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Monday, August 2, 2021

Analysis: Harold Edwin Burnet Birth

Analysis: Harold Edwin Burnet Birth


Details/Background:
I have not been able to find a birth registration for Harold Edwin Burnet. There are a number of different documents that do give a date/year of birth:

Ref.SourceDetailsBirth Date
D040431891 CensusAge 0 on 22 Apr 18911891
D040441901 Census22 March 1891
D040611916 CensusAge 24 on next birthday1893
D068431921 CensusAge 29 on next birthday1891
D06760Marriage recordAge 24 in January 19161892
D067581930 CensusAge 38 in 19301892
D067591940 CensusAge 50 in 19401890
D06764Passenger ListAge 31 in 19231892
D06757Alberta HomesteadAge 21 in 19121889
D06754Gravestone1889
D06766Social Security22 March 1890
D06763WW2 Draft Registration22 March 1890



Analysis:
The range of dates is between 1889 and 1893. Harold’s older brother was born in 1889 so it was unlikely that he was also born in 1889. Because he appears in the 1891 census, it is also unlikely that he was born after April of 1891.

The only specific dates given were 22 March 1890 and 22 March 1891. So, it’s safe to say that March 22nd is the date, and it would either be 1890 or 1891.

Of the documents that give a full date, the Social Security and WW2 Draft Registration were the ones where he would have given the dates himself, so 22 March 1890 is the most likely date of birth.


Conclusion:
22 March 1890 is the most likely date of birth for Harold Edwin Burnet.


Sources:
[D04043] 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 116, sub-district 1, Orillia, p. 20, family 92; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry

[D04044] 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 113, sub-district I-6, Orillia, p. 17, dwelling 172, family 172; RG 31; digital images

[D04061] 1916 census of the Northwest Provinces, district 32, sub-district 4a, Battle River, p. 10, dwelling 135, 134; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.ca.

[D06843] 1921 census of Canada, district 1, sub-district 6, Battle River, p. 4, dwelling 44, family 45; RG 31; digital images,ancestry.com

[D06760] Alberta, Canada Provincial Archives of Alberta, Alberta, Canada Marriages, 1916: 415, Burnet-Harris; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.

[D06758] 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, McKenzie, enumeration district (ED) 0024, sheet 5B, p. 5B, dwelling 92, family 92; digital images,ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2342218.

[D06759] 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, McKenzie, enumeration district (ED) 4-27, sheet 4A, p. 4A, household 75; digital images,Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll m-t0627-04332.

[D06764] "Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists," online images, ancestry.ca, manifest, CPR, 4 April 1923, 800/79-8.

[D06757] 2646317, Alberta, Canada; Alberta, Canada Homestead Reecords; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.ca

[D06754] Wenatchee City Cemetery (Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington).

[D06766] Social Security Administration, "NARA AAD Application (SS-5) Files, 1936 - 2007," database, NARA, entry for 67275826133, SS no. 535076619.

[D06763] "US World War II Draft Registration Cards," database and images, ancestry.ca, Draft Registration Card - Harold E Burnet.

Monday, July 6, 2020

Analysis: Emerson Claude Smith Date of Birth

Analysis: Emerson Claude Smith's Date of Birth

Emerson Claude Smith's profile can be found here. The details below describe the analysis for how I determined his date of birth from conflicting information.





Details/Background:
There are conflicting dates of birth given for Emerson Claude Smith’s date of birth.

Most sources concur with a date of 13th October 1881, although one source suggests 14th October 1881, one 23rd November 1881 and still another 1883.



Analysis:
ReferenceDescriptionDate of Birth GivenNotes
D04797Birth Registration14 October 1881
D047341891 Censusca 1883Age 8 in 1891
D047351901 Census13 October 1881
D047361911 CensusOctober 1881
D04798WW1 Attestation Papers13 October 1881
D04799WW1 Service Record13 October 1881
D04804Gravestoneca 1881Age 36 in 1917
D04351Family gravestoneca 1881Age 36 in 1917
D04805Newspaper Article, 191723 November 1881


The two big outliers are the 1891 census [D04734] which puts his birthdate at about 1883 and the 1917 Flesherton Advance article [D04805] which gives his birthdate as 23 November 1881. All other sources are consistent with a birthdate of October 1881.

