Margaret Ann “Annie” LucasAge: 81 years1887–1968
- Name
- Margaret Ann “Annie” Lucas
- Surname
- Lucas
- Given names
- Margaret Ann
- Nickname
- Annie
Birth | May 31, 1887 27 24 |
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Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph Scragg November 19, 1887 (Age 5 months) Source: JC's Notes |
Death of a mother | Margaret Emma Scragg December 24, 1889 (Age 2 years) Source: D.Cert |
Census | March 31, 1901 (Age 13 years) Publication: RG13 3416 35 2 8 |
Emigration | September 7, 1911 (Age 24 years) Source: Passenger List Citation details: BT27/714/1/4/1 Date of entry in original source: September 7, 1911 Text: Ticket No. 393, Margaret Lucas, Spinster, unaccompanied, female Note: Held at National Archives, UK |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Edna Margaret Olive Wotton 1913 (Age 25 years) Source: ET's Notes |
Birth of a son #2 | Frederick Stephen Wotton 1915 (Age 27 years) Source: ET's Notes |
Death of a father | William Lucas December 26, 1925 (Age 38 years) Source: PRO Publication: Public Record Office Citation details: Deaths Oct-Dec 1925 Fylde 8e 885 |
Death of a husband | Samuel William Wotton 1945 (Age 57 years) |
Death of a brother | William Edwin “Ted” Lucas December 4, 1967 (Age 80 years) Source: JC's Notes |
Census | yes |
Death | November 12, 1968 (Age 81 years) Source: ET's Notes |
Burial | November 14, 1968 (2 days after death) |
Family with parents |
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mother |
Birth: December 23, 1862 36 33 Death: December 24, 1889 — Lancs Liverpool St Johns |
Marriage: June 14, 1882 — Green Prairie Little Falls Minnesota, USA |
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6 months elder sister |
Birth: December 22, 1882 22 19 — USA Minnesota Little Falls Green Prairie Death: September 6, 1976 — Somerset Bristol |
14 months elder brother |
Birth: February 26, 1884 24 21 — Usa Minnesota Little Falls Green Prairie Death: December 4, 1967 — Notts Nottingham |
17 months elder brother |
Herbert Lucas Birth: July 27, 1885 25 22 — Green Prairie Little Falls Minnesota, USA Death: 1885 |
22 months herself |
Birth: May 31, 1887 27 24 — Green Prairie Little Falls Minnesota, USA Death: November 12, 1968 — Canada Ontario Oshawa |
Family with Samuel William Wotton |
husband |
Samuel William Wotton Birth: 1890 Death: 1945 |
herself |
Birth: May 31, 1887 27 24 — Green Prairie Little Falls Minnesota, USA Death: November 12, 1968 — Canada Ontario Oshawa |
daughter |
Edna Margaret Olive Wotton Birth: 1913 23 25 Death: 1999 |
3 years son |
Frederick Stephen Wotton Birth: 1915 25 27 Death: 2000 |
daughter |
Private |
Census | Census 1901 (31 March), 30 & 32 Pembroke Place Publication: RG13 3416 35 2 8 |
Emigration | Passenger List Citation details: BT27/714/1/4/1 Date of entry in original source: September 7, 1911 Text: Ticket No. 393, Margaret Lucas, Spinster, unaccompanied, female Note: Held at National Archives, UK |
Census | Census 1891 (5th April) 27 St. Anns Street, Liverpool |
Death | ET's Notes |
Emigration | Held at National Archives, UK |
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Media object | Annie accompanied Mrs F Humphries and her children, Ticket no 3716 |
Note | Annie was the youngest of the three children who came across the Atlantic on the fateful voyage that saw the death of their mother. They were all taken in by the mother's elder sister. The two older children stayed in England, marrying and bringing up their families. Annie returned across the Atlantic, on the 7th September 1911 on the Allan Line Corsican, twin screw, which carried 1225 passengers - see the image of the passenger lists (ilucma188705 and 06). The following tale describes her life in Canada.
Margaret Ann (Annie) Lucas had an aunt Elinore (her mother's sister) who married a soldier Fred Owen. He had a sister Francis Madeleine St Clair Humphries who was immigrating to Canada in 1911 and Annie came with her to help with the children on the voyage (this information from a letter from aunt Lizzie [Annie's eldest sister] and a conversation with Bea Branton Mrs. Humphries daughter). Mrs. Humphries introduced Annie to a "nice young man Sam Wotton".
Annie got a job as cook at the Oshawa General Hospital (now Lakeridge Health Oshawa). The building of that time is still a part of the present hospital and was the main entrance for years. Sam proposed to Annie on the back porch of the hospital and of course she said yes.
They were married on June 26 1912. Sam's occupation listed as carpenter age 22, Annie age 24, witnessed by Samuel Wotton Sr. and George Parfitt. The license says that they were in St. Georges Church (this would be the old church on the corner of John and Centre Street). However as there was not enough money to buy enough hats for all the girls to attend (women were not allowed in the church unless they were wearing a hat - this was the rule until 1960's - up to that time women in the choir had to wear mortar-boards). The plans for the wedding had to be changed. They had a home wedding at 190 Celina St Oshawa the Wottons' home at the time. The wedding was delayed as nobody told Canon De Pence the change. He finally arrived with his prayer book in a strap over his shoulder singing "There was I, waiting at the church".
The newly weds went to their home at 115 Nassau St. Oshawa. They lived there until 1937. The depression was on at the time and Sam got a job in Uxbridge in the woolen mills. The family moved there into a house on the Main street. As of this time it is still there. Just over the railway tracks there is a restaurant now between the house and the tracks. They stayed for a year then moved into 316 Nassau St Oshawa (a house Sam built in the '20's). In 1943/44 they moved to 317 Burk St. (another house that Sam built). |
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