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Record #4204
Name :
: Ellen SHERRIFF (1887 - )
  aka : Nellie


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Date of Birth
: Jan 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Newington, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Aug 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotsman

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Ellen Sheriff: Year of Registration: 1887; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 98. (Parents: Henry Sheriff and Julia Maud Morgan, married 1877 at St Saviour Southwark, London, England.)

In 1891, Ellen Sherriff, 4 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: Elizabeth Sherriff, 6; Harry P. Sherriff, 12; James H. Sherriff, 11; Julia Sherriff, 36, char office cleaner; Julia M. Sherriff, 9; 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, Ellen Sheriff, 8 (along with sisters, Julia Sheriff, 13, and Eliza Sheriff, 11) 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..."

In 1901, Nellie Sheriff, 14, was shown as a servant to William and Lucy Tordiff in Darlington, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as January 1, 1887, and her immigration year as 1896.

On August 29, 1910, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Nellie Ellen Sherriff, 19, born to Henry Sherriff and Julia Maud Morgan; and Thomas Theodore Furman, 22, comb maker, born to John Furman and Elizabeth Sparrow. Her sister, Elizabeth Sheriff, was a witness to the marriage.

In 1911, Nellie Furman, 20, was shown residing at the home of her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Furman (who was legally separated from her husband), at 485 Richmond, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, along with her husband, Thomas Furman, 23, comb maker. Her date of birth is shown as August 1890, and her immigration year as 1901.

Thomas and Nellie Sheriff Furman had 4 children. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-14 20:05:01 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 13:22:50 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4204 SHERRIFF, Ellen1887ENG, MDX, Newington, London Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos