George Lilley/Lillie Wells & Caroline Coppins

[oldwhitefrog]

Hi,

I'm looking for more information on this family, particularly a death record for George.  George was born in Northamptonshire in 1864 and left for Canada in 1890  Caroline was from Kent.  Caroline died in Woodstock, Ontario in 1922, but I can't find anything for George.

I'd be really pleased to receive any information.
Thanks,
Debbie

[RunKitty]

Hi,

Here is a photo of Caroline's gravestone.  Husband George isn't with her.

http://www.geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/1178439?PHPSESSID=7e5fc8cd2cd8b7d690776c6a287b58da

1921 census George and Caroline are together in Woodstock... with son George. 

RK

[dbree]

Hi,

From the Ontario Genealogical Society Oxford Branch in the list of Wills & Estate Files Oxford
County 1931 - 1949

Wells, George Lilley, document #11197, year 1941, probate of Will, no. of pages 4.
http://oxford.ogs.on.ca/Will%20and%20Estate%20Files%201931%20-%201949.pdf

Cheers,
DB

Added: Ontario Genealogical Society Oxford Branch do look-ups for a fee
http://oxford.ogs.on.ca/agh1.html
Click on research

[dbree]

Hi,

From rootsweb completed cemeteries list:

City of Woodstock, Woodstock Anglican cemetery, Section B.

George L. Wells 1862 - 1940
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dcoop/wdskanglican/wdangb458.htm

Cheers,
DB

[*Sandra*]

Well done DB.

Not sure if the poster requires info on the children - the 1901 Census Woodstock Ontario

George L Wells  39 Caraline Wells  50
Rosa M C Wells  10 Edith E Wells  6
Herbert W Wells  4 Ernest G Wells  2
Percy R C Wells  1

Sandra
 

[*Sandra*]

Percy (& second wife Margaret) are also buried  St Thomas Cemetery (Section A), Elgin County, Ontario

Percy 1899 - 1975 and Margaret 1913 - 1992

http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/1178872

First wife was Florence Mae (nee Luscombe) Wells - 1900 - 1944

Burial :- Elmdale Memorial Park Cemetery. St Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario.

http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/1173221

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Rose Wells - -   Mrs Rose Maud Fordham, nee Wells, 63rd year, 3 rd January -  daughter of George Wells -  wife of William Arthur Fordham. Also listed at St Thomas Cemetery.

http://www.elginogs.ca/Home/ancestor-indexes/newspapers/st-thomas-newspapers/sttj-1954-jan-feb

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Herbert Wells - - Herbert Walter Wells, 52 years, died 12 August -  husband of Mrs Eva Wells, nee Dafoe -  brother of George & Percy Wells and Mrs Rose Fordham.

Listed - Page 6 - 18 th August 1948

http://www.elginogs.ca/Home/ancestor-indexes/newspapers/st-thomas-newspapers/sttj-1948-jul-sept

Was probably divorced by first wife Esther Nunn 8 July 1924 - Filed in Michigan. Couple were married Ingersoll Canada 21 May 1919. (No children to this marriage)
Dated 30 August 1925

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Sidney West Roberts son of Edith Wells and Edward Roberts -
Passed away peacefully, at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, on Sunday, April 11th, 2010, Sidney West Roberts of Tillsonburg, in his 95th year. Born in Woodstock, Ontario on August 25th, 1915, dear son of the late Edward Roberts and the former Edith Wells.

http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=383102

FIND A GRAVE

Burial: Harris Street Cemetery  Ingersoll Oxford County Municipality Ontario, Canada.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93696733&ref=acom

Sandra


Added Found an old message board post which suggests Edith may have left the family - going to the USA about 1920.

http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=5880&p=localities.northam.canada.ontario.general

Birth date was 16 March 1895 - looking at USA SSDI - 3 possible Ediths with that birth date which could be worth checking.

Edith Gillson 16 Mar 1895 Apr 1986  - 80631 Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA   

Edith Mungerson 16 Mar 1895 Oct 1986 - 13309 Boonville, Oneida, New York, USA   

Edith Schutte 16 Mar 1895 Sep 1986  - 15206 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA