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Title: McGarvey emigration
Post by: orangelil on Saturday 11 February 12 22:16 GMT (UK)
Hi all
I have Martha McGarvey living in Belfast in 1901 and marrying in York County, Canada in 1906.
Could anyone advise where I could get info about her emigration and who may have traveled with her?
Thanks a million
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 11 February 12 22:31 GMT (UK)
Martha Jane McGarvey married James Witherspoon 1906. 1911 census says they both arrived in Canada in 1906.
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=50119
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: orangelil on Saturday 11 February 12 23:52 GMT (UK)
Thankyou very much.  James Witherspoon's parents were Charles and Mary Jane - they are in Down in 1901 http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Upper_Iveagh__Lower_Half_/Clarkill_Row_Town/1226509/

I can't find them or his siblings in 1911 in Ireland. I had hoped that they may be on a passenger list with their son James and Martha McGarvey.  However I searched the site you kindly provided for Canada census and cannot find them there either.

Thanks a lot for your help.
K
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 12 February 12 10:50 GMT (UK)
Mabel Evelyn Witherspoon
birth reg. Oct./Dec.1890 Downpatrick district
marriage 5 Sept.1911 Ontario to George Ernest Batt
A Mabel Witherspoon (age 9- could be mistake) travelled from Belfast to Montreal in 1907.

Also Belfast to Montreal in 1907:
male Witherspoon age 49
female Witherspoon age 48
Chas Witherspoon 23
Wm Witherspoon age 21

Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 12 February 12 11:07 GMT (UK)
Mary Jane Witherspoon died 7 Mar.1916, 2 Salem Ave, chronic gastritis, married, age 55, b.Ireland, father- James Priestley, buried Prospect Cem.

William Edmund Witherspoon died 26 May 1909, 2 Salem Ave, pulmonary tuberculosis (1 yr), single, age 24, clerk, b.Ireland, father- Charles Witherspoon (b.Ireland)
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 12 February 12 11:16 GMT (UK)
Charles Witherspoon, age 65, b. Ireland, widower, Presbyterian, car cleaner, 2 Salem Ave. (father- James, mother- Mary Hunter)
married 4 Apr.1928 Toronto
Sarah Louisa Bell, age 55, b. Ontario, widow

9 May 1907 "Lake Manitoba" arrived Montreal from Liverpool, England/Belfast, Ireland:
Charles Witherspoon, 51, millwright
Mrs. C., 48
Charles, 23, fitter
William, 21, draper, Meble?, 11?
Ethel, ?
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 12 February 12 11:28 GMT (UK)
Sarah Witherspoon of 2 Salem Ave. Toronto died 6 June 1933 Toronto General Hospital, married, buried Maple Ontario, father- Michael Duff (b.Ireland), mother- ? Wilson (b.Ireland), informant was husband Charles Witherspoon.

Still looking for them in 1911...
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: kingskerswell on Sunday 12 February 12 12:23 GMT (UK)
Hi,
   7 May 1880 Charles Witherspoon (spelt WOTHERSPOON), father James, married Mary Priestly, again her father is called James, in Castlewellan Presbyterian Church.

Regards
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: orangelil on Sunday 12 February 12 17:48 GMT (UK)
Thanks so much for all this info!  I really appreciate it :-)
Title: Re: McGarvey emigration
Post by: taramcdsmall on Sunday 12 February 12 20:26 GMT (UK)
There is a James Witherspoon emmigrating to Canada, arrival  23 Sep 1906 on ship 'Lake Erie' it says he was from Down, Ireland and born abt 1881 and that he was a 'grocer' which matches his occupation of 1901.

Tara