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Ella C. Pethybridge

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1880 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill, Massachusetts: Ella, 13, in school, with her parents William H. and Mary Ann Pethybridge.
1880 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill, Massachusetts: Ella, 13, in school, with her parents William H. and Mary Ann Pethybridge. 1880
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable household-row crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts ("Ella C. Pollybridge") · the original at NARA T9, roll 529, ED 182, p. 27d, via Ancestry
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Ella C. Pethybridge, 1898. Oak, Merrimac; probably Herbert C. Oak's studio. The catalog reports a March 1, 1898 inscription on the reverse, not supplied here. Library-supplied portrait front and mount. Courtesy of The Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library, Special Collections Department.
Ella C. Pethybridge, 1898. Oak, Merrimac; probably Herbert C. Oak's studio. The catalog reports a March 1, 1898 inscription on the reverse, not supplied here. Library-supplied portrait front and mount. Courtesy of The Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library, Special Collections Department. 1898
Source: Courtesy of The Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library, Special Collections Department. Senter HPH 9-119A; catalog 31479006468556.
How it is shown: Display only; the original file is not offered for download. Complete library-supplied scan of the front and mount as delivered (unwatermarked); no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: Likely: the attribution to Herbert C. Oak's studio rests on the mount imprint 'Oak, Merrimac' (the first name is not expanded); the reverse inscription the catalog reports has not been seen. Shown by the library's item-specific permission (online display, americanacorns.com, dated 30 Sep 2026); this is not a Creative Commons licence and not permission for other images.
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The 'Thoughtful Circle,' a King's Daughters circle at Haverhill's Centre Congregational Church, organized about 1898, the same year as Ella Pethybridge's portrait. Twenty-three women are pictured. The inscription on the back credits Ella Pethybridge and Margie M. Clark with forming the circle, which did charitable work for the city's Old Ladies' Home. Haverhill Public Library, Senter HPH 19-269E, catalog 31479006479132.
The 'Thoughtful Circle,' a King's Daughters circle at Haverhill's Centre Congregational Church, organized about 1898, the same year as Ella Pethybridge's portrait. Twenty-three women are pictured. The inscription on the back credits Ella Pethybridge and Margie M. Clark with forming the circle, which did charitable work for the city's Old Ladies' Home. Haverhill Public Library, Senter HPH 19-269E, catalog 31479006479132. about 1898 · front
Source: Courtesy of The Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library, Special Collections Department.
How it is shown: Complete image as supplied by the library web display; watermark as supplied.
Keep in mind: Confirmed as the library's catalogued photograph and its verso inscription. Likely, not confirmed, that Ella is pictured: the library's catalog says she is 'probably' the standing woman in the plaid blouse; no one else is identified. The date 'about 1898' is the catalog's date for the circle's founding.
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The back of the 'Thoughtful Circle' photograph, with the owner's handwritten note naming the circle and crediting Ella Pethybridge and Margie M. Clark with forming it. Haverhill Public Library, Senter HPH 19-269E, catalog 31479006479132.
The back of the 'Thoughtful Circle' photograph, with the owner's handwritten note naming the circle and crediting Ella Pethybridge and Margie M. Clark with forming it. Haverhill Public Library, Senter HPH 19-269E, catalog 31479006479132. about 1898 · verso
Source: Courtesy of The Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library, Special Collections Department.
How it is shown: Complete thumbnail image as supplied by the library web display; no retouch. Low resolution.
Keep in mind: The words are Confirmed from the library's full-size verso (see the transcription); this thumbnail alone is hard to read. The writer of the note is not identified.
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1900 U.S. Federal Census: Ella's own row, entered as an employee, 33, single, nurse.
1900 U.S. Federal Census: Ella's own row, entered as an employee, 33, single, nurse. 1900
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable row crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Boston Ward 24, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts ("The Boston City Hospital") · the original at NARA T623, roll 681, ED 1807, sheet 9, via Ancestry
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1900 U.S. Federal Census: the enumerator's header naming "The Boston City Hospital," where Ella was then living and working.
1900 U.S. Federal Census: the enumerator's header naming "The Boston City Hospital," where Ella was then living and working. 1900
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable header crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Boston Ward 24, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts ("The Boston City Hospital") · the original at NARA T623, roll 681, ED 1807, sheet 9, via Ancestry
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1910 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill: Ella, 43, boarding on Arlington Street with Laura E. Lockhart and three others.
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill: Ella, 43, boarding on Arlington Street with Laura E. Lockhart and three others. 1910
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable household-row crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill Ward 2, Essex Co., Massachusetts · the original at NARA T624, roll 582, ED 306, sheet 5B, via Ancestry
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1910 U.S. Federal Census: the occupation columns, giving Ella's work as "Trained Nurse," "General Practice," on her own account.
1910 U.S. Federal Census: the occupation columns, giving Ella's work as "Trained Nurse," "General Practice," on her own account. 1910
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable column crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill Ward 2, Essex Co., Massachusetts · the original at NARA T624, roll 582, ED 306, sheet 5B, via Ancestry
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S.S. Devonia passenger list, Liverpool to Boston, arrived 1 September 1912: Ella, 45, marked "S" for single.
S.S. Devonia passenger list, Liverpool to Boston, arrived 1 September 1912: Ella, 45, marked "S" for single. 1912
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable row crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963: S.S. Devonia, Liverpool to Boston, 1 September 1912 · the original at NARA T843, roll 183, via Ancestry collection 8745, record 1588573
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S.S. Parisian passenger list, Boston to Glasgow, arrived 6 July 1912: Ella's name directly below her landlady, Laura S. Lockhart's.
S.S. Parisian passenger list, Boston to Glasgow, arrived 6 July 1912: Ella's name directly below her landlady, Laura S. Lockhart's. 1912
Source: Ancestry (UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960).
How it is shown: Readable row crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960: SS Parisian, Boston to Glasgow, 6 July 1912 ("Ella E Pethybridge," beneath "Laura S. Lockhart") · the original at Ancestry collection 1518, record 15952259
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1940 U.S. Federal Census: Ella's main-schedule row.
1940 U.S. Federal Census: Ella's main-schedule row. 1940
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable row crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts ("Ella Pethbrige") · the original at NARA T627, roll m-t0627-01581, ED 5-141, sheet 2B, via Ancestry
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1940 U.S. Federal Census: the supplementary-questions row, giving her one year of high school and reported other income.
1940 U.S. Federal Census: the supplementary-questions row, giving her one year of high school and reported other income. 1940
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.
How it is shown: Readable row crop; complete original retained privately.
Evidence for: 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts ("Ella Pethbrige") · the original at NARA T627, roll m-t0627-01581, ED 5-141, sheet 2B, via Ancestry
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Pethybridge family monument, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen, Massachusetts (William H., Mary A. Copeland and Ella C. Pethybridge)
Pethybridge family monument, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen, Massachusetts (William H., Mary A. Copeland and Ella C. Pethybridge)
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 187054970
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Pethybridge/Harris monument base, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen, Massachusetts
Pethybridge/Harris monument base, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen, Massachusetts
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 187054970
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