Maud Vermicella Jane Ellis
ID # 1964, (1882-1928)
| Father | Elam Ellis (1851-1920) |
| Mother | Henrietta Smith (1859-1931) |
| Birth | Maud Vermicella Jane Ellis was born on 18 May 1882 at West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co.. |
| Marriage | She married William Knight Dick on 14 June 1905 at West Garafraxa Twp.. Mrge reg. 019976-05 West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co. William Knight Dick, 27, bachelor, fireman, born West Garafraxa, residing Fergus. Parents James Laird Dick and Laura Jane Boulding. Vermicilla Jane Ellis, 23, spinster, born and residing West Garafraxa. Parents Elam Ellis and Henrietta Smith. (The parents' names are mixed up, but the above will be the sense intended, even if wrong. William's mother's name was Wilhelmina Stewart.) Witnesses John Ellis and A. Mildred Ellis, both of West Garafraxa. On 14 June, 1905, at West Garafraxa, by Rev. R. S. Scott. The bride and groom are shown as Presbyterians. |
| Death | She died on 26 May 1928 at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Fergus, Ontario, at age 46. |
| Burial | She was buried on 28 May 1928 at Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus, Ontario. |
| Note | Showing Maud's name as Maud Vermicella Jane Ellis may, at first glance, seem like stretching a point, but consider the following: Maud Ellis, age 8, appears in the 1891 census in West Garafraxa with her family. She also appears as Maud in the 1901 census, West Garafraxa, age 18, and her date of birth is given as 18 May 1882. Then on June 14, 1905, in West Garafraxa, Vermicilla Jane Ellis married William Knight Dick. Her age at the time is given as 23. She appears as Vermicella Dick in the 1911 and 1921 censuses at Fergus. She died in 1928 and her date of birth is given on her death registration as 18 May 1882, the same as Maud. There is no evidence that Maud had a twin for no Ellis child born in approximately 1882 appears in the 1891 or 1901 censuses. Vermicella's death registration clearly shows her parents as Elam Ellis and Nettie Smith. No birth registration has been found for Vermicella or Maud or Jane, but we must believe the wearer of these names to be one and the same person. Vermicella and William are buried in Belsyde Cemetery in Fergus. Death reg. 036818-28 Fergus, Wellington County Vermicilla Jane Dick died at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Fergus, on May 26, 1928. Racial origin German, widowed, age 46 years, 8 days. Born Garafraxa Township on May 18, 1882. Parents Elam Ellis and Nettie Smith, both shown as being born in Garafraxa (this is incorrect for Nettie). Informant Ellis Dick of Fergus, son. Date of burial May 28, 1928, place of burial Fergus. Per a transcription provided by the Guelph Branch of the OGS, the Dick family gravestone in Belsyde Cemetery reads: S5B-3-5E- Dick/Wm. K. Dick/Died May 3, 1918/In his 41st yr./His wife V. J. Ellis/Died May 26, 1928/In her 47th yr./Leslie W. Dick/1915 - 1937/Franklin S. Dick/1908 - 1939/At Rest. |
| Last Edited | 14 Apr 2014 |