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Ada Georgiana (Jefferson) Hamber (1849 - 1917)

Ada Georgiana Hamber formerly Jefferson
Born in Westoe, South Shields, Durham, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] in Canadamap
Died at about age 68 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadamap
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Biography

Ada Georgiana Jefferson was born in 1849 in Westoe, South Shields, Durham, she was the daughter of William Jefferson and Georgiana Dawson [1]

1851 census: Westoe Village, South Shields, Durham

  • William Jefferson Head Married Male 27 1824 Druggist South Shields, Durham, England
  • Georgianna Jefferson Wife Married Female 22 1829 Druggist Wife North Shields, Northumberland, England
  • Ada Jefferson Daughter - Female 2 1849 Druggist Dau Westoe, Durham, England [2]

1861 census: Cock Row, Hedworth Monkton And Jarrow, Durham, England

  • William Jefferson Head M 38 South Shields, Durham, soda manufacturer
  • Elizabeth J Jefferson Wife F 35 British Subject
  • Ada G Jefferson Daughter F 11 Westoe, Durham
  • Catherine A Jefferson Daughter F 10 Westoe, Durham
  • Balleny W R Jefferson Son M 8 Jarrow, Durham
  • Georgina A Jefferson Daughter F 6 Westoe, Durham
  • Francis Jefferson Brother M 40 Westoe, Durham
  • Florence E Swain Niece F 3 Waltham Abbey, Essex
  • Ann Gillies Servant F 22 Scotland [3]

1871 census: Newcastle On Tyne, St Andrew, Northumberland

  • William Jefferson Head M 47 South Shields, Durham chemical manufacturer
  • E C J Jefferson Wife F 44 Barbados
  • A G Jefferson Daughter F 21 Westoe, Durham
  • B W B Jefferson Son M 18 Jarrow On Tyne, Durham
  • G Jefferson Daughter F 16 Jarrow On Tyne, Durham
  • F Jefferson Brother M 49 South Shields, Durham
  • J Richardson Servant F 19 Newcastle Upon Tyne [4]

Ada emigrated to Canada sometime before 1881, where she met and married Frederick Edmund (Eric) Marsh Hamber.

An entry for a Miss Jefferson appears in the passenger list for the ship Peruvian, which arrived in Quebec on 22 May 1878, which may relate to Ada. [5]

1881 census: St Andrews, Lisgar, Manitoba

  • Eric Hamber 28, born England, schoolmaster
  • Ada Hamber 28, born England
  • Eric Hamber 1
  • Cathleene Hamber 5/12
  • Harry Jefferson 21, farmer
  • Thos Forsyth 23 [6]

1901 census: Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Fredk E. M Hamber 47, born England, Professor of Mathematics, emigrated 1876
  • Ada G Hamber 47, born England, emigrated 1878
  • Eric W Hamber 21, Bank clerk
  • Kathleen Hamber 19
  • Harold B Hamber 17
  • Hereward C. Hamber 14
  • Elizth Kunselmann 15 [7]

Ada died on 5 January 1917, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was 64 years old, and was buried in St John's Cathedral Anglican Cemetery [8]. A photo of her headstone can be found here [9]

Sources

  1. (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q2 1849 South Shields vol 24 page 289
  2. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) 1851 census HO107 Piece number 2399 Folio 274 Page 26
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7XJ-FNH : 6 April 2016), William Jefferson, Hedworth Monkton And Jarrow, Durham, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  4. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V511-LKH : 24 July 2015), A G Jefferson in entry for William Jefferson, 1871.
  5. (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
  6. 1881 census of Canada (https://www.ancestry.co.uk)
  7. 1901 census of Canada (https://www.ancestry.co.uk)
  8. (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) Manitoba, Death Index, 1881-1943 and Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index
  9. http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/675093




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