Grandmother stolen at 2 years of age (1897). Help?

[heywood]

Was just going to post the same info - mentions him being there in 1903.

[MonicaL]

Was wondering whether "The Long House" - it is written this way in the directories - was a special address, connected with social welfare etc?

The Leatherhead & District Local History Society www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/2010.htm mention on that link (to do with planned talks by speakers):

The history of the Long House, Sir Frederick Milner and The Ex-Services Welfare Society and Combat Stress.

Monica

[MonicaL]

A little more www.careuk.com/media/news-releases/history-milner-house

Reading through that link, the owner of the Long House between 1900 to c. 1926 was a Herman Klinker, a gentleman farmer and piano importer.

Monica

[CarolRR]

Mr. Myers appears to have been involved in a very early "Free Trade" movement - I wonder if he was assisting "Dr." Barnardo in the free-trade of children across the Atlantic (and elsewhere).  Perhaps he was providing some sort of financial support, like a sponsor type of arrangement?  Just guessing ...

[giblet]

Carol is that date 1905?

" 7.6.05 Mr. Myers wrote acknowledging child's photo

What year did Mary Ann go to Canada?

[heywood]

Perhaps  Mr Klinker let the house to people and Henry was there for a time.

There is a Henry Myers who progresses from Watchmaker, Jeweller and in 1901 is a Governing director.... watches... - difficult to read. In 1901 he is in Devon.
He dies in Surrey in 1946. 

[CarolRR]

Giblet, the next entry shows as 6.2.09 so I am assuming it is the year.  These are the only 2 entries on this page, written by hand.  Beside my grandmother's name, at the top of the page, is written "No Agt".
My grandmother sailed from the UK on 25.05.1905.
So ...  it appears as though Myers likely paid her passage?  The Canadian Government was paying Barnardo for each and every child who landed on our shores ...  not a bad scheme ...

[giblet]

Giblet, the next entry shows as 6.2.09 so I am assuming it is the year.  These are the only 2 entries on this page, written by hand.  Beside my grandmother's name, at the top of the page, is written "No Agt".
My grandmother sailed from the UK on 25.05.1905.
So ...  it appears as though Myers likely paid her passage?  The Canadian Government was paying Barnardo for each and every child who landed on our shores ...  not a bad scheme ...

Seems he might have had something to do with her going to Canada. If she left the UK in 1905 and he acknowledge the photo of her in 1905 as well.
I just wanted to see where he fitted into the scene and if he might have known the family before all this happened but apparently he didnt.

You hanging in there alright with us Carol?  Your head must be spinning with all this.

[CarolRR]

Thank you Giblet - it's exhausting, but I'm ok.  I haven't looked at the Barnardo's documents in ages.  I just stumbled upon a couple of journal entries made in 1909:
"Jan 14:  Letter to girl enclosing letter from Norman Williams, who believes he could be her brother and asking her to write fully all she remembers of her relatives.
Jan 22:  Girl writes she remembers nothing of any relatives.  Was placed in home when very young.  Unsure if boy referred to is really her brother."

Her reply to this "Norman Williams" brings me some peace, as she states that she remembers nothing.  Her first child, my Mom, was named "Norma" ...  I often wondered if this was where her name came from.
So sad.