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Record #4081
Name :
: Nellie LEA (1877 - 1952)


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1877

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1952
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Burton-Upon-Trent
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Jun 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Ontario

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration found for Nelly Lea: Year of Registration: 1877; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Burton Upon Trent; County: Derbyshire, Staffordshire; Volume: 6b; Page: 408. (Parents: Thomas Henry Lea and Mary Williamson.)

In 1881, Nellie Lea, 4 years of age, was shown residing at Cot Street, 69, Green Grocers Shoppe. Other family members included: Mary Lea, 36; Pollie Lea, 6; and Thos. Henry Lea, 54, green grocer. (Source: 1881 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 3067; Folio: 104; Page: 12; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341732.)

In 1887, Nellie Lea, 10 (along with her sister, Polly Lea, 11), arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 21 children, part of a much larger party, en route to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, accompanied by Mr. Middlemore.

On September 26, 1894, at Bureau de Sant?, Fr?d?ricton, York, New Brunswick, a marriage was registered between Nellie Lea, 17, born in Staffordshire, England, to Mary Williamson Lea (father's name not written); and Thomas D. Grass, 30, farmer, born in Waasis, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada, son of Amos and Susan Grass.

Thomas Dell and Nellie Lea Grass had two children: Hazel Idella Grass, born Dec 1895 in Canada; and Lebaron Victor Grass, born August 17, 1897 in Waasis Station, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

Nellie Lea Grass died in Canada in 1952. Thomas Dell Grass died October 27, 1936, in New Brunswick, Canada. Both are buried at Dayton Cemetery, York, New Brunswick, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-26 19:12:21 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 15:56:26 /

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3009 ABBIS, Ann1877ENG, STS, Stoke upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3010 ABBIS, Matilda1880ENG, STS, Stoke Upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3039 ABBOTT, Isaac1883ENG, STS, Brierly Hill Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
3090 ABRAHAM, Reginald Robert1908ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3091 ABRAHAM, Thomas William1906ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3117 ACKLEY, George Richard1884ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3118 ACKLEY, Jane1875ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3119 ACKLEY, Margaret1881ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
2977 ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah1896ENG, STS, Gnosall May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13111 ALLSOP, Ernest1885ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
3698 ANSON, Kate1887ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
26826 ASHTON, Lucy1922ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1934 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11067 ASTLEY, Katherine E1896ENG, STS Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3768 BAINBRIDGE, Harry1886ENG, STS, Hanley Sep 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10669 BARKER, Richard James1894ENG, STS, Hanley Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9157 BARLEY, Edward 1894ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
7199 BARLEY, Frederick1897ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9156 BARLEY, Letitia1900ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12770 BATE, Albert Victor1902ENG, STS, Dudley Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3627 BATE, Benjamin1897ENG, STS, Woodsetton Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4362 BATE, Daisy1904ENG, STS, Woodsetton Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
4428 BELL, Kathleen Louisa1922ENG, STS, West Bromich Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16249 BENNETT, Donald Stewart1907ENG, STS, Cannock May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
16165 BENNETT, Elizabeth Mabel1904ENG, STS, Lichfield May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
16247 BENNETT, Gordon Alexander1909ENG, STS, Cannock May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
16248 BENNETT, Mary Irene1906ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
13719 BETTS, Arthur1881ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
14582 BOSTOCK, Selina1874ENG, STS, Chesteron Oct 1887 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
5535 BOUCHER, Harold 1915ENG, STS, Wolverhampton Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16532 BOX, Edgar Gerard1901ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1913 : Corsican CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
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