The Lancashireman's family history

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Ethel Alderson

(1890 - 1957)

Father:	Christopher Alderson (1863 - 1918)
Mother:	Ellen Bracewell (1862 - ?)

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1890-04-21	Birth		1901 census lancashirebmd: T1
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 9 Morley Street, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 11 months Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3365-149-53: F1 F2 T2 familysearch: Link
1901-04-09	Census	Age: 19 Birthdate: 1890-04-21	1901 census of Canada: F3 F4 T3
1913-12-18	Marriage William Henry Symington (1887 - 1963)	Place: 2000 Scotia Street, Vancouver, BC Age: 23 Abode: 2000 Scotia Street, Vancouver, BC Witness: Christopher Alderson Witness: Thomas Alderson	British Columbia archives: Link T4 Marriage certificate: F5 T5
1957-12-10	Death	Place: Dr Baker Memorial Hospital, Quesnel, BC Age: 67 Abode: 782 Reid Street, Quesnel, BC Birthdate: 1890-04-21	British Columbia archives: Link T6 Death certificate: F6 T7

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Birth: ALDERSON Ethel BRACEWELL 1890 Burnley Lancashire Preston BU/193/33
T2	1891 census RG12 piece 3365 folio 149 page 53 Administrative County of Lancaster Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves Municipal Borough of Burnley Municipal Ward of Burnley Wood Urban Sanitary District of Burnley Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Rural Sanitary District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Pauls Schedule 364 9 Morley St Chris Alderson Head M 27 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Lanc Brierfield Ellen Alderson Wife M 28 Milliner _ _ X Yorks Winewall Ethel Alderson Daur 11 mon Lanc Burnley Transcribed from LANRG12_3364_3366-0572.jpg by dh
T3	Province: Quebec District No: 178 Montreal S.District No: A Polling sub-division No: 43 in St Mary's [indistinct] Enumerator: Philip James Wayland April 8th & 10th 1901 Schedule 54 Alderson Christopher M W Head M Dec 16 1864 36 England 1891 English Alderson Ellen F W Wife M May 11 1862 68 England 1891 English Alderson Ethel F W Daughter S April 21 1890 10 England 1892 English Alderson John M W Son S June 4 1895 5 Q English Alderson Ellen F W Daughter S Feb 12 1898 3 Q English [Remaining columns unclear] Transcribed from Census-Canada-1901-ChristopherButson.jpg by dh
T4	Event Type: Marriage Registration Number: 1913-09-073516 BC Archives Mfilm Number: B11377 GSU Mfilm Number: 1983705 Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1913-12-18 Event Place: VANCOUVER Groom: WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON Bride: ETHEL ALDERSON Vital Stat Images(s): 004400860_02224.jpg
T5	No. 2458 Name: William Henry Symmington; Age: 26; Condition: B; Profession: Fireman Residence: 2000 Scotia St. Vancouver; Birthplace: England; Religion: Methodist Father: John Symmington Manufacturer; Mother: Christiana Hunter Name: Ethel Symmington (Alderson); Age: 23; Condition: S; Profession: - Residence: 2000 Scotia St. Vancouver; Birthplace: England; Religion: Methodist Father: Christopher Alderson Janitor; Mother: Helen Bracewell Date of marriage: Dec 18th 1913 Married at Residence 2000 Scotia St. Vancouver B.C. according to the rites and ceremonies of Methodist Church by Licence No. 45609 This marriage was { Ethel Alderson solemnized between us { William Henry Symington In the presence of { Christopher Alderson { Thomas Alderson Signature of Minister or Clergyman W.C. Sipprell
T6	Event Type: Death Registration Number: 1957-09-013695 BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13235 GSU Mfilm Number: 2033176 Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1957-12-10 Event Place: QUESNEL Age at Death: 67 Person: ETHEL SYMINGTON Vital Stat Images(s): 004437628_00715.jpg
T7	57-09-013695 Place of death: QUESNEL B.C. DR. BAKER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL *-D 11 years in Municipality, 45 years in Province, 65 years in Canada Name: SYMINGTON ETHEL Quesnel B.C. Reid Street House No. 782 Female English English Married Birthplace: England DoB: April 21 1890 Age: 67 years Trade: House wife Last worked 1957 Husband: William H. Symington Father: Alderson Christophero, born England Mother: unknown, born England Informant: Quesnel 10 December 1957 W.H. Symington (Husband) 782 Reid Street Quesnel B.C. Burial December 14 1957 Quesnel B.C. Quesnel Cemetery Undertaker: John Harvey Quesnel B.C. Date of death: December 10 1957 I hereby certify that I attended deceased from Dec 5 1957 to Dec 10 1957 and I last saw her alive on Dec 9 1957 Cause of death: Acute myocardial infarction Hours No operation, no autopsy

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	LANRG12_3364_3366-0572.jpg
F2	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3365-149-53-Alderson.text
F3	Image	Census-Canada-1901-ChristopherButson.jpg
F4	Transcript	Census-1901-Quebec-Alderson.text
F5	Image	MC-1913-WilliamHenrySymington-EthelAlderson.jpg
F6	Image	DC-1957-EthelSymington.jpg

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