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Record #4206

Name :: : Elizabeth SHERRIFF (1885 - 1927)
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Date of Birth: : 1885
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 9 Jun 1927 Notes : Lobar Pneumonia and Myocardial Failure

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Southwark, London

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Toronto

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 8 Aug 1896
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Scotsman
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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Elizabeth Sheriff: Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 52. (Parents: Henry Sheriff and Julia Maud Morgan, married 1877 at St Saviour Southwark, London, England.)

In 1891, Elizabeth Sherriff, 6 years of age, was shown residing at 6 Artizan Buildings, 8 Sun Street, Borough Road, St. George the Martyr, London, England. Other family members included: Julia M. Sherriff, 9; Harry P. Sherriff, 12; James H. Sherriff, 11; Julia Sherriff, 36, char office cleaner; Ellen Sherriff, 4; and Sarah A. Sherriff, 12. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 347; Folio 62; Page 58; GSU roll: 6095457.) (EDITORS NOTE: At this time, the girls' father, Henry J. Sherriff, 35, perfumer, was residing with his cousin, Thomas A. Bambridge, of Wivenhoe Road, Peckham, Camberwell, London, England--Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 477; Folio 80; Page 49; GSU roll: 6095587.)

A death registration was found for Henry James Sherriff: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856; Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 35; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 26.

In 1896, Eliza Sheriff, 11 (along with sisters, Ellen Sheriff, 8, and Julia Sheriff, 13) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 254 Barnardo children accompanied by Mr. Owen, en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In Barnardo's Ups & Downs, April 1, 1900, Volume V, No. 3, under OUR GIRLS, Hazel Brae Notes (pg 75 - 88):

"Julie Sheriff eldest of 3 sisters, came 1896, visited Lizzie & Nellie..."

On September 2, 1913, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Elizabeth Sheriff, 23, born in Devon, England, to Henry Sheriff and Julia Morgan; and James McNaught, 28, harness maker, born Scotland, to James McNaught and Janet Mason.

On June 9, 1927, at the age of 38, Elizabeth Sheriff McNaught died of lobar pneumonia and myocardial failure and disease at Toronto General Hospital. Her husband, James McNaught was the informant, who showed his address as being 82 Frater Avenue, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was buried at St. Johns Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Last Updated : 2009-02-01 13:24:21 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3020	ABBOT, Alice	1877	ENG, MDX, Islington	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3035	ABBOTT, Geoffrey Robinson	1898	ENG, MDX, Paddington	Mar 1912 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Sailing Alone
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
27033	ABBOTT, Harry Franz	1917	ENG, MDX, Hendon	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3038	ABBOTT, Herman Henry	1882	ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3082	ABEL, Walter John	1869	ENG, MDX, London	Aug 1884 : Sarmatian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
3133	ACLAND, Arthur Edward	1874	ENG, MDX, Holloway	Apr 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
5391	AKERMAN, Martha Rosina	1891	ENG, MDX, St. Giles	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
9843	ALBON, Frank Baldwin	1889	ENG, MDX, Staines	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
4649	ALBON, Mildred Margaret	1891	ENG, MDX, Teddington	Jun 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
16328	ALLMAN, Sophia Mary Ann	1875	ENG, MDX, St. George in the East	Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg	CAN	Middlemore
3517	ALLUM, Jessie Maud	1899	ENG, MDX, Hillingdon Heath	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10946	ALLWRIGHT, Bertha Isabella	1869	ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town	Jun 1879 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
10947	ALLWRIGHT, Phoebe	1871	ENG, MDX, Poplar	Jun 1879 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
7528	ALVAREZ, Florence Rebecca	1862	ENG, MDX, Hackney	Nov 1869 : Hibernian	CAN	Maria Rye
3801	ANSELL, Alan Joseph	1894	ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3800	APPLEBY, Nelson F.	1910	ENG, MDX, Lewisham, London	Jun 1924 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
2934	ARMINGER, Eleanor Florence	1886	ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town	Mar 1895 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
22113	ATKINS, Valentine	1915	ENG, MDX, Edmonton	May 1931 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
3080	AUBURN, John George	1855	ENG, MDX, London	May 1872 : Varuna	CAN	Shoe Black Brigade
3680	AYRE, Arthur	1896	ENG, MDX, Stoke Newington, London	Jul 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3681	AYRE, Elsie	1892	ENG, MDX, Islington, London	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3682	AYRE, Maud	1893	ENG, MDX, Stoke Newington, London	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3687	BAILEY, Emily May	1897	ENG, MDX, Edgeware	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3969	BAKER, Alfred Augustus	1886	ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
16181	BAKER, Edward George	1909	ENG, MDX, Staines	Jun 1921 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
17321	BALE, James Arthur	1896	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
14741	BALL, Frederick Phillip	1878	ENG, MDX, London	May 1892 : Numidian	CAN	Childrens Aid Society
22014	BAMFORD, George Joseph	1897	ENG, MDX	Jul 1907 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
10259	BANKS, Constance	1899	ENG, MDX, Hendon	Aug 1913 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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