Ethel Ella (Harvey) Blackburn (1904 - 1986)

Born 14 Oct 1904 in Snodland, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 15 Jun 1986 at age 81 in Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Ethel (Harvey) Blackburn was born in Snodland, Kent, England.

Ethyl Ella Eldridge Harvey was born on 14 Oct 1904 in Snodland, Kent, England to parents James Robert Harvey and Emma Jane Danson. Her birth was registered in Malling, Kent, England in 1904 Dec Qtr.^[1]

She emigrated to Canada with her parents in 1907.

In 1911 she was age 7 and living with her mother and siblings in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[2]

In 1916 she was age 12 and living with her parents and siblings in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[3]

In 1921 she was age 16 and living with her parents and siblings in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.^[4]

She married William Blackburn as his second wife on 29 Jun 1934 in Mount Ida, British Columbia, Canada.^[5][6]

Children:

1. Fay Reta St Barb 1928-1966
2. Edward
3. Robert
4. Wilf
5. Colleen
6. Lindsay
7. Elaine

She died in 1986 and was buried in Mount Ida Cemetery, Salmon Arm, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FX7-1YZ : 1 October 2014), Ethel Ella E Harvey, 1904 Dec Qtr; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Malling, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2768-5VZ : Sat Mar 09 09:40:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Ella Jane Harvey and Ethel Ella Harvey, 1911.
3. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5N-TH6 : Sat Mar 09 17:44:04 UTC 2024), Entry for James R Harvey and Ella Harvey, 1916.
4. ↑ 1921 Census of Canada New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Ethel Ella Harvey age 16 living with her parents and siblings; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2013.
5. ↑ British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935, Registration Number 1934-09-421854, BCA Number B13768, GSU Number 2135987
6. ↑ British Columbia Canada Marriage Index, 1872-1935 E Harvey and William Blackburn, 29 Jun 1934, Mount Ida, British Columbia; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2001.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140813096/ethel_ella_eldridge-blackburn: accessed May 16, 2024), memorial page for Mrs Ethel Ella Eldridge Harvey Blackburn (14 Oct 1904–15 Jun 1986), Find A Grave: Memorial #140813096, citing Mount Ida Cemetery, Salmon Arm, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
8. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKW-VF2 : Wed Apr 03 19:26:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Ethel Ella Eldridge Blackburn and Robert James Harvey, 15 Jun 1986.