Effie Hunter Bain was born in 1888 in Bruce Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of chemist James Bain and Effie Hunter. [1]
In 1891 Effie (age 2) was living with her parents and five siblings in Paisley. They were of Presbyterian faith.[2]
Her father James passed away in 1898 at the young age of 47 yrs. old. In 1901 Effie (age 13) was living with her widowed mother Effie (age 46), four siblings, and one lodger in Bruce, Ontario.[3]
Effie (age 22, student nurse) was in an immigration document on April 30, 1910 in Niagara Falls. She was travelling to Clifton Springs Hospital in Clifton Springs, New York, United States. She was described as 5'4" tall, fair complexion, with brown hair and blue eyes. She had also been in New York from 1907-1908.[4][5]
In 1917: 25 yr. old Effie (spinster) was residing in Paisley, Bruce, Ontario; her birthplace. She married Eldon Horace Waldruff of Toronto. He was a bachelor, age 25, a Methodist, and a Chemist. Effie's faith was Presbyterian. The wedding was performed by Wm. J Knox, and witnessed by Andrew C. Knox and Mrs. Jean C. Knox of London, in London, Middlesex, Ontario.[6] Their children were:
In 1919 they were on James S. in Hamilton, Ontario when they had an infant son that was stillborn at seven months.[7]
In 1921 they had moved to 135 1/2 Stinson St., still in Hamilton.[8] Late in that year they had a baby girl who was stillborn at 7 months in Hamilton, Ontario.[9] In 1924 they had a son Ronald Bain Waldruff; born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[10]
In 1941 Effie was living with her husband on Humberview Cres., York, Weston, Ontario. Her husband Eldon was President of the L.K. Liggett Co. (later to become Rexall Drugs).[11]
Effie passed away sometime after 1941; date and place unknown.
Unknown death time and place. Not on find a grave, not in parent's cemetery. Last known residence: Weston Ontario October 1941.
?? 1911 census, there is a M. Effie Bain (age 23?, married) with a daughter (age __) living with Ann B Grove family. "Grove" is the same last name as her future mother-in-law Mary Grove, location Toronto, Ontario, the place of future marriage.[12]
Sources
↑Birth:
"Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004656710; FHL microfilm: 1845889
FamilySearch Record: XL25-WMQ (accessed 27 March 2024)
Effie Bain born in 1888, daughter of D. Jas. Bain & Effie Smith, in Bruce Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
↑1891 Census: "Census of Canada, 1891," online database with images. Entry for Effie Bain, 2 yrs., birth 1889, single; Province: Ontario, District Name: Bruce North, District Number: 52, Sub-District Name: Paisley (Village), Sub-District Number: H, Family Number: 137, Page Number: 26-27, Microfilm: T-6328, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 1193829. Scanned image PDF Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1193829 : accessed 2023-03-26).
1891 Census of Canada: Bruce (north/nord), Ontario, Canada
Name
Sex
Age
Relation
Status
Birth Place
Occupation
James D Bain
M
39
Head
Married
Scotland
Chemist
Effie Bain
F
35
Wife
Married
Ontario
Annie Bain
F
9
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Allice Bain
F
7
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Mable Bain
F
5
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Willie Bain
M
4
Son
Single
Ontario
Effie Bain
F
2
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Donald J. Bain
M
1
Son
Single
Ontario
Hugh Bain
M
74
Head
Married
Scotland
Gentleman
Maggie Bain
F
72
Wife
Married
Scotland
↑1901 Census:
"Canada Census, 1901"
citing Page: 9; Digital film/folder number: 101692794; Image number: 1203
FamilySearch Record: KH2D-5YF (accessed 3 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-L3HK-8
Effie Bain (13), single daughter, in household of Effie Bain (46) in Bruce (north/nord), Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
1901 Census of Canada: Bruce (north/nord), Ontario, Canada
Name
Sex
Age
Relation
Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Occupation
Effie Bain
F
46
Head
Widowed
Ontario
Allice Bain
F
18
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Mable Bain
F
16
Daughter
Single
Ontario
William Bain
M
14
Son
Single
Ontario
Effie Bain
F
13
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Donald J. Bain
M
10
Son
Single
Ontario
Phils B Moore
M
32
Lodger
Single
Ontario
↑Immigration:
"New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956"
citing Affiliate Publication Title: Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Affiliate Publication Number: M1480; Digital film/folder number: 004719422; FHL microfilm: 001283647; Image number: 1559
FamilySearch Record: Q23H-Z7HP (accessed 27 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 9392-65XZ-L
Name: Effie Bain; Immigration Date: 1910; Immigration Place: New York, United States; Birth Date: 1888; Birth Place: Paisley Ontario; Age: 22; System Of Record: SLS.