The newspaper article was written in 1917 and newspapers are notorious for reporting incorrect details, so I’m going to rule that out as incorrect. Census records are also notorious for errors and so I’m going to rule that one out as incorrectly reported information.

So, the remaining sources all point to 1881 as the year of birth, and most of them October as the month. All the sources that give dates suggest 13 October 1881, except for the birth registration [D04797], which suggests 14 October 1881 as the date. The service record information [D04799] is derived from the same source as the attestation papers [D04798] and therefore would not be an independent source.

This would suggest that either the birth registration has the correct date of birth, but Emerson grew up thinking that his date of birth was the 13th or that the birth registration information was recorded incorrectly.

Normally, the birth registration information would be the one that I would rely on more because it was given the closest to the actual event, but in this case it seems like there is more information to support a date of birth of 13th October 1881.



Conclusion:
The most likely date of birth for Emerson Claude Smith is 13th October 1881.



Sources:
[D04351] Flesherton Cemetery (Flesherton, Grey, Ontario). Rec. Date: 9 Oct 2018. ID: D04351. Cit. Date: 9 Oct 2018.

[D04734] 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 69, sub-district 3, Artemesia, p. 43, family 209; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry (accessed 15 Oct 2018). Rec. Date: 30 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 15 Oct 2018.

[D04735] 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 66, sub-district A-5, Artemesia, p. 14, dwelling 126, family 126; RG 31; digital images(accessed 15 Oct 2018). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 15 Oct 2018.

[D04736] 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, district 72, sub-district 4, Eugenia, p. 7, dwelling 70, family 70; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 20 Oct 2018). Rec. Date: 18 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 20 Oct 2018.

[D04797] Ontario Archives of Ontario, MS 929, reels 1-245, MS929; Reel: 48: 8357, 26; digital image, Ancestry.com, "Ontario, Canada Births," (25 Oct 2018). Rec. Date: 21 Apr 2017. Cit. Date: 25 Oct 2018.

[D04798] Canada, "WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918," Attestation Papers: Emerson Claude Smith; digital images, Ancestry.ca(accessed 11 Nov 2018). Rec. Date: 11 Nov 2018. Cit. Date: 11 Nov 2018.

[D04799] Canada, "Emerson Claude Smith WW1 Military Service Record"; digital images, Library and Archives Canada(accessed 27 Dec 2018). Rec. Date: 27 Dec 2018. ID: D04799. Cit. Date: 27 Dec 2018.

[D04804] Petit-Vimy British Cemetery ( Vimy, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Vimy, France), Plot c.9. Rec. Date: 25 Oct 2018. ID: D04804. Cit. Date: 25 Oct 2018.

[D04805] "Claude Emerson Smith," Flesherton Advance, 16 Aug 1917, p. 1, col. 2; digital images(accessed 2 Nov 2018), Grey Highlands Newspapers. Rec. Date: 2 Nov 2018. Cit. Date: 2 Nov 2018.

Monday, January 27, 2020

Analysis: Death Date for Annie Frances Hewett

I had a green leaf show up on Ancestry for Annie Frances Hewett. She sort of disappears off the map after 1911, but an ancestry hint popped up with an Alberta death record. The death record shows an Annie F. Hewer dying in 1917 in Eastberg, Alberta.

So, I ordered the full record from the Provincial Archives of Alberta. While the information is close, there are a significant number of questionable items on the record:
  • The surname does appear to be Hewer on the death record rather than Hewett
  • Her middle name is listed as Florence rather than Frances. Her middle name is listed as Frances on her birth record [D04712].
  • The contact name is listed as Harry K. Hewer. I have not come across anyone with a similar name to this point
  • Her age is listed as 41 years, 11 months and 28 days. With a death date of 13 April 1917, this would work out to a date of birth of 16 February 1875, as opposed to the date of birth of 10 March 1872 on her birth registration [D04712]
  • There's no sign that any of the rest of the family were in Alberta so the fact that she was found in a death record in Alberta is somewhat suspicious
With all of the above information, there are too many differences to conclude that this is the same Annie F. Hewett. So what happened to her beyond 1911 still remains a mystery.





