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Record #4130
Name :
: Harriet Ellen HALLIDAY (1871 - )


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Date of Birth
: 28 Oct 1871

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Suffolk, Lowestoft
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Aug 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Toronto

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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Church Emigration Society
NotesA birth registration was found for Harriet Ellen Halliday: Year of Registration: 1871; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Mutford; County: Norfolk, Suffolk; Volume: 4a; Page: 686. (Parents: Archibald Halliday and Harriet Hubbard.)

In 1881, Harriet Halliday, 9 years of age, was shown residing at the Oulten Workhouse, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, along with her mother, Harriet Halliday, 31, married, formerly domestic; and her siblings: Edward B. Halliday, 1; Frederick Halliday, 4; and George Halliday, 6. (Source: 1881 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 1905; Folio: 46; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341459.)

In 1887, Harriet(t) Halliday, 18, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 63 from the Church Emigration Society Group, 9, Victoria Chambers, Westminster, London, England en route to various destinations.

On January 10, 1894, Harriet Halliday married Thomas Struch Wilks at Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.

In 1901, Harriet Wilks, 30, is shown residing at Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, along with her husband, Thomas Wilks, 33, teamster, and their children: Edward T. Wilks, 6; William F. Wilks, 4; and Harold F. Wilks, 1.

In 1911, Harriet Wilks, 40, is shown residing at Zorra East Township, Hickson Village, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, along with her husband Thomas Wilks, 43, farmer, and their children: Edward T. Wilks, 16, farmer; William J. Wilks, 14, farmer; Harold F. Wilks, 11, farmer; Nellie Wilks, 9; and Dorothy E. Wilks, 1 month. (One more child was born after this census, Edith WILKS, born November 23, 1914.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-02 13:01:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 14:09:56 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21205 BEDWELL, John ENG,     May 1883 : Toronto CAN Unknown  
23498 BLUMSEN, Robert1879ENG,     Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
4130 HALLIDAY, Harriet Ellen1871ENG, SFK, Lowestoft Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
13937 HARRIS, Henry1873ENG,     Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
13920 JAMES, Frank 1874ENG,     Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
13903 LANGLEY, William1873ENG, BRK, Cookham Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
23328 LOVELACE, Sidney1878ENG, MDX, Chelsea, London Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13905 PORTSMOUTH, Stephen1873ENG, BRK, Wokingham Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
13715 PRESTON, Francis James1874ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13717 PRESTON, John Thomas1878ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
23429 REYNOLDS, William James1878ENG, LDN, London Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13942 RUTT, Frederick1874ENG,     Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
13904 SEARLE, Joseph1874ENG,     Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
13902 UNDERWOOD, John1870ENG, BRK, Cookham Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society