Ettie Gertrude Rathbone

[Muggins in Sussex]

I have found her birth in 1873 (Eccleshall Bierlow) - in 1881 she as at home with her parents, and 1891 she is a servant.

I have never been able to find her after that

Now I have seen this written about her
"Family lore says one of Sarah Jane's sisters married and went to the Klondike Gold Rush and was never heard from again. I think it must have been Ettie as she'd be the right age ..." (Sarah Jane was this Ettie's sister)

Any ideas anyone, please? - I am stuck again! :(

There is a marriage in 1899, but I don't know who to

[Olde Crone]

She married James Daley or Joseph Evans.

EDIT - Joseph Evans according to Yorksbmd.

OC

[Muggins in Sussex]

She married James Daley or Joseph Evans.

EDIT - Joseph Evans according to Yorksbmd.

OC

Thank you OC :)

[Merry]

I've looked at transcripts of the Canadian 1901 and 1911 censuses but there's no sign of them under Evans in Yukon.

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thanks for looking Merry :)

Maybe it's just yet another family myth :confused:

[Nell]

The Goldrush was 1897-8. Perhaps Ettie and/or her future husband just talked about going rather than actually going. Evans isn't the best name to research!!!!! Another thought is that Ettie may have altered her first name, Ettie itself being an abbreviated name.

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thanks Nell :) - another family mystery :confused: - if it wasn't her who went to the Klondyke goldrush, I wonder whether it was one of her siblings - there were at least 13 :d - just remembered as I write this that one of them reportedly became a Canadian Mountie! - I'll look into him further

[Nell]

Joan - do you have any ordinary people who weren't name-changing, globe-trotting bigamists in your family? I only ask because I'm willing to trade a few ag labs who never moved from their parish boundaries!

[Muggins in Sussex]

Joan - do you have any ordinary people who weren't name-changing, globe-trotting bigamists in your family? I only ask because I'm willing to trade a few ag labs who never moved from their parish boundaries!

Some, Nell! :( - Don't suppose you want to swap one of your ag labs for HW Wicks?? :d

[Mary from Italy]

Might be worth looking at the Canadian records here; they include military records, not sure about Mounties:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html

There are some Canadian censuses here:

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/index.html

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thank you Mary - I'll have a look

[Jenoco]

I did look for a death or marriage in British Columbia (next province to the Yukon) but couldn't find anything under "Ettie".

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thank you for looking, Jenny :)