Mother of Allen Cawfield
Grandmother of Norman Cawfield
Great Grandmother of Kathryn Cawfield
Great Great Grandmother of Adora and Shiloh Boivin
Bertha, Elsie and Ada in the back.
Elsie in her early 60's in this photo.
Below from left to right:
Holly (Sparrow) Cawfield, Elsie Cawfield holding Katie Cawfield (Boivin),
Pam (Elmer) Cawfield, Liz Elmer, Shirley Elmer and Georgina (MacAskill) Cawfield
Early Years
Birth Index Information
Family
Click the family tree below to enlarge it. Elsie came from a large immediate
family as well as a large extended family. So far, I've been able to trace
the Cawfields back to John Cawfield born in 1806. Elsie's mother was
Elizabeth Russell whose father was Peter Russell, born in 1819.
1901 Census
1901 Census showing Elsie Cawfield at age 4
1901 Census showing Elsie Cawfield at age 4
living on Rupert St. in Bolton. Most of the family
is working in the cotton mill.
At this point, Elsie's mother has died and her father,
Andrew, has re-married Harriet Grognet. Her
two children are living there as well. It looks
like a very full household!
is working in the cotton mill.
At this point, Elsie's mother has died and her father,
Andrew, has re-married Harriet Grognet. Her
two children are living there as well. It looks
like a very full household!
1911 Census
Elsie Cawfield was 14 years old and
working as a Cotton Weaver. Her father, Andrew, was
56 years old and retired.
Employment and Immigration
Most of Elsie's rather large family of brothers, sisters, father, uncles and cousins worked
in the textile mills in the Bolton area. Elsie herself worked as a cotton spinner for a while
when she was fourteen years old. We have been told as a teenager she went 'into service'
in one of the wealthier homes and have yet to find where that was.
Although we don't know for certain that Elsie and her family worked at the
Swan Lane Mills in Bolton, it would seem logical to deduce that would have
been the likely Mill in which they worked. Below is a map of the area showing
the location of their residence on Rupert St., Settle St., and the Swan Lane Mill.
They were only a very few blocks from the Mill once they moved to Settle St. which
seems to approximately match the date of the opening of the Mill.
Elsie immigrated to Canada in 1922 and worked at the
Although we don't know for certain that Elsie and her family worked at the
Swan Lane Mills in Bolton, it would seem logical to deduce that would have
been the likely Mill in which they worked. Below is a map of the area showing
the location of their residence on Rupert St., Settle St., and the Swan Lane Mill.
They were only a very few blocks from the Mill once they moved to Settle St. which
seems to approximately match the date of the opening of the Mill.
T. Eaton Co. until her retirement.
First move was to 26 Woodbine Beach. This address no longer
exists but at the time was a cottage or house built right on
Woodbine Beach. Elsie's son Al spoke of his memory of being
able to step out the front door and play on the sand or wade
in the water. The area would have looked very much like
the image below of Kew Beach which was directly adjacent to
Woodbine Beach.
From the beach location Elsie and Allen moved to 3 Herbert Ave. with the Nuttall family.
Harry Nuttall had married Elsie's sister Elizabeth (Betsy).
Elsie's Brother & Sisters
exists but at the time was a cottage or house built right on
Woodbine Beach. Elsie's son Al spoke of his memory of being
able to step out the front door and play on the sand or wade
in the water. The area would have looked very much like
the image below of Kew Beach which was directly adjacent to
Woodbine Beach.
From the beach location Elsie and Allen moved to 3 Herbert Ave. with the Nuttall family.
Harry Nuttall had married Elsie's sister Elizabeth (Betsy).
Elsie's Brother & Sisters
George Cawfield
George Cawfield (1891-1917) was Elsie's older brother.
He married in 1915 to Mary Grimshaw and only two years later
He married in 1915 to Mary Grimshaw and only two years later
he died during World War I in France having served
with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
The index card shown below indicates he received
the Victory Medal.
George Cawfield's Attestation Paper
Ada Cawfield
Ada Cawfield, Bertha Cawfield and Amelia Cawfield
came to Canada together in 1923. They each
had $25.00 on their arrival and they indicated they
would be living with their sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth (Harry) Nuttall,
on Herbert Avenue in Toronto.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Harry) Nuttall,
on Herbert Avenue in Toronto.
Ada Cawfield - Passage to Canada
Bertha Cawfield
Passage to Canada
Passage to Canada
At the age of 37 she married James Ross, age 54,
on July 14, 1928 in Toronto.
Amelia Cawfield
Passage to Canada
Passage to Canada
Bolton, Lancashire is the English hub of the Cawfield and Russell families.
Below are some links with the history of Bolton including
pictures of the city as it looked in the past as well as information
about the textile mills.
Historic Images - Old Bolton Postcards
Wikipedia - Cottonopolis
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