Anne Elizabeth Hallard (1861 - 1925)

Born 1861 in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 22 Sep 1925 at about age 64 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Anne Elizabeth Hallard was born in 1861 at Aston, Warwickshire, the daughter of Jonathan Hallard and Martha Hallard nee Burgess. ^[1]

Anne's first name has been written below as recorded at the time. Variations included Ann and Annie.

In the 1861 census Ann was living with her parents at 15 Garrison Tce, Aston. She was only aged 1 month. ^[2]

In 1871 Annie, aged 10, was living with her mother, then a widow, at the same address. ^[3]

Annie was still living with her mother at this address in 1881. Aged 20, she was working as a raiser at the steel pen works. ^[4]

By 1891 the family [Martha, George, Annie and Ada Hallard and Percy Sanbrook] had moved to 259 Watery Lane, Aston. Aged 30, Annie was still employed as a steel pen maker. ^[5]

By 1901 Annie had moved to live with her sister Thirza Hallard at Llanwarne Stores, Ross, Herefordshire. Aged 38, Annie was employed as an assistant grocer. ^[6]

In 1911 Annie was living with her sister and brother in law Georgina and Henry Sanbrook at Poston Mills, Vowchurch, Herefordshire. Aged 48, she was stated as having private means. ^[7]

Annie Hallard sailed with Henry, Georgina and Frederick Sanbrook aboard the Corsican, leaving Liverpool on 4 April 1913 bound for Canada. She was then described as a domestic aged 42 years [age probably lowered to make her more acceptable for immigration]. ^[8]

Annie E Hallard died on 22 September 1925 and was buried on 25 September 1925 at Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [Section OH Block 0054 Plot 0011]. ^[9]
A photograph of her gravestone can be viewed here - Find A Grave: Memorial #109729515

From the Edmonton Journal dated Thursday 24 September 1925, Pg 12 -
Annie Hallard
The funeral service of Annie Hallard, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 60 years, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Foster and Patterson’s parlors, Rev. Dr. Brown officiating. Interment will take place in the Edmonton Cemetery. Deceased was an assistant housekeeper at the MacDonald hotel, where she had been employed for the past 10 years, and where she was well liked. She leaves to mourn her loss one sister, Mrs. Sanbrook of Bonnie Doon; two nieces, Mrs. E. Sherratt of Mayerthorpe, Alberta, and Mrs. L. Jones of Edmonton, and one nephew, Fred Sanbrook of Bonnie Doon. ^[10]

Of interest -
By the 1850s Birmingham was the centre for steel pen and steel nib manufacture, more than half the steel nib pens manufactured in the world were Birmingham made. Thousands of skilled craftsmen and women were employed in the industry. Many new manufacturing techniques were perfected in Birmingham enabling the city's factories to mass produce their pens cheaply, and efficiently.

Link to a book entitled The Steel Pen Trade - http://www.iampeth.com/books/steel_pen_trade/steel_pen_trade_index.php

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
   GRO Birth Index
   HALLARD, ANNE ELIZABETH Mother's maiden name BURGESS
   GRO Reference: 1861 M Quarter in ASTON Volume 06D Page 233
2. ↑ 1861 census RG9/2174 124 Pg 13 & 14
3. ↑ 1871 census RG10/3141 77 Pg 5
4. ↑ 1881 census RG11/3022 88 Pg 33
5. ↑ 1891 census RG12/2413 6 Pg 6
6. ↑ 1901 census RG13/2476 69 Pg 5
7. ↑ 1911 census RG14PN15722 RD337 SD5 ED6 SN15B
8. ↑ Find My Past - Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
9. ↑ http://coewebapps.edmonton.ca/cemeteries/default.aspx
10. ↑ Newspaper can be viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/