Elizabeth Ann Lake1

#16942, (1857 - 1918)
Extended Family
ChartsWilliam Oliver (born c1817) & Mary Burnett - descendants
Elizabeth Ann Lake Oliver
1857 - 1918
photo taken in Brantford, Ontario

Children of Elizabeth Ann Lake and John Oliver

Life Events

BirthElizabeth Ann Lake was born on 31 Oct 1857 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon.
Details from the certificate: Elizabeth Ann, father Thomas Lake, agricultural labourer, mother Mary Lake formerly Spencer. Registered by the mother, who signed with an X, on 25th November.2 
MarriageShe married John Oliver on 8 Nov 1881 in Cheriton Fitzpaine.
Details from the register: John Oliver, full age, bachelor, Able Seaman, residence St Edmonds Exeter, father William Oliver, carpenter;
Elizabeth Ann Lake, full age, spinster, father Thomas Lake, Labourer;
They were married in the parish church after banns and the witnesses were Lucy Tramklin and Edward Oliver.1,3 
1891 CensusJohn and Elizabeth A Oliver appeared on the 1891 Census of St Thomas Exeter, Devon, at 84 Regent Street. John was 35, employed as a carpenter. Elizabeth was 33 and they were both born in Cheriton Fitzpaine. Their children were John H (8), Ernest B (4), William A (2), and Edward P (1). Also there were cousin Amelia Mildon (40, single), niece Alice C West (16) and nephew Fred West (15). [Amelia was related to John's mother Mary Burnett and the Wests were related to Elizabeth Ann Lake]4 
1901 CensusJohn and Elizabeth A Oliver appeared on the 1901 Census of St Thomas Exeter, Devon, at 69 Regent Street. John was 45, a carpenter & joiner, worker, born in Cheriton Fitzpaine. Elizabeth was 43, born Cheriton Fitzpaine. Their children were John H (18, florist & market gardener), Ernest B (14), William A (12), Edward P (11), Rose M (9), Alice M (7), and Leonard T (6). Also there were cousin Amelia Mildon (51, crippled from childhood) and nephew Fred West (24.)5 
1911 CensusJohn and Elizabeth Ann appeared on the 1911 Census of Exeter, Devon, at 69 Regent Street. Their dwelling had 4 rooms. John was 55, a Carpenter & Joiner, and born in Cheriton Fitzpaine Devon. Elizabeth Ann was 53, born in Cheriton Fitzpaine, and was the mother of 9 children, 7 of whom were still living. They had been married 29 years. Their children at home were Edward Percival (21, plumber), Alice Mabel (17), Leonard Thomas (16, porter). Also there were their daughter-in-law Ada Ethel Elizabeth and her son John Walter Thomas (1.)6 
Passenger List The Oliver family came to Canada on 6 separate ships! The earliest and latest ones are into Halifax because the St Lawrence into Quebec would have been frozen.


Name / arrival date / ship name / port of departure / port of arrival

John H / 14 March 1911 / Royal Edward / Avonmouth / Halifax

Ada & John / 22 May 1911 / Lake Manitoba / Liverpool / Quebec

Edward & Leonard / 6 June 1911 / Lake Champlain / liverpool / Quebec

John & Annie & Alice & Rose / 19 July 1911 / Royal George / Avonmouth / Quebec

Ernest / 27 Sep 1911 / Royal Edward / Bristol / Quebec

William A / 20 Dec 1911 / Royal Edward / Bristol / Halifax


John and Annie, along with their daughters Alice and Rose, sailed from Avonmouth on the Royal George, arriving in Quebec on the 19th of July. They carried $35 cash and were going to join their son, a gardener, in Brantford. Rose, 19, was a cook and Church of England. Alice, 18, was a nurse, and Wesleyan. John was a farmer and he and Annie were Church of England. They traveled by Canadian Northern Railway.7 
Photograph

John & Elizabeth Oliver
Brantford, Ontario c1916
DeathElizabeth died on 1 Nov 1918 in 49 Mount Pleasant Street, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario.
Details from the certificate: Elizabeth Ann Oliver, age 61, born in England, married, father Thomas Lake, cause of death influenza. Buried in Farringdon Cemetery.9 
Last Edited5 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. FreeBMD. John Oliver & Elizabeth Ann Lake, Dec Q 1881, Crediton RD.
  2. Copy birth certificate of Elizabeth Ann Lake, born 31 October 1857, registered 25 November 1857 in the Registration District of Crediton , certificate provided by James Barton.
  3. Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, Marriage Register, Image viewed at FindMyPast. John Oliver & Elizabeth Ann Lake, 1881, #204.
  4. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/1683 folio 20.
  5. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/2038 folio 13.
  6. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 270 SD 5 ED 17 Schedule 84.
  7. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry.
  8. E-mails from Jamie Oliver Barton, British Columbia, Canada, to J Kolthammer.
  9. Ontario Death Registration. Elizabeth Ann Oliver, #010310-18.