Burgess, Bala, Ontario 1901 onwards - Completed but still ongoing

[Gadget]

Lynwen 

the Samuel Spalding Burgess will definitely be him. Thomas Burgess, snr's father was called Samuel Spalding Burgess 

I'll look through to see if I can get a middle name for Margaret and be back.

thank you so much 


Gadget

[polarbear]

Hi again,

I forgot this earlier.....

I wonder if there are BC directories that might be searched to look for Donald?

Polarbear

[Gadget]

Nothing on a middle name for Margaret, unfortunately    She was born 1877, if that's any help


Gadget

[dollylee]

Rest assured Gadget if there is anything to be found LemonMallie will find it 

I think she has a chair with her name on it at the records office 

dollylee

[Gadget]

I also see that she has Clarks in Kirkcudbrightshire and a Welsh first name   


Gadget

[LemonMallie]

My parents took the United Nations approach and appeased both the Scottish and Welsh sides of the family when they named me.  Thankfully no one representing my Spanish g-g-g-grandfather got in on the naming act! 

And dollylee knows we are all a bit funny out here on the west coast so my secret is definitely out!

I am very happy that others benefit from the fact that I have an incredibly boring job only one block from the public library.  What else is a girl to do on her lunch hour???

 

[Gadget]

Can't find Donald on the US 1910 under any of the possible names 

I've tried searching for both him and Agnes on the 1911 but so far I've not found them. Could they have been missed 

I'm slowly getting the hang of your records systems but have a long way to go. If you need any help with any Scottish/Welsh ancestors, give a shout 


Gadget

[LemonMallie]

Hi Gadget - I think I may have found the Martins or at least very good candidates.  They all appear to be buried at Mountain View Cemetery (the main public cemetery in the city):

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/nonmarketoperations/mountainview/burials/maj-maz.htm

Albert, died 1 May 1957, although I think this is a transcription error and should be 2 May 1958
Margaret, died 2 Nov 1952

Another entry jumped out at me, Margaret Burgess Martin, died 12 Jun 1998.  I think this must be their daughter as they are all buried in the same plot (lots 1, 2 and 3).  Her death isn't available in the publicly available registrations but the cemetery might be able to confirm this. 

Over on the Burgess side, Samuel is also buried in the same plot as well as Rosa Helen (lots 10 & 11) and to cap it off, Thomas Edwin is also in lot 11.  But it doesn't end there, Donald, Agnes and a Donald Ralph are also in the same plot (lots 14 to 16).

I'll start with these deaths tomorrow and see if all the pieces fit together.  Once it is confirmed by the registrations, you can email Mountain View and ask if there are any headstones or other info available.  They have a photo database of headstones (all taken in the summer) and will respond to email requests.

It sounds like the family remained close to the very end.

[Gadget]

Wow 

All I can say is Wow and thank you so much - this is fantastic. I know that some of 'Uncle' John's family (Thomas Burgess snr's Uncle)  went over  from Toronto to Alberta and Vancouver as well. I have all his descendants and will dig the tree out to see if they linked up.

It seems to be a really close knit family right from when the first batch came over from Kirkcudbright in the 1820s.

Thanks you Thank you 


Gadget