Sources
[D04712] Ontario Archives of Ontario, MS 929, reels 1-245, MS929, Reel 24: 101, 15577, 15; digital image, Ancestry.com, "Ontario, Canada Births," (8 Oct 2018). Rec. Date: 21 Apr 2017. Cit. Date: 8 Oct 2018.

Monday, September 2, 2019

Analysis: Birth info TW Douglas

Details/Background:

Different dates of birth have been found for TW Douglas ranging from 1858 to 1859. No records earlier than 1861 (i.e. baptism record or news articles) have been found.


Analysis:

RefDescBirth Date GivenNotes
D01597   1861 CensusAbt. 18583 years old in 1861
D015591871 CensusAbt. 185912 years old in 1871
D013541881 CensusAbt. 185922 years old in 1881
D02623Marriage RecordAbt. 185826 years old on 26 Aug 1884
D007641891 CensusAbt. 185833 years old in 1891
D003071901 Census24 June 1859
D003341911 Census24 June 1859
D047281921 CensusAbt. 185962 years old in 1859
D04954Gravestone1858
D01131Burial RegistrationAbt. 185896 years old on 23 April 1955
D05663ObituaryAbt. 185896 years old on 23 April 1955


The only calendar date of birth given in 24th of June from both the 1901 and 1911 census records [D00307, D00334], so that is most likely the date of birth.

The census records seem to either give dates of birth of 1858 or 1859, but since the census dates are often in the months of May or June, that could be dependant on when the census was conducted. The dates given by people who would better know such as Marriage records or records after death all seem to suggest a birth year of 1858.






Conclusion:

The most likely date of birth for T.W. Douglas is 24 June 1858.


Sources:

D00307 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 65, sub-district D-8, Owen Sound, p. 11, dwelling 89, family 100; RG 31; digital images(accessed 11 Mar 2017). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2017.

D00334 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, district 73, sub-district 48, Owen Sound, p. 8, dwelling 68, family 83; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 25 Mar 2017). Rec. Date: 18 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 25 Mar 2017.

D00764 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 68, sub-district Owen Sound Center Ward, Owen Sound, p. 36, family 181; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry (accessed 5 Oct 2017). Rec. Date: 30 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 5 Oct 2017.

D01131 "Owen Sound Greenwood Cemetery Interments" (typescript, 2005), p. 81. Rec. Date: 6 May 2018. ID: D01131. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D01354 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 134, sub-district G, Toronto, p. 136, dwelling 657, family 713; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 30 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 17 Feb 2018. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D01559 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, district 37, sub-district 1-G, Owen Sound, p. 67, dwelling 258, family 262; RG 31; digital images(accessed 6 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 6 Sep 2018.

D01597 1861 census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Guelph, Guelph, p. 14; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 13 May 2018). Rec. Date: 5 Feb 2018. Cit. Date: 13 May 2018.

D02623 Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, MS932; Reel: 47: 494, 8179, Douglas-Wright; digital images, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Marriages,"(accessed 30 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 9 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D04728 1921 census of Canada, district 83, sub-district 45, Owen Sound, p. 1, dwelling 13, family 14; RG 31; digital images, ancestry.com (accessed 17 Oct 2018). Rec. Date: 1 Apr 2017. Cit. Date: 17 Oct 2018.

D04954 Greenwood Cemetery (Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario), G-S9-1. Rec. Date: 1 Dec 2018. ID: D04954. Cit. Date: 1 Dec 2018.

D05663 Grey County Surname Collection; digital images(accessed 3 Apr 2019). Rec. Date: 2 Nov 2018. Cit. Date: 3 Apr 2019.

Monday, August 12, 2019

Analysis: Birth info Winnifred Henrietta Victoria Wright Douglas

Details/Background:

Different dates of birth have been found for Winnifred Henrietta Victoria Wright (Douglas) ranging from 1864 to 1865. No records earlier than 1871 (i.e. baptism record or news articles) have been found.


Analysis:

RefDescBirth Date Given   Notes
D06232   1871 CensusAbt. 1864Age 6 in 1871
D062331881 CensusAbt. 1864Age 16 in 1871
D02623Marriage RecordAbt. 1864Age 20 on 26 Aug 1884
D007641891 CensusAbt. 1864Age 26 in 1891
D003071901 Census11 November 1865
D003341911 Census11 November 1864
D047281921 CensusAbt. 1864Age 56 in 1921
D05634Death Registration11 November 1864
D04954Gravestone1865
D01131Burial RecordsAbt. 1864Age 82 on 23 July 1947


Only three of the sources [D00307, D00334 and D005634] give a calendar date and all three give the date of November 11th. So, it is safe to assume that November 11th is the calendar date and that she was born either November 11, 1864 or November 11, 1865.

