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Mary Ellen THOMSON

Female 1854 - 1890  (36 years)


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  • Name Mary Ellen THOMSON  [1] 
    Born 17 Jan 1854  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Jul 1890  Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I40  McNab/Kuhn
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2021 

    Father Cathcart THOMSON,   b. 24 May 1828, Hanover Parish, County of Cornwall, Jamaica Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1908, St John's Rectory, Knockainey, County Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ellen HOWE,   b. 3 Dec 1830, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1910, St John's Rectory, Knockainey, County Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 22 Oct 1851  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sir 4th Baronet of Lovell Hill Charles George Frederick KNOWLES,   b. 14 Mar 1832, Berriew, Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1917, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1882  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Type: by license 
    Children 
     1. Theresa Blanche Cathcart KNOWLES,   b. Abt 1884, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1927, Kilballyowen, County Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years)
    +2. 5th Baronet of Lovell Hill Sir Francis Howe Seymour KNOWLES,   b. 13 Jan 1886, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1953, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
     3. George Johnston KNOWLES,   b. 17 Jul 1887, Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1954, Killara, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Robert Cosby KNOWLES,   b. Sept 4, 1888, Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Eileen Beresford KNOWLES,   b. 18 Jun 1890, Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1983, Pinfold Mill, La Chelmondiston, Ipswich, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jan 1854 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Type: by license - 14 Jun 1882 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jul 1890 - Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] 1871 Census of Canada, Dominion of Canada, (Library and Archives Canada), Year: 1871; Census Place: Halifax Ward 1, Halifax West, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10550; Page: 109 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), Registration Year: 1882 - Book: 1817 - Page: 129 - Number: 193 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S129] Irish Deaths 1864-1958, (FindMyPast.co), Vol 2, Pg 151, Registration District of Milford, County of Donegal (Reliability: 2).
      First name(s) Mary Ellen
      Last name Knowles
      Age at death 35
      Birth year 1855
      Registered year 1890
      Registered quarter/year Jul - Sep 1890
      Registration district Milford
      Volume 2
      Page 151
      County Donegal
      Country Ireland
      Record set: Irish Deaths 1864 - 1958
      Category: Birth,Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      Subcategory:Civil Deaths & Burials
      Collections from Ireland

    4. [S85] Joseph Howe: The Briton becomes Canadian, 1848-1873, J. Murray Beck, (McGill University Press), 299 (Reliability: 2).
      Nova Scotian (Feb 15) citing Joseph Howe's speech on Feb 27, 1854 - the daughter, Ellen, his oldest surviving child, had married Cathcart Thomson in October 1851

    5. [S40] Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Newspapers, 1848 - 1851, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1987), 168, No. 2984 (Reliability: 1).
      Oct 22 (1851) by Rev A. Forrester: Cathcart Thompson/Ellen, eldest d/o Joseph Howe
      extracted from the Oct 25, 1851 edition of the Acadian Recorder

    6. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), Registration Year: 1882 - Book: 1817 - Page: 129 - Number: 193 (Reliability: 1).
      Note that Mary's last name is given and Thompson not Thomson

    7. [S91] Burke's Peerage and Baronetage Vol. 1, Ed. 106, Charles Mosley Editor, (Burke's Peerage), 1619 (Reliability: 1).


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