Re: Lawrence MacDonald and his daughter, Wilma MacDonald
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Lawrence MacDonald and his daughter, Wilma MacDonald
Heather Holdgate 12/02/11
Hi Heather.I'm not related to this family.I think I found their marriage for you from the Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 :
Emmanuel Laurent MacDonald (Daniel MacDonald & Margaret Hrquhart?)
m. 25 Jun 1924 Montréal (St-Paul)
Catherine Hawkins (John Hawkins & Catherine Drew)
Signed: Kathleen Hawkins, Emanual Laur. McDonald, John Hawkins, Anthony Gowan Suell (Daniel MacDonald was listed as deceased)
I found a baptism for one of their children:
Emmanuel Lawrence Kenneth MacDonald, b. 13 Oct 1936 Montréal (St-Roch), son of Emmanuel Lawrence MacDonald & Kathleen Hawkins -godparents- Norman Joseph Emblem & Gretta Emblem, his wife.
Here is the marriage for Kathleen's parents:
John Hawkins (widower of Mary Martin)
m. 30 Oct 1902 Montréal (St-Paul)
Catherine Drew (Daniel Drew & Mary Dugan)
Signed: John Hawkins, Catherine Drew, James Drew (brother) & Alphonse Lesperence - Daniel Drew was listed as deceased
This could be John's 1st marriage:
Name: John Hawkins
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1869
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 May 1896
Spouse Name: Mary Ann Martin
Spouse Age: 20
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Marital Status: Single
FHL Film Number: 1030263
Here are the baptismal records for some of their children:
Lucy Cathleen Hawkins, b. 5 Jan 1904 Montréal (St-Paul), daughter of Jhonny Hawkins & Kathleen Drew. -godparents- Henry McAuely & Rose McAnuly, or McCaunley,uncle & aunt of the baby.
Marie Alice Hawkins, b. 23 May 1905 Montréal (St-Paul), daughter of John Hawkins, Luanderie, & Catherine Drew -godparents- John Cannon, lock man, & Alice Cannon
Arthur Daniel Hawkins, b. 23 Jun 1906 Montréal (St-Paul), son of John Hawkins, Belfast Laundry, and Catherine Drew -godparents- John McCamley & Banchet McCamley. (the godparents' names were clearly written "McCamley")
John Joseph Hawkins, b. 10 Oct 1907 Montréal (St-Paul), son of John Hawkins, "laundry clerk", and Catherine Drew - godparents- Joseph Hawkins & Mary Jane Kane
Agnes Madeline Hawkins, b. 29 Sep 1909 Montréal (St-Paul), daughter of John Hawkins & Catherine Drew-godparents- Thereza Love & Daniel McAnuly
This may be the family in 1911:
1911 Census of Canada about John Hawkins
Name: John Hawkins
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 44
Birth Date: Feb 1867
Birthplace: Ireland
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Cathrine Hawkins
Immigration Year: 1910
Tribal: Irish
Province: Quebec
District: Jacques-Cartier
District Number: 162
Sub-District Number: 2
Place of Habitation: 135 Marsòman
Household Members:
Name Age
John Hawkins 44b. Feb 1867 Ireland; Laundry
Cathrine Hawkins 44b. Jun 867 Que.
Cathrine Hawkins 7b. Mar 1904 Que.
Madeline Hawkins 1b. Jul 1910 Que.
This could be a WWI attestation for Lawrence MacDonald:
Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 about Lawrence Macdonald
Name: Lawrence Macdonald, candy maker
Birth Date: 26 May 1897
Birth Location: Lindsay, Ontario
Relative: Daniel Macdonald
Relationship: Father
Regiment Number: 226589
Here is a marriage for Lawrence's parents:
Daniel McDonald, watchman (Alexander McDonald & Ann McGilleray)
m. 25 Oct 1892 Montréal (Saint Patrick)
Margaret Urquhart (Donald Urquhart & Mary McPhee)
Signed: Daniel MacDonald, Margret Ann Urquhart, John MacDonald & Nellie Urquhart - also present, Ellen Urquhart, sister of the bride, & Donald Urquart, father of the bride, who could not sign.
Hope this helps.Annie