Ada Emmeline Busby 1873–1960 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Ada Emmeline Busby, 1873–1960 (aged 87 years)

Name

Ada Emmeline Busby

Name: Ada Emmeline /Busby/
Given names: Ada Emmeline
Surname: Busby

Sex Female

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 14 July 1851 41 38 — Peckham, Surrey, England Baptism: 6 August 1851 41 38 — St Giles, Camberwell, Southwark, Surrey, England Marriage: December 1870 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: September 1910 — Rochford, Essex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eliza Turner Ada Emmeline Busby John Busby William Ryman Busby Lionel Charles Busby Arthur Ryman Busby Percy Frank Busby Mabel Alice Busby Gertrude Palmer Busby Charles Tebby Busby 1851–1910 Birth: 14 July 1851 41 38 — Peckham, Surrey, England Death: September 1910 — Rochford, Essex, England
mother	Links Birth: March 1847 — Peckham Rye, Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: December 1870 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 28 October 1919 — Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Tebby Busby Ada Emmeline Busby John Busby William Ryman Busby Lionel Charles Busby Arthur Ryman Busby Percy Frank Busby Mabel Alice Busby Gertrude Palmer Busby Eliza Turner 1847–1919 Birth: March 1847 — Peckham Rye, Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 28 October 1919 — Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Marriage	Marriage — December 1870 — Camberwell, Surrey, England
3 years herself	Links Birth: 5 July 1873 21 26 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: 15 October 1899 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: September 1906 — Rochford, Essex, England Death: 16 November 1960 — Detroit, Michigan, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Sydney Askew Family with spouse Edward John Steers Dorothy Greenfield Hitchcock Steers Ada Emmeline Busby 1873–1960 Birth: 5 July 1873 21 26 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 16 November 1960 — Detroit, Michigan, USA
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1876 24 28 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: 7 August 1899 — Emmanuel Church, Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Elizabeth Cockshull John Charles Busby Alice Busby Henry James Busby John Busby 1876–… Birth: 1876 24 28 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death:
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: 11 May 1880 28 33 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: September 1905 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 19 November 1957 — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Uden Arthur Henry Busby Eliza Jane Busby Mary Ann Elizabeth Busby William Ryman Busby 1880–1957 Birth: 11 May 1880 28 33 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 19 November 1957 — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 20 September 1882 31 35 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: July 1904 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 8 March 1971 — Stormont, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Florence Thorne Dorothy Marie Busby Louis Lionel Busby Barbara Hines Busby Lionel Charles Busby 1882–1971 Birth: 20 September 1882 31 35 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 8 March 1971 — Stormont, Ontario, Canada
14 months younger brother	Links Birth: 10 November 1883 32 36 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Arthur Ryman Busby 1883–… Birth: 10 November 1883 32 36 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death:
14 months younger brother	Links Birth: 24 December 1884 33 37 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Percy Frank Busby 1884–… Birth: 24 December 1884 33 37 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death:
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: December 1886 35 39 — Lewisham, Surrey, England Baptism: 14 August 1887 36 40 — All Saints, Hatcham Park, Lewisham, Surrey, England Death: September 1891 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Burial: 10 September 1891 — Southwark, Surrey, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mabel Alice Busby 1886–1891 Birth: December 1886 35 39 — Lewisham, Surrey, England Death: September 1891 — Camberwell, Surrey, England
8 years younger sister	Links Birth: June 1894 42 47 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: 7 August 1919 — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Death: 1992 — Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Joseph Currier Henry Lewis Joseph Currier Gertrude Palmer Busby 1894–1992 Birth: June 1894 42 47 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 1992 — Ontario, Canada

