Brief Life History of Ellen Louisa
When Ellen Louisa Wardlaw was born on 16 January 1880, in Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada, her father, Peter George Wardlaw, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Parsons, was 28. She married John Albert Devins on 6 June 1906, in Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in York, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 22 February 1975, at the age of 95, and was buried in Nashville Cemetery, Nashville, York, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (12)
- Ella Devins in household of Albert G Devins, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Ella Louise Wardlaw, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Ellen Louisa Wardlow, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (7)
1883 · Mining Boom
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
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
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
Scottish: probably a habitational name from Wardlaw, in Kirkhill, Inverness, which is recorded as Wardelaue in 1202, or perhaps Wardlaw in Ayrs. However, the possibility that the Scottish family is related to the Wardlow family of Wardlow (Derbys) cannot be ruled out. The placenames derive from Old English weard ‘watch’ + hlāw ‘mound, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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