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i.
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John Irwin, born 1861,[1,23,90,95,110,167] Cavey townland, (near Ballygawley), Errigal Keerogue parish, County Tyrone,
Ireland.[90,95] Died 14/10/1884 (23yo),[90,92,95,110] Balsam Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario & buried Lakeview Cemetery, McKeller,
Ontario, Canada.[90] Cause of death was diphtheria.[90,92,95,110]
Informant was Charles Stewart of McKellar, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District.[110] Did
not marry.[90] Farmer, 1884.[92] Methodist, 1871, 1881, 1884.[23,92,167] Living
with parents, 1871, 1881.[23,167] |
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ii.
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Thomas Irwin, born 1863,[23,90,9,110,167] Cavey townland, (near Ballygawley), Errigal Keerogue parish, County Tyrone,
Ireland.[90,95] Died 14/10/1884 (21yo),[90,92,95,110] Balsam Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario & buried Lakeview Cemetery, McKeller,
Ontario, Canada.[90] Cause of death was diphtheria.[90,92,95,110]
Informant was Charles Stewart of McKellar, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District.[110] Did
not marry.[90] Farmer, 1881,1884.[23,92] Methodist, 1871, 1881, 1884.[23,92,167]
Living with parents, 1871, 881.[23,167] |
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iii.
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Mary Irwin,[91,167] born 1/11/1864, Cavey townland, (near Ballygawley), Errigal Keerogue parish, County
Tyrone,[90,93,95,99] baptised 12/10/1866,[23] Clonavaddy, County
Tyrone, Ireland.[34] Died 7/10/1910,[27,90,95] Midland, Simcoe Co,
Ontario, Canada.[95] Living with parents, 1871, 1881.[23,167] Methodist,
1871, 1881.[23,167] Married Luke John Dobson,[90,91,93] 16/11/1887, Hagerman Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District,
Ontario, Canada.[93,95] Witnesses Lavina Irwin & George Stewart,
both of Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario.[93] Married by licence, Thomas Snowdon, Luke
was a presbyterian & Mary was a methodist.[93] Luke resided
Midland, Ontario, Canada & Mary resided Hagerman Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario, at the
time of the marriage.[93] Luke, s/o Jabez & Jane Dobson, born
14/10/1862, Midland, Ontario, Canada.[93,95,99,143] Butcher, 1894, 1897,
1900, 1905.[91,93] Labourer, 1898,1901.[91,99] Occupation given in 1892
as "Boarding Car" {a
term commonly applied to a car used as a place of lodging for
workmen. In the case of wreck trains, they are more often called dining
and sleeping cars.[28] It is unclear from the census entry whether
he was a labourer on a railway work crew and lived in the boarding car
or was in charge of the boarding car}, Canadian Pacific Railroad.[91] Engineer, 1911,
having earned $600 in the previous year (from date of census), at 60
hours per week & having been at that employment for the previous 50
weeks.[102] Presbyterian, 1911.[102] Resided 1892, Rat Portage, Rainy
River District, Ontario, Canada.[91] {Rat Portage is now known as Kenora} Resided 1894-1900, 1901, 1905,
Midland, East Simcoe Co, Ontario.[91,95,97] Resided 1905, North Bay,
Ontario, Canada.[91] Luke resided, 1911, Essex St, Midland, East Simcoe
Co, Ontario with daughter Elma (no trace of other children).[102]
Children:
(a)
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Eva Dobson, born 1890, Midland, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada.[143] Died infancy.[143] |
| (b) |
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Jabez Roy Dobson, born 16/8/1892,[91,95,99] Rat Portage (now Kenora), Rainy River
District, Ontario, Canada.[91] Died 1940s.[143] With parents, 1901 (listed as Roy
J.).[95,99] Died or left Ontario by 1911.[102] Married
Catherine Wilkie Macintosh, 27/5/1919, York, Peel Co, Ontario,
Canada.[143] Catherine born 1889, d/o James Robert &
Georgina Sibbald.[143] Resided Toronto, Canada.[143] |
| (c) |
| Frederick Thomas Dobson,[90] born 8/6/1894, Midland, Simcoe Co,
Ontario, Canada.[91,95] With
parents, 1901 (listed as Thomas F., DOB 6/6/1894).[95,99] Married
Mary Ellen ('Eltah'[142]) Hutchinson, 16/2/1921, York, Peel Co,
Ontario, Canada.[143] Mary born 17/8/1899, Vaughn, York Co, Ontario,
d/o James & Elizabeth.[143] Raised in the west, probably with his
aunt Charlotte in Brandon, Manitoba.[143] | | (d) |
| Herman
Lloyd Dobson,[90] born 5/10/1898, Midland, Simcoe Co, Ontario,
Canada.[91,95,99] Died 1511/1982, Orangeville, Dufferin Co, Ontario,
Canada.[143] With parents, 1901.[95,99] Emigrated to USA by
1911.[28,102] Married
Pearl.[142,143] Pearl born 30/7/1900, Buffalo, USA & died 7/5/1982,
Orangeville, Dufferin Co, Ontario, Canada.[143] Resided New Jersey,
USA.[142] Had issue.[142] | | (e) |
| Wilfred John Dobson, born 8/10/1900, Midland, Simcoe Co, Ontario,
Canada.[91,95] With parents, 1901.[95] Married Inez.[28] Resided Spence Street, Niagara Falls, Canada.[28] | | (f) |
| Elma
Jane Dobson, born 23/4/1905, North Bay, District of Nipissing, Ontario,
Canada.[91,95] Died 1970s.[143] Living with father, 1911.[102] Married Herbert Niepage.[143] Resided Weston, Ontario.[28] |
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Elizabeth Jane Irwin, born
2/10/1868,[23,89,103,167] Creemore, Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe Co,
Ontario, Canada,[89] and baptised 22/11/1868,
Nottawasaga Wesleyan Methodist by Rev. S. Tucker.[89] {According to
[90,95] was born 13/10/1869, however this is not supported by any
primary evidence and [90] merely cited [95]. 1871 census states born Ireland.[167]} Died 6/3/1950 & buried
Lakeview Cemetery.[90,95] Living with parents, 1871, 1881.[23,167] Methodist,
1871, 1881, 1911.[23,103,167] Married
John Reynolds Thompson,[28,90] 1/9/1886, Hagerman &
McKellar Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound District,
Ontario, Canada.[95] John, born
10/8/1840, Ireland, s/o Edward & Elizabeth.[95,103] John was a
widower.[95] Resided 1901, Hagerman &
McKellar Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound District,
Ontario.[95] Resided 1911, 72 Wallace Street, Ward 6, Toronto West,
Ontario.[103]
Children:
(a)
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female Thompson, born 6/3/1890, Hagerman &
McKellar Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[95] Died before 1901. |
| (b) |
| Irene Alice Isabella Thompson,[90,95] born 17/10/1893 {[95 gives 1891}, Hagerman &
McKellar Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[95] With
parents, 1901,1911.[95,103] In 1911 was an office stenographer,
employed for the past 52 weeks at 48 hours a week & earned $400 in
the previous 12 months.[103] Married Mr Garrett.[90] Fireman.[28] |
| (c) |
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Lillian Jane Thompson,[90,95] born 8/9/1897, Hagerman &
McKellar Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[28,95,103] With parents,
1901,1911.[95,103] Married 1st Mr Shea.[28] Married Earl Weeks.[28,90] Earl died 14/9/1973.[28] Had issue.[28] |
| (d) |
| John C. Thompson, born 1908, Hagerman &
McKellar Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District,
Ontario, Canada.[95] Missing 1911, presumed died in infancy.[103] | | (e) |
| Alvin Bert Thompson,[90,95] born 3/1903, Hagerman &
McKellar Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[95,103] With parents, 1911.[103] |
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v.
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Levina/Lavina Irwin,[372] born 2/5/1871, Creemore, Nottawasaga Township,
Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada.[23,90,93,94,95,101] Died 26/7/1944.[90,95]
Living with parents, 1881.[23] Methodist, 1881.[23] Married John Samuel
Riddell,[90,92,94,372] 20/9/1893, Keewatin, Rainy River district, Ontario,
Canada.[93,95] Witnesses Frank Hacking & Lizie Riddell.[93] Married
by licence, Rev. J. H. Morgan, John was a presbyterian & Lavina was
a methodist.[93] John resided Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada & Lavina
resided Keewatin, Ontario, at the time of the marriage.[93] John, s/o
William & Eliza, born 14/3/1864, Missouri, South Frontenac Township, Frontenac Co, Ontario,
Canada.[93,94,101] Was a telegraph operator, 1893.[93,95] Resided 1901,
Alameda, Assiniboia district, Saskatchewan, Canada.[94] Resided,
Estavann, Saskatchewan, Canada.[90,95] Resided 1906, Frobisher, Souris
district, Saskatchewan, Canada.[95,100,101] The family had 1 horse, 1
milch cow & 2 other cows in 1906.[101] Resided 1911, Frobisher
"Frobyshire", Souris district, Saskatchewan, Canada.[101]
| | "The history of Frobisher is closely associated with that of the J. S.
Riddell family. Mr Riddell built the first structure in the town and
his was the first family to settle there. At the turn of the century J.
S. Riddell was the C.P.R. agent at Alameda in the North West
territories. Alameda at this time was the end of the line but plans had
been finalised to push the road further west. Mr Riddell knew that a
railway station was to be opened some 12 miles west of Alameda and that
a new town would be located there He could see the advantage of getting
in on the ground floor so he settled on the bald praries near the site
of the proposed railway station and built a wooden structure which was
to become a store with a residence at the rear. he later moved his
family to a spot and established the Riddell & Company General
store across from the new railway station. This General Store later
contained the telephones & Telegraph Office and the Post Office. Mr
Riddell built and operated the first bank in Frobisher. On the arrival
of the railway line the General Store was soon joined by many other
business enterprises. In 1905 the territories had become the province
of Saskatchwen so the new trown was now known as Frobisher Saskatchwen.
An old publication states, 'By 1906 the town with a population of 150
had a bank, a foundry, 2 blacksmiths, two hardware stores, jeweller,
photographer, harness manufacturer, four implements dealers, two
general stores, two livery stables, furniture store, hotel, two lumber
yards, real estate agent, barbershop, billard hall, two butchers, good
school, notary public, physician, veternary surgeon and an up-to-date
newspaper, job printing office and four elevators."[372] | |
Children:
(a)
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Isabella Elma Phyllis Riddell, born 21/7/1894, Pipestone, Manitoba,
Canada.[94,95,100,101,372] With parents, 1901, 1906, 1911.[94,100,101] Married
Clarence V. Pickard, 1925, Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada.[372]
Resided 1925-1931, Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada.[372] Resided
1931-1979, Exeter, Ontario, Canada.[372]
Children:
(1)
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Margurite Pickard, born 1930, Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada.[372] |
| (2) |
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Gertrude Pickard.[372] |
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| (b) |
|
Muriel Alexandria
Riddell, born 17/8/1897, Alameda, Assiniboia
district, Saskatchewan, Canada.[94,95,100,101,372] With parents,
1901,
1906, 1911.[94,100,101] Died 1969, Exeter, Ontario, Canada.[372] Married
Alexander C. Sweet (1896-1936), 1923, Frobisher, Saskatchewan,
Canada.[372] Operated the Riddell & Co Stores until 1936.[372]
Resided 1936-1969, Exeter, Ontario.[372]
Children:
(1)
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Jack Sweet, born Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada.[372] KIA, WW2, 1944.[372] |
| (2) |
|
Douglas, born Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada.[372] |
| (3) |
| Helen Sweet, born Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada.[372] Died 1977.[372] |
|
| (c) |
| William
Irwin Riddell, born 18/10/1900, Alameda, Assiniboia
district, Saskatchewan, Canada.[94,95,100,101,372] Died
1969, Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada.[372] With parents, 1901,
1906, 1911.[94,100,101] Royal Canadian Flying Corps, WW1, saw action in
France.[372] Royal Canadian Airforce, 1925-1960s.[372] Retired as Wing
Commander, commander of the Rockcliff RCAF Base, near Ontario.[372]
Stunt flyer.[372] Married Margaret McLean (1903-1970).[372]
Children:
(1)
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Martha Riddell.[372] |
| (2) |
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Margot Riddell.[372] |
| | (d) |
| Georgina
Annetta Riddell, born 4/1/1902, Frobisher, Saskatchewan,
Canada.[95,101,372] With parents, 1901, 1906, 1911.[94,100,101] School
teacher.[372] Married W. H. Waddel.[372] No issue.[372] Resided 1943-1979, Guelph, Ontario< Canada.[372] |
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James Irwin, born 13/10/1873, Hagarman
Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound District, Ontario,
Canada,[23,89,90,95] baptised 2/4/1874, Hagarman
Wesleyan Methodist, by Rev. R. Foyle.[89] Died 8/1884
(11yo),[90,92,110] Balsam Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman
Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound District, Ontario &
buried Lakeview cemetery.[90,95] Cause of death was
diphtheria,[90,92,110] Thomas Irwin the informant.[92,100] {[95] gives
DOD as 14/10/1884} Living with parents, 1881.[23] Methodist, 1881.[23] |
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Alexander Irwin, born c.1875,[see
below] Hagerman Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound District,
Ontario, Canada.[23,90,92,95,108] Died 1888,[108] Balsam
Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman Township, Muskoka &
Parry Sound District, Ontario & buried Lakeview
cemetery, McKellar, Ontario, Canada.[90] Cause of death was diabetes,
later complications of diphtheria.[28,92] {There
is some uncertainity about Alexander's death. His death appears to be
listed twice in the Ontario Death Register, with different dates:
"Irwin, Alexander, male, d.20/10/1889, 10 years 4 months 7 days, Parry
Sound Distrist, cause of death diabetes, informant Thomas Irwin of
Hagerman, Unorganised Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound District" and "Irwin,
Alexander, male, d.25/11/1888, 13 years, Hagerman Township, cause of
death diabetes of 12 months duration, informant Thos Snowden of
McKellar, Unorganised Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound
District, registered 4/12/1888, Dr Walton
the certifying physician."[92,110] Whilst there was another Thomas
Irwin in the area, he did not have a son named Alexander.[28]
Alexander's exact DOB is unknown, which would identify which of the
above entries is for this Alexander. It is also possible both entries
are correct and one or both contain errors. Alexander's gravestone (he
is buried with his parents) gives 1877-1888, however the reliability of
this is questionable since the stone was erected around 100 years
after his death, in the 1970s or 1980s.[28] The 1881 census gives his
age as 5yo, that is, born 1875-1876.[23] This matches the estimated DOB
for the death entry dated 25/11/1888, namely 1874-1875. The DOB given
for the 1889 death is 13/6/1879, which is clearly outside of the range
for Alexander's age given in the census (and Thomas & Isabella had
another son, born 31/6/1879), which would seem to rule out this death
entry. The most likely scenario is that the 1888 death is the
correct one, which matches the DOD on his gravestone, and implies he
was born c.1875, which matches the age given in the 1881 census. There
may be an error in the recorded surname for the 1889 death} Living with parents, 1881.[23] Methodist, 1881.[23] |
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Samuel Irwin, born 1/6/1879, Balsam Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman Township,
Muskoka & Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[23,90,91,95] |
| ix. |
| Richard
Irwin, born 24/12/1881, Balsam Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman
Township, Muskoka & Parry Sound District,
Ontario, Canada.[90,91,95,109] Birth registered 26/12/1881, Thomas
Irwin, father, the informant.[91] Died 22/12/1934,[90,95] Hagerman
& McKeller, Muskoka & Parry
Sound District, Ontario & buried Lakeview cemetery.[90] Did not
marry.[90] Living with parents, 1891, 1901.[95,105,109] Famer, 1901,
employed by his father.[109] Methodist,1901.[109] Literate & spoke
only English (no French), 1901.[109] {I have been unable to find
Richard in the 1911 Canadian census but was presumably there since he
died in Ontario in 1934, possibly listed under an incorrect spelling,
as were his parents (Irewin) & his brother Samuel (Iriwin)}
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| x. |
| William Kinley Irwin, born 12/4/1884,[90,98,107,109] Balsam Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman Township, Muskoka
& Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[90] {[95] gives DOB 31/5/1884}
Died 9/8/1944 & buried Longbeach, CA, USA.[90,95,107] Living with
parents, 1891,1901 (as Kindley).[95,105,109] Methodist, 1901.[109]
Literate & spoke only English (no French), 1901.[109] On 12/9/1918
was a groceryman running his own store (1056 Stots St, Redlands, CA,
USA).[98] Building contractor, 1930.[97] Canadian citizen, 1918.[98] In
1918 William's description was given as "tall, stout build, blue eyes,
light hair".[98] Married Lillian Dornan,[90,107] c.1911, Ontario,
Canada.[97] Lillian born 1887, Northern Ireland.[97] Emigrated to USA
1913.[97] Resided 12/9/1918, 104 Brookside, Redlands, San Bernadino Co,
California, USA.[98] Resided 1930, No.229 St Lucie Ave, Lugo Precinct,
Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA.[97] Neither William or Lily had
received any formal schooling.[97] They owned their own home, valued at
$5000.[97] {I have been unable to find William & Lily in the 1911
Ontario census but they were presumably there since a son was born
there in 1912, possibly listed under an incorrect spelling, as were his
parents (Irewin) & his brother Samuel (Iriwin)}
Children:
(a)
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Alfred Dornan Irwin, born 21/3/1912, Ontario, Canada.[97,107] Died
21/3/1983.[107] Married Josephine Elizabeth Barry.[10] Josephine born
1/11/1915 & died 30/6/1980.[107]
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| (b) |
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William McKinley Irwin,[107] born 1923, Redland, San Bernadino, CA, USA.[97] Married Elizabeth.[107] |
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| xi. |
| Charlotte Sophia Irwin, born 21/4/1889,[90,94] Balsam Grove (near McKellar), Hagerman Township, Muskoka &
Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[90,95] With parents, 1891.[105] Died
15/3/1984, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.[90,95] Married John Morgans,
5/6/1916.[90,95] John, a farmer, born 25/8/1877 and died 15/11/1965,
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.[90] Charlotte resided, 1901, with sister,
Mary Riddell nee Irwin, Alameda, Assiniboia district, Saskatchewan,
Canada.[94] Resided 1911 with sister, Mary Riddell nee Irwin,
Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada (listed as SOPHIA, Charlotte).[101]
{Not with her sister in 1906 census}
Children:
(a)
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Clara Morgans, born 21/3/1919.[90,95] |
| (b) |
|
Alvin Morgans, born 20/7/1920,[90,95] died 15/12/1990, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.[90] Farmer.[90] |
| (c) |
| Ted Morgans.[90,95] Served in the Royal Canadian Airforce, killed in action, WW2.[90] |
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