My ancestor's nephew James Greaves, Jr., of Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, had 9 children. His wife died when the youngest was a little over a year old and the oldest 18 years. James was an invalid from the affects of war, and became a patient in the workhouse infirmary.
The 3 oldest sons: Percy James, Cecil George, & Joseph Clarence were able to take care of themselves. The next 5: Violet Alicia Agnes, Daisy Louisa Jane, Charles Arthur Edward, Nellie Elizabeth Rose, & Lily Ethel were sent to Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1901. The youngest Elizabeth May was adopted by a family in England.
I am having a hard time tracing Nellie Elizabeth Rose Greaves, born 26 Nov 1894, in Aston or Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. She married David James Cota, 29 Oct 1918, in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. When David James Cota died 14 Aug 1935, in Hastings, Ontario, Canada, his wife was listed as Ethel Cota. So what happened to Nellie? One tree says Nellie married an "unknown Spicer."
The 1949 Canada, Voters List for Hastings South, Ontario, #345 & #346 are: William Spicer, guard, 9 Dundas St. W. & Mrs. Nellie Spicer, 9 Dundas St. W. Another family tree has a William Francis Spicer (1882-1921) who also lived in Trenton, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, married after the 1921 census to a "Cote."
I correspond with a grandniece of the 5 children who went to Canada. She just learned about them being sent to Canada and would like to know what happened to them.
The youngest Elizabeth May married Robert Astle in Birmingham, England. After Robert died in 1952, she went to Canada, where it is believed she remained. She sailed from Liverpool, England, 25 Nov 1952, to Halifax, Canada, on the ship Ascania. I would love to find her also. She was born 17 October 1899, in Aston or Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
