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Record #3607
Name :
: Ella May WOODLEY (1895 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 May 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Dunmow
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Mar 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Ella May Woodley; Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Dunmow; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 705.

In 1901, Ella Woodley, 5 years of age, was boarding at the home of James and Fanny Mitchell, Denmead, Hambledon, Hampshire, England, along with one other child, Hilda Daynes, 5. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1090; Folio: 44; Page: 4.) Her immigration report upon entering the United States en route to Canada stated her next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Woodley, who resided at 36 Nicholas Road, Brighton.

In 1911, Ella Woodley, 15, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 116 girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Ella Woodley, 16, was shown as a domestic to Peter Griesson and family in Torbolton, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth was shown as May 1895 and her immigration year as 1911.

On July 31, 1918, at the Church of England, Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage registration was found for Ella May Woodley, 23, house maid, born in Dunmow, England, daughter of Arthur W Woodley and Rosetta Monk; and another home child, Alfred John Oliver, 22, farmer, born in Tottenham, England, son of George Oliver but mother's name "does not know, when 9 years old was left orphan and came to Canada". Both bride and groom were residents of Woodlawn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.

K. Oliver, a descendant, stated that he "bought what is now Bowman Township for $500.00."

Alfred and Ella had 5 children: Alfred John OLIVER b: October 2 1928 in Matheson Ontario; Grace Ellen OLIVER b: February 14 1921 in Matheson Ontario; Edith May OLIVER b: October 22 1922 in Matheson Ontario; Dorothy Rosetta OLIVER b: July 10 1919 in Matheson Ontario; and Evelyn Joyce OLIVER b: March 15 1924 in Matheson Ontario. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-12 20:43:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 17:15:08 /

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23724 ADAMS, Lizzie1898ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17045 ADAMS, Mary 1896ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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12583 AIRY, Frederick1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4595 AITCHESON, Edith1906ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3156 AITON, William Lyle1888SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
19366 AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly1896ENG, SRY, Chertsey Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23738 ALBURN, Doris1903ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9622 ALDERSON, John Robert1899ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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9626 ALDERTON, Walter Isaac1904ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8813 ALDERTON, William1900ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16550 ALDRIDGE, Ada Florence1900ENG, LND, Clapham Jul 1911 : Sicilian  Barnardos Niksmum  
6358 ALEXANDER, William1893SCT,     Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
12600 ALFORD, Stephen1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23226 ALLAN, Jane1891SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23225 ALLAN, Joan1895SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
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5694 ALLEN, Albert Ernest1904ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5695 ALLEN, George1903ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26755 ALLEN, Herbert1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23047 ALLEN, Lily1897ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23762 ALLMARK, Florence1901ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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