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Record #3089
Name :
: Milly Esther ABRAHAMS (1889 - 1942)
  aka : Millie Abraham, Ester Abr


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1889

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1942
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Hull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, Welland
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 Jul 1897
Country
: Canada

Ship
: State of California

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesA birth registration was found for Milly Esther Abrahams: Year of Registration: 1889; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Hull; County: Yorkshire - East Riding, Humberside; Volume: 9d; Page: 262. Parents: Simon Abrahams and Rose Holmes (no marriage found).

In 1897, Millie Abraham, 11 (along with sister, Dinah Abraham, 7) arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 16 girls from the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society accompanied by Mrs Francis and en route to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

On February 22, 1911, at Welland, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Mildred Abrams, 22, daughter of Simon Abrams and Rose Holmes; and Burwell Clayton Dilts, 24, farmer, son of Elizah Dilts and Mosella MacPherson.

Burvil and Millie Abrahams Dilts had at least 3 children all born at Welland, Ontario, Canada: William Arthur Dilts, born January 8, 1914; Donald Clayton Dilts, born February 23, 1917; and June Dilts, born February 20, 1919.

Milly Esther Abrahams Dilts died in 1942 in Pelham, Welland, Ontario, Canada, and is buried at Hillside Cemetery, Pelham Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada.

Burvil Clayton Dilts remarried Ida Rodgers. Burvil died February 2, 1959, in Welland, Ontario, Canada, and is buried at Hillside Cemetery, Pelham Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-14 13:35:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-03-28 14:00:10 /

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