Brief Life History of Mary Helena
When Mary Helena Scholes was born on 21 February 1887, in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Harry Scholes, was 28 and her mother, Emma Wilkinson, was 25. She married William James McIlwain on 19 June 1917, in Christ Church, Southport, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Bradwall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 14 October 1957, in Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 70, and was buried in Penticton 1, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Mary H Scholes in household of Harry Scholes, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Scholes in entry for William H Mcilwain, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Mary H Scholes, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
Spouse and Children
1891–1974 Male
1887–1957 Female
Children (1)
1918–2000 Male
Parents and Siblings
1858– Male
1861– Female
Siblings (6)
1885– Male
1886– Male
1887–1957 Female
1890– Male
1893– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (7)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 17
1908
Age 21
1914 · Britain Enters the Great War
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or other of the places called Scholes in Lancashire and Yorkshire, or from Scole in Norfolk, all named with Middle English scole or scoles ‘herdsman's hut(s)’ (Old Norse skáli). In northern England the name was sometimes interchangeable with Scales , a dialect variant of the same word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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