Helena Faith "Lena" DUKE

1902 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Helena Faith "Lena" DUKE  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Lena
  Born	3 Aug 1902	Holborn, London, England   [1, 3]
  Christened	7 Sep 1902	St. Paul, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England   [3]
  	Helena Faith DUKE, born 3 August 1902, baptised 7 September 1902, daughter of John William and Faith, residing at 72 St. Paul's Buildings, Labourer.
  Gender	Female
  Address	1921  [4]
  	118 Lappin Ave., Parkdale, Ontario
  Witness	1922  [5]
  	She was most likely one of the witnesses to the marriage of George DUKE to Mary YELLAND on 27 April 1922. She appeared as "Lena Duke" living at 118 Lappin Ave., Toronto.
  Address	1923  [6]
  	118 Lappin Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of her marriage on 25 May 1923.
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I9029	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	John William DUKE,   b. 1866, Middlesex, England ,   d. Aft 23 Jun 1925  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Faith TARRY,   b. Abt 1864, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 14 Jun 1937, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1892	St. Luke, Old Street, Islington, London, England   [1, 7]
  	John William DUKE, age 26, Bachelor, Rocking Horse Maker, residing at 21 Rahin St., son of John William DUKE, Crockery warehouseman; married Faith TARRY, age 25, Spinster, French Polisher, residing at 21 Ironmonger St., daughter of John TARRY, Bootmaker. Married 17 April 1892 St. Luke, Old Street. Marriage by banns; both signed. Witnesses Harry PAYNE and Maria DUKE. [Maria would have been John's twin sister. John states his father's name was the same as his own; this may be significant when there is some cause to believe he and his siblings might be illegitimate. He might have done this for propriety's sake. No DUKE / SIMMONS marriage has been found in the indexes.] (Anne Brooks) [7]
  Address	1893  [7]
  	51 Mindon ? St., Islington, Middlesex
  	Address at the time of Marie's baptism on 2 April 1893. [ Record states Islington was a borough in the Parish of Finsbury St. Luke where she was baptised.]
  Address	1894  [8]
  	38 Hyde Rd., London.
  	Address at the baptism of John William on 20 July 1894.
  Address	1896  [9]
  	9 Huntingdon St., Shoreditch, London
  	Address at the baptism of their son, William John, on 18 October 1896.
  Address	1900  [3]
  	68 Lr. Paul's Buildings, Clerkenwell, London
  	Address at the baptism of their son George Edgar on 28 January 1900.
  Address	1901  [10]
  	No. 68, Clerkenwell, London
  Address	1902  [3]
  	72 St. Paul's Buildings, Clerkenwell St. Paul, London
  	Address at the baptism of Helena Faith on 7 September 1902.
  Address	1905  [3]
  	70 St. Paul's Building, Clerkenwell, London
  	Address at the baptism of Ernest Arthur on 19 January 1905.
  Address	1911  [11]
  	31 Kingsbury Rd., Balls Pond Rd N., Islington, London
  Address	24 Jul 1915  [12]
  	1237 King St. W. Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time William enlisted.
  Address	1921  [4]
  	118 Lappin Ave., Parkdale, Ontario
  Documents		Marriage: Duke and Tarry John William Duke married Faith Tarry on 17 April 1892 at the Parish Church of St. Luke, Old Street, in Islington.
  Family ID	F966	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Robert Patrick WELCH,   b. Abt 1899, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 May 1923	Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Robert Patrick WELCH, age 24, Garment cutter, born Toronto, residing at 264 Sackville Ave., Toronto, son of William Thomas WELCH (born Ontario) & Sarah HIGGINS; married Helena Faith DUKE, age 21, born England, residing at 118 Lappin Ave., Toronto, daughter of John William DUKE (born England) & Faith TERRY on 25 May 1923. Married at the Church of the Epiphany. Witnesses: Ernest Arthur DUKE & Isabelle LUCAS both of Toronto. [Transcription incorrect, Faith TARRY] [6]
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F2259	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents		Baptism: Helena Faith Duke She was born 3 August 1902 and baptised 7 September 1902.
  		Immigration: Faith Duke Faith Duke travelled with 3 children on the S. S. Teutonic which arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick on 6 February 1914. Her children were identified as George Edgar, age 14; Helena Faith, age 11, and Grant Arthur, age 9. [Grant may be incorrect for Ernest]. Her husband, son William, and Joseph Warwick had arrived earlier on 14 September 1913.

  
  

• Sources

  [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S676] Personal communication. [S792] Parish Register, Saint Paul, Clerkenwell, London. [S984] Census of Canada, 1921, (Enumerated 1 June 1921). [S109] Civil Marriage Registration. [S346] Website: Ontario Vital Statistics Project, (Online transcriptions at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc). [S788] Parish Register, St. Luke's, Old Street, Islington, London. [S847] Parish Register, Hoxton St. Saviour, London. [S794] Parish Register, St. Leonard Shoreditch, London. [S120] Census of England, 1901. [S579] Census of England, 1911, (1 April 1911). [S121] Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, (original images online at Canadian Archives.).