Family with Benjamin Sydney Askew
husband	Links Birth: June 1876 — Norwich, Norfolk, England Marriage: 15 October 1899 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 25 May 1900 — Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ada Emmeline Busby Benjamin Sydney Askew 1876–1900 Birth: June 1876 — Norwich, Norfolk, England Death: 25 May 1900 — Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
herself	Links Birth: 5 July 1873 21 26 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: 15 October 1899 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: September 1906 — Rochford, Essex, England Death: 16 November 1960 — Detroit, Michigan, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Sydney Askew Family with spouse Edward John Steers Dorothy Greenfield Hitchcock Steers Ada Emmeline Busby 1873–1960 Birth: 5 July 1873 21 26 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 16 November 1960 — Detroit, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 15 October 1899 — Camberwell, Surrey, England

Family with Edward John Steers
husband	Links Birth: September 1880 — Lambeth, Surrey, England Baptism: 26 September 1880 — St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England Marriage: September 1906 — Rochford, Essex, England Death: 15 March 1930 — Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ada Emmeline Busby Dorothy Greenfield Hitchcock Steers Edward John Steers 1880–1930 Birth: September 1880 — Lambeth, Surrey, England Death: 15 March 1930 — Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
herself	Links Birth: 5 July 1873 21 26 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: 15 October 1899 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage: September 1906 — Rochford, Essex, England Death: 16 November 1960 — Detroit, Michigan, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Sydney Askew Family with spouse Edward John Steers Dorothy Greenfield Hitchcock Steers Ada Emmeline Busby 1873–1960 Birth: 5 July 1873 21 26 — Camberwell, Surrey, England Death: 16 November 1960 — Detroit, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Marriage — September 1906 — Rochford, Essex, England
-6 years daughter	Links Birth: 1 November 1900 20 27 — Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England Marriage: 1930 — Detroit, Michigan, USA Death: 7 June 1994 — Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Frederick George Tucker Dorothy Greenfield Hitchcock Steers 1900–1994 Birth: 1 November 1900 20 27 — Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England Death: 7 June 1994 — Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA

Events of close relatives
Birth	5 July 1873 21 26 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Death of a paternal grandmother	Sarah Adlington Ogilvy March 1874 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Sarah Adlington Ogilvy 24 March 1874 Southwark, Surrey, England
Birth of a brother	John Busby 1876 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Death of a paternal grandfather	Cornelius Busby November 1876 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Burial of a paternal grandfather	Cornelius Busby 22 November 1876 Southwark, Surrey, England
Birth of a brother	William Ryman Busby 11 May 1880 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Birth of a brother	Lionel Charles Busby 20 September 1882 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Birth of a brother	Arthur Ryman Busby 10 November 1883 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Birth of a brother	Percy Frank Busby 24 December 1884 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Birth of a sister	Mabel Alice Busby December 1886 Lewisham, Surrey, England
Baptism of a sister	Mabel Alice Busby 14 August 1887 All Saints, Hatcham Park, Lewisham, Surrey, England
Death of a sister	Mabel Alice Busby September 1891 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Burial of a sister	Mabel Alice Busby 10 September 1891 Southwark, Surrey, England
Birth of a sister	Gertrude Palmer Busby June 1894 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Marriage	Benjamin Sydney Askew — View this family 15 October 1899 (aged 26 years) Camberwell, Surrey, England Address: Emmanuel Church, Camberwell, Surrey, England.
Death of a husband	Benjamin Sydney Askew 25 May 1900 Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Birth of a daughter	Dorothy Greenfield Hitchcock Steers 1 November 1900 Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England
Marriage	Edward John Steers — View this family September 1906 (aged 33 years) Rochford, Essex, England
Death of a father	Charles Tebby Busby September 1910 Rochford, Essex, England
Death of a mother	Eliza Turner 28 October 1919 Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Address: 164 Goulburn Avenue
Marriage of a daughter	William Frederick George Tucker — Dorothy Greenfield Hitchcock Steers — View this family 1930 Detroit, Michigan, USA
Death of a husband	Edward John Steers 15 March 1930 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death of a brother	William Ryman Busby 19 November 1957 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Death	16 November 1960 (aged 87 years) Detroit, Michigan, USA
Last change	11 April 2019 – 11:30:51 Author of last change: 7mikefh

