Elizabeth Gordon
1849 - 1933 (83 years)-
Name Elizabeth Gordon Birth 24 Dec 1849 County Down, Ireland 
Gender Female Death 9 Apr 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1] - Elizabeth Skelly in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947
Name: Elizabeth Skelly
[Elizabeth Gordon]
Gender: Female
Age: 84
Birth Date: abt 1849
Birth Place: Ireland
Death Date: 9 Apr 1933
Death Place: York, Ontario, Canada
Father: Samuel Gordon
Mother: Rachel Mccowbray(McCoubrey sic)
Page Number: 520
Name of informant William Skelly 55 Jones Ave son
Burial Parklawn Cemetery, Toronto in the Adult Singles, #1112, the grave is along the walk path which runs from the corner of Bloor & Royal York RD, south to the Royal York entrance and is opposite a monument for Shepard. (Daughter Isabella is buried with her)
Person ID I2529 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 2 Mar 2025
Father Samuel Gordon, b. 20 Apr 1820, County Down, Ireland d. UNKNOWN Mother Rachel Thompson, b. 1825 d. UNKNOWN Family ID F854 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alexander Skelly, b. 4 Jul 1849, Kinallen, Down, Ireland d. 30 Aug 1904, 20 Woodvale St Belfast, Ireland (Age 55 years) Marriage 5 Aug 1870 Ballysillan, Shankhill Parish, Belfast [2] Children 1. Harriette Emma Skelly, b. 2 Jul 1871, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland d. 15 Nov 1901, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland (Age 30 years)2. Martha Jane Skelly, b. 7 Mar 1873, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 11 Sep 1935, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)3. Isabella Skelly, b. 1 Feb 1875, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 1 Feb 1925, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years)4. Dessa Skelly, b. 1876, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 1877 (Age 1 year)5. Elizabeth Anne Skelly, b. 18 Sep 1878, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 4 Dec 1966, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)6. William Skelly, b. 16 Jul 1880, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 20 Jun 1954, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)7. Henry Skelly, b. 1882, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 1882, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland (Age 0 years)8. Alexander Skelly, b. 25 Apr 1883, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 12 Nov 1967, Dover, NH (Age 84 years)9. Dessa (Odessa) Skelly, b. 1884, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 20 Nov 1933, Belfast, Ireland (Age 49 years)10. Sarah Matilda Skelly, b. 25 Jun 1887, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 1 Mar 1954, London, Middlesex, Ontario (Age 66 years)11. Edith Gordon Skelly, b. 23 Sep 1889, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland d. 8 Aug 1982, Flushing, Queens, NY (Age 92 years)12. Margaret Ida Skelly, b. 5 Aug 1892, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 10 Mar 1981, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)13. Miriam Skelly, b. 14 Apr 1895, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland d. 30 Sep 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)Family ID F827 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
- Elizabeth Skelly in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947
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Event Map 
Birth - 24 Dec 1849 - County Down, Ireland 
Marriage - 5 Aug 1870 - Ballysillan, Shankhill Parish, Belfast 
Death - 9 Apr 1933 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Alleged to have been raised by her grandfather.
Ontario, Canada Deaths
Name: Elizabeth Skelly
[Elizabeth Gordon] Death Date: 9 Apr 1933 Death Location: York Gender: Female Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Birth Location: Ireland Father: Samuel Gordon Mother: Rachel McCowbray
Date of Arrival: 7 Jun 1909 Vessel: Lake Erie
Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Roll: T-4761
Mrs Elizabeth Skelly in the UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name Mrs Elizabeth Skelly
Gender Female
Departure Age 58
Birth Date abt 1851
Departure Date 27 May 1909
Departure Port Northern Ireland
Ship Name Lake Erie
Shipping Line Canadian Pacific Railway
Destination Port Quebec, Canada
Master F Carey
Bella, Tillie, Edith and Mariam
Elizabeth Skelly in the 1911 Census of Canada
Name Elizabeth Skelly
Gender Female
Marital Status Widowed
Race or Tribe Irish
Age 60
Birth Date Dec 1890 (sic Dec 1850)
Birth Place Ireland
Census year 1911
Relation to Head of House Head
Immigration Year 1890
Province Ontario
District Toronto South
District Number 127
Sub-District 57 - Ward five
Sub-District Number 57
Place of Habitation 170 Strachan
Family Number 66
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Elizabeth Skelly 60 Head
William Skelly 30 Son
Margarett Jane Skelly 29 Wife
Elizabeth Skelly 8 Daughter
Harriet Skelly 2/12 Daughter
Isabella Skelly 28 Daughter
Elizabeth Skelly 26 Daughter
Maggee Skelly 18 Daughter
Marrian Skelly 16 Daughter
Tally Skelly 23 Daughter
Edith Skelly 21 Daughter
- Alleged to have been raised by her grandfather.
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