↑Immigration:
"Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954"
citing Affiliate Publication Title: Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924; Affiliate Publication Number: M1464; Digital film/folder number: 007542742; FHL microfilm: 001561210; Image number: 335
FamilySearch Record: QK3Y-VBL7 (accessed 27 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99DS-7963-6
Name: Effie Bain; Birth Date: 1888; Birth Place: Canada; Immigration Date: 1910; Immigration Place: Vermont, United States; Age: 22; System Of Record: SLS.
↑Marriage:
"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
citing Digital film/folder number: 005205770; FHL microfilm: 002130768; Image number: 268
FamilySearch Record: 278L-PJV (accessed 27 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LB25-Q1S
Effie Bain (25) marriage to Eldon Horace Waldruff (25) on 1 Oct 1917 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Groom's parents: William Waldruff, Mary Elizabeth Grove. Bride's parents: Donald James Bain, Effie Hunter.
↑Death of son Infant Waldruff:
"Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
citing Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, yr 1919 cn 35653, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,969
FamilySearch Record: JDG4-PP2 (accessed 27 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D5TS-H5J
Effie H Bain in death record for son Infant Waldruff 25 Feb 1919 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario. Place: 209 James S.; also residence. Stillborn at 7 months. Burial: Ham. Cem., Father: Eldon H. Waldruff.
↑Death of daughter Waldruff:
"Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004171538; FHL microfilm: 1863546; Image number: 849; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I08096-5
FamilySearch Record: JK88-6V2 (accessed 27 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6WQB-PT
Effie Hunter Bain in death record for daughter Waldruff 5 Oct 1921 in Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Father: Eldon H Waldruff, res. 135 Stinson St., Burial: Hamilton Cemetery October 7 1921.
↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K47-C2P6 : 11 February 2023), Effie H Bain in entry for Ronald Bain Waldruff, .
↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6MW-NVK : 2 March 2021), Eldon Horace Waldruff, 1941; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,312,500.
↑1911 Census:
"Canada Census, 1911"
citing Line: 28; Digital film/folder number: 007526662; FHL microfilm: 002418536; Image number: 203
FamilySearch Record: 27XX-W73 (accessed 27 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8987-G6TT
M Effie Bain, married mother, in household of Ann B Grove in York North Sub-Districts 14-37, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
See Also:
Immigration: "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956" citing Affiliate Publication Title: Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Affiliate Publication Number: M1480; Affiliate Film Number: M1480_13 FamilySearch Record: XG39-QPR (accessed 27 March 2024) Name: Effie Bain; Immigration Date: 30 Apr 1910; Immigration Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States; Race: Scotch; Birth Date: 1888; Birth Place: , Paisley Ont; Age: 22; Age Years: 22; Image Flipped Flag: Y; Photo Included Flag: N.
Immigration: "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954" citing Affiliate Publication Title: Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924; Affiliate Publication Number: M1461; Digital film/folder number: 007543726; FHL microfilm: 001472840; Image number: 4025 FamilySearch Record: QK3B-R2GX (accessed 27 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99D3-R75H-H Name: Effie Bain; Immigration Date: 1895-1924; Immigration Place: Vermont, United States; Birth Place: Canada; Age: 22; System Of Record: SLS.
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