A Rose by any other name
I always think about my great grandmother Rose Honor (nee Dendy) Bayes when I hear the name Rose. I often think about her when looking at or smelling roses. She died when I was young leaving me curious about who she was. I remember visiting her, but can't remember a lot about her. I do remember she gave great hugs.
Strangely enough when I think about Great Grandma Rose I think about haircuts. While mom was gone for her grandmother's funeral I told dad he had to trim my bangs for school photo day. When he said he didn't think he could I told him he had to because mom ALWAYS did. Wanting to avoid a potential temper tantrum he did as I asked.
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| Dad's bang trim on the left & mom's (the following year) on the right |
When mom got home she was very upset, but she completely lost it when the photos were delivered.
Now back to Great Grandma Rose.
Great Grandma was born on April 14th 1906 in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada.
Rose Honor Dendy was the first child born to recent immigrants from England.
Her parents were:
William Herbert Dendy
BIRTH 27 JUL 1866 • Wandsworth, Surrey, England
DEATH 25 DEC 1929 • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
&
Amy Louisa Baker
BIRTH 18 MAR 1875 • Ealing, Middlesex, England
DEATH 23 DEC 1949 • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
They arrived in 1903 according to the census records from 1916 & 1921. I have been unable to find any documents besides these 2 census records confirming that date.
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| 1916 census |
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| 1921 census |
Great Grandma Rose is listed in both censuses. They were living in Calgary. How they got from Manitoba to Calgary is not known to me.
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| 1916 census |
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| 1921 census |
How she got from Calgary back to Manitoba where she met Great Grandpa Ernie is a tale I do not know.
On July 24th 1925 she married Ernest Elmer Bayes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Almost 2 years later my grandmother was born, and almost 2 years later their second child, a son, was born. They would have no further children which was quite unusual for that time.
By 1935 Rose & Ernie were residing at 597 Young Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba with Rose's mother & younger sister Edie.
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By 1957 Rose & Ernie do not have either of their children living with them and mother Amy died in 1949. They are not living alone. They are living with 3 other people whose names I am not familiar with.
Through the moves over these years they appeared to stay in the same neighbourhood. The Winnipeg map shows these three residences were located fairly close to each other.
BUT then something changed.
6 years later we find Rose & Ernie on the Voter's List living in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. I should know where they were living & why, but I can't recall this bit of information. In 1963 their daughter was living on Vancouver Island, and their son was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I think Ernie's sister was living in that area so I suspect that is what brought Rose & Ernie to the Cariboo region of British Columbia.
By 1972 Rose & Ernie were living in the Kiwanis Senior's Housing in cabin 210 at 824 6th Street, Nelson, British Columiba.. Rose & Ernie moved to live closer to their daughter & her family who were living in Nelson. They lived their until her death in 1974.
Passing along the information that could save the life of a relative not yet met.
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Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
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Links:
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