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Record #15193
Name :
: Emily Alice GOVER (1867 - 1942)
  aka : Emily Gower


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jul 1867

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 22 Nov 1942
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Southampton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Montreal
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Aug 1884
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
: Auchemity
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Board of Guardians (Various)
NotesA birth registration was found for Emily Alice Gover: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1867; District: Southampton; County: Hampshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 10. Parents: William Gover and Fanny Ford.

In 1884, Emily Gower, 19, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of girls and young women.

"Sixteenth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1886-87; Copy of Reports of Inspection of Children sent out to Canada, as of February 12, 1887.

Report of Mr. J. J. Daley, Government Immigration Agent at Montreal, P.Q.

Emily Gover, aged 16, from Southampton Incorporation, placed with Mrs. Auchemity, 106, Dorchester Street, Montreal. Besided with Mrs. Auchemity for 15 months ; now in lying-in hospital."

On April 30, 1896, a marriage was registered at Saint George, Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada, between Emily Alice Gover, daughter of William Gover and Fannie Ford of Southampton, Hampshire, England; and Charles Coo, widower, son of George Coo and Catherine Bulman of Montr?al, Quebec, Canada.

Charles Cornelius Coo and Emily Alice Gover had at least 5 children: Charles Blake Coo (born June 18, 1899; died June 14, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada); Gladys Emily Coo (born February 23, 1901; died October 1, 1901, in Montreal Quebec, Canada); George Ernest Coo (born February 23, 1903; died October 2, 1904, in Montreal Quebec, Canada); Douglas Coo (born January, 1905, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada); and Gordon Frederick Coo (born February 7, 1909 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada).

Charles Cornelius Coo died February 23, 1913, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Emily Alice Gover Coo died on November 22, 1942. They are both buried at Mt Royal Protestant Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-09-11 19:24:07 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-09-11 20:19:31 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
15193 GOVER, Emily Alice1867ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1884 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)