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Could someone please do a look up for the following lady:

Norah Scheik, nee Mernagh. b.1888

Lived in Birmingham, went to work in Canada as a Governess and married a Charles Scheik in Canada.

I would like to know if they had any children or when Norah dies. The Surname Scheik is sometimes spelt Schiek ......

Many thanks

Angi x

For anyone else looking.
1901 Norah absent
Charlotte Mernagh James abt 1851 Birmingham Wife Birmingham, Warwickshire
1891
Norah Mernagh James,
Charlotte abt 1888 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Daughter Birmingham, Warwickshire
birth?
Nora Ellen Mernagh 1887 Jul-Aug-Sep Warwickshire
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passenger list
Norah Mernagh abt 1888 1 May 1909 Corsican Quebec Liverpool, England
marriage
Nora Mernagh Charles Scheik 28 Jun 1911 Carleton Carleton

Satnav & Cathy,

Thank you I do have this information.

Its really Children of the marriage and death dates for Charles and Norah if possible.

Thanks for looking though.

Angi x

1911 census
Russell, Ottawa, Ontario
Scheik Charlotte F Head W Jul 1840 70
Scheik Charles M Son S Oct 1883 27

Charlotte born Germany, emigrated 1871, Charles born Ontario.

Charlotte Scheik born 10 July 1842, Germany, died 21 July 1921, Ottawa. Parents Frederick W. Kalff and Wilhelmina Pirr. She was a widow.

MM,

Thank you so much, I haven't any information up to now on Charles's family.

Could I ask how you came to find this information?

I am a complete novice for any genealogy abroad, and Canada seems very hard to research.

I did have the worldwide subs for Ancestry, but still couldn't find anything on this family and another Canadian family so I stopped the sub.

Thanks again Angi x

The marriage:

Name: Charles Scheik
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Father Name: Charles Scheik
Mother Name: Charlotte Scheik
Spouse Name: Nora Mernagh
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse Father Name: James Mernagh
Spouse Mother Name: Charlott Burk
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1911
Marriage Location: Carleton
Marriage County: Carleton
Archives of Ontario

MM,

Thank You so much.

You've been very kind.

Angi x

The 1901 and 1911 censuses are free here:

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

Deaths in Ontario are free here:

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?datestamp=1201994035790#start

Some Ontario vital statistics are free here:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onvsr/index.htm

Other Canadian censuses are free here:

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

MM,

Thank you I have saved the websites for future use :-)

Angi x

There's a tree on Ancestry that has this family although Nora's surname is spelled Murghner. It shows one child Gordon William Sheik born Ottawa, Ontario and died Dorval, Quebec but no dates given.

There's a newspaper article here describing the wedding of Gordon Sheik, son of Nora and the late Charles to Doris Jean Miller. (Montreal Gazette 9 July 1964) There's also a photo of the couple.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19640709&id=X5otAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iZ4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5598,1509700

Or just google "Gordon Sheik" Montreal.

MM,

I have contacted the tree's owner, so I will await a reply - hopefully.

Angi x

Amazing,

I have googled Norah and Charles and found an article posted by someone detailing German immigration to Canada, naming Wilhelmina and Frederick, so I have also emailed the contact information - so hopefully I will get a response.

Thank you so much for all your help.

Greetings Angela, Margee, & Thelma
Through some searching on the internet, I stumbled across this discussion.
Through other sources, I managed to contact Angela and passed on to her information on Scheik. Norah (Nora) Mernagh married Charles Scheik 1911. Their children were Kathleen, Gladys, Marion, Charles W., & Gordon. The name was changed to Sheik (date & exact reason not known). My source: Norah & Charles were my grand-parents, Charles W. was my father.

Randy T. Sheik
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PS Now a Genes Reunited Standard Member

Wow! That's great, Randy!

I see you're in Ottawa, I'm just south of you in Cornwall.

Welcome to Genes,Randy
Nice to see a meeting between people researching the same family.
Hope you enjoy your research.
Thelma

Randy - you prob already have this, but...


1911 Census of Canada
Home / 1911 / Ontario / Russell / 58 Ottawa / page 5
24 44 Grommell Leo M Head M May 1878 33
25 44 Grommell Annie F Wife M Jun 1878 33
26 44 Grommell Minnie F Daughter S May 1899 12
27 44 Mills Henry M Nephew S Jan 1901 10
28 45 Scheik Charlotte F Head W Jul 1840 70
29 45 Scheik Charles M Son S Oct 1883 27

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e002019275.pdf


1901 Census of Canada Page Information
District: ON RUSSELL (#112)
Subdistrict: New Edinburgh F-2 Page 4 [Rideau Ward, Ottawa]
45 42 Scheitts Charlotte F Head W Jul 10 1842 58
46 42 Scheitts Charlie M Son S Oct 10 1884 17
47 42 Gromoll Annie F Daughter M Jun 2 1878 23
48 42 Gromoll Lao M Son-in-Law M Jul 21 1877 23
49 42 Gromoll Minnie F Granddaughter S May 31 1899 1

Sched 1 http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1901/z/z003/z000100850.pdf
Sched 2 http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1901/z/z003/z000100842.pdf
[addy=26 Keefer St]


1891
Schick Charles 48 Ontario Russell New Edinburgh Ward
Schick Charlotte 49 Ontario Russell New Edinburgh Ward
Schick Ida 17 Ontario Russell New Edinburgh Ward
Schick Minnie 15 Ontario Russell New Edinburgh Ward
Schick Annie 13 Ontario Russell New Edinburgh Ward
Schick Charlie 7 Ontario Russell New Edinburgh Ward
[Ida's pob=US other kids=Ont]

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1891/pdf/30953_148169-00173.pdf


1881
Surname Given Name Age Province District Name Sub-District Name
Schuck, Chas. 37 Ontario Russell New Edinburg
Schuck, Charlotte 38 Ontario Russell New Edinburg
Schuck, Edith 7 Ontario Russell New Edinburg
Schuck, Mina 5 Ontario Russell New Edinburg
Schuck, Annie 3 Ontario Russell New Edinburg

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e327/e008169521.pdf

Thanks mgnv
This is a prime example of how hard it can be to trace family members. The Schuck, Schick, Scheitts, & Scheik are all the same people/family. I believe by what family members have told me that Scheik is most likely the name. Looking at the .pdf files attached the Schuck is IMHO Scheick which is another spelling that I have seen before. Also in some of the censuses, there is a Wilhelmina Kalf or Colf following the others. She is Charlotte's mother.

Hello All,
I just re-visited these posts...sometimes you might just find something else that was missed the first time around.
Angela & Thelma - 1901 English Census - Nora Mernagh absent
Yes, she was indeed absent and I found her...she was attending school at Singleton School, Mespil Road, Dublin. The story goes that a sister (unspecified) in their family paid for her to go to school there. I don't know how much truth there is to this but I found the census record on Ancestry with a 13 year old Nora Mernagh in attendance at the school.

Enjoy.
Randy