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Record #18141
Name :
: Ellen BRINKWORTH (1875 - 1953)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Nov 1875

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Jul 1953
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, New Westminster
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Sep 1886
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarmatian

Placement Family
: Harris
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesIn 1886, Ellen Brinkworth, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 7 children from Chippenham Union and sent by the Church of England Waifs & Strays, en route to Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

Ellen was placed with Mrs. Harris, 1370 Dorchester Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on November 10, 1887.

On August 25, 1898, at New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, Ellen Brinkworth married John Henry Ledger.

At least 3 children were born of this marriage: Henry John Ledger, born June 8, 1898, in Manitoba, Canada; Grace Ledger, born July, 1900; and Ernest Ledger, born September, 1901.

In 1908, Ellen Ledger, 33, housewife, returned to the United Kingdom with her husband, John, 38, labourer, and children: Harry, 8; Grace: 5; and Ernest, 1. They returned on June 5, 1908, on the ship Empress of Britain.

On January 15, 1923, Ellen Ledger, 48, housewife, and her husband, John H. Ledger, 52, labourer, returned to England on the ship Marloch. Their proposed address in the United Kingdom was Tenterden, Kent (John's place of birth). They intended to return to Canada.

John Henry Ledger died at the age of 78 on May 14, 1950, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Ellen Brinkworth Ledger died at the age of 79 on July 8, 1953, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-11-15 18:56:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-15 20:40:21 /

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3110 ACE, David1869ENG,     Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8528 ACHSEN, Charlotte1868ENG,     Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Agricultural Labour Union  
3114 ACHSON, Elizabeth1864IRL,     Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Agricultural Labour Union  
3115 ACHSON, Sarah1865IRL,     Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Agricultural Labour Union  
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3171 ADAM, Maggie1887SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
6924 ADAMS, Ann Elizabeth1867ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
25417 ADAMS, William1889SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
10339 ALEXANDER, Beatrice Carlisle1889SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
10451 ALEXANDER, Thomas George1891ENG,    , Glasgow Camlachie Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
13506 ALLMAN, Michael Joseph1870ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
6925 ALLSUPP, Eliza Matty1865ENG,    , Upton on Severn Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6926 ALLSUPP, John1875ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6927 ALLSUPP, Mary Ann1872ENG, WAR Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
22779 ANCION, Henry1872ENG,     Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25340 ANDERSON, Barbara1884SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
25372 ANDERSON, Janet1887SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
19415 ARGENT, Henry Charles1872 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
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)  
27438 ARNOLD, George1858 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
9593 ARUNDALE, Jessie1873ENG,     Oct 1882 : Sarmatian CAN Unknown  
6928 ASHFORD, J. Arthur1866ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6929 ASHMORE, Ellen1870ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6930 ASHMORE, Minnie1871ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6931 ASHTON, Charles1865ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
19418 ATKINS, Herbert Henry1874ENG, LND, Waterloo Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
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