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Record #4356
Name :
: Henry James JOLLY (1872 - 1962)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Aug 1872

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Aug 1962
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Romford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Jun 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Ontario

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Henry James Jolly: Year of Registration: 1872; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Romford; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 149. Parents: Robert Jolly and Ann Tunstall, may have been married about 1856 in Essex, England.

In 1887, Henry Jolly, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 115 Middlemore children en route to Guthrie Home, London, Ontario, Canada.

On November 8, 1905, at Victoria, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was recorded between Emily Abbott, 22, born Yorkshire, England, to David Abbott and Mary Catermote; and another home child, Henry James Jolly, 27, stablehand, born in Rumsfeld, England, to Robert and Ann Jolly.

On August 31, 1962, the Winnipeg Free Press reported the death of Henry James Jolly:

HENRY JAMES JOLLY

On August 30, 1962, at the Misericordia Hospital, Mr. Henry James Jolly, aged 89 years, beloved husband of Emily Jane Jolly, 605 Sherburn St. Funeral service will be held Saturday, September 1, 1:00 p.m. in Pine View Funeral Chapel, Waverley and Chevrier Blvd., with Rev. Dr. F. Douglas officiating, followed by interment in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Jolly was born in England, and came to Canada in 1885. He had resided in Winnipeg since 1919. He was employed with Burns and Co. for 30 years, until his retirement in 1946. Besides his wife, Mr. Jolly is survived by three sons, Fred, Winnipeg, Henry and Albert, both of Vancouver; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Emily) Corrigan, Winnipege, Mrs. Arthur (Kay) Keir, Charleswood, Mrs. Roger (Ada) Fontaine, Edmonton; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-09 20:25:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-23 14:27:40 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8778 ADAMS, George1875ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
18801 BARNES, William1854ENG,     Aug 1871 : Lake Ontario CAN Unknown  
8539 BRODIE, Benjamin1874ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
8907 CHUTER, Edith1876ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
8540 FREER, Abraham1875ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
5783 GADE, Henry1879ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
16552 GARTON, Louis1877ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
13606 GRAHAM, William1875ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
23854 HEBBURN, Eliza1877ENG, SRY, Richmond  Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
23856 HEBBURN, Ellen1875ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
23855 HEBBURN, Rose1869ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
4356 JOLLY, Henry James1872ENG, ESS, Romford Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
9163 KINGSWOOD, Amy1872ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
9164 KINGSWOOD, Charlotte1875ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
4080 LEA, Henry 1876ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
4081 LEA, Nellie1877ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
4082 LEA, Polly1875ENG, STS, Burton-Upon-Trent Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
19814 NEWMAN, Elizabeth Gertrude1876ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
19807 NEWMAN, James1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
14601 SHUFFILL, Rosetta1876ENG, MDX, London Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
14602 SHUFFILL, William Charles1873ENG, MDX, London Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
2812 SIMMONS, George Francis 1876ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1888 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
8906 TERRY, Joseph1873ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
2802 WALTERS, Mary Elizabeth1881ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1888 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
2800 WALTERS, Thomas William1877ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1888 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore