Helen was born in 1868 in Scotland.[1]
She was the daughter of Ellen McDonald. In 1880 she was living with her father and siblings in 723 Tenth Ave, New York City.[2] She and Frank Birdsall were married in 1891 in Manhattan, New York.[1] She passed away in 1918.
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Sources
↑ 1.01.1Marriage': "New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937"
Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives; Certificate Number: 14010 Ancestry Record 9105 #343015 (accessed 16 May 2023)
Frank Birdsall marriage to Ella Matheson on 25 Nov 1891 in Manhattan, New York, USA. Marriage Certificate No.: 14010 URL: https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7870881
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 888; Page: 106A; Enumeration District: 447 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #4144732 (accessed 16 May 2023)
Ellen Mathewson (12), single daughter, At school, in household of Daniel Mathewson (35) in New York City, New York, New York, USA. Born in Scotland.
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