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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: Aussie Mike on Tuesday 11 December 12 05:29 GMT (UK)
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Edward George EKINS comes up on LDS site D 17.03.1911 Ottawa, Carleton Ontario aged 65.
Born 29-09-1845 Huntingdonshire
Father Thos EKINS.. Mother WINTERS
This is only a side shoot to my tree ( his brother Samuel Winters EKINS is 2x GT Grandfather to my wife.) but I would love to Know
1. When he arrived in Canada?
2. Did he marry or have any family?
3. What was his occupation?
4. Are their any relatives looking into this Family Tree?
Hope some kind person can point me in the right direction. Regards Mike.
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There is an Edward George Ekins on this website:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0sbl/
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
Someone with the same reference number as Mr. Ekins is Annie Maria Ekins.
Perhaps this is your fellow?
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On the 1881 Canterbury, Kent Co, England census:
Annie Maria Ekins, born 1850, Canterbury
Edward Geo. Ekins, born 1846, Somersham, Hampshire, England
So, perhaps this isn't your couple (mentioned in the above cemetery)?
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I cannot view further details, but on the Canadian passenger list is
Mrs. A. M. Ekins, born c1852, arrived 1900, sailed from Liverpool and arrived Montreal, Canada.
E. Z. :-\ Ekins, born c1846, arrived 1900, sailed from Liverpool and arrived Montreal, Canada.
Hopefully, someone else will be able to view the full details. I cannot tell if they sailed on the same ship.
Annie possibly passed away in 1910, Carleton, Ontario.
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I see there was a Samuel Winters Ekins (born c1844) living in Somersham in 1881, so perhaps the above couple is the correct couple???
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Looking at the LDS site,
Annie Maria Ekins, died 27 Nov 1910, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, age 59
Born 11 March 1851, Canterbury, England
Father Wm. Jones
Mother Mary Lucy Bateman
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Hi Aussie Mike
It would appear that Edward George Ekins married Annie Maria Jones in Canterbury, Kent in the June quarter of 1879.
Children:
Nigel Douglas Ekins, Dec 1881, Canterbury
Ralph Winters Ekins, Dec 1882, Canterbury
Dorothy Madeline Ekins, June 1887, Thanet
www.freebmd.org.uk
Susan
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Nigel Douglas Ekins died in Victoria, British Columbia in April 1902.
You can see the image of the death registration at the following site:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0sil/
Ralph Winters Ekins died in Victoria, BC in June 1903. Unfortunately the image of his death registration is not available on the above site.
Susan
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Dorothy Madeline Ekins, spinster, age 23, married Eldred Richard Forrest, bachelor, age 25, in Ottawa, Ontario on March 23, 1911.
If you have access to Ancestry, you can view the images of the Registrations.
Susan
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E.Z. Ekins (referred to in Reply #3) sailed to Quebec aboard the Vancouver arriving April 1900.
He was age 54, occupation Farmer and destined for Winnipeg.
Mrs. A.M. Ekins, age 48, along with Mr. N.D. Ekins (age 19 Clerk), Mr. R.W. Ekins (age 18 Clerk), and Miss D.M.Ekins (age 13) sailed to Quebec aboard the Dominion arriving May 1900.
In the 1901 Canada Census, the family is in Calgary, Alberta where Edward George is a Clerk.
Susan
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Lisa in California, and Susano
I cannot thank you enough for the response"s to my post. You have expanded my family history with a wife and three children, a journey to a new country, burial information along with dates and places I would have taken years to find. May I give you both a big hug.
Both of you targeted the correct family, as "Winters" is the maiden name of Edward, Samuel and Charles, mother Martha Ekins nee Winters 1822-1859
Hope you both have a happy holiday season Regards Mike
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Happy holidays to you too, Mike. I'm happy that the information I found is useful to you.
Continued good luck with your family history search.
Susan
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Edward and Annie are buried in Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.
Dorothy and Eldred had a daughter Helen Edith b. 19 Jun 1913 in Ottawa.
They also had a daughter Irene Dorothy Marie who died 19 Feb 1913 at the age of 1 year and 24 days. She was b. in Montreal. She was also buried in Beechwood Cemetery. This info is from that record.
Images of the birth record and cemetery entries are available through Ancestry. The cemetery images are on 2 pages.
The 1921 Canada census is due to be released in 2013 and this may be of further help to you.
If you do not have an Ancestry sub your local public library may have a sub to Ancestry Library Edition. This would give you access to the images of these records.
Here is the original 1901 census record for the family from the automatedgenealogy.com website (free to view). The family is indexed as 'Ekuis?' here although correctly indexed as Ekins on Anccestry.
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=67529&desc=1901+Census+of+Canada+Calgary+%28North%2FNord%29+ALBERTA+THE+TERRITORIES
Click on split screen at the top to see the original census image which gives more info than the transcript.
PB
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Are you following the Samuel Winters Ekins to George Winters Ekins (son of Samuel) line?
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I am looking into this family line also.