Charles’ youngest child was born in Birmingham. She was a victim of his descent into drunken violence; her mother took her to the Middlemore home when she was 10. From there she was sent to Canada as a “home child” where she became pregnant aged 17. Charles sent money for her to return to England and her son Frederick was born in Blackburn. She retuned to Canada with Frederick and married a fellow hone child, Laurence Borley, in Ontario. She died of TB aged 24.

The details:

Amy was born 20^th May 1874 according to baptism record, and baptised as Amy Rebekahwhen she was four on 11^th December 1878 at Christ Church (by the Floosy) when the family were living in Mary Ann Street (off St Pauls Square). (Baptised alongside older siblings – an enthusiastic curate rounding up unbaptised poor children or did they finally have the money?)

On5 years  11^th September 1879 when she was 5, her father given 3 months hard labour for assaulting her mother. The family were still at Mary Ann Street

6 years?  Listed as 7 in  1881 Census still in JQ but now back of 21 Tyndall St – between Camden St and Newhall Hill. 

7 years  January 1882 Father is discharged ?? after unlawfully wounding her mother but told to get a judicial separation.

8 years   30^th October 1882 older sister Ann Phoebe is taken to Middlemore by her mother.  Mother & daughters living as lodgers at 8 John Street, Dale End. 

9 years 27^th June 1883 father is acquitted of housebreaking. 

Actual age 10 20^th October 1884 – Aged 8??? – mother takes her to Middlemore.  Living at Court 6, house 2, Smithfield Passage (markets area)

“only child, father deserted, mother unable to work – ill health”

Actual age  11 18^th June 1885 – aged 9??? – sails from Liverpool on the Circassian.   Arrives Quebec 29^th June.  Placed with / indentured to Rathburns, Goderich, Ontario.

17 ish 1891 “Father sending money for bringing Amy home. Rathburn’s will be pleased to get rid of her”

17 years – January ish 1892 has a son Frederick in Blackburn

18 years – June/July 1892 she travels with son and father to Quebec on the Sardinian age 18 (now agrees with baptism)Laurence Borley

21 years – 23^rd March 1896 she marries Laurence Borley/ Bosley – also a home child; from Suffolk? In Richwood, Ontario. Age 22 (disagrees)

24 years – Dies 26^th January 1898, Oxford, Ontario. Tuberculosis.

To do – birth cert for Frederick ordered.  Visit LoB archives for Middlemore details; try Canadian Forums for what happened to Frederick?