Edward Percival Oliver1

#16960, (c 1890 - )
FatherJohn Oliver2 (1855 - 1919)
MotherElizabeth Ann Lake2 (1857 - 1918)
Extended Family
ChartsWilliam Oliver (born c1817) & Mary Burnett - descendants
Edward Percival Oliver, 1966
Devon --> Ontario

Children of Edward Percival Oliver and Christina Macdonald
  • Christine Oliver10
  • Leonard Oliver10
  • Catherine Oliver10
  • Betty Oliver10 (1928 - 2012)

Life Events

BirthEdward Percival Oliver was born circa 1890 in St Thomas Exeter, Devon.2
 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusEdward P Oliver appeared on the 1891 Census of St Thomas Exeter, Devon with his parents. He was 1 year old and born in St Thomas.3 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusEdward P Oliver appeared on the 1901 Census of St Thomas Exeter, Devon with his parents. He was 11 years old and born in St Thomas.2 
(with Parents) 1911 CensusEdward Percival appeared on the 1911 Census of Exeter, Devon with his parents. He was 21, a Plumber, and born in St Thomas Exeter.4 
Passenger ListEdward and Leonard Oliver were listed on a manifest dated 6 Jun 1911 for the Lake Champlain, arriving in Quebec from Liverpool. Edward was 21, a plumber and intended to continue as a plumber. Leonard was 16, a porter, had worked as a gardener for 2 years, and intended to work in a factory. They were both born in England, Methodist, and traveling by CPR to join their brother in Brantford.5 
(Other) 1911 CensusPercival Oliver appeared on the 1911 Census of Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, in the household of his brother John and his wife Ada Ethel Oliver. He was 23, born in April [year unclear] in England, immigrated in 1911, Methodist, and in 1910 was a plumber in a shop working 49 weeks at 50 hours/week for 490 [pounds? dollars?]. [Brothers Thomas and Percival had only been in Canada a few days - their ship arrived on June 6th and the census was to have been taken June 1st but it was the 10th when their street was counted]6 
(Witness) Marriage Edward Percival Oliver of Brantford witnessed the marriage of Sidney Charles Payne to his sister Rose Mary Oliver on 14 May 1915 in 47 Mt Pleasant Street, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario.7 
MarriageEdward Percival Oliver married Christina Macdonald on 22 Mar 1920 in Brantford, Brant County, Ontario.
Details from the registration: Edward Percival Oliver, plumber, bachelor, age 30, Church of England, residence Brantford, birthplace England, parents John Oliver & Elizabeth Ann Lake
Christina Macdonald, 26, residence Brantford, spinster, Church of England, birthplace Scotland, parents John Macdonald and Angusina Macdonald
They were married by C B Fotheringham, Grace Church Brantford, and the witnesses were Annie Isobel Macdonald and Leonard Tom Oliver both of Brantford.8 
1921 CensusEdward P and Christina Oliver appeared on the 1921 Census of Brantford, Ontario. They were recorded as brother-in-law and sister-in-law in the household of Sydney and Rose M Payne [Rose was Edward's sister]. Edward was 30, born in England, immigrated in 1912, and worked as a Plumber in a roofing factory, earning $850 the previous year. Christina was 28, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1913. They had one child, Catherine M (7 months old). The family was Anglican.9 
Photograph10
Percival and Christina "Teenie" Oliver
on Lower Regent Street in London
Photograph194310
Oliver family in Brantford, Ontario
1943
L to R - Leonard, Catherine, Betty, Christina, Christine, Percival
Last Edited10 Jun 2014

Citations

  1. FreeBMD. Edward Percival Oliver, Mar Q 1890, St Thomas RD.
  2. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/2038 folio 13.
  3. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/1683 folio 20.
  4. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 270 SD 5 ED 17 Schedule 84.
  5. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry. Lake Champlain, arrived in Quebec City 6 June 1911.
  6. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Brant County, Brantford City Ward 2, ED 8, Page 18.
  7. Ontario Marriage Registration. Sidney Charles Payne & Rose Mary Oliver, #001599-15.
  8. Ontario Marriage Registration. Edward Percival Oliver & Christina Macdonald, #009674-26.
  9. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Brantford, SD 6, Page 2.
  10. E-mails from Jamie Oliver Barton, British Columbia, Canada, to J Kolthammer.