Trying to find information on husband's grandparents and greatgrandparents

[Waipu]

My mother-in-law Lerna Lee nee Weir was born in Drumheller, Alberta in January 1919/20. Her parents were Orin Weir and Georgina nee Ross/Cooper. They are both buried in Langley BC. We would like to know their dates of birth and where and when they were married. Orin's parents were James Weir and Mary nee Butler. Again we have no knowledge of dates of birth or even where they were born. We believe Georgina's mother was Margaret Cooper/Ross. My husband's family emigrated to New Zealand when he was a young boy and as his mother has ben dead for almost 30 years we have no one to ask about these details. Thank you to anyone who can help.

[sami]

Orin's 1975 death certificate gives his birth date and place of birth: November 26, 1887 - Illinois, U.S.A.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hbi/

sami

[sami]

.....and the 1969 death certificate of Georgina Rose Weir has a birth date of November 24, 1891 - Scotland:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hbj/

Hope you can open these attachments since they also give the parents names and other details.

sami

[sami]

For everyone's benefit just adding a previous RootsChat topic with some similar information:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=458787.0

sami

[manawakian]

Orin (transcribed as Owen) & Georgina found in 1916 census living east of Calgary Alberta in Township 24 Range 26 west of the 4th meridian (see below for explanation) children Margaret Mary age 2 & James Francis age 8 months.
Orin (transcribed as Alen) & Georgina in 1921 census living on NW 12-24-26 4W with children Margaret M 6, James F 4, Lerner Lee 2 & Orin H 2 weeks old.

If you go to whichever online mapping program you use and enter the following exactly as shown you will find the location of the farm on which they were living in 1921.  The closest town to this farm is Strathmore Alberta which is a fair distance away from Drumheller.
 
51.0308, -113.5052

 

[manawakian]

Orin was in the 1911 census living near Strathmore, he was single and working on a farm.  From the census data it seems likely that Orin & Georgina were married about 1813 near Strathmore and that Lerner Lee Weir was likely born on the family farm on Section 12-24-26 W4 near Strathmore Alberta in 1919.  Suggest you purchase a search for this marriage and birth from this site.

http://www.servicealberta.com/family-and-life-events.cfm

[Waipu]

Thank you for all your help. Interesting how important it is that we spell or copy correctly. Orin has changed so often as has Lerna/er/e.

[Annette7]

The death certificate of Georgina gives birthdate of 24 November 1891 and parents as John Grant and Margaret Cooper.   Not exactly correct though.

She was born as Georgina Ross Cooper and was indeed born on 24 November but in 1890 (not 1891) in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire - the illegitimate daughter of Margaret Cooper, domestic servant.

In 1891 Census she is living with her maternal grandmother Ann Cooper and in 1901 is with her mother Margaret and stepfather Francis Grant.

Margaret Cooper, 28 married Francis Irvine Grant 30 on 15 April 1899 St. Machar, Aberdeenshire.
(his parents James Grant and Elizabeth Alexander, her parents George Cooper and Ann Corbet).

Margaret was born Margaret Clark Cooper on 23 June 1870 New Pitsligo and her parents (as above) married 27 March 1864 New Pitsligo.

Annette

[Waipu]

Thank you for all that information on Georgina. Wondering now if Rose was really her middle name or was it Ross.  My own grandmother was a GRANT from Banffshire. Great to have more ibformation for the family tree. Again, thank you.