Nellie Perdue (1891)

Born 7 Mar 1891 in Somerville, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada

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Nellie Perdue, 1891-

1901 Census, Somerville, Victoria (North), Ontario: Henry Francis Perdue (58), Irish origin, born 10 May 1842 in Ontario, Church of England, reads & writes. Martha Jane Perdue (56) wife, English origin, born 24 Jan 1845 in Ontario, Church of England, Farmer, can read & write. Henry Gray Perdue (18), son, Irish origin, born 29 Jan 1873 in Ontario, CofE, Farmer, can read & write. William Samuel Perdue (25), son, Irish origin, born 29 Mar 1876 in Ont., CofE, farmer, r&w. Mary Ann Perdue (20), daughter, Irish, born 5 May 1880 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w. George Joseph Perdue (18), son, Irish, born 2 Mar 1883 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w. Martha Elizabeth Perdue (16), daughter, Irish, 28 Jan 1885 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w. Nellie Perdue (11), daughter, Irish, born 7 Mar 1891 Ontario, CofE, Farmer, r&w, 8 months at school, r&w. Plus his widowed daughter, Maggie Ada Watson (29), Irish, widowed, born 14 Sept 1871 Ontario, CofE, and her two children: Frances Lillian Watson (5), granddaughter to Head, English origin, born 12 Dec 1895, born USA, immigrated 1898. Estella Elizabeth Watson (3), granddaughter to Head, English, born 21 Sept 1897, USA, immigrated 1898, CofE.

1911 Census, Victoria, District 1-71: Henry F Perdue (69), Farmer, Head, Canadian origin, born May 1842 Ontario, Anglican, Farmer, employer, can read & write. Martha Jane Perdue (66), wife, Canadian origin, born Jan 1845 Ontario, Anglican, can read & write. Nellie Perdue (21), daughter, Canadian origin, born Mar 1890 Ontario, Anglican, can read & write. Stella E Perdue (13), daughter, Canadian origin, born Sep 1898 Ontario, Anglican, 10 months at school, can read & write. [Stella were the daughter of Martha, but step-daughter to Henry; born as Watson. Her sister Francis was with her mother Ada, who had remarried to Christopher Burtchaell.]

Her mother, Martha, died in 1919.

1921 Census, Somerville Twp/Coboconk, Victoria County, Ontario: Henry Perdue (79), Widowed, Head, Irish origin, widowed, born Ontario, both parents born Ireland, Church of England, cannot read or write, occ Farmer R. Henry Perdue (48), brother, Irish, born Ontario, both parents born Ontario, Church of England, can read & write, Farmer, wage earner, $1000, no unemployment. Nellie Perdue (30), sister, Irish origin, single, born 1891 Ontario, both parents born Ontario, CofE, can read & write.

Her father died 13 Sept 1929, Victoria Count, Ontario.

She was still living in 1940 at Coboconk, Victoria County.

Sources

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