1894 Birth ~ Eileen Mary Fitz-Simon

[enzfan]

Hi

A long shot!!!

I am trying to find a birth for an Eileen Mary Fitz Simon (Fitz-Simon, Fitzsimon etc) born on the 4th November 1894 or thereabouts. Her father is Herbert Barry Fitz Simon - mother unknown

Many thanks

[LindaGW]

Someone posted a question and some information about this family on another board. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAN-SASKATCHEWAN/2000-03/0953222051
Unfortunately this was quite some time ago but if you can still contact this person, she may be able to help you.

Linda

[polarbear]

Hi there.

If you put just Fitzsimon into the search engine at this link and click on 'contains' to the right, you should get the birth info for both Arthur and Eileen. Some of the spelling appears to be rather creative but the father is clearly Herbert Barry.

http://www.isc.ca/VitalStatistics/Genealogy/vsgs_srch.aspx

PB

[lilybell]

Polarbear is correct when she indicates creative spelling. Eileen listed as Eliies.

I took a look  at the Rootsweb site indicated by Linda  and this looks like a good place to start.

I checked 1901,1906 and 1911 Canadian census but did not find the family unless again someone got creative with the spelling.

There is a history book for Wapella called Mingling Memories: A History of Wapella And District.
I have a contact in Saskatchewan will give her a try and see if the family is mentioned.This from info mentioned in the Rootsweb site posted by Linda.

Lilybell

[LindaGW]

There is an Annie Fitzsimon buried in the Wapella cemetery.  This would appear to fit with the information in the above link (Annie being Eileen's mother, who died about the time of the birth of one of her children) except that her year of birth is given as "infant" and her year of death is "unknown." 
http://www.townofwapella.com/cemetary.htm#F

Linda

[enzfan]

You awesome, awesome people. 

Thank you so much for all of this wonderful information. You have helped break down a brick wall that has been in existence forever!

Very kind regards
Robyn

[enzfan]

Hi

Is there any way of finding the marriage between Anna and Herbert?

[lilybell]

Did  Herbert marry in Saskatchewan? Marriages have not been done yet on the Saskatchewan Vital
Statistic Index. If you knew the exact date you could send for the marriage record.  Just a note  the cost for the genealogical copy is $50.00 Canadian.

I am working on some more info that I found for you just waiting for my contacts to get back to me. Soon as I hear will contact you.

Lilybell

[enzfan]

Hi

I'm working on the theory that they may have married in Alberta.

The Frewing family were living in the Territories, Alberta by the 1891 census and Herbert was also lodging in the same province and district. It has been suggested that he may have lived with the family at some time. I can't see the actual household census records unfortunately. But my guess is that they married between 1891 and 1894 in either Alberta or Saskatchewan

Gosh! $50-00 is an extraordinary amount to expect for a record!! That's just over $60.00 NZ

I look forward to seeing what else you may have

Robyn