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


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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4081 LEA, Nellie1877ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
4082 LEA, Polly1875ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
3434 ROSSER, Emma1897ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3433 ROSSER, George Wilfred1895ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos RichardAC