Russell married Elsie May LIZMORE. Elsie (daughter of James LIZMORE and Jemima Julia BAILEY) was born in Jun 1904 in Rockford, Essex, England; died on 06 Jul 1932 in London, Middlesex, Ontario; was buried in Mt Pleasant cemetery, London, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Canadian Passenger Lists, Immigration of
Name: James Lizmore
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Date of Arrival: 6 Apr 1912
Vessel: Virginian
Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-4743

James married Jemima Julia BAILEY in Jun 1899 in Rochford, Essex, England. Jemima (daughter of John BAILEY and Jane GROVES) was born in Dec 1873 in Great Wakering, Essex, England; died after 1901 in London City, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Subject: Lizmores ; Date: 8/3/2006 3:33:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: NuttyJD ; To: BIGDOGDAD

I don't know very much aboout the Lizmores as they married into my family.

Jemima Julia Bailey (who married James Dean and after his death married James Lizmore) was my Great Great Aunt, her younger brother was my Great Grandad (Henry Edwin Bailey born 1877 Great Wakering Essex).

James Lizmore and Jemima married 1899 in Rochford, there were quiet a few Lizmores living in the area at the time so as yet I haven't worked out which children were theirs (Jemima had a son James by her first husband)

You mentioned that you had contacted a lady called Joan......her husband (Roger) is related to Eliza Jane Bailey which was Jemima's oldest sister. Joan has been tracing our family tree longer than I have and could well have some extra infomation on the Lizmores.

Hope to hear from you again soon,
Leanne

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Historical Perspective: The Year Was 1873

The year was 1873 and much of the world was entering into a long period of economic depression. The beginning of the Long Depression is typically marked by the crash of the Vienna stock market, which sent ripples across Europe and eventually the United States with the fall of Jay Cooke & Company. The Cooke investment bank was heavily invested in the overbuilt railroad system which was beginning to fail. With the fall of this prominent company, a financial panic ensued and the New York Stock Exchange had to close for ten days. Railroads, factories, banks, and businesses had to close their doors resulting in skyrocketing unemployment rates. The Long Depression would last into the 1890s.

There were other smaller scale disasters in 1873. The British SS Atlantic out of Liverpool (with a stop at Queenstown) hit a submerged rock en route to New York and was wrecked in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. It is estimated that 545 of the 952 passengers perished.

In Baltimore, Maryland, a fire began in the factory of Joseph Thomas and Sons and spread over ten acres of the city. Photos of the fire and aftermath can be found online at the Maryland Historical Society.

A cholera epidemic swept through Birmingham, Alabama. Below is an interesting excerpt from a report from Mortimer H. Jordan, who was secretary of the Jefferson County Medical Society of Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the epidemic (found on the website of the Reynolds Historical Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham).

The treatment adopted was the opium and mercurial. When the stomach seemed so inactive that nothing made any impression upon it, an emetic of mustard, salt, ginger, and pepper, suspended in hot water, in many cases produced a warm glow over the surface of the body in a few moments. . . . Diuretics produced no good results. No condition in life, sex, or age escaped. The sucking babe and those of extreme age suffered alike from its ravages.

Before closing this paper, justice demands that we should briefly allude to the heroic and self sacrificing conduct, during this epidemic, of that unfortunate class who are known as 'women of the town.' These poor creatures, though outcasts from society, anathematized by the church, despised by women and maltreated by men, when the pestilence swept over the city, came forth from their homes to nurse the sick and close the eyes of the dead. It was passing strange that they would receive no pay, expected no thanks; they only went where their presence was needed, and never remained longer than they could do good. While we abhor the degradation of these unfortunates, their magnanimous behavior during these fearful days has drawn forth our sympathy and gratitude.

Further north and west, Jesse James and the James- Younger gang robbed a Rock Island train near Adair, Iowa. This first train robbery netted the gang more than $2,300, but was most likely a disappointment for the gang. They were expecting a $100,000 gold shipment, but that shipment had been switched to another train at the last moment.

North of the border in Canada, the Dominion Parliament had more lawful goals in mind when it established the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada was growing and in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined the federation as Canada's smallest province.

In music, the song Home on the Range was born (Daniel Kelly & Brewster M. Higley). The tune went on to become the state song of Kansas and is known around the world.

Philip married Annie EVERARD. Annie (daughter of John William EVERARD and Susanna STOKES) was born in Mar 1847 in Strood of Finsbury, North Aylesford, Kent, England; died on 24 Dec 1928 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mt Pleasant, Middlesex, London MX-144-CS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1861 South Shoebury Essex census

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
John Everard abt 1822 Writtle, Essex, England Head South Shoebury Essex
Thos Everard abt 1842 Essex, England Son South Shoebury Essex
Eliza Everard abt 1844 Essex, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
Ann Everard abt 1847 Finsbury, Kent, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
George Everard abt 1850 Finsbury, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
James Everard abt 1854 Hoo, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
Jane Everard abt 1856 Hoo, Kent, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
Simon Collings abt 1845 Hoo, Kent, England Lodger South Shoebury Essex

NOTE 2./ 1911 London Ontario census

Lizmore Fred M Head S Sep 1886 24
Lizmore Ann F Mother W Dec 1845 85
Lizmore Ester F Daughter S Sep 1891 20
Kennard Christopher M Lodger S Nov 1885 25

John married Jane GROVES in Dec 1859 in Staines, Middlesex, England. Jane (daughter of William GROVES) was born in 1839 in Windsor, Berkshire, England; died after 1881 in Prittlewell, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]