Iris Eleanor "Helen/Nelly/Ellen" Saunders

1882 - 1947  (65 years)

• Name	Iris Eleanor Saunders
  Nickname	Helen/Nelly/Ellen
  Born	19 Mar 1882	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Dec 1947	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Cause: pneumonia
  Buried	13 Dec 1947	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Address: Holy Cross Cemetery
  Based on a list of burials from the Holy Cross Historical Trust website - http://www.holycrosshalifax.ca/
  Person ID	I6545	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Saunders,   b. abt. 1826, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 9 Aug 1898, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Ellen Connors,   b. 1840, Ireland ,   d. 3 Mar 1890, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	Abt 1861  [2]
  Census	1871	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  In the 1871 Canada Census, Robert Saunders, from Newfoundland, is listed as a seaman. Ancestry.com transcribed information incorrectly shows his birthplace as New Zealand.
  Census	1881	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  In the 1881 Canada Census, Daniel and Johanna were not enumerated in the family home, indicating they had either died or moved out. A Johanna Saunders, age 16, shows up as a servant in another household in this census. A Daniel Saunders, a servant, died in Halifax in 1878, at the age of 17. However, there are not enough details to conclude that these individuals were definitely the children of Robert and Ellen Saunders.
  Census	1891	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  In the 1891 Canada Census, Robert Saunders Sr., born in Newfoundland, and his five surviving children, all single (recorded incorrectly as being born in Newfoundland) were all living in the same house in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Robert, aged 65, was noted as being a milkman. None of his daughters were working outside their home but his two sons were employed, William as a teamster and Robert as a carpenter.
  Census	1901	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [6]
  Three years after death of Robert Saunders Sr., the 1901 Canada Census reported that his five adult children were still living together in the same house. The five siblings recorded as Josephine, Marguerite, Helen, Robert, and William were all single. Their birth dates were recorded but the accuracy is questionable since some of them vary by several years, or give different dates from those recorded in other references.
  Family ID	F2059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Mar 1882 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Died - Cause: pneumonia - 10 Dec 1947 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Buried - Address: Holy Cross Cemetery - 13 Dec 1947 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), Nova Scotia delayed birth registrations, 1837-1838, 1846-1905; marriage registrations, 1907-1930; City of Halifax burial permits/death registers, 1890-1908; and death registration certificates/books, 1908-1957 (including Halifax Explosion victims, 1917, and deaths at sea or overseas, 1940-1954). [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Year: 1871; Census Place: Halifax Ward 1, Halifax West, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10551; Page: 175; Family No: 669. [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Year: 1881; Census Place: Ward 1, Halifax City, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13168; Page: 36; Family No: 69. [S104] 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008), Year: 1891; Census Place: Ward 1e, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6313; Family No: 133. [S12] 1901 Census of Canada , Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1901; Census Place: Halifax (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 2, Halifax (City/Cité), Nova Scotia; Page: 22; Family No: 199.