Notes In 1886, Lila R. Bentall, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 173 Barnardo children.
On December 22, 1898, at Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Lilia Roxanna Benhall, 23, born in Abedare, South Wales, to [name crossed out] Benhall and Abby Roxanna, his wife; and John Abrey, 22, farmer, born in Fenelon Township to Jeremiah Abrey and Lydia Metcalf.
At least 10 children were born of this marriage: William John Gladstone Abrey born October 5, 1898, at Glenwood, Manitoba, Canada; Victor Henry Abrey, born February 28, 1900, at Glenwood, Manitoba, Canada; Albert Wellington Abrey, born May 1092, at Manitoba, Canada; Susan Eva Abrey, born April 3, 1904, at Souris, Manitoba, Canada; Alma Elizabeth Abrey, born April 21, 1906, at Manitoba, Canada; Esther Roxanna Abrey, born June 8, 1908, in Manitoba, Canada, died May 7, 1981; George Nelson Abrey, born March, 1910, at Manitoba, Canada; Ethel May Abrey, born about 1911; Leslie Norman Abrey, born April 13, 1913, at Manitoba, Canada, died January 21, 1995, at Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada; and Edith Abrey, born about 1915.
Lila Roxanna Bentall Abrey died on May 30, 1948, at Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. John Abrey died on December 3, 1974, at Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.