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The Death Cert for Elizabeth Evans 19 Jul 1962 gives her date of birth as 9 Jan 1885, Yorkshire England. She was a Widow and the Informant was her son James Evans. She lived at Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC.

For the parents details it has Surname only of Father as Harper the rest is Unknown.

There is an Obituary which said she had a surviving brother called Thomas Harper.

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Just found the corresponding Marriage on 1 May 1912... it gives father's name as Richard Harper and Mother as Jane Bristow.

So sadly it doesn't look like the Elizabeth Harper you are looking for.

The Elizabeth Harper that married John Taylor in 1906 was a Widow, Aged 45 who"s father was named as Thomas Clements.

The Elizabeth Harper that also married in 1906 married William Bramhill, she was aged 22 but her father was called William Harper.

The Elizabeth Harper who married William Bramhill was born in Wick, Caithness, per 1911 census, which fits with pre-marriage censuses.

Thanks everyone. Sorry been offline. The post card is still being searched for.

Just been sent an address. 189 Danforth Road, Toronto 13, Ontario, Canada.

When was she said to be there?

It's a most unattractive building, looking at it on Google Streetview.

Don't no sorry. Its written on a scrappy bit of paper.

Theres a 1957 voters list Elizabeth Harpur?

No, that's a married woman, with her husband William Harpur, at 5 Latham Avenue.

Elizabeth Harpur
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Elizabeth Harpur
Residence Date: 1957
Residence Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Danforth
Reference Number: M-4934

Just found another piece of a letter in a bible. Same address again.
Bible belonged to Amy Hotson, Cleethorpes.

HOTSON, AMY COLEBROOK
GRO Reference: 1897 J Quarter in GRIMSBY Volume 07A Page 629
Marriages Sep 1915 (>99%)
Hotson Amy Redgraves Grimsby 7a 1757
Redgraves Robert Hotson Grimsby 7a 1757


HOTSON, AMY ALICE FORMAN
GRO Reference: 1910 M Quarter in GRIMSBY Volume 07A Page 623
Deaths Jun 1978 (>99%)
HOTSON AMY ALICE 11FE1910 GRIMSBY 7 465

First name(s) Amy
Last name Hotson
Sex Female
Death year 1978
Death date 03 Apr 1978
Place Cleethorpes
Burial ground Cemetery
County Lincolnshire
Country England
Headstone notes A dear aunt
Location Mill Road
Reference Section E, Row U, 284

Found a christmas card now. Looks like it's from Fred who we think must be the son of Elizabeth Harper. It's to his grandma Mary Jane and was in the Blood family bible.
Address Atcheletz, British Columbia, Canada.

Please bear with me I'm liaising with a new cousin I found who has some greeat stuff by the sounds of it.

How lovely to have all these family bibles.

Keep the snippets coming....

It would be good if you could find anything with a date.

Do you think that perhaps Fred could be Elizabeth's brother?

Mary Jane, nee Blood (Fred's Grandma) was Elizabeth's mother

HARPER, ELIZABETH BLOOD
GRO Reference: 1885 M Quarter in CAISTOR Volume 07A Page 682

Atchelitz
"Atchelitz is a rural community within the City of Chilliwack in the Eastern Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located southwest of the city core, to the north of the Vedder Canal."
Wikipedia


Without a surname for Fred, and an exact address in Atchelitz, not to mention a date, it's hard to look for Fred.

On Ancestry there are lots of records for people named Fred or Frederick in various areas of Chilliwack, but I don't see any specifically in Atchelitz.

It looks like Elizabeth's brother Fred married Ethel Forman in 1911 in Clee and was here with Ethel in 1939, so perhaps the Christmas card Fred was not Elizabeth's brother.

Elizabeth had two sisters, Alice and Rose,have these been explored.?

Mother Mary Jane died on 15 Feb 1935 so the Xmas Card would have been sent before that date

Name: Mary Jane Harper
Birth Date: 1848
Birth Place: Fulstow, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Death Date: 15 Feb 1935
Death Place: Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Cemetery: Cleethorpes Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Has Bio?: N