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Clare Durrant
b.15 Apr 1888 Poplar, London, England
d.15 Jun 1888 Deptford St. Paul, Surrey, England
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m. Abt Dec 1875
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She was born maybe with a bad health because her mother died because placental sepsis. she was entrusted to her aunt Emily Dowers Hawkins Eddlestone after her birth (35 Srickland Street Deptford Kent)
Réf: deceased on Line and death certificate Buried in Brockley cemetery section D-2 Un Con lot 1101 with her mother Clara Dowers Hawkins Near the actual grave (november 2018) James Andrew Ivey (D 1086) Annoted Version The Brandon Mail, 2 avril 1896, Page 7, Document Ar00708 THE POOR BOY Fatal Ending of an Overland Journey-Sydney Durrant’s Leg Amputated Sydney Durrant a 15 year old boy was brought into the city on No. 1 express terribly mutilated condition and taken to the general hospital where he now lies hovering between life and death. He was very much bruised about the face and the left arm and left leg had each sustained a compound fracture. After thoroughly diagnosing the case the physicians found it necessary to amputate the leg. The story is rather a sad one. Young Durrant left his home near St. Jovite (Saint Faustin Rang 14 lot 9) near Ottawa in company with his 19 year old brother Frank (Frank Victor), with a view of walking to Whitewood. N. W. T. where they have a brother (Percy William) and sister (Nellie = Clara Ellen Laverna) and uncle residing. By stealing ride occasionally they reached near Barclay. Here the younger of the two jumped moving from a moving box car, stuck the side of a snow drift and rolled underneath the train, sustaining the terrible injuries which will probably cost him his life, although Dr Lawrence says there is yet a chance of recovery. The eider lad came along from Barclay his wounded brother and was allowed to sleep at the hospital. Bosh are destitute of finances – Nor’- Wester
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