Henrietta Gertrude Griffiths [b] Oct 26, 1881 the oldest of the clan. The 1911 census shows that she still lived at home at the age of 30, but it is believed that she may have become a street person after that of her own free will.
You have to keep in mind that when the census was taken before WWI (1914- 1919) which was followed in years with the Great Depression of 1929. It was in 1930 that Belinda died and it may have been around this time she hit the streets. Gertrude was a true red head was never to marry or have children according to Irene (Griffiths) Kennedy, daughter to Harry E.A. Griffiths.
She [d]1957 as a bag lady at an age of 71. It is said she is buried at Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto with Belinda and Uncle Robert Smith (Plot M Section 37 Lot 16). It is said she was buried by the financial aid of her brothers. The only name on the stone that is in bad shape is R. Smith.
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