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Record #3843
Name :
: Ethel ELLIS (1889 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1889

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Tamworth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Bavarian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesA birth registration was found for Ethel Ellis: Year of Registration: 1889; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Tamworth; County: Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire; Volume: 6b; Page: 432. (Parents: Henry Ellis and Sarah Smith, who married in June Quarter 1876; Tamworth, Volume 6b, page 539.)

In 1891, Ethell Ellis, 1 year of age, was shown residing at 2 Court, 1 House, 86 Lichfield Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Other family members included: Arthur J. Ellis, 11; Henry Ellis, 44, agricultural labourer; Sarah Ellis, 33; and William J. Ellis, 10. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2208; Folio 76; Page 32; GSU roll: 6097318.)

A death registration was found for Sarah Ellis: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859; Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 40; District: Tamworth; County: Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire; Volume: 6b; Page: 277.

In 1901, Ethel Ellis, 11 years of age, was residing at 1 House, 4 Court, 35 George Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Other family members included: Albert Ellis, 9; Arthur T. Ellis, 22, general labourer; James Ellis, 3; Henry Ellis, widower, 54, gardener; Frank Ellis, 6; and William J. Ellis, 20, coal miner. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2649; Folio: 16; Page: 23.)

In 1905, Ethel Ellis, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 13 children from the Waifs and Strays Society, Savoy St., London to Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Ethel Ellis was sent to Saint John, New Brunswick. (Her brothers, James Ellis, 8, Albert Ellis, 11, and Frank Ellis, 10, arrived the same year with Middlemore and were sent to New Brunswick.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-14 23:16:27 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-21 19:54:21 /

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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  8 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10445 CODLING, Cyril1909ENG,    , Tamworth May 1923 : Scythia CAN Middlemore  
3842 ELLIS, Albert1893ENG, STS, Tamworth Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3843 ELLIS, Ethel1889ENG, STS, Tamworth Jul 1905 : Bavarian CAN Waifs & Strays  
3840 ELLIS, Frank Edwin1894ENG, STS, Tamworth Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3841 ELLIS, James1897ENG, STS, Tamworth Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10237 QUINN, Maurice 1887ENG,    , Tamworth May 1898 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
7220 SALLOWAY, Frances Winifred1896ENG, STS, Tamworth Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16192 SALLOWAY, Thomas Cyril1900ENG, STS, Tamworth Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos