In the 1901 census Ruby (age 2) was the daughter of Ernest Hendy in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.[2]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Ernest Hendy
Head
Married
M
26
Cab Driver
Kingswood, Gloucestershire
Lucretia B Hendy
Wife
Married
F
28
Chew Magna, Somersetshire
May G Hendy
Daughter
F
4
Kingswood, Gloucestershire
Ruby B Hendy
Daughter
F
2
Bristol
Reginald Hendy
Son
M
0
Bristol
There is a passenger list indicating that Ruby, aged 29 and a Samuel Hendy aged 59 went to visit Canada in September 1927. They stated they were tourists. [3] In 1939 Ruby was living with Samuel Hendy as a Companion Housekeeper. [4]
In 1948 Ruby married Albert P Isaacs in Bristol. [5]
Ruby lived a long life and died aged 86 in 1984. Her death was registered in Bristol. [6]
Her brothers moved to Canada. She is mentioned in the Obituary of her brother Reginald in 1994. [7] However, she was not listed as a family member of her brother Bertram who died in Canada in 1984 [8] possibly as the article only mentioned survivors.
GRO Reference: 1898 J Quarter in BARTON REGIS Volume 06A Page 65
↑1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing St Philip And St Jacob subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XSDJ-GT7 (accessed 22 August 2022) FindMyPast Image
Ruby B Hendy (2) daughter in household of Ernest Hendy (26) in Bristol registration district in Gloucestershire, England. Born in Bristol.
Search Ship Database: Search for the Montrose in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Master: Captain Landy
Source Citation
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-145919
Source Information
Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 January 2022), memorial page for Bertram Hendy (1903–9 May 1984), Find A Grave: Memorial #146981085, citing Saint George's Anglican Cemetery, Denfield, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Smithy (contributor 47806284) .
Census. 1911. England and Wales. Bristol, Gloucestershire. HENDY, Ernest [Head]. RG14/15063/0185/8. familysearch : accessed 29 November 2019.
Residence: 83 Grosvenor Road
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