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WINGROVE  WORLD  WIDE      

Rose Catherine Wingrove
based on the recollections of Helen Lacey Russell
daughter of Frederick and Rose Wingrove Lacey
Submitted March 1, 2000
Ronald Marshall ronald.marshall@3web.net


Rose Catherine Wingrove was born 02 Apr, 1893 Cold Harbour, Seymour Court, Marlow Buckinghamshire and 
married Frederick Lacey 04 Aug. 1910 in [Winlaw] Lauder Manitoba

Frederick Lacey was born at  Handy Cross, High Wycombe in 1875. His first trip to Canada was in 1905. He worked on a steamer at harvest time in the Dakotas, then moved to Lauder Manitoba. Fred Lacey made a couple of trips to Canada before he decided to come to stay.
He homesteaded near North Battleford Saskatchewan Canada
Died 29 Aug. 1952 in Port Alberni, British Columbia CAN

Rose Catherine Wingrove's father was William Wingrove who " had been married three times. The last marriage was to Anne Avery " . William Wingrove Sr was a game keeper for the Witherhead family of Brewery fame. He moved on to Bradenham Hill, Berkshire England where he took care of the Commons as a game keeper for the Dashwood family. Rose Catherine came to Lauder Manitoba, Canada in 1910. Rose had met Fred in England and had dated before he came to Canada. Rose  also had a brother William Jr. Wingrove. He came to Canada to live and took up a homestead in the Ibstone district in 1912. He passed away in 1950 in Battleford and was buried in the Anglican Church Cemetery at Prongua, Saskatchewan." 

Fred and Rose Lacey moved to the Wilkie District shortly after their marriage in 1910. They homesteaded at the unnamed district of Ibstone. When the school was built it was  named from the submission from Fred after his old home in England - Ibstone. They built a little house on the homestead. Fred breaking the land with a team of oxen and a walking plow. Their first child Flora Polly Lacey was born in Wilkie October 3, 1911. Ruth Catherine, Ruby Jean, Harry William, and Frederick David Lacey were all born at Ibstone with only a midwife present. James Owen Lacey was born on the farm west of Prongua after a move from Ibstone in 1918. Helen Irene Rosalie and Robert John were born in Battleford. 
Fred was to get a job as drayman in Battleford, trading the homestead to Sam Kipp for a team of mules. He was also a janitor of the Anglican Church.

In 1924 the family moved to the Frank Huggett farm in the Cleveland District. Annie Elizabeth was born there November 16, 1924. At a later point in time the family moved to the Prongua District.  Russel Andrew George and Winnifred Elsie were born at Johnson's Nursing Home south of Battleford.
In 1948 Fred and Rose Lacey  moved to Drummond Creek. All the children had left the homestead and Fred at 73 years of age was no longer able to care for the farm. They had a little house with their daughter and son-in-law Nellie (Helen) Lacey and Stan Russell. Fred and Rose finally retired to the west coast of Canada and settled in Alberni in 1950. Rose Catherine passed away in 1952 and Frederick in New Westminister in August of 1962. They are both laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery, Port Alberni British Columbia Canada.
Reference: Frederick Lacey Greenwood Municipal (Section U)
Port Alberni, Beaver Creek Road Vancouver Island  MC-349
               Rose Catherine LACEY, Greenwood Municipal (Section O)
Port Alberni, Beaver Creek Road Vancouver Island MC-349
British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid http://www.islandnet.com/cgi-bin/ms2/rsd/search

 see also LACEY FAMILY

Anne Avery and William Wingrove parents of Rose Catherine Wingrove
    Anne Avery was born at Naphill England

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Ronald Marshall   March 1, 2000

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WEBMASTER
Name: ROSE CATHERINE LACEY
Event Date: 1952 7 31 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Event Place: PORT ALBERNI

Reg. Number: 1952-09-007813
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13212 GSU Microfilm Number: 2032861
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Name: FREDERICK LACEY
Event Date: 1958 12 15 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 81
Gender: Male
Event Place: NEW WESTMINSTER

Reg. Number: 1958-09-013838
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13239 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033180
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Name: FREDERICK LACEY
Event Date: 1960 8 17 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 87
Gender: Male
Event Place: PORT COQUITLAM

Reg. Number: 1960-09-010401
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13248 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033346
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102 LACEY Deaths are part of the Archival Information at
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm

 

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