Effie May Andrews

1871–1951 (Age 79)
Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada

The Life of Effie May

When Effie May Andrews was born on 3 July 1871, in Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada, her father, Edward Andrews, was 45 and her mother, Mary Garton, was 42. She married James Elliott on 29 December 1904, in Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 14 March 1951, in Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Effie May Andrews
1871–1951
James Elliott
1866–1923
Marriage: 29 December 1904
George Garton Elliott
1907–1980
Mary Jessie Elliott
1910–1966

Spouse & Children

  • Effie May Andrews

    Female1871–1951Female

  • James Elliott

    Male1866–1923Male

MARRIAGE
29 December 1904
Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada
children

(2)

Parents & Siblings

  • Edward Andrews

    Male1825–1890Male

  • Mary Garton

    Female1829–1905Female

siblings

(11)

  • William John Andrews

    Male1849–1933Male

  • Louisa Wilhelmenie Andrews

    Female1850–1921Female

  • Charles Caswell Andrews

    Male1852–1908Male

  • David Eugene Andrews

    Male1855–1913Male

  • Edward Garton Andrews

    Male1856–1922Male

+6 More Children

World Events (5)

1883 · Mining Boom

Age 12

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

Age 15

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Age 35

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the personal name Andrew . This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America this name has absorbed numerous cases of the various European cognates and their derivatives. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Effa Andrews in household of Edward Andrews, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Mrs. Elliott in entry for James Elliott, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
  • Effie Andrews in entry for Mary Jessie Elliott, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"

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