Difference between revisions of "James Bradshaw"
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==Cemetery== | ==Cemetery== | ||
Hillcrest, Alberta in the Mass Grave | Hillcrest, Alberta in the Mass Grave | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 21 May 2012
| James Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1868 Billinge, Lancashire, England |
| Died |
1914 (aged 45–46) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Religion | 1912 Passenger List - Church of England |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
Parents
Benjamin Bradshaw married Jane Gee in Wigan, Lancashire 4/4 1856
Siblings
- Ellen Bradshaw
- Mary Ann Bradshaw
- John Bradshaw
- James Bradshaw
- William Bradshaw
Marriage
James Bradshaw and Elizabeth Shaw were married Independent Methodist Chapel, Downall Green Road, Bryn, Lancashire in 1886.
Children
- Thomas Bradshaw
- Benjamin Bradshaw
- Mary Jane Bradshaw
- Frederick Alexander Bradshaw
- Herbert Bradshaw
- John or Jack Bradshaw
Census Records
- 1881 Ashton in Makerfield, age 14, occupation labourer in a coal mine
- 1891 Ashton, Lancashire, age 23, occupation Collier coal mine
- 1901 Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, age 33 (or 35), occupation coal miner hewer
- 1911 Wigan, Lancashire,
Immigration to Canada
1912 Ship Laurentic going to Frank, Alberta to join his son.
1913 Ship Empress of Ireland, age 44, returned to England, July
1914 Ship Empress of Britain age 46, going to Hillcrest, Alberta, March
Elizabeth and some children arrived 20 Jun 1914, 1 day after the Hillcrest Mine Disaster, destination Hillcrest.
Occupation
Hillcrest Mine Disaster July 19, 1914
Cemetery
Hillcrest, Alberta in the Mass Grave
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Widow Elizabeth Bradshaw returned to England in December 1914 and lived at 1 Bryn Terrace, Bryn, Wigan. She didn't remarry.
Compensation
Interesting Facts
There may have been a connection with James Penn family, through the surname Gee.
Son Thomas Bradshaw married Hilda Moorhouse, daughter of Frederick Moorhouse, another victim of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
