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William Bennett Espin B:17 Feb 1873 Leeds D:before Dec 1923

Re: William Bennett Espin B:17 Feb 1873 Leeds D:before Dec 1923

Posted: 3 Jul 2015 4:32PM GMT
Classification: Query
We do know he is living with his mother and daughter (Granddaughter of his mother) 2 Apr 1911 Census: "
15 George Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Caroline Flarty nee Espin nee Bennet 63 married 8 years 4 children (Widow) Head
William Bennet Espin 37 married 20yrs 6 children 4 alive (Cloth Fettler)
Caroline Espin 20 (Cloth Minder?) Grandaughter
http://goo.gl/Mx9MZx

His wife Ada nee Yardley in 2 Apr 1911 is living at:
18 Ridge Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Ada Espin 38 married 19yrs 6 children 4 alive (Office Cleaning in Insurance offices) Head
John Espin 18 (Mechanic)
Mary Elsie Espin 15 (piece??? Cloth Mill)
Catherine Espin 13
http://goo.gl/KY0Wfp

Ada marries Charles Edward Holderness Jan-Mar 1922 & dies Oct-Dec 1947

Back 10 years 31 Mar 1901 Census they are living at same address:
5 Crown Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
William B Espin 28 (Fettler) married to
Ada Espin 28 with 3 children:
Eliza Espin 6,
Catherine Espin 3,
William Espin 1

William Bennett & Ada Yardley were married 25 Apr 1891 both living at 19 Lisbon Street, Leeds, William occupation: Packer, his mother Caroline Flaherty nee Bennett and brother Charles Espin 1869 – 1930 both Present.
http://goo.gl/nBeOhL

So of the 4 children left alive in 1911, Caroline is living with William B & grandmother while the other 3 are living with Ada

Perhaps there was a divorce, though he is RC. and he remarried as you suggested.

M.

Re: William Bennett Espin B:17 Feb 1873 Leeds D:before Dec 1923

Posted: 5 Jul 2015 10:24AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Jul 2015 10:35AM GMT
The Emma Espin who died in 1926 was buried in the Riverside Cemetary - Thunder Bay, Ontario. There is also a William Espin buried in the same cemetary. According to the listing on the Ontario Genealogy Society - TONI Index both have a tombstone. Try contacting the cemetary for further info on the couple.

Riverside Cemetery & Crematorium
800 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 7A5
Telephone number 807-345-8647

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Try the Ontario Genealogy Society - Northern Ontario.
http://search.211north.ca/record/TBY1000
Primary Contact
Janet Bazdarick, Chair; Email: jbazdarick@tbaytel.net

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http://www.ogs.on.ca/toni.php

The City Of Thunder Bay website has the following listed on their web site. Area code is 807 for the telephone number ..... maybe they have info for the Riverside Cemetary and Crematorium.

How would I find a specific grave site?
The Cemetery office manages the records for all grave sites dating back to 1904 (Mountain View) and 1923 (St. Patrick’s) and is in the process of creating a computerized database. For information, call the Cemetery office at 625-3014.

Riverside Cemetary
Street Address 2: 800 Oliver Road
County/District/Region: Thunder Bay District
Historical Municipality: Port Arthur City
Historical Township: McIntyre

The only e-mail address I can find is this one .....

City of Thunder Bay
Corporate Communications
Address:
City Hall, 2nd floor
500 Donald Street E
P.O. Box 800
Thunder Bay ON P7C 5K4
Tel: (807) 625-2438
Fax: (807) 625-0181
Supervisor: Valerie Marasco
E-mail: vmarasco@thunderbay.ca

Re: William Bennett Espin B:17 Feb 1873 Leeds D:before Dec 1923

Posted: 6 Jul 2015 2:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Oh Blimey!!!

From the research over here this Emma Espin was Emma Fawcett
Birth Jun 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

She was a patient in 1911 Census UK
Residence
1911 2 Apr Age: 30
Southport, Lancashire, England
Emma Fawcett Single (Cook Domestic) 30 Patient

So might be some health history here...
1911 Census: http://goo.gl/ltQRUf
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