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

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2766 ACHIEVERS, Mary1866ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
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)  
3120 ACKLEY, William Richard1876ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21881 ALTON, James1873ENG,     Sep 1883 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21882 ALTON, John1870ENG,     Sep 1883 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13170 ANDERSON, Christina1882ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13171 ANDERSON, Georgina1877ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13174 ANDERSON, James1880ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13175 ANDERSON, William1874ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15905 ARMSTRONG, Robert1874ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21883 ARMSTRONG, Robert1874ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21884 BAKER, George1875ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21885 BAKER, Jessie1869ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21886 BAKER, William1880ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15035 BANKS, William1883ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15773 BANNON, Thomas1875ENG,     Sep 1889 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15892 BARRETT, Catherine1875ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15893 BARRETT, James1872ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21890 BARRETT, Thomas1874ENG,     May 1885 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17168 BARRY, David Benjamin1887ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1900 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21891 BARRY, Edward1881ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16068 BARRY, James1870ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
18110 BARRY, Margaret1889ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1900 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21894 BASENDALE, Thomas1881ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
14402 BAXTER, Samuel1888ENG,     May 1895 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
20714 BECKWITH, J.A.1883ENG,     May 1892 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13883 BEGWOOD, John1878ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13882 BEGWOOD, Mary1881ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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