Elizabeth Jane (Donally) Ennis (1875 - 1939)

Born 19 Apr 1875 in Bardsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Robert James Ennis — married 23 May 1906 in Monck Twp., Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Died 2 Apr 1939 at age 63 in Port Carling, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Biography

Eliza was the daughter of John Donally and Hannah Mawhinney.^[1]

The family was found in the 1881 Canada Census in Muskoka, Ontario.^[2] The household was enumerated as follows:

• John Donelly M 28 (1853) Ontario Married Farmee Irish Ch of Eng.
• Hannah Donelly F 26 Newfoundland
• Fanny Donelly F 7 Ontario
• Elizabeth Donelly F 6 Ontario
• William J. Donelly M 4 Ontario
• Ida May Donelly F 11/12 Ontario

The family was found in the 1901 Canada Census in Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario.^[3]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Hannah Donally F 56 ( 1845) (Imm 1864) Newfoundland Widowed Irish Can. Ch of Eng
• Ida W Donally Daughter F 21 Ontario
• Elizabeth Donally Daughter F 25 Ontario
• William Jno Donally Son M 24 Ontario
• James Donally Son M 17 Ontario

She married at age 31 to Robert James Ennis, son of Robert Ennis and Elizabeth Shouldice on 23 May 1906 in Muskoka District, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

The family was found in the 1911 Canada Census in Muskoka, Ontario.^[5]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Robert Ennis Head, Male 47 (Jun 1864) Ontario Married Methodist
• Elizabeth Ennis Wife Female 36 (Apr 1875) Ontario Married Methodist

Her husband Robert Ennis passed away in 1922 (FaG 175719094)

Elizabeth Donally Ennis passed away on 02 Apr 1939 and was interred in the Port Carling Cemetery, Port Carling, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLL-XD6 : 2 March 2021), Elizabeth Jane Donally, 19 Apr 1875; citing Birth, Monck, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,047.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXB-5Q2 : Tue Oct 03 15:26:59 UTC 2023), Entry for John Donelly and Hannah Donelly, 1881.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGZ-52Q : Fri Oct 06 00:18:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Hannah Donally and Elizabeth Donally, 1901.
4. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZ7-X38 : Thu Oct 19 18:05:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Ennis and Robert Ennis, 23 May 1906.
5. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBD-MXDB : 16 March 2018), Elizabeth Ennis in entry for Robert Ennis, 1911; citing Census, Muskoka Sub-Districts 1-25, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,510.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175719094/elizabeth-ennis: accessed 07 November 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Donally Ennis (19 Apr 1875–2 Apr 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175719094, citing Port Carling Cemetery, Port Carling, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Mike Crosby (contributor 47634387).