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11 February 2025

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Mrs JAMES ESSON née MILCHARD

Sarah Milchard was born on 22 February 1861 in Stepney, London, England to Charles Milchard (1827-1865) & Sarah Hales (1831-1918). Sarah had three brothers, George (1853-867), Alexander Sellers (b 1853) and one sister, Elizabeth (1856-1936). Sarah’s father was a Thames waterman. Sarah worked as a tailoress in 1881 whilst living with her family at 148 West Ferry Rd, Poplar, London. On 6 August 1884 she married James Esson (1859-1934) in Poplar, London. James was born on 13 Sep 1859 in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeen, Scotland. James worked as a servant for the Dock Company.

Sarah & James had five sons, Thomas John (1884-1885), Archibald James (b 1887), James Joseph (1890-1984), Edwin George (1891-1952) & Benjamin Charles (1894-1979) and seven daughters, Grace Lillian (1885-1917), Ethel Mary (1888-1900), Annie Elizabeth (b 1892), Annie Elizabeth (b 1892), Daisy (b 1896), Winifred (b 1898), Ethel Doris (b 1901) & Hilda (1803-1976).

In 1905, Archibald James sailed from Liverpool to St John, New Brunswick arriving on 2 January 1906. He must have sent back encouraging reports because James & Sarah with Edwin, Annie, Benjamin, Daisy, Winifred, Ethel D, & Hilda sailed from Liverpool on SS ‘Canada’ arriving in Montreal on 29 June 1907. They travelled on to Saskatoon and by 1908 were all living at Ave B North. The same year James Joseph joined them having arrived on SS ‘Lake Manitoba’ in Quebec on 22 May 1910.

James Joseph married Annie in about 1920, based on a US census record for 1930.

Archibald James had married Violet Emily Boxall (1889-1924) in March 1918 in Pertersfield, Hampshire, England. Violet was the widow of Thomas Porter (1877-1916) who had died on active service in Flanders. Violet came to Canada to join Archibald in 1920 on SS ’Grampion’ arriving in St John, New Brunswick on 5 April.

Sarah died on 4 January 1928 in Saskatoon and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon. James Sr died on 14 June 1934 and is buried alongside Sarah.

This family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Esson Tree.