Sisters
I was fortunate to come from a large, supportive family of eight children. There were six girls and two boys. Yes, I have five sisters who can be bossy and opinionated but are always there for me. (My brothers are too, but his post is about sisters). I know I can rely on them. Which got me thinking about some of my female ancestors and examples of how they were supportive of their siblings. The Atkins Family William Atkins and Fanny Green of Buckinghamshire had seven children before Fanny died in 1904. There were five girls. Three of the girls, Beatrice, Alice, and Rosa were sent to Canada to work as domestics under the British Home Children program. In this program, poor, charity-case children were sent Canada and often worked under difficult conditions. What amazes me about this family is that somehow, the sisters all kept in touch with each other. Rosa arranged for Kate to come to work at the same house she was at. Beatrice travelled from Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to visit ...