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Note	ADA EMMELLINE BUSBY was born on July 5th, 1875 in England, near London. Queen Victoria had already reigned for 38 years and would reign for 26 more. NANA Everybody called her "Nana", her family, her friends, her neighbors and the forty boys she took into her home. Sometime in her youth she became a member of the Salvation Army. She was buried in a Masonic Cemetery when she died, next to her husband "Ted", a 32nd. degree Mason, but with a Salvation Army ceremony conducted by a Salvation Army Major. She married Benjamin Sydney Askew on October 15th, 1899 in London at the age of 24, but was widowed soon after when he was killed in the Second Boer War (1899 - 1902). It is not known when she married Edward John (Ted) Steers, but early in 1901 she took in an infant girl named Dorothy who was born to an actress named Emily Hitchcock, father unknown. Nana and Ted along with Dorothy emigrated in 1911 and settled in Ontario, Canada. They were living in Ottawa when they officially adopted Dorothy in 1912. It is likewise unknown when and why they moved to Detroit, but it was probably in the early 1920's. Nana was widowed for the second time at the age of 54 when Ted died suddenly of pneumonia in March, 1930. The Great Depression had begun and she was left with very little money. She took in two boys named Jim and Bob Johnston and their widowed father as boarders. The father left shortly after but the boys continued to board with her until the latter 1940's when they left to get married. She also began taking in other boys who had been orphaned or otherwise left homeless, through an agency known as The Detroit Children's Aid Society. These boys would be boarded with her temporarily until more permanent homes could be found by the Society. This is how she made her living. During the 1930's when walking to school in the morning I would stop at her house and, together with Jim and Bob and whoever else may have been boarding, have a cup of tea followed by a prayer. She would then turn the cups over, read the tea leaves and tell us our fortunes before sending us on our way. DEAR NANA Adopted mother to one, grandmother to one, foster mother to many, friend to everyone and dearly loved by all. She definitely earned her place in heaven.

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ADA EMMELLINE BUSBY was born on July 5th, 1875 in England, near London. Queen Victoria had already reigned for 38 years and would reign for 26 more.

NANA
Everybody called her "Nana", her family, her friends, her neighbors and the forty boys she took into her home. Sometime in her youth she became a member of the Salvation Army. She was buried in a Masonic Cemetery when she died, next to her husband "Ted", a 32nd. degree Mason, but with a Salvation Army ceremony conducted by a Salvation Army Major.

She married Benjamin Sydney Askew on October 15th, 1899 in London at the age of 24, but was widowed soon after when he was killed in the Second Boer War (1899 - 1902).

It is not known when she married Edward John (Ted) Steers, but early in 1901 she took in an infant girl named Dorothy who was born to an actress named Emily Hitchcock, father unknown.

Nana and Ted along with Dorothy emigrated in 1911 and settled in Ontario, Canada. They were living in Ottawa when they officially adopted Dorothy in 1912. It is likewise unknown when and why they moved to Detroit, but it was probably in the early 1920's.

Nana was widowed for the second time at the age of 54 when Ted died suddenly of pneumonia in March, 1930. The Great Depression had begun and she was left with very little money. She took in two boys named Jim and Bob Johnston and their widowed father as boarders. The father left shortly after but the boys continued to board with her until the latter 1940's when they left to get married.

She also began taking in other boys who had been orphaned or otherwise left homeless, through an agency known as The Detroit Children's Aid Society. These boys would be boarded with her temporarily until more permanent homes could be found by the Society. This is how she made her living.

During the 1930's when walking to school in the morning I would stop at her house and, together with Jim and Bob and whoever else may have been boarding, have a cup of tea followed by a prayer. She would then turn the cups over, read the tea leaves and tell us our fortunes before sending us on our way.

DEAR NANA
Adopted mother to one, grandmother to one, foster mother to many, friend to everyone and dearly loved by all. She definitely earned her place in heaven.

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Media object	Ada Emmeline Busby 1873-1960 (seated).