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Grace Eyre <I>Ford</I> Brentnall

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Grace Eyre Ford Brentnall

Birth
Portneuf, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
31 Jul 1935 (aged 51)
Sawyerville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada
Burial
Portneuf, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada Add to Map
Plot
41
Memorial ID
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Grace was the wife of Ensor Brentnall. He is not buried in this cemetery. He died and was buried in England. He was her second cousin; his mother was Ann Ford Pilling Brentnall (Find a Grave # 147189526) who lived & stayed in England. Grace and Ensor had no children.
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"...Ensor Brentnall was an engineer and a commercial traveller. He lived at the rear of 2020 Beach Avenue in 1910.

He was born on October 4, 1881, in East London, South Africa. His father was William Smith Brentnall (1855-1923); his mother was Ann Ford Pilling (1857-1940).

By 1891, Ensor was living with his family in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

In 1901, Ensor was living with his family at 13 Hartington Road in Chorlton, Lancashire. He was working as an electrical engineer.

In 1902, Ensor became a member of the Manchester Geographical Society.

By 1909, he was living in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, and working as an electrical engineer.

On July 24, 1909, in Salmon Arm, he married Grace Eyre Ford. She was born on May 21, 1884, in Port Neuf, Quebec. Her parents were Roland Ford (1860-1932) and Susan Maud Vosburgh (1863-1934).

By 1911, Ensor had moved to 1171 West Seventh Avenue in Vancouver; he was a commercial traveller. Grace was a teacher with the Provincial Industrial School on Point Grey Road; according to the 1911 directory, Grace was living at the school.

In 1913, "Ensoll" Brentnall was living at 12 West Tenth Avenue; he was an electrician.

After 1913, Ensor and Grace no longer appear in the Vancouver directories.

In August 1915, in Vernon, British Columbia, Ensor enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. He said that he was an electrical engineer. His next-of-kin was Grace; her address was "Puntledge, via Cumberland," which is on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

About 1912 Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. began to use Comox Lake and the Puntledge River to provide electricity to operate its coal mines in the Cumberland area. Since Ensor was an electrical engineer, it is possible that he was involved in the development of these electrical facilities, although there is no evidence of this besides Grace's address in Ensor's attestation paper for the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

It appears that Ensor survived the First World War. His marriage to Grace may have ended in divorce. In March quarter 1928, a person named Ensor Brentnall married Mabel Winsborough in Luton district, which is in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire in England.

Grace died on July 31, 1935. She was buried in plot 41 in Woodend Cemetery in Portneuf, Quebec.

A man named Ensor Brentnall died in Kensington district of London, England in September quarter 1937. He was 57 years old, so he was born about 1880. A woman named Mabel Brentnall died in March quarter 1955, also in Kensington district of London, England. She was 67 years old, so she was born about 1887. It is not certain that these people are connected to the Ensor Brentnall in Vancouver, but it is possible.

It appears that Ensor and Grace did not have any children...."
Grace was the wife of Ensor Brentnall. He is not buried in this cemetery. He died and was buried in England. He was her second cousin; his mother was Ann Ford Pilling Brentnall (Find a Grave # 147189526) who lived & stayed in England. Grace and Ensor had no children.
This was found:
https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-b/brentnall-ensor-1881-possibly-1937/
"...Ensor Brentnall was an engineer and a commercial traveller. He lived at the rear of 2020 Beach Avenue in 1910.

He was born on October 4, 1881, in East London, South Africa. His father was William Smith Brentnall (1855-1923); his mother was Ann Ford Pilling (1857-1940).

By 1891, Ensor was living with his family in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

In 1901, Ensor was living with his family at 13 Hartington Road in Chorlton, Lancashire. He was working as an electrical engineer.

In 1902, Ensor became a member of the Manchester Geographical Society.

By 1909, he was living in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, and working as an electrical engineer.

On July 24, 1909, in Salmon Arm, he married Grace Eyre Ford. She was born on May 21, 1884, in Port Neuf, Quebec. Her parents were Roland Ford (1860-1932) and Susan Maud Vosburgh (1863-1934).

By 1911, Ensor had moved to 1171 West Seventh Avenue in Vancouver; he was a commercial traveller. Grace was a teacher with the Provincial Industrial School on Point Grey Road; according to the 1911 directory, Grace was living at the school.

In 1913, "Ensoll" Brentnall was living at 12 West Tenth Avenue; he was an electrician.

After 1913, Ensor and Grace no longer appear in the Vancouver directories.

In August 1915, in Vernon, British Columbia, Ensor enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. He said that he was an electrical engineer. His next-of-kin was Grace; her address was "Puntledge, via Cumberland," which is on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

About 1912 Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. began to use Comox Lake and the Puntledge River to provide electricity to operate its coal mines in the Cumberland area. Since Ensor was an electrical engineer, it is possible that he was involved in the development of these electrical facilities, although there is no evidence of this besides Grace's address in Ensor's attestation paper for the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

It appears that Ensor survived the First World War. His marriage to Grace may have ended in divorce. In March quarter 1928, a person named Ensor Brentnall married Mabel Winsborough in Luton district, which is in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire in England.

Grace died on July 31, 1935. She was buried in plot 41 in Woodend Cemetery in Portneuf, Quebec.

A man named Ensor Brentnall died in Kensington district of London, England in September quarter 1937. He was 57 years old, so he was born about 1880. A woman named Mabel Brentnall died in March quarter 1955, also in Kensington district of London, England. She was 67 years old, so she was born about 1887. It is not certain that these people are connected to the Ensor Brentnall in Vancouver, but it is possible.

It appears that Ensor and Grace did not have any children...."


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