Dobson, Mary "May" "May"

Female 1882 - 1969  (87 years)      Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.


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    Birth 8 Apr 1882  Teeswater, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 97E6815449E8414785FC4F148CABF8ADCBC1 
    Death 31 Oct 1969  New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I42901  The Family Maw
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2017 

    Family Ancestors Grasby, Edward Farr
              b. 6 May 1886, Hull, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Feb 1966, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Single 25 Nov 1910  Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children
       1. Male Grasby, Kenneth Farr
              b. 20 Feb 1914, Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Feb 1987, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     
    Family ID F13674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2017 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Apr 1882 - Teeswater, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSingle - 25 Nov 1910 - Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Grasby, Kenneth Farr - 20 Feb 1914 - Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 1969 - New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Known as "May"

      Married Ed in Saskatoon
      Family might have been there: Who?

      Saskatoon's Woodlawn Cemetery ?
      Their records indicate the following "tenants";
      DOBSON ARTHUR REGINALD 1392 40-L017-S1/3 Mar-26-1916 Mar-27-1916
      DOBSON DOUGLAS JOHN 9922 87-L058-S1/2 Dec-13-1939 Dec-14-1939
      DOBSON GEORGE 14341 101-L096-N1/2 Apr-23-1949 Apr-26-1949
      DOBSON MARY ANN 13208 101-L096-S1/2 Mar-05-1947 Mar-08-1947
      DOBSON OLIVE 2118 16-L033-W1/2S1/3 Aug-21-1918 Aug-22-1918

      Also, I believe one Sadie ORR was May's sister
      So:
      Orrs there are:
      ORR ALEXANDER 5989 81-L030-S1/2 Feb-24-1929 Feb-26-1929
      ORR ALEXANDER ELMER 13171 99-L044-N1/2 Feb-07-1947 Feb-11-1947
      ORR ANDREW 18678 14A-L022-SH Jun-17-1956 Jun-19-1956
      ORR BENNETT JAMES 46661 58A-L087-SH Oct-18-1992 Oct-21-1992
      ORR DAVID WESLEY 18159 81-L030-N1/2 Aug-22-1955 Aug-25-1955
      ORR DOROTHY 50632 U-L060 Unknown Oct-20-1997
      ORR EDITH PEARL 51189 65A-L072-SHWH Jul-08-1998 Jul-13-1998
      ORR EDWARD GEORGE 38798 65A-L072-SHWH Jun-24-1981 Sep-19-1982
      ORR FRANCES 44975 14A-L022-SH Aug-01-1990 Aug-03-1990
      ORR HILDA ROSALEE 39045 81-L030-N1/2 Dec-16-1982 Dec-20-1982
      ORR JAMES 3755 62-L025-W1/2S1/3 Sep-04-1922 Sep-07-1922
      ORR MARGARET JEAN 2005 42-L001-N1/2E1/2 Apr-23-1918 Apr-27-1918
      ORR ROBERT 6495 82-L015-S1/2 May-25-1930 Jun-04-1930
      ORR SHIRLEY FRANCES 53375 84A-L075-SH Jul-09-2001 Jul-13-2001
      1901 Census of Canada Page Information
      District:ON BRUCE (West/Ouest) (#50)
      Subdistrict:Bruce A-5 Page 9

      80 Dobson Peter M Head M Mar 16 1858 43 page icon 15
      80 Dobson Mary J F Wife M Feb 11 1864 35 page icon 16
      80 Dobson John M Son S May 8 1891 9 page icon 17
      80 Dobson Mary E F Dau S Jan 9 1894 7 page icon 18
      80 Dobson Mathew M Bro S Blank 1857 34 page icon

      OR........................................................................................................................................................
      DOBAGE
      Dobson Charles J M Head M Sep 19 1851 49
      Dobson Jennie Hopper F Wife M Aug 1 1851 49
      Dobson Percy C M Son S Jul 12 1878 22
      Dobson Frank H M Son S Feb 28 1880 21
      Dobson Howard M Son S Jul 16 1882 18
      Dobson May C F Daughter S May 24 1884 16 ******
      Dobson Harold Edward M Son S Oct 14 1888 12
      Dobson Jennie Viola F Daughter S Jul 16 1892 8

      This looks like them...

      Address given at that time was

      39 Catherine Ave., Aurora, ON

      By 1911...Aurora [39 Catherine Ave] ...

      Dobson Charles J. M Head M Sep 1851 59
      Dobson Jennie Hopper F Wife M Aug 1851 59
      Dobson Harold Edward M Son S Oct 1889 22
      Dobson Jennie Viola F Dau S Jul 1892 16

      most of the kids were gone.
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      Culross Township

      A map of Culross Township can be found on the Bruce County GenWeb website. Culross Township was named after a district in Perthshire, Scotland.
      Culross Township Places

      Belmore - at the corner where 4 townships and two counties meet. Its post office was opened in 1856.

      Cheviot - the post office at Moscow. It was open from 1870 until 1897.

      Moscow - a hamlet near the centre of the township. Its post office was called Cheviot.

      Salem - a hamlet with a school and two churches.
      Salem School, Culross TownshipSalem School, Culross Township Salem United Church, Culross TownshipSalem United Church, Culross Township

      Teeswater - a village in the centre of Culross Township. Its post office was opened in 1856. The Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway was extended to the village in 1874. The Teeswater News was first published in 1874.

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      Smith Cemetery
      Culross Twp, Bruce County, Ontario

      Contact:
      5 Janet St. N., Box 17
      Teeswater, On., N0G 2S0
      Phone: 519-392-6822

      Contributed by Smith Cemetery, May 28, 2002, last edited Aug 25, 2011 [ajfuthey@wightman.ca]. Total records = 390.

      Smith Cemetery is located 2-1/2 miles north of Teeswater and 1-1/4 east of highway #4 on Conc. 10. This information was last updated on Jan 2006 and contains all known burials.
      ...
      Dobson, Mary, F, d. 28/05/1882, Row B, Lot 8, Gr. 3 --- ?? Mary's Mother ?????
      Dobson, Sara, d. 01-01-1929, Sec F, Lot 3, Gr. 3
      Dobson, Sarah Ann, d. 25-02-1968, Sec B, Lot 8, Gr. 5 --- Mary's Sister ?
      Dobson, William, d. 15-02-1909, Sec B, Lot 8, Gr. 1 ----Mary's Father?
      ...

      ALSO

      Blatchford, Norman, d. 10-01-1979, Sec B, Lot 8, Gr. 8
      Blatchford, Velma (Orr), d. 10-08-1999, Sec B, Lot 8, Gr. 7

      - Here is the Orr - Blatchford connection.

      Smith Cemetery in Teeswater:
      55 Orr William E. R. M Head M Jan 15 1842 59
      55 Orr Maria F Wife M Jan 30 1859 42

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