Lily Nora Higgins1,2

#21277, (1889 - )
FatherThomas William Higgins3 (c 1848 - 1921)
MotherElizabeth Story3 (1846 - 1919)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Child of Lily Nora Higgins and Andrew Ebersold
  • Katherina Elizabeth Ebersold12
BirthLily Nora Higgins was born in 1889 in Hornsey, Middlesex.3,4
 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusLily M [sic] appeared on the 1891 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex with her parents. She was 1 and born in Hornsey.3 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusLilly N appeared on the 1901 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex with her parents. She was 11 and born in Hornsey.1 
MarriageShe married Andrew Ebersold on 5 Sep 1909 in Old St Pancras, London.
Details from the certificate: Andrew Ebersold, 28, bachelor, occupation Head Waiter, residence 78 Cherrington Street, father George Ebersold, farmer;
Lily Nora Higgins, 20, spinster, 164 Ossulston Street, father Thomas William Higgins, Master Baker;
They were married in the parish church after banns and the witnesses were Thomas Higgins, Ruby Higgins, and Thos B W Higgins [Lily's father, sister, and brother].5 
Passenger ListLily Nora Higgins and Andrew Ebersold were listed on a manifest dated 30 Sep 1909 for the Turakina, departing from London for New Zealand. Mr A was a waiter and they were to disembark at Wellington.6 
Newspaper Published 14 Jun 1910 in the Dominion. In a lengthy story on the case before the Arbitration Court regarding the Wellington Cooks' and Waiters' dispute was the following paragraph:

Andrew Ebersold, waiter at the Royal Oak, said he had been working there for four months. His wages were 32s 6d a week, he paid £2 a week for a house. He sublet rooms, and that left him about 10s a week to find out of his wages. He had been a waiter 16 years. He served his apprenticeship of two years at Strasburg, and he spoke three languages. When he was a waiter at the Hampton Club in England he earned £3 a week in wages and tips. He left owing to the advertisement praising up New Zealand. He was married and had one infant child. His tips at the Royal Oak averaged 6s a week. His day's work began at 6.15 a.m. and ended at 8.15 pm. He had worked in Belgium where they had a six-day week.7
 
Voters' ListLily Nora Ebersold appeared on the electoral roll in 1911 in Wellington Suburbs, New Zealand. She lived at 18 Nairn Street and was noted to be married.8 
Passenger ListMr & Mrs A Ebersold, along with their one year old daughter and Mr J Higgins (21) were listed on a manifest dated 3 Jun 1912 for the SS Zealandia, departing from Sydney, New South Wales and sailing to Vancouver, Canada, stopping at Victoria British Columbia on June 25th. Mr was 32, birthplace Germany, of French origin, occupation Waiter, religion German Protestant. Mrs was 23, birthplace England, religion Church of England. Their daughter was born in New Zealand. The Ebersolds had $500. J Higgins was 21, birthplace England, occupation Farm Laborer, religion Church of England, and he had $50.
None of them had previously been to Canada. Their final destination was Toronto via the CPR.9 
(Witness) Marriage Lily Ebersold witnessed the marriage of Bernard Templeman Donson and her sister Ruby Emma Mary Higgins on 28 Aug 1913 in Toronto, York County, Ontario.10 
Note.Andreas Ebersold was recorded on a US Immigration Card at Port Huron, Michigan on Jan 28, 1914. Details from the card: age 33, married, Waiter, German nationality, last permanent residence Toronto, nearest relative wife Lillie Ebersold of 89 Drayton Ave, Toronto, destination Chicago, paid own passage, showed $115, had never been in the U.S., going to join friend Mrs Freda Lietener of 962 Garfield Ave, Chicago, not under contract, good health, Landed at Port Vancouver BC on May 28 1911 on the Steamship Selandia, height 5' 7", complexion dark, dark brown hair, brown eyes, birthplace Melagiana(?) Germany; Remarks: to look for employment, has $1230 in Royal Bank; owns house & lot in Toronto worth $2000; if finds work to suit will remain.11 
MarriageLily Nora Higgins married Duncan McLachlan on 6 Oct 1928 in Toronto.
Information from the license and certificate: Duncan McLachlan, 43, bachelor, religion United, residence 1024 Broad--- Ave, occupation Washman, birthplace Scotland, parents John McLachlan & Margaret Ferguson;
Lily Nora Higgins, Dressmaker, 39, single, United, 42 Conard Ave, birthplace England, parents Thomas William Higgins & Elizabeth Storey;
They were married by WG Sunter, Church of England, and the witnesses were [Lily's sisters] Mrs Ruby Emma Mary Donson, 206 Ashworth Ave, Toronto & Mrs Bertha Jane Barton, 40 Cunard Ave, Toronto.2 
Last Edited18 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/1241 folio 117.
  2. Ontario Marriage Registration. Duncan McLachlan & Lily Nora Higgins, #006721, 1928.
  3. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/1060 folio 99.
  4. FreeBMD. Lily Nora Higgins, Sep Q 1889, Edmonton RD.
  5. Marriages of Old St Pancras parish, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Andrew Ebersold & Lily Nora Higgins, 1909, #324.
  6. UK Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960. Images viewed at ancestry.com. Original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26."Turakina, London to New Zealand, 30 Sep 1909."
  7. Dominion [New Zealand], "The Hotel Workers Demand for more Wages". Volume 3, Issue 842, 14 June 1910, Page 6. Online digital image viewed at Papers Past website.
  8. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981. Images viewed at Ancestry.com.
  9. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry. SS Zealandia, Sydney to Vancouver, June 1912.
  10. Ontario Marriage Registration. Bernard Templeman Donson & Ruby Emma Mary Higgins, 1913, #023782.
  11. Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965, images. Images viewed at Ancestry. Original data from NARA, Andreas Eberhold, Port Huron, 1914.
  12. New Zealand Government Indexes to Deaths, at least 100 years ago, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/, Katherina Elizabeth Ebersold, mother Lily Nora, father Andrew, #1910/1682.