Siblings
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| Back row: Sydney Jr., May. Sitting: Ruby, Ethel (?), Sydney |
Her older sister May Violet Wade (1903–1980) was born on August 22, 1903 in Middlesex, London, England.
Her brother Sydney Thomas (1906–1983) was born on July 5, 1906, in London, London, England, when Ruby Elizabeth Rosina was 1 year old.
She may have had a sister named Ethel but no other details are known about Ethel, other than she may be in this photo.
Her sister Winnifred Gladys (1910–1972) was born on October 9, 1910, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, when Ruby Elizabeth Rosina was 5 years old.
Her brother William (1912-?) was born on December 10, 1912, in England when Ruby Elizabeth Rosina was 7 years old.
Ruby's mother Elizabeth (1885–1918) passed away on November 8, 1918, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, when she was only 32. She reportedly died of the flu and it could well have been the ‘Spanish Flu.’ This global pandemic in 1918 was one of the greatest medical disasters of the 20th century.
More people died of influenza in that single year than in the four years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. By the end of pandemic, only one region in the entire world had not reported an outbreak: an isolated island called Marajo, located in Brazil’s Amazon River Delta.[1]
Ruby's father Sidney remarried between 1921, when he was listed as a widower on the Census, and 1923. His wife Mary Ann Burr was known as Polly.
Her half-brother George Stanley (1924–1989) was born on October 31, 1924, in Montreal, Quebec, when Ruby was 19 years old.
England Heatwave 1911
Ruby and her family no doubt suffered along with other residents of Hillingdon, Middlesex when an oppressive heatwave ravaged all of England from July through September 1911.
Immigration
Ruby's father Sydney arrived in Canada in 1913 [2]. He and Elizabeth came to Canada and sent for the children to come.
Ruby (age 13), Sydney (age 11), and Winnifred (age 8) came with 14 year old May (who was counted among the adults for travel purposes) from Liverpool, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the ship "Aquitania." Apparently William (age 6 at the time) didn't come to Canada and instead stayed with someone in Britain. I wonder what happened to Ethel?
The RMS Aquitania was a British ocean liner of Cunard Line in service from 1914 to 1950. In the wake of the Titanic sinking, Aquitania was one of the first ships to carry enough lifeboats for all passengers and crew.
In 1918, the ship was in troopship service, conveying North American troops to Britain. Many of these departures were from the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia where the ship's spectacular dazzle paint scheme was captured by artists and photographers. On one occasion Aquitania transported over 8,000 men. During her nine voyages, she transported approximately a total of 60,000 men.[3]
On their trip, the Aquitania was destined for New York and was going via Halifax. It departed Liverpool on May 24, 1918 and arrived on May 29, 1918 at 7:00 a.m.
They travelled in Steerage with 468 other people and their third-class cabins would have had only a small number of bunk beds.
Thankfully the ship was given a clean bill of health and no one was held at quarantine.[4]
The children are considered part of the "third wave" of immigration to Canada (1890–1920) and as immigrants from Britain would have been given highest priority.[5]
Marriage
Somehow Ruby met Marlen, born in Schenectady, New York. It seems his family moved to Canada the year after he was born and he had been in Montreal, Quebec from 1908 to 1925.[6] The marriage license was issued in Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.A.
Ruby Elizabeth Rosina Wade married Marlen Elzear M. in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A, on a cold Friday February 5, 1926. He was born in 1907 [7] which would have made him almost 19 but he put down 22 on the marriage license. She was 21.
Family
Ruby and Marlen had two children during their marriage.
Their daughter May Gloria Jennie (1926–1977) was born on December 7, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Their son Marlen Sidney (1928–2017), my paternal grandfather, was born on August 13, 1928, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Her grandchildren called her Nan. Ruby taught her granddaughter Sandra M. to knit and crochet and eventually gave Sandra all her knitting needles and crochet hooks.
Death of Husband
Her husband Marlen Elzear passed away tragically in a motorcycle accident on March 29, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 22. The Coroner's Jury determined the cause of death to have been: "Crushing of the thorax - motorcycle accident." Marlen and Ruby had only been married 4 years.
Ruby outlived not only her father (Sidney Thomas passed away in 1961), but also two of her sisters (Winnifred Gladys died in July 1972 and May Violet died on October 13, 1980), and her daughter (May Gloria Jennie passed away in July 1977)
Ruby Elizabeth Rosina Wade died on May 26, 1983, in Montreal, Quebec, when she was 78 years old. Her son Marlen and her grandchildren Sandra and John were in the hospital room with her she took her last breath.
She was buried at Mount Royal Cemetery in the Mount Murray section; lot 238.
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Sources:
1. The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, accessed March 3, 2019
2. 1921 Census of Canada
3. Wikipedia: RMS Aquitania, accessed March 3, 2019
4. "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. Wikipedia: History of immigration to Canada, accessed March 3, 2019
6. Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935
7. 1911 Census of Canada and Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad
Her brother Sydney Thomas (1906–1983) was born on July 5, 1906, in London, London, England, when Ruby Elizabeth Rosina was 1 year old.
She may have had a sister named Ethel but no other details are known about Ethel, other than she may be in this photo.
Her sister Winnifred Gladys (1910–1972) was born on October 9, 1910, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, when Ruby Elizabeth Rosina was 5 years old.
Her brother William (1912-?) was born on December 10, 1912, in England when Ruby Elizabeth Rosina was 7 years old.
Ruby's mother Elizabeth (1885–1918) passed away on November 8, 1918, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, when she was only 32. She reportedly died of the flu and it could well have been the ‘Spanish Flu.’ This global pandemic in 1918 was one of the greatest medical disasters of the 20th century.
More people died of influenza in that single year than in the four years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. By the end of pandemic, only one region in the entire world had not reported an outbreak: an isolated island called Marajo, located in Brazil’s Amazon River Delta.[1]
Ruby's father Sidney remarried between 1921, when he was listed as a widower on the Census, and 1923. His wife Mary Ann Burr was known as Polly.
Her half-brother George Stanley (1924–1989) was born on October 31, 1924, in Montreal, Quebec, when Ruby was 19 years old.
Early Years
When the 1911 Census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday, April 2nd, 1911 Ruby lived in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England. Her father listed her as Ruby Rosena Wade.England Heatwave 1911
Ruby and her family no doubt suffered along with other residents of Hillingdon, Middlesex when an oppressive heatwave ravaged all of England from July through September 1911.
Immigration
Ruby's father Sydney arrived in Canada in 1913 [2]. He and Elizabeth came to Canada and sent for the children to come.
Ruby (age 13), Sydney (age 11), and Winnifred (age 8) came with 14 year old May (who was counted among the adults for travel purposes) from Liverpool, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the ship "Aquitania." Apparently William (age 6 at the time) didn't come to Canada and instead stayed with someone in Britain. I wonder what happened to Ethel?
The RMS Aquitania was a British ocean liner of Cunard Line in service from 1914 to 1950. In the wake of the Titanic sinking, Aquitania was one of the first ships to carry enough lifeboats for all passengers and crew.
In 1918, the ship was in troopship service, conveying North American troops to Britain. Many of these departures were from the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia where the ship's spectacular dazzle paint scheme was captured by artists and photographers. On one occasion Aquitania transported over 8,000 men. During her nine voyages, she transported approximately a total of 60,000 men.[3]
Thankfully the ship was given a clean bill of health and no one was held at quarantine.[4]
The children are considered part of the "third wave" of immigration to Canada (1890–1920) and as immigrants from Britain would have been given highest priority.[5]
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Marriage
Somehow Ruby met Marlen, born in Schenectady, New York. It seems his family moved to Canada the year after he was born and he had been in Montreal, Quebec from 1908 to 1925.[6] The marriage license was issued in Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.A.
Ruby Elizabeth Rosina Wade married Marlen Elzear M. in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A, on a cold Friday February 5, 1926. He was born in 1907 [7] which would have made him almost 19 but he put down 22 on the marriage license. She was 21.
Ruby and Marlen had two children during their marriage.
Their daughter May Gloria Jennie (1926–1977) was born on December 7, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.Their son Marlen Sidney (1928–2017), my paternal grandfather, was born on August 13, 1928, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Death of Husband
Her husband Marlen Elzear passed away tragically in a motorcycle accident on March 29, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 22. The Coroner's Jury determined the cause of death to have been: "Crushing of the thorax - motorcycle accident." Marlen and Ruby had only been married 4 years.
Ruby outlived not only her father (Sidney Thomas passed away in 1961), but also two of her sisters (Winnifred Gladys died in July 1972 and May Violet died on October 13, 1980), and her daughter (May Gloria Jennie passed away in July 1977)
Ruby Elizabeth Rosina Wade died on May 26, 1983, in Montreal, Quebec, when she was 78 years old. Her son Marlen and her grandchildren Sandra and John were in the hospital room with her she took her last breath.
She was buried at Mount Royal Cemetery in the Mount Murray section; lot 238.
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Sources:
1. The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, accessed March 3, 2019
2. 1921 Census of Canada
3. Wikipedia: RMS Aquitania, accessed March 3, 2019
4. "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. Wikipedia: History of immigration to Canada, accessed March 3, 2019
6. Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935
7. 1911 Census of Canada and Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad
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