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Nanny OPPY

Nanny OPPY

Female 1840 - 1904  (63 years)


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  • Name Nanny OPPY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Birth 5 May 1840  Gribbes, Stithians Parish, Cornwall England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    • Nanny Opie Hellings shows up in the earlier census's in Cornwall as Nanny Oppy, Not Nanny Opie Hellings. Her mother is probably Elizabeth (or Betsy) Hellings, b1801 in Stithians, Cormwall.Birth Index also shows Nanny Oppy.My guess is she is an Oppy, her father died shortly after she was born??
    Gender Female 
    Burial Ross Bay, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    _AMTID 212743888781:1030:209309145 
    _UID 9D5D4959205E4428B592105028F396684603 
    Death 26 Apr 1904  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • Died in the flu epidemic. In BC Vital Statistics, Age 62 (Birth would be 1842) Reg. Number:1904-09-017331Death Microfilm #:B13080 (GSU # 1927290)
    Cremation 27 Apr 1904 
    Person ID I558  Manson-Malli
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2026 

    Father John OPPY   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Betsey HELLINGS,   b. 4 May 1800, Stithians, Cormwall Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1881, Redruth, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John PRISK,   b. 1834, Wendron, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1870 (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1862  Carnmenellis, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Family ID F105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2026 

    Family 2 John MORTIMER,   b. 9 Mar 1842, Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1921, Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1867  St Gluvias, Falmouth, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 21] 
    Children 
     1. Adela MORTIMER,   b. 19 Nov 1872, Topeka, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1964, Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. Arthur John MORTIMER,   b. 26 May 1878, Tacoma, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1926, Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2026 

  • Photos
    Isabel , John, Nanny Opie Mortimer    		Isabel , John, Nanny Opie Mortimer
    Isabel: "Shot the two birds I am holding"
    .. probably the Hamiltons in photo, based on other photos...
    John Mortimer and Family    		John Mortimer and Family
    John Mortimer and Family    		John Mortimer and Family
    Taken around the early 1890's
    First house in Victoria, Govt and Courtenay    		First house in Victoria, Govt and Courtenay
    Arthur looks around 8, so abt 1886 +/-.
    Adela would be 13.
    Marble Blocks adjacent to house.
    img20260302_21105078-2.jpg    		img20260302_21105078-2.jpg
    Mortimer Family
    First Home In Victoria
    1878- 1890's
    Corner of Government and Courtenay
    Also site was used as a stone yard.
    img20260310_19520185.jpg    		img20260310_19520185.jpg
    Mortimer Gravestone
    Ross Bay Cemetary, Victoria
    Taken in the 1960's

    Documents
    30953_148093-00687    		30953_148093-00687
    31229_C_13285-00293    		31229_C_13285-00293
    CONHO107_1913_1914-0214    		CONHO107_1913_1914-0214
    CONRG9_1574_1578-0941    		CONRG9_1574_1578-0941
    nanny_Obit    		nanny_Obit
    Obit Victoria Daily Times
    ONS_B18402LZ-0445    		ONS_B18402LZ-0445
    ONS_M18624HU-0814    		ONS_M18624HU-0814
    ONS_M18674AZ-0913    		ONS_M18674AZ-0913
    wav228_12-0065    		wav228_12-0065
    z000012081    		z000012081

  • Notes 
    • [notes from Sarah Horncastle - 2005]
      Nanny Died in the Flu Epidemic

  • Sources 
    1. [S45] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990.

    2. [S33] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: British Columbia; Page: 22; Family No: 250.
      z000012081      		 z000012081


    3. [S44] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current.

    4. [S23] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.

    5. [S241] Web: Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017, Canadian Headstones; Canada; Canadian Headstone Photo Project.

    6. [S112] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Victoria City James Bay Ward, Victoria, British Columbia; Roll: C_13285; Page: 12; Family No: 78.
      31229_C_13285-00293      		 31229_C_13285-00293


    7. [S39] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973.

    8. [S40] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1578; Folio: 118; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542834.
      CONRG9_1574_1578-0941      		 CONRG9_1574_1578-0941


    9. [S120] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1914; Folio: 67; Page: 25; GSU roll: 221068.
      CONHO107_1913_1914-0214      		 CONHO107_1913_1914-0214


    10. [S34] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Victoria City James Bay Ward, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Roll: T-6291; Family No: 26.
      30953_148093-00687      		 30953_148093-00687


    11. [S47] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915.
      ONS_B18402LZ-0445      		 ONS_B18402LZ-0445


    12. [S111] Washington, U.S., State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892.
      wav228_12-0065      		 wav228_12-0065


    13. [S33] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: British Columbia; Page: 22; Family No: 250.

    14. [S112] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Victoria City James Bay Ward, Victoria, British Columbia; Roll: C_13285; Page: 12; Family No: 78.

    15. [S40] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1578; Folio: 118; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542834.

    16. [S120] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1914; Folio: 67; Page: 25; GSU roll: 221068.

    17. [S34] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Victoria City James Bay Ward, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Roll: T-6291; Family No: 26.

    18. [S47] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915.

    19. [S111] Washington, U.S., State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892.

    20. [S31] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915.
      ONS_M18624HU-0814      		 ONS_M18624HU-0814


    21. [S31] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915.
      ONS_M18674AZ-0913      		 ONS_M18674AZ-0913



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