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Ancestral Calendar Highlights Week of July 21
On my ancestral calendar for the week of July 21st to July 27th are the following events:
July 21, 1915 : Marriage of John Bulmer...
Sentimental Sunday | Ancestral Calendar Highlights Week of July 14
It seems that July was a popular month for weddings in my family. On my ancestral calendar for the week of July 14th to...
John David Taylor continued…
In my last post about my great-great-grandfather John David Taylor's 'other woman', I discovered that there were two children born to their union. I...
John David Taylor
On 29 October 1901, my great-great-grandfather, John David Taylor, was admitted to the Barrow Workhouse and subsequently committed to the County Asylum in Lancaster,...
John David Taylor – Newcastle City Lunatic Asylum
John David Taylor was admitted to Newcastle City Lunatic Asylum in Northumberland on 11 or 12 December 1901. His records read:
Reg. No. John David...
John David Taylor – “A bit of a disappointment”
John David Taylor, my great-great-grandfather, was described by his wife, Eliza, as "a bit of a disappointment" and that was all she would say...
Palser Family – A sad, sad story
Maud TAYLOR came to Canada from England somewhere between 1901 and 1911 to begin a new life. She married Albert Richard PALSER, a Toronto native,...
John Taylor Death Certificate
John Taylor, my 3x great grandfather, died in Barrow-in-Furness at the age of 68 of 'Epistaxis exhaustion'. Epistaxis is the medical term for 'nose...
Polly – Chapter 6
If the story of early Canada was written by fur traders, the railways and politicians, between 1939 and 1945, every man, woman and child...
Polly – Chapter 5
Toronto still loved a military parade. Groups supporting peace, abolishment of weapons and disbanding of regular military forces as yet had not enough support...
Polly – Chapter 4
Just as the veterans were returning home, thousands were thrown out of work as the munitions factories closed down. The Canadian Labour Movement was...
Polly – Chapter 3
The glory days of the British Empire were in full swing. The English presence was in every part of the world. School children saw...
Polly – Chapter 2
In 1906, Toronto had a population of approximately 350,000. East Toronto, Toronto Junction and North Toronto were separate towns. Scarborough was a farming settlement...
Polly – Chapter 1
The North Atlantic at its best is unpredictable, but in December it is like a thing possessed of many demons, rendering the air with...
Polly – by Irene Macrae
I have assembled and written this story for the benefit of my children and grandchildren and those other family members who don’t know very...
Eliza Taylor
I came home to a cool surprise today. Marg had left me a package with lots of family goodies. Besides Daniel Bulmer's WWI records,...