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Alice Beatrice (Gorrum) Verrall 1881 - 1963

Alice Beatrice (Gorrum) Verrall of 461 Seventeenth Ave West, in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver County, BC Canada was born on May 13, 1881 at Lewisham in Greater London County, England United Kingdom to Fanny (Hards) Gorrum and George Gorrum. She had siblings Katherine Gorrum, Mabel C. (Gorrum) Albrecht, Robert Gorrum, Pattie (Gorrum) Misener, May (Gorrum) McNeil, and George Gorrum. She married Fred Steven Verrall on November 26, 1901 in Whatcom County, Washington United States and they later divorced in 1910. She had children George Stephen Verrall, Mildred Violet (Verrall) Sullivan, and Carol (Kirby) Dobson. Alice Verrall died at age 81 years old on March 20, 1963 at 461 West 17th Avenue, in Vancouver, Metro Vancouver County, BC Canada.

Alice Beatrice (Gorrum) Verrall
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461 Seventeenth Ave West, in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver County, BC Canada
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May 13, 1881
Lewisham in Greater London County, England, United Kingdom
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March 20, 1963
461 West 17th Avenue, in Vancouver, Metro Vancouver County, BC, Canada
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  • Introduction

    Alice Beatrice Gorrum was born in Lewisham, London, England to George and Fanny (Hards) Gorrum on 13 May 1881. She and her family emigrated to Canada when she was about 5 or 6 years of age, and eventually settled in British Columbia when she was about 10. On 26 Nov 1901, she married Fred Steven Verrall in Whatcom County, Washington, USA. Fred and Alice had three children: George Stephen Verrall (1902-1972), Mildred Violet Verrall (1904-2004), and Eveline Verrall (1909-1994). According to Mildred and verified by available records, Fred left the family sometime in 1910, and Alice was not able to support three young children on her own. She arranged for an older, childless couple, Carrie and Wyman Kirby of Sedro Woolley, Washington, to adopt Eveline; they changed her name to Carol Kirby. Alice had no further contact with her daughter but kept track of her from a distance over the years, and many years after Alice's death, Mildred got in touch with Carol. They became and remained close for the rest of their lives. In researching Alice, I discovered that her Vancouver descendants commemorated her passing in the local newspaper for several years after her death. She is my biological great grandmother; what must have been an incredibly painful and difficult decision set my grandmother's life on a completely different trajectory, and without it, neither my mother, uncle, aunt, sisters nor cousins or their children would be here. I am immensely curious about her and would dearly love to find out more about her.
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    1881

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    May 13, 1881
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    Lewisham in Greater London County, England United Kingdom
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Alice's mother, Fanny Hards (1849-1926), was born to Mary Ann Bowra Horiss (1824-1894) and Henry Hards (1824-1895), both of Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Her father, George Gorrum (1850-1932), was the son of George Walter Gorrum (1825-1904) of Greenwich, Kent, England; and Martha Solman (1826-1908) of Lee, Kent, England.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Alice Beatrice Gorrum was born in Lewisham, London, England on 13 May 1881, the third child of seven. Her siblings included: Katherine Gorrum (1875-1912), Mabel C. Gorrum (1879-1962), Robert Gorrum (1883-1961), Patricia Gorrum (1888-1978), May Hazel Gorrum (1893-1987), and George Gorrum (1895-1977). The family immigrated to Canada, arriving on 28 June 1886 in Quebec Canada and settled in New Westminster, British Columbia by 1891.

  • Early Life & Education

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  • Professional Career

    I have not been able to find this out, she clearly had to work to support her daughter Mildred.
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    1963

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    March 20, 1963
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    Chronic bronchitis
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    461 West 17th Avenue, in Vancouver, Metro Vancouver County, BC Canada
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  • Obituary

    Her family published two memoriums commemorating her passing: 1964: In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother Alice, who passed away March 20, 1963. God knows how much we miss her, Never shall her memory fade. Loving thoughts shall ever wander, to the spot where she is laid. Every remembered by her loving daughter and son-in-law; granddaughter Margery and family. In our home she is fondly remembered, sweet memories cling to her name, Those who loved her in life sincerely, Still love her in death just the same. Sadly missed and ever remembered by her granddaughter Patsy and family. 1967: In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother Alice Verrall, who passed away March 20, 1963. You are not forgotten, loved one, nor will you ever be. As long as life and memory last, we will remember thee. Always remembered by her children.
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In 1881, in the year that Alice Beatrice (Gorrum) Verrall was born, on October 26th, the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" happened in Tombstone, Arizona. The gunfight lasted only 30 seconds - the Earps and Doc Holliday on one side and the "Cowboys" on the other side. The McLaury brothers and Billy Clanton of the Cowboys were killed. Two of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday were wounded.
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In 1902, by the time she was 21 years old, the world famous Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, made the first gramophone recording by a popular singer. Accompanied by only a piano, his voice recordings became a big seller and did much to popularize the new-fangled gramophone. He had to sing into a metal "horn" that relayed his voice to a metal disc. And the songs had to be under 4 and a half minutes!
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