Dorothy Anne Ester Threader (b. 1905)
Parents: Arthur Harry Threader (b. 1879) & Annie Maria Jane Males (b. 1881)
Siblings (4): John Threader (b. 1899), Arthur Bertram Threader (b. 1902), Herbert Harry Threader (b. 1909), Annie Beachy Threader (b. 1911)
Spouse: Milo Henry Billyard (b. 1902)
Life Events:
| [Year] | [Date] | [Age] | [Event] | |||
| 1905 | Oct 8 | Born in Lake Cottage, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England [1, 2, 3] | ||||
| " | Dec 3 | [0y, 1m, 25d] | Baptised [4] | |||
| 1908 | Jun 26 | [2y, 8m, 18d] | Emigrated from England [5] | |||
| " | Jul 3 | [2y, 8m, 25d] | Immigrated to Fenwick, Welland County, Ontario, Canada [5] aboard the ship Empress of Britain from Liverpool, England, to Quebec City, Canada. |
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| 1911 | [5-6y] | Lived at 1 S.E. con? 8 Con, Canborough, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada [6] | ||||
| 1921 | [15-16y] | Lived in Canborough Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada [7] | ||||
| 1924 | Nov 15 | [19y, 1m, 7d] | Married Milo Henry Billyard (b. 1902) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [2, 3] Married by H. Elmer Green at 23 Gladstone Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario. Witnessed by Margaret Brine & Arthur Bertram Threader (b. 1902) |
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| 1925 | [19-20y] | Lived at 64 Danforth, Buffalo, Erie County, New York State, United States [8] | ||||
| " | Jun 9 | [19y, 8m, 1d] | - birth of son Ernest Elmer Billyard (b. 1925) in Buffalo, Erie County, New York State, United States [3, 14] | |||
| ? | Jul 17 | - birth of son Kenneth Ross Billyard in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [13, 15] | ||||
| ? | Jun 8 | - birth of son Robert Milo Billyard at 21 Danforth Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York State, United States [12] | ||||
| ? | Lived on Forest Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, New York State, United States [9] | |||||
| ? | Lived at 21 Danforth Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York State, United States [10, 11, 12] | |||||
| ? | Feb 1 | Died in Buffalo City Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, New York State, United States | ||||
| Feb 4 | Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [10, 13] | |||||
Census information:
| Census | Name | Age | Birth | Birth Date | Religion | Origin | Occ. | Father's Birth | Mother's Birth | Immigrated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Dorothy Annie Esther Threader | 5 | England | Oct 1905 | Anglican | English | none | 1908 | ||
| 1921 | Dortha Anna Threader | 15 | '' | Church of England | '' | student | England | England | 1921 | |
| 1925 | Dorothy Billiard | 22 | United States | Housework | ||||||
| 1930 | Dorothy A. Billyard | 25 | Canada-English | None | England | England |
Notes
- There is considerable variance in the spelling of Dorothy's forenames and the place of her birth. The following lists the sources which list her birth information. Note that the English birth registry (filed shortly after her birth) is considered here as the primary source:
Forenames Birth Place Source Year Source Dorothy Annie Esther Lake Cottage, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England 1905 Birth [1] and baptism [4] record Dorothy Annie Esther England 1911 Canadian census [6] Dorotha Anna England 1921 Canadian census [7] Dorothy A. E. England 1924 Marriage record [2] Dorothy United States 1925 New York State census [8] Dorothy A. Canada 1930 U.S. census [9] Dortha A. England 1932 New York State birth certificate of son [12] Dorothy Canfield, Haldimand County, Canada 1933 U.S. Declaration of Intent for Milo H. Billyard [3] Dorothy Dunnville, Ontario 1936 Dorothy's New York State death certificate [10] - Dorothy's death certificate states that she died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, with a contributory cause of tuberculosis laryngitis.
Sources:
[1] - English Birth Registry for Dorothy Anne Ester Threader (GRO 1905, v3a p726 c355)
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[2] - Ontario Marriage Registry for Milo Henry Billyard and Dorothy Anne Ester Threader (1924:21904)
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[3] - United States Declaration of Intention for Milo Henry Billyard (document # 53066)
[4] - English Parish Baptism Record for Dorothy Annie Esther Threader (1905 Parish of Knebworth, Hertforshire, #254)
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[5] - Passenger list from the ship Empress of Britain (3 Jul 1908, p14).
[6] - 1911 Census [Canboro (1), Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, row 42]
[7] - 1921 Census [Canboro Township (1), Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, row 1]
[8] - 1925 Census [Buffalo City (1), Erie County, New York State, United States, row 41]
[9] - 1930 Census [Buffalo City (1), Erie County, New York State, United States, row 37]
[10] - New York State Death Certificate and Record of Death for Dorothy Billyard (1932, state registration #7757, local registration #731)
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[11] - Buffalo City directory (1933, p304).
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[12] - New York State Birth Certificate for Robert Milo Billyard (38377)
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[13] - Robert Milo Billyard & Evelyn Kathleen (née Dawe) Billyard
[14] - Social Security Death Index
[15] - Shelley (née Billyard) Rhinds
Last updated 28 Feb 2024 by Andrew Billyard
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