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ID:2748
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Ezra Ironmonger 1907-1942
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Relationship:
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Lisa's 2nd cousin 3x removed
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Birth:
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1907 The Wilkin, (now known as Brownhills West), Staffordshire
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Death:
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1942 Trail, Alberta, Canada
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Mother:
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Sarah Ann Lawrence (b.1867)
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Father:
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Charles Eli Ironmonger (b.1860)/ID:1969
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Half Siblings
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John Ironmonger (b.1886)/ID:2739
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William Ironmonger (b.1888)/ID:2740
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Samuel Ironmonger (b.1891)/ID:2741
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Siblings
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Charles Ironmonger (b.1895)/ID:2744
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Amelia Ironmonger (b.1899)/ID:2746
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Eli Ironmonger (b.1901)/ID:2747
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Ezra Ironmonger (b.1907)/ID:2748
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George Ironmonger (b.1909)/ID:2749
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Arthur Ironmonger (b.1911)/ID:2750
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Spouse:
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Kathleen (Ironmonger)
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Children:
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1910
Emigration to Canada.
Ezra sailed to Canada sailed on the Empress Of Britain on 9th September 1910 with his mother & siblings Amelia,10, Eli, 9 and George, 1. She joined her father and 3 older brothers
who had gone over to Canada in March 1910
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1911
1911 Census – Hillcrest Village, Macleod district, Alberta, Canada |
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Name
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Relationship
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Condition
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Age
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Birth Yr/Month
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Gender
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Birthplace
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Occupation
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Charles Ironmonger
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Head
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Married
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51
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1860-May
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Male
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England
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Miner -average 48 hrs per week
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Sarah Ironmonger
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Wife
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Married
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44
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1867-Oct
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Female
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England
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Charles Ironmonger
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Son
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17
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1894-Sept
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Male
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England
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Miner- average 48 hrs per week
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Amelia Ironmonger
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Daughter
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11
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1900-Sept
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Female
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England
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Eli Ironmonger
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Son
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10
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1901-March
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Male
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England
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Ezra Ironmonger
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Daughter
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3
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1908-June
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Female
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England
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George Ironmonger
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Son
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2
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1909-Jan
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Male
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England
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Ezra with parents and family at their Hillcrest home (circa 1913).
1914
Hillcrest Mining Disaster
19th June 1914 – Tragedy struck the family when three of Elis brothers were at the Hillcrest
mine during a series of explosions resulting in the rescue of John and the deaths of Charles & Samuel along with 187 other men.
Links to accounts and research on the Hillcrest Mining Disaster:
http://hillcrestminedisaster.com/
https://coalminersmemorial.tripod.com/hillcrestminedisaster.html
Books:
Frank W. Anderson's book Canada's Worst Mine Disaster was first published in 1969 by Frontier Pub. of Calgary, Alberta. A later edition of the book entitled Hillcrest: Canada's Worst Mine Disaster
was published for Frontier Books by Heritage House Company of Surrey, B.C. in 1980. Both editions were designated as Number 18 in the "Frontier Books" series.
Harold Fryer's book Alberta: The Pioneer Years (Langley, B.C.: Stagecoach Pub. c1977) has a chapter on the Hillcrest disaster entitled "Disaster at the Hillcrest Mine" (pp. 68-71).
Devil's Breath: The
1942
June 1942 – Ezra dies as a result of severe burns following an accident at the Trail Smelter.
Buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Crowsnest Pass, Canmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada
