Jane Medcalfe
F, #14901, b. 15 February 1841
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 15 February 1841; Ireland
- Last Edited: 5 November 2007 00:00:00
Edward Medcalfe
M, #14902, b. 21 July 1843
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 21 July 1843; Ireland
- Last Edited: 5 November 2007 00:00:00
Ismena Medcalfe
F, #14903, b. 11 September 1844
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 11 September 1844; Ireland
- Note: Alfred Samuel Poole; From Methodist marriage records, courtesy KK:
16 July 1868
Alfred Samuel Poole, aged 24, watchmaker of William Street, father, Robert Poole, deceased farmer.
Ismena Metcalfe aged 22 of Ballycarroll, Parish of Stiticale?, father Robert Metcalfe, farmer
Witnesses: Thomas William Poole and Elizabeth Metcalfe.
- Last Edited: 11 November 2009 00:00:00
Robert Medcalfe
M, #14904, b. 22 November 1849
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 22 November 1849; Ireland
- Last Edited: 5 November 2007 00:00:00
Emma Jane Medcalfe
F, #14905, b. 11 June 1850
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 11 June 1850; Ireland
- Note: Assume that Emma and Emily are same child
- Note: Richard Seale; Marriage from Methodist records, courtesy KK: 15 January 1879
Richard Seale, jeweller of Tullamore, father Theodolphus Seale
Emily Metcalfe of Ballycarroll, father Robert Metcalfe, farmer
Witnesses: William Seale and Sarah Vanston
- Last Edited: 11 November 2009 00:00:00
Alexander Metcalfe
M, #14906, b. about 1828, d. 16 December 1906
Parents
Biography
- Birth: About 1828; Queen's county, Ireland
- Death: 16 December 1906; Ireland
- Burial: Oak Vale Cemetery, Stradbally, Queen's county
- Note: Of Wellfield, Maryborough, at time of daughter Rosalie's marriage.
Ship Details for Rose and Alexander Metcalfe (from shipping records in Australia):
Rose and Alexander Metcalfe travelled to Melbourne in January 1853 with their child Jane: Rose aged 22, Alexander aged 24, Jane aged 1, travelled on "Argo."
Also a Miss Metcalf, aged 20, travelled with them, maybe Alexander's sister.
Rosanna and Alexander Metcalfe travelled to Liverpool in March 1859 on board "British Isles": Rosanna aged 28, Alexander aged 31, Jane aged 6, Sarah Alicia aged 3 (birth certificate 1856, Reg'n number 1777 has her mother's name as Rosanna as does the ship's record).
In 1901 Alexander he was living in Maryborough, age 73 and listed as a retired builder, suggesting he may have taken over his father's business.
Death date from cemetery record per KK .
- Note: Rosanna (Rose) Vanston; Marriage registered Dublin North District.
- Last Edited: 30 August 2014 17:53:50
Elizabeth L.
F, #14907, b. about 1844, d. 30 January 1907
Biography
- Birth: About 1844; England
- Death: 30 January 1907; Worchester, Massachusetts
- Burial: 31 January 1907; Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Note: In 1880 Elizabeth's age was said to be 36 and she was born in England. In 1900 she was an "inmate" in the Worcester Insane Hospital in Worcester, Mass. and she was said to be divorced. Her age was given as 61, her birth place Ireland. According to the death notice in the New York Times, 2 Feb. 1907, she was 75 at the time of her death. An image of her death registration is now available online at: . Cause of death is said to be "Paranoic condition" (for 27 years) and "Carcinoma of ovaries." Her maiden name was unknown at that time.
- Last Edited: 29 April 2010 01:00:00
Jane Anna (Jennie) Metcalfe
F, #14908, b. 1852
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 1852; Queen's county, Ireland
- Note: Listed as Jane Anna in 1901 census, age 48.
- Note: Lewis Damer Mulhall; Marriage reg'n 1872, Dublin south.
- Last Edited: 31 December 2010 00:00:00
Sarah Alicia Metcalfe
F, #14909, b. 1856, d. 14 March 1929
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 1856; Geelong, New South Wales, Australia
- Death: 14 March 1929; Dublin, Ireland
- Note: Sarah Alicia born Geelong [Australia] 1856 (birth certificate 1856, Registration number 1777). Married ? Mercier (source: Sarah Vanston's will).
Sarah Alice Mercier died 14th March 1929, age 72, "Widow of Merchant." Death registered by her nephew, S. P. Mercier, 1 Seafield Road, Clontarf. Died in Baggott Street Hospital, suffered from diabetes and 3 days cardiac failure (Information from death cert.)
- Last Edited: 5 February 2009 00:00:00
Rosalie Thomasina Metcalfe
F, #14910, b. before 1865, d. 9 October 1931
Parents
Biography
- Birth: Before 1865; Queen's county, Ireland
- Death: 9 October 1931; Rosebrook, Abbeyleix, County Laois
- Burial: Oakvale Cemetery, Stradbally
- Note: The 1901 census shows Rosalie in her parents' home in Ireland.
- Last Edited: 30 August 2014 17:50:45
Charles Albert Mercier
M, #14911, b. about 1852, d. 25 April 1928
Biography
- Birth: About 1852; Ireland
- Death: 25 April 1928; Ireland
- Burial: Abbeyleix Church of Ireland
- Note: Lived on Main Street in Abbeyleix at the time of the 1901 census. Tombstone gives age at death as 76.
- Last Edited: 18 May 2009 01:00:00
Samuel Peter (Peter) Turpin
M, #14912, b. about 1821, d. 20 August 1898
Parents
Biography
- Birth: About 1821; Dublin, Ireland
- Death: 20 August 1898; Queen's county, Ireland
- Burial: Oak Vale Cemetery, Stradbally
- Note: Burial record: Turpin, Samuel Peter, d. 20 Aug 1896, age: 75 yr, h/o Elizabeth ; alternatively, the LDS pilot records show his death being registered 3rd qtr, 1898, age 76. Perhaps a tombstone was mis-transcribed?
- Note: Elizabeth Sullivan Vanston; Marriage certif: Peter was born Dublin, age 34, bachelor, merchant; Elizabeth born Maryboro, 22.
- Last Edited: 30 April 2012 01:00:00
Samuel Alexander Turpin
M, #14913, b. 1867, d. 2 May 1944
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 1867; Stradbally, Queen's county, Ireland
- Death: 2 May 1944; Queen's county, Ireland
- Burial: Oak Vale Cemetery, Stradbally, Queen's county
- Note: 1901 and 1911 census married, living in Stradbally, occupation merchant. No children.
Oak Vale cemetery burial records :
Turpin, Georgina Hilda Mary, d. 23 May 1913, age: 57?yr, w/o S. Alex Turpin
Turpin, James Herbert, b. 17 Dec 1857 Geeloong, Australia d. 20 Apr 1941, the result of an air raid
Turpin, Mary Louise, d. 13 Jun 1924 ?, 2nd w/o S. Alex
Turpin, S. Alex, d. [not legible]
- Note: Marie Louise Mitchell; In 1911 had been married for 17 years.
- Last Edited: 23 July 2010 01:00:00
James Herbert Turpin
M, #14914, b. 17 December 1857, d. 20 April 1941
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 17 December 1857; Geelong, New South Wales, Australia
- Death: 20 April 1941; Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Burial: Oak Vale Cemetery, Stradbally, Queen's county
- Note: 1901 and 1911 Census, unmarried, occuption Draper and Grocer, living with his mother in Stradbally.
Burial record, Oak Vale Cemetery:
Turpin, James Herbert, b. 17 Dec 1857 Geeloong, Australia d. 20 Apr 1941, the result of an air raid.
From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Name: TURPIN, JAMES HERBERT
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Civilian
Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead
Age: 83
Date of Death: 20/04/1941
Additional information: of 251 Antrim Road. Son of the late Samuel Peter and Elizabeth Sullivan Turpin, of Stradbally, Co. Leix, Irish Republic. Injured 16 April 1941, at 251 Antrim Road; died at Mater Infirmorum Hospital [Belfast].
Casualty Type: Civilian War Dead
Reporting Authority: BELFAST, COUNTY BOROUGH, N. IRELAND
Online photo of tombstone:
- Last Edited: 23 July 2010 01:00:00
William Waldron
M, #14915
Biography
- Note: Isabella Emmaline Vanston; From Methodist marriage records, courtesy KK:
19 April 1896
William Waldron, stock exporter of Passlands, Monasterevin, father John Waldron, stock exporter
Isabel Emmeline Vanston of Northville, Maryborough, father George Vanston, farmer
- Last Edited: 11 November 2009 00:00:00
Laura Sophia Stevens
F, #14916, b. 8 October 1882, d. 3 July 1966
Biography
- Birth: 8 October 1882; West Gwillimbury tp, Simcoe county, Ontario
- Death: 3 July 1966; Barrie, Ontario
- Burial: St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill
- Note:
The Bradford Witness, Vol. 101, No. 27, July 06, 1966: Carter, Mrs. Harry W., deceased July 03, 1966:
Service was held at Steckley Funeral Home, Barrie, on Monday at 11 a.m., for Mrs. Harry W. Carter who died in Royal Victoria Hospital yesterday afternoon in her 84th year. She had been confined to hospital for five weeks but previously had been in fair health at her home, 39 Ross Street.
Rev. John A. Rodney of St. Giles Anglican Church officiated. Interment was at St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill, Highway 11, three miles north of Bradford.
Mrs. Carter is survived by her only daughter, Mrs. W. Kenneth Walls, Barrie; two granddaughters, Mrs. Keith D. Cameron (Suzanne Walls) of Etobicoke, and Lynne Walls of Toronto; also two great-grandchildren, Karen and Heather Cameron. She was predeceased in 1932 by her husband, who was Reeve of Tecumseth Township and Warden of the County of Simcoe in 1918.
Mrs. Carter was born Laura Sophia Stephens on October 8, 1882, on Con. 10, West Gwillimbury, only child of the late James Stephens and Isabella Hill. She was educated at Newton Robinson School and was married in 1908 to Harry W. Carter of Bond Head. They farmed for many years on the townline between West Gwillimbury and Tecumseth (Highway 27). Mr. Carter's property was from Con. 8 to Con. 9 of Tecumseth.
Prior to her marriage, Mrs. Carter was a member of the Methodist Church, then attended Trinity Church, Bond Head, and Trinity Church, Bradford. She became a life member in the Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church in Canada. She had been active in many branches of church work, including the choir.
Mr. Carter sold his farm in 1929 and they moved to Bradford. In 1936 Mrs. Carter moved to Barrie, with her mother, and they resided from 1945 at 30 Theresa Street. In 1954 she went to St. Thomas and lived there until returning to Barrie in 1961. She had been active in Trinity Church, Barrie, for some years.
In recent years she had been a member of St. Giles Church.
(Barrie Examiner)
- Note: Henry (Harry) William Carter; Laura S., only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James Stephens, Esq., to Harry Carter, of Bond Head, member of the Tecumseth Council, and son of Robert Carter, Esq.
The wedding took place at the residence of the bride's parents, Hillsdale Farm, Newton Robinson.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.J. Sparling, and Rev. A.C. Watt.
The couple will reside at Idylwyld Farm, Bond Head. (Source: The Bradford Witness and South Simcoe News, March 05, 1908: www.ibidnet.ca)
- Last Edited: 7 November 2008 00:00:00
Robert F? Green
M, #14917, b. about 1829
Parents
Biography
- Birth: About 1829; Fredericksburgh, Upper Canada
- Last Edited: 7 November 2007 00:00:00
Maria K. Sweesy
F, #14918, b. about 1844
Parents
Biography
- Birth: About 1844; Pennsylvania
- Note: The 1860 census identifies Sarah and Maria as twins.
- Last Edited: 8 November 2007 00:00:00
Olive Lillian Varcoe
F, #14920, b. 16 January 1890, d. 21 May 1965
Biography
- Birth: 16 January 1890; Bowmanville, Ontario
- Death: 21 May 1965; Bowmanville, Ontario
- Burial: 24 May 1965; Bowmanville Cemetery, Ontario
- Note: Daughter of John Henry Varcoe and Nora Fauson. Ontario birth reg'n #23037. John was a chain maker.
Obituary from Bowmanville paper: "MEREDITH: At Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, on Friday, May 21, 1965, Olive Varcoe Meredith, RR 1, Agincourt, formerly of Lambs Lane, Bowmanville, age 75 years, wife of the late Edmund Meredith, dear mother of Norah (Mrs. Michael Vetzal), RR 1, Agincourt; dear sister of E.A. Varcoe, Oshawa. Service was held in the Morris Funeral Chapel, Bowmanville, on Monday at 2 o'clock. Interment Bowmanville Cemetery."
- Note: Edmund Mansell Meredith; Ontario marriage reg'n #2777: Both were residents of Toronto when they married; witnesses Margaret Sanderson and Isabella Patterson, both of Toronto.
- Last Edited: 18 November 2007 00:00:00
Norah Gertrude Meredith
F, #14921, b. 24 August 1921, d. 5 July 1976
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 24 August 1921; Toronto, Ontario
- Death: 5 July 1976; Bowmanville, Ontario
- Burial: Bowmanville, Ontario
- Last Edited: 13 August 2009 01:00:00
Eddie E. Meredith
M, #14922, b. 11 November 1920, d. 23 December 1941
Parents
Biography
- Birth: 11 November 1920; New Richmond, Quebec
- Death: 23 December 1941; China
- Note: Killed in World War II, age 20. Survived by parents, William A. and Margaret, and by wife Susie M. Meredith, of New Richmond Station, Quebec. Eddie was a Lance Corporal witht the Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Sai Wan Memorial is situated in Sai Wan War Cemetery which is located on Cape Collinson Road situated in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong. Hong Kong fell to Japanese forces on Christmas Day 1941 following a brief but intense period of fighting. Most of those buried or commemorated on the island were killed at this time, or died later as internees or prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation. The SAI WAN MEMORIAL forms the entrance to Sai Wan War Cemetery and bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen who died in the Battle of Hong Kong, or subsequently in captivity, who have no known grave .
Attestation papers via ancestry.com: born 11 Nov 1920 in New Richmond, Quebec. Enlisted 29 July 1940. Married 6 Sep 1941.
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