Ethel May (Blackeburn) Blakeburn (1890 - 1914)

Born 1890 in Sunderland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 29 May 1914 at about age 24 in Fleuve St-Laurent, Canada

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Biography

Biographie

Ce profil est un passager de l'Empress of Ireland le 29 mai 1914.

scroll down to article by Lisa Terech for info on her:

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This profile is a passenger of the Empress of Ireland on May 29, 1914.

Ethel was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Greenwell. Ethel's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1890 in the Sunderland district.^[2] In the 1891 census Ethel (age 0) was the daughter of James Blakeburn in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.^[3]

In the 1911 census Ethel (age 20), was a housemaid in the home of Herbert James Gilbert in Gateshead, County Durham, England.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/testimonies.html#assafrey .
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 28 May 2023)
   Blakeburn, Ethel May (Mother's maiden name: Greenwell).
   GRO Reference: 1890 Jul-Aug-Sep in Sunderland Volume 10A Page 680.
3. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891"
   citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: WV22-3PZ (accessed 28 May 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Ethel May Blakeburn (0), single daughter, in household of James Blakeburn (28) in Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland registration district in Durham, England. Born in County Durham, England.
4. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: XWCV-Y22 (accessed 28 May 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Ethel May Blakeburn (20), single servant, Housemaud Domestic, in household of Herbert James Gilbert (53) in Gateshead registration district in Durham, England. Born in Sunderland, Durham.

• Empress of Ireland 3rd class passengers List, Compiled by Geoffrey E Whitfield and Chris Stringer, http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/visit/floor-plan/liners/empress/

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #223965501 (accessed 28 May 2023)
  Memorial page for Ethel May Blakeburn (1890-29 May 1914); Maintained by Trevor Baxter (contributor 48403329).