Elizabeth Ferguson^[1]

1918 - 2001  (83 years)

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• Name	Elizabeth Ferguson
  Born	21 Jan 1918	Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  	Address: Lloyd Street No 10, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  		Elizabeth Ferguson birth 1918 Lil was born 21 Jan 1918, Lloyd Street, Everton, Liverpool
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Jul 2001	Heswall, Wirral, Cheshire, UK
  Buried	6 Jul 2001	Landicon Crematorium, Wirral, Cheshire, UK
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Allan Ferguson,   b. 26 May 1908, Priory Grove, Everton North, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 12 Feb 1918, Myrtle St, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  2. Robert Ferguson,   b. 8 Nov 1909, Waterhouse Street, Everton South, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 2 Dec 1915, Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  3. Nellie Ferguson,   b. 14 Nov 1911, Tulip Grove, Poulton Cum Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK ,   d. 27 Aug 1961, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  4. Minnie Louisa Ferguson,   b. 1 Feb 1914, Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 5 Feb 2007, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  5. Catherine Ferguson,   b. 19 Dec 1915, Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1918, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Person ID	I24	Foster
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Robert Ferguson,   b. 15 Feb 1878, Park View, Dungannon, Ireland ,   d. 11 Dec 1918, Institution Infirmary, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Nellie Singleton,   b. 17 May 1887, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 27 Jul 1958, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 71 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1906	St Benedict Church, Kepler Street, Everton, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Frederick John & Dora E Gaskin. I have no idea who they were.
  		Robert Ferguson marriage to Ellen Singleton 1906 Robert Ferguson married Ellen Singleton on 21 Oct 1906, at St Benedict Church, Everton, Liverpool. Why Ellen's father's name is given as John, I have no idea. It was Henry, he was a van man, and there was no John Singleton with daughter Ellen in Liverpool!
  		A wedding couple: Robert Ferguson and Nellie Singleton, 1906 We believe this to be Robert and Nellie, and believe it to be taken in celebration of their wedding. The photo is in the possession of Rob Henon, Bob's grandson. Nellie was living with Rob's parents when she died in 1958, and this was probably one of a number that she had kept for many years. The photo was possibly taken on their wedding day, 21 Oct 1906.
  Residence	11 Dec 1918	Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  	Address: Lloyd Street No 10, Everton South East, Liverpool, Lancashire, U
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Harold Henry Oliphant,   b. 17 Jul 1917, Preston Grove, Tuebrook, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 30 May 2005, Arrowe Park Hospital, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK  (Age 87 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1943	Parish Church, Aldershot, Hampshire, UK   [4, 5]
  	Witnesses to the marriage were A R Bartlett and M V Colgate, both army comrades of Harry. Strangely, both bride and groom gave the wrong details for their fathers' names. Lil gave her father's name as Bernard Ferguson (not Robert) and described him as a metal worker. Harry gave his father's name as Benjamin Charles Nevitt Clewes Oliphant, (his adoptive father whom he seldom saw because he lived in Jamaica) and his father's occupation as secretary. The Christian names given were a mix of names of his 'father' and his father's brother. They were married by licence. Harry and Lil had no children, a source of great sadness to them. In 1953, they were told they would never have any children, and decided to adopt. The planned adoption of a baby girl was denied them at the last minute in about 1955, when the girl's mother changed her mind. They also tried fostering, but this too didn't work out as they hoped. They gave up trying to have any sort of family.
  		Harold Henry Oliphant marriage to Elizabeth Ferguson Harold Henry Oliphant married Elizabeth Ferguson on 8 Jun 1943, at Aldershot Parish Church.
  		Harry Oliphant and Elizabeth Ferguson, 1943 Harry and Lil married on 8 Jun 1943, at the parish church in Aldershot. The uniformed men at each end are unknown. Lil's sister Nellie was her bridesmaid. Her other sister Minnie was due to attend, but her children (myself being one) were so upset at her leaving them that she changed her mind!
  		A wedding group: Harry Oliphant and Lily Ferguson, 8 Jun 1943 Lil and Harry were married at Aldershot Parish Church. Harry was serving in the army. Their honeymoon was a few days, after which Harry was posted to North Africa. They did not see each other for over 2 years.
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2008
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Address: Lloyd Street No 10, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 21 Jan 1918 - Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Married - 8 Jun 1943 - Parish Church, Aldershot, Hampshire, UK Died - 1 Jul 2001 - Heswall, Wirral, Cheshire, UK Buried - 6 Jul 2001 - Landicon Crematorium, Wirral, Cheshire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Elizabeth Ferguson, c1950 Elizabeth Ferguson, c1950
  		Singleton group, c1929 Jack Singleton and his sisters Nellie (with daughter Lily) and Kate (with daughter Hilda), perhaps at a picnic.
  		A wedding group: John Foster and Minnie Ferguson, 22 Oct 1938 John and Minnie were Dave's parents. They married at St Chrysostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Liverpool.
  		Family group: John Foster's family at the caravan, c1956 The family had a caravan at Gronant near Prestatyn in North Wales. This was obviously a weekend when Minnie's family arrived on a visit.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Ferguson family, c1923 If this was 1923, Nellie Singleton, formerly Ferguson, was by then married to Edwin Hilton. This shows her with her 3 surviving children, Nellie, Minnie and Lil.
  		Singleton sisters caravan shot, c1930 Nellie (Dave's grandmother) and her daughter Lily are here, plus sister Kate with daughter Hilda.
  		Lily Ferguson, c1936 This appears to be a studio portrait of Lil, perhaps on her 18th birthday.
  		The Ferguson sisters in girl guide uniform, c1926 Nellie, in the middle, and Minnie are in the senior uniform. Young Lily is in the junior uniform.

  
  

• Notes

  Lily was the 6th and last child born to her mother (her father had 2 children from his 1st marriage) in January 1918. She had no memory of her father, who died when she was only a few months old. Lily went to Steers St primary school. She did extraordinarily well at school, obtaining a scholarship which enabled her to go to Blackburn House grammar school. When she left school she went to work in an accounts department of a local company. Lily served in the WRAC from 8-1-1943 to 25-1-1945. During this time she married Harry, also a soldier, in Aldershot in June 1943. After a few days honeymoon, they did not see each other for 3 years, since Harry was posted to Africa. All her life, Lily believed that there could be no higher calling than being a teacher. After the war, she took the opportunity offered by short teacher training courses and attended a teacher training college in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK. Harry attended the same college. They were both unable to find teaching posts in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK, and so began teaching in Caistor in Lincolnshire, UK. This was the first of a number of places they taught and lived in in East Midlands and East Anglia, but eventually (about 1960) they moved to the new town Corby in Northamptonshire, UK, which was to be their home for 25 years. Lily was an avid reader all her life, and a keen theatregoer. She loved discussing books, politics, radio - even football - anything. She was a wonderful conversationalist, and a very good listener. She was so often asked for advice on may varied matters that eventually she was invited to serve with the Citizens Advice Bureau. She did this with such success, that she was next invited to become a JP , and served as such for about 14 years until she and Harry moved to the Wirral in 1984. During her time in Corby, Lily was a member, and eventually the secretary, of the Corby Natural History Society. One of her great loves was walking in the country.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Parish Records. [S4] CRI, West Derby, Mar 1918, vol 8b, p775 (Reliability: 3). [S4] CRI, Dec 1906, West Derby, vol 8b, p509 (Reliability: 3), 19 Jul 2016. [S4] CRI. [S36] MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.