John Trainor and Alice Mulholland and Annie McKenna
February 27, 2023
Both of John Trainor’s wives were taken by mental illness – one before her time, and one who suffered for a very long time.Continue Reading
Samuel Dutton, Emma Podmore and Annie Young
January 4, 2023
Samuel Dutton, son of Edward Dutton, married Emma Podmore in Warrington, England. The couple emigrated to Canada and had one daughter.Continue Reading
Catharine Gardiner and Ralph Horatio Sherwood
December 30, 2022
Catharine married Ralph Horatio Sherwood on July 25, 1910 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Their story is marked by tragedy.Continue Reading
Frederick Samuel Gardiner and Mary Anne Whelan (and Clayton Loucks)
December 22, 2022
After being widowed with two young boys, Mary Anne Whelan remarried quickly, on September 26, 1922, to Frederick Samuel Gardiner.Continue Reading
Edward Dutton and Mary Ackerley
November 28, 2022
Edward Dutton (1824-1884) married Mary (née Ackerley) on November 15, 1846, in St. Elphin’s Church in Warrington, England. Continue Reading
Sister Mary Bernadette (Isabella Theresa McPhail)
May 30, 2021
Isabella Theresa McPhail left Montreal for the Bethany Convent in St. Paul, Minnesota, becoming a postulant and eventually taking the name Sister Mary Bernadette.Continue Reading
John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail and Annie George
May 11, 2021
After being discharged from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail married Annie George. The couple had five children together.Continue Reading
William Alfred Webb and Louie Shepherd
April 13, 2021
William Alfred Webb married Louie Shepherd on December 31, 1904, in Bradford, Lancashire, England. They had five children, but only two survived to adulthood.Continue Reading
Hannah Isabella Griffin
March 19, 2021
Isabella Griffin never married. She was the postmistress at the post office in Kingston Seymour, England.Continue Reading
The Fighting Duffields
March 1, 2021
In the course of my investigations into the Duffields, I found an article that appeared to provide information about my ancestors, but took some sleuthing to confirm.Continue Reading
Finding the Irish Duffields
February 24, 2021
I thought I’d be stuck in Rhode Island and never able to trace my Duffield family back to Ireland. With just one record, I was able to break through that brick wall.Continue Reading
James Alexander Duffield
February 3, 2021
James Alexander Duffield emigrated with his parents from Ireland to the United States at age 2 and was orphaned at the age of 18. Continue Reading
Samuel Duffield and Elizabeth Robinson
January 26, 2021
Samuel and Lizzie Duffield left their native Ireland with their young family for the United States, landing in Providence, Rhode Island.Continue Reading
Lily Drusilla Dutton and Samuel Schofield
December 1, 2020
Lily Drusilla Dutton was born on October 7, 1877 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, the daughter of Elizabeth Dutton. She married Samuel Schofield.Continue Reading
Sarah Gardiner
November 8, 2020
Sarah Gardiner’s prospects were bright. Although she didn’t marry, she trained to be a schoolmistress. Sadly, her life was tragically interrupted after a bike ride in September 1902.Continue Reading
John Griffin and Sarah Jane Goodland
November 4, 2020
John Griffin married Sarah Jane Goodland on March 24, 1884, in the parish church of St. Paul in Kewstoke, Somerset, England. They had five sons and one daughter.Continue Reading
Samuel Gardiner Jr. and Catharine Jones
November 1, 2020
Samuel Gardiner Jr. married Catharine Jones on December 20, 1854, in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 12 children in the next 15 years.Continue Reading
William Richard Webb and the 1901 Census
October 25, 2020
When I originally researched my second great-grandparents William Richard and Elizabeth Webb, I noted an issue on the 1901 England Census. The family wasn’t together.Continue Reading
William Webb and Sarah Hawkins
October 17, 2020
William married Sarah Hawkins on May 19, 1825, at St. James the Great in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England. The couple had 11 children.Continue Reading
Archibald James Jacob McPhail and Cecelia Garrow
October 15, 2020
Archibald James Jacob McPhail married Cecelia Garrow on October 10, 1892, at Cathédrale du Précieux-Sang in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada (the church no longer stands).Continue Reading
Thomas Longworth and Margaret Moir
October 1, 2020
Thomas Longworth married Margaret Moir on July 4, 1885, at St. James’ Church in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had three children.Continue Reading