]}

'Obituary

Mrs. A. MacDonald
The funeral services for Mrs. Amelia MacDonald, widow of Albert MacDonald of Purdy Avenue, was held recently from Tuttle Brothers memorial chapel with Rev. Norman Day conducting the the service.
The hymns What A Friend We Have In Jesus and Jesus Will Walk With Me were sang by soloist Ruth Day.
Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery with Mr. Day conducting the committal service. Relatives attending from out of town were Mrs. Robert Abbott, a daughter of the deceased from Richmond, Ont., Douglas MacDonald, a son of the deceased from Oakville, Ont., Mrs. James Finn, a daughter of the deceased from Saint John, and a grand-daughter, Mrs. Barry Sootiens, also from Saint John.
(Moncton Daily Times - Newspaper - February 1969)

Other Records

1901 UK Census
16 George Street, Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

15 April 1901 London Workhouse Admission ^[7]
Bromley House, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, England

24 April 1901 London Workhouse Admission ^[8]
Ratcliffe House, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, England

22 August 1901 London Workhouse Admission ^[21]
Ratcliffe House, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, England

1911 Canadian Census
68 rue Collage (Clement Wilcocks home) , Richmond, Quebec, Canada

NOTE: 1911 Census was transcribed as documented, including errors for birthday (should be 5 Feb 1896) and year of entry (actually 1910)

1921 Canadian Census
15 Emerson St., Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick

Sources

1. ↑ DNA * Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Marian (Lawrence) Gilbert and Jean (Miller) Grover, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are James Stradling and Sarah Reed, the great great grandparents of both Marian (Lawrence) Gilbert and Jean (Miller) Grover. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 68 cM across 3 segments.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Marriage * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: RS141B7: Index to New Brunswick Marriages (database on-line)
   PANB Microfilm F15972: Record B4/1917-2690
3. ↑ DNA * Maternal relationship is confirmed by a AncestryDNA test match between Marian (Lawrence) Gilbert + 3rd cousin, PG. Their most-recent common ancestors are Arthur John Hill and Matilda (Cooter) Hill, 2nd great grandparents of both cousins. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousins, based on sharing 40 cM across 4 segments.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Birth * England & Wales General Register Office: GRO Online Index: Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content)
   Database entry for STRADLING, AMELIA ANNIE (Mother's maiden surname: HILL)
   GRO Reference: 1896 M Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 01C Page 408.
   
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Death * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: RS141C5: Index to Death Certificates (database on-line)
   PANB Microfilm F19389: Volume 287: Record 1427
   Note: Milllie's father was erroneously provided by a niece on her death certificate, stating Amelia's father as "George". Both Amelia and her sister, Sarah, had early century marriage certificates stating their father as "Fred Stradling" and "Frederick Stradling", respectively. The Canadian family was disconnected from and knew very little of the British family as all contact was lost during the War. She spoke of her brother, George though, which may explain the name mixup on the death certificate.
6. ↑ Census * 1901 UK Census
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Bromley Workhouse * Ancestry.com. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: STBG/L/132/56
   Ancestry ca Record 60391 #10858977
   
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Ratcliffe Workhouse * Ancestry.com. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: STBG/L/132/56
   Ancestry ca Record 60391 #10860075
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: STBG/L/126/12
   Ancestry ca Record 60391 #10217364
   
9. ↑ Sutton Workhouse * Ancestry.com. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: STBG/L/126/13
   Ancestry ca Record 60391 #10218004
   
10. ↑ Liverpool Workhouse * Ancestry.com. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: STBG/L/126/18
    Ancestry ca Record 60391 #11269305
    Ancestry ca Record 60391 #11269325
    
11. ↑ SS Corsican Manifest * Library and Archives Canada: RG 76: Home Children Passenger Lists (database on-line)
    LAC Microfilm T-4735: Record 12086
12. ↑ SS Corsican Passenger * Library and Archives Canada: RG 76 C1b: Home Children (database on-line)
    LAC Microfilm T-4735: Record 70687
13. ↑ Census * 1911 Canadian Census
14. ↑ Marriage (sister Sarah) * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: RS141B7: Index to New Brunswick Marriages (database on-line)
    PANB Microfilm F15972: Record B4/1917-2690
15. ↑ "1921 Census of Canada"
    Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 38; Census Place: 38, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page Number: 17; Line Number: 20
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8991 #8324097 (accessed 3 July 2023)
    Amelia McDonald (26), wife, in household of Albert McDonald (44) at 146 15 Emerson St, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in England.
16. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: RS141C5: Index to Death Certificates (database on-line)
    PANB Microfilm F18952: Volume 49: Record 49440
17. ↑ "1931 Census of Canada"
    Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27203; Census Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; Page Number: s
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 62640 #7314749 (accessed 3 July 2023)
    Amelia McDonald (35), wife, in household of Albert McDonald (53) in Irishtown, New Brunswick, Canada.
18. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: RS141C5: Index to Death Certificates (database on-line)
    PANB Microfilm F19389: Volume 160: Record 48034
19. ↑ BillionGraves Record 43888814 (Accessed: 15 FEB 2022)
20. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #203163853 (accessed 3 July 2023)
    Memorial page for Amelia A. Stradling MacDonald (5 Feb 1896-6 Feb 1969), citing Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada (plot: B0591); Maintained by Pat Redmond (contributor 49129253).
21. ↑ Ratcliffe Workhouse * Ancestry.com. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: STBG/L/126/12
    Ancestry ca Record 60391 #10217763