Frances Adelaide NORRIS

Female 1864 - 1939  (74 years)


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  • Name Frances Adelaide NORRIS 
    Birth 29 Jul 1864  Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 1 May 1939  Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Burial Star of the Sea Cemetery, Terence Bay, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12472  A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2008 

    Father Richard Joshua NORRIS,   b. 11 Mar 1820, Halifax County, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1903, Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth F. MARTIN,   b. 7 Sep 1826, Ketch Harbour, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1898, Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 16 Nov 1846  Ketch Harbour, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F6190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dennis A. BROPHY,   b. 24 Mar 1862, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1914, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage Between Jan 1885 and Mar 1885  Terence Bay, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • The OLMC parish register entry for the marriage of Dennis BROPHY and Adelaide NORRIS states that the groom's parents were Thomas BROPHY and Frances BLACKBURN. However, the 1901 Census of Terence Bay states Dennis BROPHY, h/o Adelaide, was b. 24 Mar 1862 and that the marriage occurs in Lower Prospect, and the OLMC register states that Dennis BROPHY, s/o James BROPHY and Ann RYAN was b. 24 Mar 1862 in Lower Prospect.

      We know that Ann RYAN dies somewhere in the 1860's, and in 1866 her husband marries Ann BLACKBURN; so the surnames match the marriage register entries for the parents of Dennis. Further, (at least at this moment) I know of no Thomas BROPHY's or Frances BLACKBURN's who could have been the parents of Dennis. So one of two things may have happened; i.e., either James BROPHY and Ann BLACKBURN also went by other given or nicknames, or the OLMC parish register is in error (which is known to occur during this time frame). In either event, I believe the evidence is convincing that it was Dennis, s/o James and Ann (Ryan) BROPHY, who marries Adelaide NORRIS.

      Also noted is that the obit for John Patrick Brophy, son of Dennis and Adalaide, states that he had 11 brothers and sisters; to date, I know of only 8. [Bob H]
    Children 
     1. Mary Margaret BROPHY,   b. 1 Dec 1886, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1919, Halifax County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     2. Elizabeth Eva BROPHY,   b. 7 Oct 1888, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1901, Halifax County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
     3. James Edward BROPHY,   b. 20 Apr 1892, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1923, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     4. Anne Madonna BROPHY,   b. 24 May 1894, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1954, Boston, Suffolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     5. Adelaide Jeanette BROPHY,   b. 22 May 1896, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1976, an unknown [to me] place Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 79 years)
     6. Dennis Urban BROPHY,   b. 19 Dec 1899, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1939, Halifax County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 39 years)
     7. Dennis Edward BROPHY,   b. 30 May 1901, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1939, Halifax County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 37 years)
     8. William Joseph BROPHY,   b. 5 Jun 1903, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1955, Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     9. John Patrick BROPHY,   b. 10 Feb 1909, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1976, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F6187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2024 

    Family 2 Francis RYAN,   b. 1860, Halifax County, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1929, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1919  Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F6189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S9219] Parish Register, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel--Prospect, 1865, page 226.

    2. [S9608] Terence Bay Deaths (1871-2001), P.9, #326.

    3. [S6944] Obituary Notice for Mrs. Adelaide Ryan.

    4. [S9219] Parish Register, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel--Prospect, 1939 (deaths), page 88, #1.

    5. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1867, Page 109, #700.

    6. [S9219] Parish Register, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel--Prospect, Vol 4, Marriages, 1885, page 16.

    7. [S9219] Parish Register, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel--Prospect, Page 150.

    8. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1919 - Book: 7 - Page: 321.