So, if we assume that her birthday was in November and most of the censuses were taken in the middle of the year, most of the records support a birth year of 1864; the only exceptions being the 1901 census and the gravestone which suggest a birth year of 1865.

The 1901 census record is difficult to read, however, and there were a lot of cases where the 1901 census was off by a hear. And the gravestone was carved after her death. So, I would conclude that those two records are outliers.




Conclusion:

The most likely conclusion is a date of birth of 11 November 1864.


Sources:

D00307 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 65, sub-district D-8, Owen Sound, p. 11, dwelling 89, family 100; RG 31; digital images(accessed 11 Mar 2017). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 11 Mar 2017.

D00334 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, district 73, sub-district 48, Owen Sound, p. 8, dwelling 68, family 83; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 25 Mar 2017). Rec. Date: 18 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 25 Mar 2017.

D00764 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 68, sub-district Owen Sound Center Ward, Owen Sound, p. 36, family 181; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry (accessed 5 Oct 2017). Rec. Date: 30 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 5 Oct 2017.

D01131 "Owen Sound Greenwood Cemetery Interments" (typescript, 2005), p. 81. Rec. Date: 6 May 2018. ID: D01131. Cit. Date: 1 Dec 2018.

D02623 Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, MS932; Reel: 47: 494, 8179, Douglas-Wright; digital images, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Marriages,"(accessed 30 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 9 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D04728 1921 census of Canada, district 83, sub-district 45, Owen Sound, p. 1, dwelling 13, family 14; RG 31; digital images, ancestry.com (accessed 17 Oct 2018). Rec. Date: 1 Apr 2017. Cit. Date: 17 Oct 2018.

D04954 Greenwood Cemetery (Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario), G-S9-1. Rec. Date: 1 Dec 2018. ID: D04954. Cit. Date: 1 Dec 2018.

D05634 Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Deaths, MS935 Reels 1-694: 23610; digital image, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Deaths," Ancestry.ca (14 Apr 2019). Rec. Date: 3 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 14 Apr 2019.

D06232 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, district 54, sub-district 02, Hamilton, p. 24, dwelling 77, family 79; RG 31; digital images(accessed 12 May 2019). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 12 May 2019.

D06233 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 124, sub-district C-3, Hamilton, p. 44, dwelling 196, family 202; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 12 May 2019). Rec. Date: 17 Feb 2018. Cit. Date: 12 May 2019

Monday, August 5, 2019

Analysis: Birth Info for Clarence Williams Douglas


Details/Background:

Different dates of birth have been found for Clarence Williams Douglas ranging from 1864 to 1867. No records earlier than 1871 (i.e. baptism record or news articles) have been found.


Analysis:

RefDescBirth Date GivenNotes
D01559   1871 CensusAbt. 1865Age 6 in 1871
D013541881 CensusAbt. 1864Age 17 in 1881
D00838Marriage RecordAbt. 1865Age 22 on 27 Dec 1887
D007691891 CensusAbt. 1865Age 26 in 1891
D003291911 CensusFeb 1865
D003481921 CensusAbt. 1868Age 53 in 1921
D01951Death Registration9 Feb 1867Recorded 1923
D04954 Gravestone1865
D01131Burial RecordsAbt. 1867Age 56 on 22 Dec 1923


Most of the records imply a year of birth of 1865. There are a couple of census records (1881 and 1921) that are outliers. The death registration and burial records both suggest a birth year of 1867, but those likely could have used the same source for their information.

Also, since his next oldest sibling was born in 1860, a birth year of 1865 would be more likely than 1867.






Conclusion:

Based on the evidence found, the most likely date of birth for Clarence Williams Douglas is 9 February 1865.


Sources:

D00329 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, district 73, sub-district 57, Owen Sound, p. 3, dwelling 36, family 36; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 25 Mar 2017). Rec. Date: 18 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 25 Mar 2017.

