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Record #2668

Name :: : Albert Edward GRIST (1894 - 1961)
aka : Ed
Father: : John GRIST
Mother: : Alice Matilda ELSEY

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 23 Nov 1894
Marriage (1): : 22 Oct 1919 Spouse/Notes : Charity Estella MERRITT (Winnipeg, 1919-057250)
Marriage (2): : 1937 Spouse/Notes : Marion Emily CROOKSHANKS
Date of Death: : 16 Oct 1961

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, St Saviour

Mar qtr (1895), 1d 94, mmn ELSEY

Address: 14 Hillery Road, Newington

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Manitoba, Winnipeg

Burial at Brookside Cemetery

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 3 Jun 1906
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesMother Alice Matilda GRIST nee ELSEY died in 1900, father John GRIST remarried widow Sarah Maria Ellen MASON nee KING. "Ellen" as she was known died in childbirth 1902, father John GRIST remarried for the fourth time another widow, Jessie Alice JENNINGS nee RALPH. John GRIST died in 1905 leaving four young boys. Charles & Thomas Henry MASON. "Ellen's" son's and Alice Matilda's son's James William & Albert Edward GRIST. Stepmother Jessie was unable to look after these children and it appears that neither were any other family members, so these four children were admitted to Barnardos and shipped over to work on farms in Canada.

Ed's first wife Charity died in 1935 aged 39 in Winnipeg.

"On Oct 18th, 1961 in the Winnipeg General Hospital, Edward (Ed) Grist, aged 66 years, beloved husband of Marion E.Grist, of 636 Alverstone St. Funeral service 2:15 Saturday in the Clark Leatherdale Funeral Home, interment in Brookside Cemetery with Rev.Rex Dolan officiating. Mr. Grist was born in Deal, Kent, England, on Nov 23rd, 1894. He came to Canada 55 years ago and resided in Manitoba for 47 years. He served overseas with the 52nd Canadian Batallion, Toronto Regiment from 1914 to 1919. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. & an Elder of Young United Church for 10 years, also a member of the Valour Road Legion for 26 years, and the I.W.V.A. Mr.Grist was employed by General Motors for 40 years, the latter 20 years with Carter Motors. He is, survived by 3 sons...one daughter...; a brother James of Vancouver, a sister of England & 5 grandchildren." (Source: findagrave.com)

ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:12 / From original database

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Last Updated : 2009-02-08 13:51:17 /

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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 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3160	ABSOLOM, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3107	ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James	1893	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3142	ACKROYD, John Edward	1886	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3153	ACTON, Alice	1889	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3154	ACTON, Ellen	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22827	ADAMS, C R	1885	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26477	ADAMS, Charles W R	1887	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23730	ADAMS, Eliza	1887	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5602	ADAMS, Gladys	1898	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
23726	ADAMS, Isabel	1888	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3278	ADAMS, Robert Henry	1888	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
23732	ADAMS, Thomas G	1901	ENG,	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10890	ADAMSON, George	1893	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9834	ADBY, Ethel Caroline	1893	ENG, BKM, Wycombe	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8817	ADCOCK, Lily	1896	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9830	ADKINS, Theodora Margaret	1897	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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 30 Entries

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