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Canada marriage/Death lookups please?

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Barbara

Barbara Report 26 Jan 2010 13:51

Is somebody able to look up the marriages and details of:-

1) Arthur Fordham b1893 Tottenham, Middx. Resided In Ontario (Ingersoll?)

2) George Thomas Fordham b1892 Tottenham, Middx. ??resided Ontario

3) William Fordham b 1905 Tottenham, Middx - ?? Ontario

4 )Francis John Short b 1887/8 in Dublin to an Elizabeth Young?) Brandt County?

B

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 26 Jan 2010 13:53

Hi B,

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
about Arthur Fordham
Name: Arthur Fordham
Birth Place: Tottenham England
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Father Name: Thomas Fordham
Mother Name: Ellen Webb
Spouse Name: Edith May Albrough
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Spouse Birth Place: West Oxford Tp
Spouse Father Name: Robert H Albrough
Spouse Mother Name: Celia Ann Jenkin Albrough
Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1913
Marriage Place: Oxford
Marriage County: Oxford
Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_264




Dee x

Barbara

Barbara Report 26 Jan 2010 13:55

Many thanks Dee

B

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 26 Jan 2010 13:56



Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
about George Thomas Fordham
Name: George Thomas Fordham
Birth Place: England
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Father Name: Thomas Fordham
Mother Name: Helen Webb
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Mary Springhall
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Spouse Birth Place: England
Spouse Father Name: John Harris
Spouse Mother Name: Rebecca Willoughby
Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1919
Marriage Place: Oxford
Marriage County: Oxford
Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_500


Dee x

Barbara

Barbara Report 26 Jan 2010 13:57

Yes the Fordhams are all brothers and the Short would be a cousin. The parents are definitely Ellen Webb and Thomas Fordham.

B

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 26 Jan 2010 13:59

Can't see one for William, the marriages only go upto 1924, so he may have married after then.


Dee x

Barbara

Barbara Report 26 Jan 2010 14:00

Many many thanks for all what you have found Dee.

B

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 26 Jan 2010 14:01

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
about Francis John Short
Name: Francis John Short
Birth Place: Tottenham London England
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Father Name: John Short
Mother Name: Anna Short
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Leta Young
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Spouse Birth Place: Wyndham Ont
Spouse Father Name: Alfred John
Spouse Mother Name: Young Ida
Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1912
Marriage Place: Oxford
Marriage County: Oxford
Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_222


Dee x

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 26 Jan 2010 14:03

Not sure if you have this;

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
about Francis John Short
Name: Francis John Short
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1887
Birth Location: Richmond, Barracks, Dublin, Ireland
Relative: Elizabeth Leta Short
Relationship: Wife
Regiment Number: 12291





Dee x

Barbara

Barbara Report 26 Jan 2010 14:08

Thanks again Dee re the Francis Short marriage and the further WW1 info on him. This should keep me going for while


B

mgnv

mgnv Report 26 Jan 2010 16:05

I don't know if you have the 1911, so here goes:


http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/index.jsp

1911 Census of Canada
Home / 1911 / Ontario / Oxford South / 30 Ingersoll / page 4 split view

26 45 Fordham Thomas M Head M May 1867 44
27 45 Fordham Ellen F Wife M Apr 1867 44
28 45 Fordham George M Son S Dec 1891 19
29 45 Fordham Arthur M Son S Jul 1893 17
30 45 Fordham William M Son S Jun 1905 6
[immig 1896 - doesn't make sense Wm pob=England wasn't even born then]

1911 Census of Canada
Home / 1911 / Ontario / Oxford South / 34 Ingersoll / page 2 split view

40 22 Smith Charles H. M Head M Mar 1858 53
41 22 Smith Mary Ann F Wife M Mar 1857 57
42 22 Smith Lily M. F Adopted Daugh S Oct 1899 12
43 22 Brown Edgar M Boarder W May 1861 50
44 22 Short Frank(?) M Boarder S Dec 1889 22
[immig 1907]

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e002011004.pdf

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e002011155.pdf


Ingersoll is 25 km ENE of London - another 25km ENE and you're in Brant Co (note spelling). Brantford is in Brant Co.

Barbara

Barbara Report 26 Jan 2010 16:41

Thank you Mgny for the 1911 info. Certainly looks like them. Didn't think they went over so early though as I am sure they were on the 1901 census still in the UK.

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 26 Jan 2010 17:36

Sloppy cut and paste!!
Canadian Passengers List
Record Ellen Fordham abt 1868 9 Jun 1906 Lake Manitoba Montreal, Quebec Liverpool, England
View Record Thomas Fordham abt 1868 9 Jun 1906 Lake Manitoba Montreal, Quebec Liverpool, England
View Record George Fordham abt 1891 9 Jun 1906 Lake Manitoba Montreal, Quebec Liverpool, England
View Record Arthur Fordham abt 1893 9 Jun 1906 Lake Manitoba Montreal, Quebec Liverpool, England
View Record William Fordham abt 1905 9 Jun 1906 Lake Manitoba Montreal, Quebec Liverpool, England

Going to Fergus Ontario.

Maureen

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Jan 2010 17:53

This site has historical photos of Ingersoll, Ontario. There's a photo taken in 1909 of the John Morrow Screw Co. One of the men in the photo is Tom Fordham. Yours? He was there on the 1911 census. (It's the photo taken under a big arch.)

http://ingersolllibrary.wordpress.com/page/2/

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Jan 2010 18:06

011679-13 ( Oxford Co) Arthur FORDHAM, 20, carder, Tottenham England, Ingersoll, s/o Thomas FORDHAM & Ellen WEBB, married Edith May ALBROUGH, 19, West Oxford Twp., Ingersoll, d/o Robert H. ALBROUGH & Celia Ann JENKIN, witn: Mrs. Celia Ann ALBROUGH & Jean E. McLEAN both of Ingersoll, 16 December 1913 at Ingersoll

Edith Albrough, wife of Arthur Fordham, died August 7, 1923, aged 29 years

16345-25 Arthur FORDHAM, 31, laborer, England, Ingersoll, s/o Thomas FORDHAM, b. England & Ellen WEBB, married Caroline Talbot BRASSINGTON, 26, England, Ingersoll, d/o William George BRASSINGTON & Charlotte Lilly JOHNSON, witn: Mrs. Bertha ALDBOROUGH & G.F. FORDHAM, both of Ingersoll, 31 March 1925 at St. James Church, Ingersoll

In loving memory of Caroline T. Fordham [Brassington], September 13, 1898-September 4, 1981, beloved mother

Barbara

Barbara Report 26 Jan 2010 19:01

MargaretManson and Maureen - thanks a lot for the further information. The Ingersoll webpage is very interesting.

Thanks for the further marriage of Arthur.

B

mgnv

mgnv Report 26 Jan 2010 21:17

From Maureen's post, you know they came over on the Lake Manitoba. You can now get hold of the passenger list images at:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/001045-100.01-e.php


MargaretM's BMDs are from (I guess):

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onvsr/

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 26 Jan 2010 21:21

Thanks,mgnv,I always forget about that !!

Maureen