Frances Elizabeth Bedwell

1873 - 1972  (98 years)

• Name	Frances Elizabeth Bedwell
  Born	11 May 1873	Caterham, Surrey, England?
  Gender	Female
  Birth	9 Dec 1877	England
  Died	2 Feb 1972	Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I800	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Mike Sweet,   b. Bef 1900,   d. UNKNOWN, Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Pte. Marcellus Benjamin Furler,   b. 9 Aug 1879, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1960, Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1905	Clinton Township, Lincoln County, Ontario
  Children	1. Irene Frances Furler,   b. 2 Feb 1906, Freel's Farm, North Grimsby, Lincoln County, Ontario ,   d. 20 Feb 1985  (Age 79 years)  [natural]   2. Carmen Henry Furler,   b. 18 Feb 1908, Freel's Farm, North Grimsby, Lincoln County, Ontario ,   d. 12 Dec 1968, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   3. Wilfrid David Furler,   b. 27 May 1910, Henry's Farm, Winona (Stoney Creek), Wentworth County, Ontario ,   d. 2000, Winona (Stoney Creek), Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)  [natural]   4. Albert Edward Ellis Furler,   b. 18 Feb 1916, Henry's Farm, Winona (Stoney Creek), Wentworth County, Ontario ,   d. 11 Feb 1995  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   5. Marjorie Furler,   b. 17 Apr 1918, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 3 Oct 1970, Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)  [natural]   6. Emily Phyllis Furler,   b. 17 Oct 1927, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 4 Dec 1983, Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)  [natural]   7. Betty Furler,   b. 1931, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F1754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Frances was orphaned in England and shipped to Canada as an indentured servant. It's not known if her real name was Bedwell, or if that is the name of the family who raised her here, or if it's the name given to her by the government. Lapham's genealogy records the following: She was a "Dr. Bernardo's girl" who came to Canada about age 7 or 13 (hence the discrepencies in birth date) through Dr. Bernardo's Home. She may have been sent to the Simcoe or Waterford area where she met Ellis. At some point she worked for Aaron Grubb in Grimsby. After marriage she used to bake pies and her son Wilfred sold them down at Grimsby Beach. She took the name Elizabeth on her own. Her second husband (sic. should be "first"), Mike Sweet, was a brother to her daughter Marjorie's husband, Clarence Sweet. Lapham also records that Clarence Sweet was the second cousin of Frances Bedwell. 1911 census gives her birth as May 1885 and date of immigration as 1895.