Elspeth May WHEELER ^{23,1618,4139,4141}

   Cause of her death was “Manic Insanity, Terminal Exhaustion”/Effects of a botched abortion - Possibly a suicide attempt.

   Another name for Elspeth was Elsie ABBOTT.¹⁶⁰⁹

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Medical Condition. ⁴²⁷⁹ According to Mom, she died because she took something to do away with a child she didn't want

2. Residence: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴¹³⁹

3. Minister/Priest: Rev. Arthur C.F. Wood, M.A, 18 Jun 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁶¹⁸

4. Alt. Birth: From 1921 Newfoundland Census, May 1896, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁶⁰⁹

5. Census: Shows her at home with parents and several siblings, 1911, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is shown as Elisa, those this is not a version of her name used by the family. Most likely a mistake by the census taker. Age given as 17

6. Residence: At time of marriage, 36 Power Ave., Signal Hill Rd, 30 Nov 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴¹¹¹

7. Census: Census of Jacob Abbott Household, 16 Walshs Square, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Household consisted of:
Jacob Abbott, 28 Master mariner
Elsie [Wheeler] Abbott, 25, his wife
Joyce Abbott, 1, his daughter
Joseph Wheeler, 78, retired city works, father-in-law
Mary [Hannah Gosse] Wheeler, 70, mother-in-law
Joseph Wheeler [Jr.], 30, brother-in-law, electrician
Clara Wheeler, 32, sister-in-law

But on a separate Supplementary sheet there is also the name:
Mytris Abbott, shown as born Feb. 1922 AFTER the 1921 Census. This event was shared from Pte. Jacob ABBOTT Mm who also shared it with Clara WHEELER (Household Member), Joseph Allander WHEELER (Household Member), Joseph WHEELER (Household Member), Joyce Darby ABBOTT (Household Member), Mary Hannah GOSS (Household Member), and Myrtis Grace Darby ABBOTT (Household Member).

8. Residence, 1924, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. ⁶

9. Departure, 13 Sep 1924, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴¹³⁹

10. Immigration: SS ROSALIND from St. John's via Halifax, 13 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States Of America. ²¹³⁴

11. Arrival, 18 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States Of America. ⁴¹³⁹

12. Residence: 344 14th St, 1 Jun 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. ^1645,4141

13. Arrival, 21 Jul 1926, New York, New York, New York, United States Of America. ¹⁰³³ Apparently Elspeth took her children home sometime after their initial arrival but returned in 1926

14. Illness: Hospitalised at Kings County Hospital Psych Ward, 9 May 1928 to 17 May 1928, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. ⁴²⁸⁰ "Manic Insanity, Terminal Exhaustion."

Elspeth married Pte. Jacob ABBOTT Mm, son of Richard ABBOTT and Anne Green OAKLEY, on 29 Nov 1918 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁹².^,1229 (Pte. Jacob ABBOTT Mm was born on 3 Aug 1892 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^{1734,4139,4140,4141,4143} and died in Jan 1963 in New Jersey, United States of America ^{227,4142,4143}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Minister/Priest: Edgar Jones, 29 Nov 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁹²

2. Witnesses: Eva Cornick and Joseph Wheeler, 29 Nov 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁹²