Eva Grace (Ibbett) Jewell (1899 - 1944)

Born 26 Dec 1899 in Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom

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Died 14 May 1944 at age 44 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Eva Grace Ibbett was born on 26 Dec 1899 in Bermondsey, London, England to Arthur Charles Ibbett and Laura Lavinia (Fruen) Ibbett. Her birth was registered in Saint Olave Southwark, London in the first quarter of 1900, with mother's maiden name Fruen.^[1]

• Her death record gives her date of birth as 26 Dec 1900. However, her birth was registered in the first quarter of 1900 (January to March), making a December birth that year impossible. Most likely, she was born on 26 Dec 1899 and then registered in early 1900.

In 1901 Eva G Ibbett (age 1) lived at Upper Grange Road in Bermondsey with her father Arthur C (45, Cooper), mother Laura L (41), and eight siblings: Ellen L (17, Waitress), Ada M (14, India Rubber Machinist), Albert E (10), May E (9), Elsie E (8), Leonard J (5), Laurence E (4), and Stanley G (2), as well as two visitors: E Sinclair (70, Tailoress) and C Steward (53, Independent).^[2]

In 1911 Eva Grace Ibbett (age 11) lived in Bermondsey with her father Arthur Charles (53, Cooper), mother Laura Lavina (51), and five siblings: Ada Marion (24, Dress Maker), Albert Edward (20, Clerk for Tube Manufacturess), Leonard James (15, Clerk for Chemists), Earnest Lawrence (14, Clerk for Scale Maker), and Stanley George (12).^[3]

Eva joined her older sister Ellen in Canada. They worked together in the General Store in Decker, Manitoba. At the time, Ellen was single and pleased that a gentleman of some means had come into town and she was keen on him. To Ellen's surprise, he off and eloped with her beautiful younger sister, Eva. Although this affected the closeness between the two sisters, we descendants are fascinated by the stories of the lives of both Eva and Ellen.^[4]

Eva Grace Ida Ibbett married Henry Augustus Jewell on 28 Apr 1923 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[5]

Eva and Henry ("Gus") had two daughters.

Eva Grace Jewell passed away on 14 May 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia - she was 43 years old, born 26 Dec 1900 in London, England; she was married; her spouse was Henry H[A] Jewell; her father was Mr Ibbett.^[6] She is buried at Ocean View Burial Park in Vancouver (though the stone mistakenly has her birth year as 1904).^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FC4-8X9 : 1 October 2014), Eva Grace Ibbett, 1900; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. Olave Bermondsey, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9HL-61T : 20 May 2019), Eva G Ibbett in household of Arthur C Ibbett, Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bermondsey subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWP5-9WJ : 8 May 2019), Eva Grace Ibbett in household of Arthur Charles Ibbett, Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ First-hand recount from Celia, Ellen's grand daughter.
5. ↑ Manitoba Vital Statistics Branch, Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php) Marriage search results for Eva Ibbett: Groom's name: JEWELL, Henry Augustus; Bride's name: IBBETT, Eva Grace Ida; Date of marriage: 28 Apr 1923; Place of marriage: Wpg; Registration #: 1923,019032
6. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG7-WYP : 8 November 2017), Eva Grace Jewell, 1944.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227405042/eva-grace-jewell : accessed 02 April 2022), memorial page for Eva Grace Jewell (1904–14 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227405042, citing Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Stoops (contributor 50853111).