Robert Sillett
(1789-1849)
Millicent Moore
(1794-1868)
John Sillett
(1828-1900)
Eliza Pearce
(1835-1900)

Arthur Sillett
(1874-1955)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Emily Elliot

Arthur Sillett 4

  • Born: 11 Apr 1874, Esh, , Durham, England 4 5 6
  • Christened: 28 Apr 1896, Esh Winning, , Durham, England 7
  • Marriage (1): Emily Elliot on 14 Jun 1897 in Esh Winning, , Durham, England 1 2 3
  • Died: 22 Oct 1955, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada at age 81 8

  Noted events in his life were:

He appeared as a Scholar on the census in 1881 in Esh Winning, , Durham, England. 4

He appeared as a Butcher on the census in 1891 in Esh Winning, , Durham, England. 9

He appeared as a Butcher Foreman at a Co-op Store on the census in 1901 in Esh, , Durham, England. 10

He appeared as a Butcher on the census in 1911 in Brancepeth, , Durham, England. 1

He immigrated in Oct 1921 to , , , Canada. 11


Arthur married Emily Elliot, daughter of David Elliot and Unknown, on 14 Jun 1897 in Esh Winning, , Durham, England.1 2 3 (Emily Elliot was born about 1874 in Hamsterley, , Durham, England 12 and died in 1942 in Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada 8.)

Sources

1 1911 census of England, Durham, Fair Fall Terrace, New Brancepeth Colliery, Near Durham, Arthur Sillett; digital images, Find My Past, Find My Past (www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 29 Nov 2010); citing RG 78 PN 1732, RG 14 PN 29926, registration district (RD) 551, sub district (SD) 1, enumeration district (ED) 4, schedule number (SN) 52. Cit. Date: 29 Nov 2010.

2 Sillett Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), Marriages; privately held by Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 2 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 2 Jan 2023.

3 Sillett-Elliot marriage certifcate (1897); issued 14/6/1897, Parish Church (Esh, Durham); privately held by Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 17 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 17 Jan 2023.

4 1881 Census, Census Return for John and Eliza Sillett. Cit. Date: 12 Jul 2005.

5 Sillett Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), Births; privately held by Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 2 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 2 Jan 2023.

6 England, Birth Certificate for Arthur Sillett, born 11 Apr 1874; Durham registration district, Saint Oswald sub-district. Rec. Date: 17 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 17 Jan 2023.

7 Parish Church (Esh, Durham, England). Rec. Date: 17 Jan 2023.

8 Personal knowledge of Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 17 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 17 Jan 2023.

9 1891 Census, Census Return for John and Eliza Sillett. Cit. Date: 13 Jul 2005.

10 1901 census of England, Durham, Esh, folio 80, page 2, Arthur Sillett; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 3 Jul 2012); citing PRO RG 13/4674. Cit. Date: 3 Jul 2012.

11 Personal knowledge of Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 2 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 2 Jan 2023.

12 Miranda van Keulen, Cit. Date: 22 Nov 2005.