D00348 1921 census of Canada, district 83, sub-district 46, Owen Sound, p. 9, dwelling 98, family 100; RG 31; digital images, ancestry.com (accessed 31 Mar 2019). Rec. Date: 1 Apr 2017. Cit. Date: 31 Mar 2019.

D00769 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 68, sub-district Owen Sound West Ward, Owen Sound, p. 8, family 39; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry (accessed 13 Oct 2017). Rec. Date: 30 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 13 Oct 2017.

D00838 Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, MS932; Reel: 63, 14388, Douglas-Leach; digital images, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Marriages,"(accessed 16 Dec 2017). Rec. Date: 9 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 16 Dec 2017.

D01131 "Owen Sound Greenwood Cemetery Interments" (typescript, 2005), p. 81. Rec. Date: 6 May 2018. ID: D01131. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D01354 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 134, sub-district G, Toronto, p. 136, dwelling 657, family 713; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 30 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 17 Feb 2018. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D01559 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, district 37, sub-district 1-G, Owen Sound, p. 67, dwelling 258, family 262; RG 31; digital images (accessed 6 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 6 Sep 2018.

D01951 Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Deaths, MS935; Reel: 301: 429, 15709, 14; digital image, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Deaths," Ancestry.ca (16 Mar 2019). Rec. Date: 3 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 16 Mar 2019.

D04954 Greenwood Cemetery (Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario), G-S9-1. Rec. Date: 1 Dec 2018. Cit. Date: 1 Dec 2018.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Analysis: Birth info Mary Louisa Leach Douglas


Details/Background:

Different dates of birth have been found for Mary Louisa Leach (Douglas) ranging from 1863 to 1868. No records earlier than 1871 (i.e. baptism record or news articles) have been found.


Analysis:

RefDesc.Birth Date GivenNotes
D01236   1871 CensusAbt. 1864Age 7 in 1871
D013341881 CensusAbt. 1865Age 16 in 1881
D00838Marriage recordAbt. 1864Age 23 on 27 Dec 1887
D007691891 CensusAbt. 1865Age 26 in 1891
D01952Death NoticeAbt. 1864Age 32 on 26 Feb 1896
D04954Gravestone20 October 1863    Possibly 1868
D01131Burial Record    Abt. 1864Age 32 on 26 Feb 1896

The gravestone inscription is difficult to read: it could be 1863 or 1868. A date of birth of 20 October 1863 would be consistent with the death notice and burial records, which would have been from about the same time. Her next oldest sibling was born about 1857, so a birth date of 1868 would be very unlikely.

Five of the records [D01236, D01952, D01131, D04954, D00838] are consistent with a birth date of 20 October 1863.

The remaining two are census records [D01334, D00760] and are only off by a year. The oldest census record is consistent with a date of birth of 20 October 1863.






Conclusion:

The most likely date of birth for Mary Louisa Leach Douglas is 20 October 1863.


Sources:

[D00769] 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 68, sub-district Owen Sound West Ward, Owen Sound, p. 8, family 39; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry (accessed 13 Oct 2017). Rec. Date: 30 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 13 Oct 2017.

[D00838] Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, MS932; Reel: 63, 14388, Douglas-Leach; digital images, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Marriages,"(accessed 16 Dec 2017). Rec. Date: 9 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 16 Dec 2017.

[D01131] "Owen Sound Greenwood Cemetery Interments" (typescript, 2005), p. 81. Rec. Date: 6 May 2018. ID: D01131. Cit. Date: 1 Dec 2018.

[D01236] 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, district 38, sub-district 2-b, Trafalgar, p. 25, dwelling 91, family 91; RG 31; digital images (accessed 30 Mar 2019). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 30 Mar 2019

[D01334] 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 150, Oakville, p. 50, dwelling 260, family 260; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 8 Jul 2018). Rec. Date: 17 Feb 2018. Cit. Date: 8 Jul 2018.

[D01952] Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Deaths, MS935; Reel: 79: 593, 9512, 17; digital image, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Deaths," Ancestry.ca (17 Mar 2019). Rec. Date: 3 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 17 Mar 2019.

[D04954] Greenwood Cemetery (Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario), G-S9-1. Rec. Date: 1 Dec 2018. ID: D04954. Cit. Date: 1 Dec 2018.