Person Sheet

Name Emily CONSTANT  Birth 22 May 1873, Tottenham, Middlesex, England1519 Death 7 Dec 1958, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California1602 Age: 85 Cremation 10 Dec 1958, Chapel of the Pines Age: 85 Father John CONSTANT (~1830-1905) Mother Elizabeth FREEMAN (1837-1912)
Spouses
1 George Fosdick GRAY  Birth 14 May 1872, St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England1600 Death 19 Jan 1951, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California1601 Age: 78 Cremation 22 Jan 1951, Chapel of the Pines1601 Age: 78 Father John Edward GRAY (1849-1915) Mother Eleanor Sophia FOSDICK (1850-1934)
Marriage 9 Sep 1909, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada1603
Notes for Emily CONSTANT
Family Remembrance:214 "Emily traveled with her widowed mother from England to Vancouver, British Columbia in the Fall of 1909. It was in that city George met them and Emily and George were married on 9-9-1909.They then took the boat to Victoria which was to be their home." Family Remembrance:214 "Emily Constant was the only one of ten children born to Elizabeth and John Constant who lived. All the others died in infancy and Emily only remembered a little sister, Alice. As might be expected Emily was a cherished little girl and she grew up in London under the ever watchful eyes of her loving parents. Following completion of her college experience she went to work in the London Post Office. It was from there she traveled with her mother to the 'wilds of Canada.' She had met George earlier through her dear friend Florence, George's sister. To make such a trip in those days was quite an undertaking but the great love she had for her George made it possible." 1873 Birth Registration:1519 Registration district, Edmonton; 1873 birth in the sub-district of Tottenham in the County of Middlesex; no. 144; born 22 May 1873, Middleton Terrace; name, Emily; girl; father, John Constant; mother, Elizabeth Constant, formerly Freeman; occupation of father, Cab proprietor; informant, Elizabeth Constant, mother, Middleton Terrace, Tottenham; registered, 1 July 1873. 1881 British Census:1516 London, England (Islington) Enumerated 3 April 1881 17 St. Thomas Rd. John Constance••married, age 49, male, born in Hammersmith, head of household, coal merchant Elizabeth••married, age 44, female, born in Alford, Hampshire, wife Emily••age 7, female, born in Wood Green, daughter, scholar 1891 British Census:1523 Islington, London, England (St. Marks Ecclesiastical Parish) Enumerated 5 April 1891 52 Morey Road (one of three families) John Constant••head, married, 59, cab proprietor, neither employed nor employer, born Hammersmith, London Elizabeth••wife, married, 55, born Alresford, Hants Emily••daughter, single, 17, sorting clerk post office, employed, born Wood Green, London 1901 British Census:1525 (Elizabeth and Emily Constant) Surrey, England (Wandsworth) Enumerated 31 March 1901 76 Gaskarth Road E. Constant••head, widow, female, 65, living on own means, born Alresford, Hants. Emily••daughter, single, female, 27, sorting clerk at P.O., civil servant, born Wood Green, Middlesex. This appears to be a two-family dwelling, with the other family being George R. Unwin, age 62, and his wife Sarah A., age 62, both born in the London area. 1901 British Census:1524 (John Constant) London, England (Kensington; St. Clement Ecclesiastical Parish; Kensington Registration District) Enumerated 31 March 1901 185 Walmore Terrace John Constance••boarder, married, 70, (no occupation given), born in Hammersmith, London One of two boarders in the household of Thomas and Mary Wallen. 1905 Death of Father:1517 According to his death certificate, Emily Constant was present at the death of her father John Constant on 17 January 1905 in the Kensington Infirmary. John was age 75 and a cabman from 185 Walmer Road. 1907 Approximate Immigration to Canada:1605 The Gray and Constant families traveled from London to Vancouver via ship, "around the horn." 1911 Canadian Census: British Columbia, Canada (Len Milas P E, Sannaich, Nanaimo) Enumeration date not given William Tippet1530••male, head, married, born March 1888, born in England, immigrated 1907, British heritage, Canadian nationality, Theosophist religion, carpenter, employer, works on own account, works on houses, worked 50 weeks in 1910, has $1,000 life insurance, can read, can write, can speak English Florence••female, wife, married, born March 1877, age 34, born in England, immigrated 1907, British heritage, Canadian nationality, Theosophist religion, worked 50 weeks in 1910, can read, can write, can speak English John G. Ortis••male, lodger, single, born February 1873, age 38, born in England, immigrated 1911, British heritage, Canadian nationality, Theosophist religion, carpenter, can read, can write, can speak English Next Household, Separate Dwelling George Gray1531••male, head, married, born May 1872, age 39, born in England, immigrated 1907, British heritage, Canadian nationality, Theosophist religion, can read, can write, can speak English Emily••female, wife, married, born May 1874, age 37, born in England, immigrated 1910, British heritage, Canadian nationality, Theosophist religion, can read, can write, can speak English Vera••female, daughter, single, born August 1910, age 9 months, born in British Columbia, British heritage, Canadian nationality, Theosophist religion Eliz Constant••female, mother-in-law, widowed, born May 1840, age 71, born in England, immigrated 1910, British heritage, Canadian nationality, Theosophist religion, can read, can write, can speak English 1930 U.S. Census:1611 Emily C. enumerated in the household of her husband George Gray at 858 West 80th Street in Los Angeles, California as a wife, female, white, 56, married, first married at age 35, can read and write, born in England, father born in England, mother born in England, mother tongue English, immigrated 1920, naturalized. Conrad Schellenberg and family were enumerated as adjacent household at 854 West 80th Street. Emily and George Gray's daughter Xyellia married Otis E. Phillps, Jr., the nephew of Ruth Schellenberg, in August 1938. 1958 Death Certificate:1602 Emily Constant Gray; date of death, December 7, 1958; female; Caucasian; birthplace, London, England; date of birth, 22 May 1873; age, 85 years; name and birthplace of father, John Constant, England; maiden name and birthplace of mother, unknown, England; citizen of the U.S.A.; Social Security Number, none; occupation, housewife for 49 years; widowed; place of death, Gardena Rest Home, 1050 W. 164th Street, Gardena, Los Angeles, California; last usual residence, 8815 Croydon Avenue; cremation, 10 December 1958, Chapel of the Pines.