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Record #13881
Name :
: Ellen Josephine FRITH (1880 - 1965)
  aka : Ellen Firth


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Date of Birth
: 16 Mar 1880

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 17 Feb 1965
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, West Derby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Sep 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
NotesA birth registration was found for Ellen Josephine Frith: Year of Registration: 1880; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 527. Parents: Luke Frith and Ellen Latham, married 1861 in Little Crosby, Lancashire, England.

Luke Frith died on May 9, 1883, at the age of 41, in Little Crosby, Lancashire, England. Administration of his Will and Personal Estate was granted with a value of 364 pounds, 19s, 6d. His widow, Ellen Frith, was the Residuary Legatee.

Ellen Latham Frith died on February 10, 1886, at Little Crosby, Lancashire, England.

In 1887, Ellen Frith, 7, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 96 children from Catholic Children Protection Society, Liverpool, England, accompanied by Mrs. Margaret Lacy, and en route to Hotel Dieu, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. R. Mcpherson, Government Immigration Agent at Kingston.

Ellen Firth, aged 7. From West Derby Union. Placed with Francis J. Dictner, Lot 5 in 13th Con., Wellesley Tp., Hawksville P.O.? No fault, giving full satisfaction, in good home. This child being at school, did not see her."

On June 30, 1903, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ellen J. Frith, born in England to Luke Frith and Ellen Latham; and Edward O'Grady, 32, born in Canada to John O'Grady and Sarah Vaughn.

Edward F. O'Grady and Ellen Josephine Frith had at least 8 children: Edward Latham O'Grady, born January 1, 1904, in Listowel, Ontario (died September 29, 1948); Thomas Lawrence Vaughn O'Grady, born August 10, 1905, in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (died September 3, 1946); Joseph Eugene O'Grady, born July 17, 1907, in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (died March 7, 1998); John Fergus O'Grady, born July 27, 1908, in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (died March 3, 1998 - NOTE, John became Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada in 1967); Helen Josephine O'Grady, born OCtober 22, 1909 in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Appointed Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia in 1967, and died November 14, 1990); Mary Esther O'Grady born November 9, 1912, in Tralee, Ontario, Canada (died January 9, 1996); Patrick Neil O'Grady, born October 16, 1919, in Allan, Saskatchewan, Canada (died March 29, 1990); and Theresa Lorraine O'Grady, born October 16, 1919, in Allan, Saskatchewan, Canada (died February 19, 2003).

The O'Grady family moved to a farm about 70km southeast of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1917.

Edward O'Grady died January 16, 1962, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ellen Josephine Frith O'Grady died February 17, 1965, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Edward and Ellen O'Grady are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Winnipeg Free Press
February 19, 1965
Page 29

"ELLEN O'GRADY

On February 17, 1965, at her residence, Mrs. Ellen O'Grady, aged 84 years of 920 Jessie Ave., widow of Edward O'Grady, Mrs. O'Grady was a member of the CWL of St. Ignatius Church, she was predeceased by her husband Edward in 1962. Surviving are three sons, Bishop Fergus O'Grady, O.M.I., of Prince Rupert, B.C., Eugene of Saskatoon and Patrick of Winnipeg, three daughters, Helen and Lorraine, both of Winnipeg and Mary of Washington, D.D., 15 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Prayers will be said at 8:00 p.m. Friday in the Thomas D. McGee Funeral Chapel, 124 Donald St. ... Pontifical Requiem High Mass will be celebrated by her son Bishop F. O'Grady, O.M.I. at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Ignatius church. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery." 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-03-19 16:48:42 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-03-19 19:22:58 /

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10039 BARWISE, Albert E1887ENG, DBY, West Derby Apr 1893 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
10038 BARWISE, George F1885ENG, DBY, West Derby Apr 1893 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
7205 BASNETT, Albert 1876ENG, DBY, West Derby Jul 1887 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
2728 BECKTON, John Thomas 1901ENG, DBY, West Derby Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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12023 BRETHERTON, Ernest1898ENG, DBY, West Derby Feb 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Louisa Birt  
9992 BRETHERTON, Herbert 1896ENG, LAN, West Derby May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
10041 BROWNRIGG, Cornelius1876ENG, DBY, West Derby Apr 1893 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
10042 BROWNRIGG, Joseph1879ENG, DBY, West Derby Apr 1893 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
8646 BUTLER, Martha Edna1909ENG, DBY, West Derby Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
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10690 CHEERS, John H1881ENG, LAN, West Derby Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Louisa Birt  
6545 CHIOSCHI, Cyril1898ENG, DBY, West Derby May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13304 CLAYTON, Norton1889ENG, LAN, West Derby Jul 1897 : Assyrian CAN Middlemore  
13337 CLEGG, Wallace1883ENG, LAN, West Derby Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
10394 CLUGSTON, Janet1877ENG, LAN, West Derby Jun 1883 : Sardinian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
10395 CLUGSTON, Margaret1875ENG, DBY, West Derby Jun 1883 : Sardinian CAN Louisa Birt  
9142 CONDRON, Francis1900ENG, LAN, West Derby Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11185 COVENTRY, Henry 1887ENG, DBY, West Derby Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
11184 COVENTRY, William1888ENG, LAN, West Derby Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
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9330 CROSSING, Doris1902ENG, DBY, West Derby Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5705 CROSSING, Norman Mason1900ENG, LAN, West Derby Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14710 CRYER, Amy1908ENG, LAN, West Derby Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10449 DALGARNO, Violet 1909ENG, LAN, West Derby Nov 1923 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
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