Jane Grace (French) Alcock (1860 - abt. 1945)

Born 29 Jul 1860 in Pill, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about 19 Mar 1945 at about age 84 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Jane (French) Alcock migrated from England to Canada.

Biography

Jane Grace French was born in Pill, Somerset on 29 July 1860. She was the daughter of John French and Maria Phillips.

At the time of the 1871 England and Wales Census, Johm Maria G, Jane G, Mary, and Maria French were listed as living in Frome, Somerset, along with John's sister Catherine French, a niece named Grace E Thomas, and a servant^[1][2].

John, Maria G., Jane Grace, Mary, and Maud French were on the passenger list of the S.S. Polynesian's arrival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 5 May 1882, with rail tickets booked through to Winnipeg.^[3]

At the time of the 1901 Canada Census, Thomas C., Jeannie G., Ruby, Cathleen, May, and Edith Alcock were listed as living in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with Jean's cousin George French^[4].

Jane died in Vancouver on March 19, 1945^[5], and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery^[6][7].

Sources

1. ↑ Free UK Genealogy "Scottish General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5c5dd497f4040b0fa7f4cbfa : accessed 3 Jan 2020) [data about Jane G FRENCH in household of John FRENCH]; citing Piece: 2431 Place: Frome Enumeration District: 7 Civil Parish: Frome Ecclesiastical Parish: Frome Folio: 50 Page: 14 Schedule: 75 Address: Catherine Hill.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJP-BHM : accessed 7 October 2015), Jane G French in entry for John French, 1871.
3. ↑ "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q9K-H76 : accessed 6 November 2015), John French, May 1882; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, C-4511, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ Census of Canada, 1901, British Columbia, Burrard (1), Vancouver City (D), page 16, dwelling 165, family 171, Jeannie G. Alcock; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-6428 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=14336 : Accessed January 3, 2020).
5. ↑ Registration of Death for Jane Alcock, Event Type: Death, Registration Number: 1945-09-658931, BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13186, GSU Mfilm Number: 2032323, Event Date: 1945-03-19, Event Place: VANCOUVER, Age at Death: 78, Person: JANE GRACE ALCOCK, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25397034
7. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL25-6FR : accessed 5 October 2015), John French in entry for Jane Grace Alcock, 1945.

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