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Record #4206
Name :
: Elizabeth SHERRIFF (1885 - 1927)


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Date of Birth
: 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Jun 1927   Notes : Lobar Pneumonia and Myocardial Failure
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Southwark, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Aug 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotsman

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Elizabeth Sheriff: Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 52. (Parents: Henry Sheriff and Julia Maud Morgan, married 1877 at St Saviour Southwark, London, England.)

In 1891, Elizabeth Sherriff, 6 years of age, was shown residing at 6 Artizan Buildings, 8 Sun Street, Borough Road, St. George the Martyr, London, England. Other family members included: Julia M. Sherriff, 9; Harry P. Sherriff, 12; James H. Sherriff, 11; Julia Sherriff, 36, char office cleaner; Ellen Sherriff, 4; and Sarah A. Sherriff, 12. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 347; Folio 62; Page 58; GSU roll: 6095457.) (EDITORS NOTE: At this time, the girls' father, Henry J. Sherriff, 35, perfumer, was residing with his cousin, Thomas A. Bambridge, of Wivenhoe Road, Peckham, Camberwell, London, England--Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 477; Folio 80; Page 49; GSU roll: 6095587.)

A death registration was found for Henry James Sherriff: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856; Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 35; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 26.

In 1896, Eliza Sheriff, 11 (along with sisters, Ellen Sheriff, 8, and Julia Sheriff, 13) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 254 Barnardo children accompanied by Mr. Owen, en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In Barnardo's Ups & Downs, April 1, 1900, Volume V, No. 3, under OUR GIRLS, Hazel Brae Notes (pg 75 - 88):

"Julie Sheriff eldest of 3 sisters, came 1896, visited Lizzie & Nellie..."

On September 2, 1913, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Elizabeth Sheriff, 23, born in Devon, England, to Henry Sheriff and Julia Morgan; and James McNaught, 28, harness maker, born Scotland, to James McNaught and Janet Mason.

On June 9, 1927, at the age of 38, Elizabeth Sheriff McNaught died of lobar pneumonia and myocardial failure and disease at Toronto General Hospital. Her husband, James McNaught was the informant, who showed his address as being 82 Frater Avenue, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was buried at St. Johns Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-14 20:27:34 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 13:24:21 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4206 SHERRIFF, Elizabeth1885ENG, MDX, Southwark, London Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
4204 SHERRIFF, Ellen1887ENG, MDX, Newington, London Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
4205 SHERRIFF, Julia Maud1881ENG, MDX, Islington, London Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos