| Title: | William M. White, Goderich to Eleanor McIlwrath, Newtownards. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3314 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | White, William M/3 |
| Year | 1867 |
| Sender | White, William M. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | magistrate |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Goderich, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Newtownards, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McIlwrath, Eleanor |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | her daughter is Jane White, who kept a |
| Source | D 1195/3/26: Presented by J. W. Russell & Co., Solicitors, 4 High Street, Newtownards, County Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9403056 |
| Date | 05/02/1867 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:03:1994. |
| Word Count | 396 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Eleanor McIlwrath [nee Wallace?] [Newtownards?] [County Down?] [Ireland?] From: William M. White Goderich [Ontario?] [Canada?] February 5 1867 Goderich 5th February 1867 My esteemed friend Mrs McIlwrath With heartfelt sorrow I beg leave to mention that we have lost our beloved daughter Jane after a long illness she departed this life upon the 23rd January 1867 about one o'clock P.M. consumption she was then aged thirty six years two months and twenty six days she died with her head resting upon my breast, she was frequently speaking of you and requested me to send her last Love to dear Mrs McIlwrath, although we expected her death long since, still it came sudden at last, a man called upon me requiring me to exercise my jurisdiction as a magistrate by granting him a warrant against another party, having heard his statement and found sufficient cause I granted the warrant, during the time I was writing the weather being cold she was placed near the stove in the dining Room and all the time I was writing she was keeping up a conversation with the man upon different matters, the man was a merchant living up in the next street just as the man closed the Hall Door going out she said to me, pa dear I want to rise for a little, she then went by herself into a small Bedroom off the Dining Room she had not been in the Bedroom more than half a minute when she gave a groan followed by one more loud I jumped in and just caught her in the act of falling she only breathed twice when all was over the young man had not arrived at his own door before she was with her saviour, My dear wife is as well as can be expected her health is good but for a long time she could not get a sufficient quantity of sleep owing to the noise that poor Jane made whilst she was sleep have the kindness to let Mr Milliken know and Miss [Lana?] White if you will do my dear wife and myself the Honor of dropping us a few lines we will feel thankful hope it will not be too much to request you to let us know as to the health of Revd [Reverend?] [Hugh?] [stained] John McKitterick Esq., Thomas Rogers Esq., John Taylor Esq., not forgetting your own dear self and Husband & Children My Dear Wife joins in [stained] respects to yourself & Husband Mrs McIlwrath William M. White J.P. [Justice of the Peace?] High Street Goderich Newtownards C.[N?] [Canada?] |
