Sarah Ellen 'Nellie' Jones was the daughter of Mary Amelia Pearce and Enos Jones of Kingswinfordshire, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England.
In 1912 Nellie immigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to live with her Aunt Martha Jones Hitchcock and her family while she sought work. She fell in love with her cousin, Richard George Hitchcock (Surname changed to Hedgecock or Hedgecoe upon immigration) and the pair were going to England to seek her parent's permission to marry. Additional research showed the Martha and Nellie were confused in the aftermath of the accident, however Martha turned up in Kingswinfordshire the day after the accident, having taken an earlier ship.
Nellie died by drowning, while George survived her despite having given her his lifejacket.
In a memorial service by Reverend W.J. Burrow, the following words were spoken:
"When death came to youth it was another thing altogether. Youth was a time of hope. Youth was glad to live. Because youth had something to live for. When human life was cut short in youth, they felt not only that they had lost a loved one, but that that loved one had lost in some respects the brightest and the best part of life...they had the feeling that life was unfinished."
Additional information was courtesy of articles published in the Black Country Bugle: http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/
In 1912 Nellie immigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to live with her Aunt Martha Jones Hitchcock and her family while she sought work. She fell in love with her cousin, Richard George Hitchcock (Surname changed to Hedgecock or Hedgecoe upon immigration) and the pair were going to England to seek her parent's permission to marry. Additional research showed the Martha and Nellie were confused in the aftermath of the accident, however Martha turned up in Kingswinfordshire the day after the accident, having taken an earlier ship.
Nellie died by drowning, while George survived her despite having given her his lifejacket.
In a memorial service by Reverend W.J. Burrow, the following words were spoken:
"When death came to youth it was another thing altogether. Youth was a time of hope. Youth was glad to live. Because youth had something to live for. When human life was cut short in youth, they felt not only that they had lost a loved one, but that that loved one had lost in some respects the brightest and the best part of life...they had the feeling that life was unfinished."
Additional information was courtesy of articles published in the Black Country Bugle: http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/
Sarah Ellen 'Nellie' Jones was the daughter of Mary Amelia Pearce and Enos Jones of Kingswinfordshire, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England.
In 1912 Nellie immigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to live with her Aunt Martha Jones Hitchcock and her family while she sought work. She fell in love with her cousin, Richard George Hitchcock (Surname changed to Hedgecock or Hedgecoe upon immigration) and the pair were going to England to seek her parent's permission to marry. Additional research showed the Martha and Nellie were confused in the aftermath of the accident, however Martha turned up in Kingswinfordshire the day after the accident, having taken an earlier ship.
Nellie died by drowning, while George survived her despite having given her his lifejacket.
In a memorial service by Reverend W.J. Burrow, the following words were spoken:
"When death came to youth it was another thing altogether. Youth was a time of hope. Youth was glad to live. Because youth had something to live for. When human life was cut short in youth, they felt not only that they had lost a loved one, but that that loved one had lost in some respects the brightest and the best part of life...they had the feeling that life was unfinished."
Additional information was courtesy of articles published in the Black Country Bugle: http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/
In 1912 Nellie immigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to live with her Aunt Martha Jones Hitchcock and her family while she sought work. She fell in love with her cousin, Richard George Hitchcock (Surname changed to Hedgecock or Hedgecoe upon immigration) and the pair were going to England to seek her parent's permission to marry. Additional research showed the Martha and Nellie were confused in the aftermath of the accident, however Martha turned up in Kingswinfordshire the day after the accident, having taken an earlier ship.
Nellie died by drowning, while George survived her despite having given her his lifejacket.
In a memorial service by Reverend W.J. Burrow, the following words were spoken:
"When death came to youth it was another thing altogether. Youth was a time of hope. Youth was glad to live. Because youth had something to live for. When human life was cut short in youth, they felt not only that they had lost a loved one, but that that loved one had lost in some respects the brightest and the best part of life...they had the feeling that life was unfinished."
Additional information was courtesy of articles published in the Black Country Bugle: http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/
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