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Tamar Alderson

(1867 - 1948)

Father:	Thomas Alderson (abt.1834 - 1895)
Mother:	Margaret Butson (1839 - 1925)

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1867-03-22	Birth		lancashirebmd: T1 GRO online: T2 Death certificate Note: Month and day only. Year on DC assumed incorrect.
1867-06-02	Baptism	Place: Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Brierfield, Lancashire Abode: Brierfield, Lancashire	Parish register: F1 T3
1871-04-02	Census	Abode: Wood Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 4 Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire	Census record RG10-4155-160-21: F2 F3 T4 familysearch: Link
1881-04-03	Census	Abode: 34 Eastham Street, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 14 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG11-4146-156-14: F4 F5 T5 familysearch: Link
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 24 Burton Street, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 24 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3365-146-47: F6 F7 T6 familysearch: Link
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 24 Burton Street, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 32 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancshire	Census record RG13-3869-81-8: F8 F9 T7 familysearch: Link
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 66 Thursfield Road, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 42 Occupation: Dressmaker Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG14-PN24784-RD471-SD1-ED6-SN407: F10 F11 F12 T8 familysearch: Link
1937-09-03	Travel	To: Montreal, Canada Age: 69	familysearch: Link T9
1948-09-03	Death	Place: Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC Note: Dead on arrival Age: 80 Birthdate: 1868-03-22 Abode: 1662 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC Cause: Heart disease and liver cancer	British Columbia archives: Link T10 Death certificate: F13 T11 Death notice: F14 T12 Gravestone: F15 F16 T13
1948-09-08	Burial	Place: ABRAY-*-15-038-0015 (579), Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC	findagrave: Link Death certificate

Transcripts of sources

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T1	Birth: ALDERSON Tamar BUTSON 1867 Colne Lancashire Preston COL/47/98
T2	ALDERSON, TAMAR BUTSON GRO Reference: 1867 J Quarter in BURNLEY Volume 08E Page 237
T3	14 BAPTISMS solemnized in the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel Brierfield in the County of Lancaster in the Year 18__ 1867 June 2 No.40. Tamar dauighter of Thomas and Margaret Alderson Brierfield Born March 27th 1866 Joseph Rippon [Date: April struck out]
T4	1871 census RG10 piece 4155 folio 160 page 21 Civil Parish or Township of Little Marsden City or Municipal Borough of [blank] Municipal Ward of [blank] Parliamentary Borough of [blank] Town of [blank] Village or Hamlet, &c, of Brierfield Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of Brierfield Ecclesiastical District of Little Marsden Schedule 97 Wood Street Thos. Alderson Head Mar'd 37 Coal Miner Swaledale Yorkshire Margaret Alderson Wife Mar'd 32 House Keeper Marsden Lancashire Mary Ann Alderson Daugh Unm 10 Scholar Marsden Lancashire Christopher Alderson Son Unm 7 Scholar Marsden Lancashire Tamar Alderson Daugh Unm 4 Scholar Marsden Lancashire Thomas Alderson Son Unm 7M Marsden Lancashire Transcribed from LANRG10_4155_4157-0178.jpg by dh
T5	1881 census RG11 piece 4146 folio 156 page 14 Civil Parish or Township of St Stephens City or Municipal Borough of Burnley Municipal Ward of Fulledge Parliamentary Borough of Burnley Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Urban Sanitary District of Burnley Rural Sanitary District of [blank] Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Stephens Schedule 62 34 Eastham St Thomas Alderson Head Mar 47 Coal Miner Northumberland Maker[sic] Margaret Alderson Wife Mar 42 Housewife Lancashire Brierfield Mary Ann Alderson Daur Unm 20 Cotton Winder Lancashire Brierfield Christopher Alderson Son Unm 17 Cotton Weaver Lancashire Brierfield Tamar Alderson Daur 14 Cotton Weaver Lancashire Brierfield Thomas Alderson Son 10 Scholar Lancashire Brierfield Margaret Jane Alderson Daur 6 Scholar Lancashire Burnley Elizabeth Alice Alderson Daur 2 Lancashire Burnley Transcribed from LANRG11_4146_4148-0178.jpg by dh
T6	1891 census RG12 piece 3365 folio 146 page 47 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 326 24 Burton St Thos Alderson Head M 57 Baker's Laborer _ X _ Yorks Muker Margt Alderson Wife M 52 Lanc Brierfield Mary Ann Alderson Dau S 30 Cotton Winder _ X _ Lanc Brierfield Tamar Alderson Dau S 24 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Lanc Brierfield Thos: Alderson Son S 20 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Lanc Brierfield Maggie Alderson Dau S 16 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Lanc Burnley Lizzie Alderson Dau 12 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Lanc Burnley J. Will: Alderson Son 9 Scholar Lanc Burnley Transcribed from LANRG12_3364_3366-0566.jpg by dh
T7	1901 census RG13 piece 3869 folio 81 page 8 Administrative County [blank] Civil Parish of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish of Burnley St Stephen County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Burnley Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of Burnley Wood Rural District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Schedule 116 24 Burton St Margaret Alderson Head Wid 62 Lancs Brierfield Mary A. Alderson Daur S 40 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Brierfield Tamar Alderson Daur S 32 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Brierfield Thomas Alderson Son S 30 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Brierfield Margaret J. Alderson Daur S 26 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Burnley Elizabeth A. Alderson Daur S 22 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Burnley John W. Alderson Son S 19 Shop Assistant Clothier Worker Lancs Burnley Nancy Heap Niece S 14 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Nelson Transcribed from LANRG13_3867_3869-0747.jpg by dh
T8	1911 census RG14 PN24784 RD472 SD1 ED6 SN407 Registration District 472 Registration Sub-District 1 East Ward Enumeration District 6 Mrs Alderson 66 Thurspeld[sic] Rd BURNLEY Schedule 407 Margaret Alderson Head 72 Widow 7 7 Brierfield Lancashire Mary Ann Alderson Daughter 50 Single Cop Winder Cotton Mill Worker Brierfield Lancashire Tamar Alderson Daughter 42 Single Dressmaker own acct At Home Brierfield Lancashire Thomas Alderson Son 40 Single Cotton Weaver Cotton Mill Worker Brierfield Lancashire Elizabeth Alice Alderson Daughter 32 Single Burnley Lancashire Nancy Heap Neice 24 Single Shop Assistant China Warehouse Worker Nelson Lancashire [The numbers of children are struck out] Enumerator AHM 1 Males 5 Females 6 Persons 5 rooms. Signed Margaret Alderson 66 Thursfield Rd Fulledge Burnley Transcribed from rg14_24784_0813_03.jpg and rg14_24784_0814_03.jpg by dh
T9	Migration - United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Name Tamar Alderson Sex Female Age 69 years Birth Date 1868 Travel Place MONTREAL, CANADA Arrival Place CANADA Event Type Emigration Event Date 3 September 1937 Event Place England
T10	Event Type: Death Registration Number: 1948-09-008287 BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13198 GSU Mfilm Number: 2032482 Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1948-09-03 Event Place: VANCOUVER Age at Death: 80 Person: TAMAR ALDERSON Vital Stat Images(s): 004437856_01313.jpg
T11	[Extract] Place: Vancouver B.C. Pronounced dead on arrival at Vancouver General Hospital 37 years in Municipality/Province/Canada ALDERSON Tamar 1662 Nelson St, Vancouver, B.C. Female Canadian English race Single, born in England DoB: March 22-1868 Age 80y 5m 12d Trade: At Home Father: Alderson Thomas born England Mother: Butson Margaret born England Informant: Margaret Griffin Sister 1662 Nelson St, Vancouver, B.C. Date: 4th Sept 1948 Burial Date Sept. 8 1948 Vancouver B.C Mt. View Undertaker: Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Co. 306 E. 11th Ave. Date of death: September 3rd 1948 HELD INQUIRY ON Sept 8 1948 Cause of death: 1. Cardiac dilatation 2. Myocardial degeneration & fibrosis 3. Coronary arteriosclerosis & [illegible] 4. Carcinoma of Liver Surgical operation: no Autopsy: yes Natural causes
T12	ALDERSON -- Sept. 3, 1948, Amy Alderson, 1662 Nelson St. Survived by 1 sister, Mrs. M. Griffin of this city; niece, Mrs. W. Symington of Quesnel, also relatives and friends in England. Funeral service in the Chapel of Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Company, Kingsway at 11th Ave., Wednesday, Sept. 8. at 11 a.m., to Mountain View Cemetery, Rev. J. W. Melvin, D,D., officiating.
T13	In Loving Memory Mother Margaret Mary Elizabeth 1839-1925 1860-1934 1879-1913 ALDERSON Thomas Amy Christopher 1870-1930 1867-1948 1863-1918 Transcribed from MountainView-Vancouver-Alderson-1-findagrave.jpg by dh

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	62471_48021001450_2847-00019.jpg
F2	Image	LANRG10_4155_4157-0178.jpg
F3	Transcript	Census-1871-RG10-4155-160-21-ThomasAlderson.text
F4	Image	LANRG11_4146_4148-0178.jpg
F5	Transcript	Census-1881-RG11-4146-156-14-Alderson.text
F6	Image	LANRG12_3364_3366-0566.jpg
F7	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3365-146-47-Alderson.text
F8	Image	LANRG13_3867_3869-0747.jpg
F9	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3869-81-8-Alderson.text
F10	Image	rg14_24784_0813_03.jpg
F11	Image	rg14_24784_0814_03.jpg
F12	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14-PN24784-RD472-SD1-ED6-SN407.text
F13	Image	DC-1948-TamarAlderson.jpg
F14	Image	Vancouver-TamarAlderson-DeathNotice.jpeg
F15	Image	MountainView-Vancouver-Alderson-1-findagrave.jpg
F16	Transcript	Gravestone-Vancouver-Alderson-1.text

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