McKinlay, Muriel Lorne

Muriel Lorne McKinlay was born on December 23, 1920 to Alexander Nichol McKinlay and Mary Louisa Judd.  Muriel had two brothers:  Angus Franklin (b. 1922) and Douglas Alexander (b. 1928).  She noted in a booklet, that she had a happy childhood - in those days small things pleased kids, like 5 cents on Saturday to spend as they wished.

Muriel took Home Economics at Eglington School where she had a Miss McClellan for a teacher.  She loved cooking and sewing and did her best for Miss McClellan.  She had many happy hours sewing.  She liked cooking and very often on Saturdays her mother would let her bake.  She made many misses and her Mom always cleaned up.  Muriel noted that in later life she wasn't nearly so messy as she had to clean up after herself.

Her clothes were made by her mother often out of material from a coat or dress one of the aunts gave her.  She had lovely hand knitted sweaters that her aunts (Aunt Edna and Aunt Lyla) kept her in.  She went to C.G.I.T., Girl Guides at Yorkminster Baptist Church and Girl Guide Camp at Lake Simcoe. She attended Hodgson School on Davisville Avenue in Toronto along with her siblings, Frank and Doug.  She also attended Northern Vocational School.

Muriel met Donald Robertson at the Canadian National Exhibition. When it was announced at the exhibition that the Second World War broke out, the city of Toronto came to a standstill including the subway system.  Muriel found a ride home with a friend she knew and the friend also gave Donald a ride home.

Muriel married Donald Ross Robertson in Hamilton, Ontario on January 8, 1941.  They had three children:

Rosemary Louise Robertson, b. June 27, 1941
Glen Alexander Robertson, b. October 4, 1944
John David Robertson, b. May 3, 1959

Muriel had 5 grandchildren:

Linda Louise Bettiol (March 29, 1963)
Leslie Ann Bettiol (November 1, 1964)
Leanne Marie Bettiol (July 6, 1971)
Evan Robertson (February 18, 2009)
Ella Robertson (February 18, 2009)

She also had 6 great grandchildren.
Owen Dahm (May 4, 1994)
Leah Dahm (October 2, 1995)
Nathan Dahm (September 24, 1997)
Robert Bettiol (May 19, 1985)
Jordyn Hamilton (November 7, 2001)
Rocco Hamilton (August 14, 2003)

At the time of her death she was expecting her first great, great, grandson from Rob and Lindsey Bettiol in Sherwood Park, Alberta. (b. May 29, 2018, Bennett August Bettiol)

Muriel was a loving mother and grandmother.  She was a good housekeeper, a great cook and an all round good person.

Muriel and Donald Robertson were divorced on April 15, 1977.    At the time of the divorce, Muriel lived in Sidney, BC with 14 year old John.  Shortly after the divorce, she took on a job with Robinson Stores working in the fabric department.  Later, she purchased a house with brother Frank who had retired, so Muriel, Frank and John lived together.

Muriel died on January 30, 2018  at Mount Tolmie Hospital in Victoria, B.C. at the age of 97 with her three children by her side.  Her ashes will be buried with her mother, father and brother Frank in the United Church Cemetery in Newburg, Ontario.

McKinlay, Barbara Jessie

Barbara Jessie McKinlay was born on February 11, 1889 to Margaret and Angus McKinlay in Georgetown Ontario.  She had five siblings:  Isabella Lyla (1877), Margaret Edna (1881), Archibald Franklin (1883), James Murray (1886), Alexander Nicoll (1891).

Her father Angus died at the age of 47 in 1884 in Georgetown, Ontario.  After his death, his wife Margaret moved to 16 Brunswick Avenue in Toronto with her children.  Margaret took in borders from the University of Toronto to help support her family.  One of the borders was a young dental student by the name of Clement James Devine.

Jessie married Clement Devine and moved to Beaverton, Ontario where they had 8 children:  Margaret, James, Arthur Franklin, John, Russell, Joseph, William and Barbara.

Jessie was a jolly, happy, fun mother who loved her life.  She was a very pleasant woman who was always cooking.

She died on Jan 5, 1974.

McKinlay, Douglas Alexander

Doug was born at 408 Davisville Avenue in Toronto on April 22, 1928.    The VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) was in attendance.  Doug has told the story, that if a family had Metropolitan Life Insurance,  a VON was provided for the birth.  Miss Baines was the VON for the Davisville district and if the children saw Miss Baines in the area they knew she was there for a birth.

In his pre-school days, Poppa Judd would take him to the park on Mount Pleasant Avenue.   Doug would play with his friends while Poppa Judd would have a visit with his old buddies.

Doug attended Hodgson school on Davisville Avenue in Toronto along with his siblings, Muriel and Frank.

Doug's first full time job was Simpsons in the mail order advertising department. He went to Northern Vocational School at night and continued to work at Simpsons for almost 10 years.

He married Lorena Mae Wright in 1950.  They had two children, Andrew Franklin born in 1953 and Jane Louise born in 1957.

Doug took a job in Strathcona Ontario in 1952 with the Strathcona Paper Mill. He later moved back to the Toronto area and then to the Victoria, British Columbia area where he worked for the University of Victoria at Dunsmuir Lodge. In his retirement he lives in Saanichton, B.C.

Lorena Mae (Wright) McKinlay died peacefully in her sleep on February 16, 2016.
Douglas Alexander McKinlay died in Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Saanichton, B.C. on
February 4, 2017 with his daughter Jane at his side.

Obituary - Douglas Alexander McKinlay

Judd, John

John Judd was born in 1803.  He married Lucy Hall and they had 5 children:

George 1827
Charles 1829
Josiah 1833
Frederick 1839
Clara 1836

Judd, George

George Judd was born in 1827 in Northamptonshire, Northampton England to John Judd and Lucy Hall.  He married Mary Ann Maynard and they had 3 children:

George (b. 1856)
Harry (b. 1866)
Clara (b.1871)

George had 4 siblings:

Charles (b. 1829)
Josiah (b. 1833)
Frederick (b.1839)
Clara (b.1836)


George Judd died in 1888.

McKinlay, Angus

Angus McKinlay was born on April 15, 1757.  He married Janet McStockair (Stalker?) on April 24, 1793.  They had five children:

Catherine - February 10, 1795
Donald - March 23, 1797
John - March 22, 1799
Mary - April 22, 1805
Archibald - December 4, 1808

McKinlay, Archibald

Archibald McKinlay was born on December 4, 1808 in Campbelton, Argyl, Scotland.  He married Isabella Stalker on November 23, 1846 in Killean Argyl Scotland.  They had five children:

Angus - September 20, 1847
Donald - September 3, 1849
Catherine - October 8, 1851
Charles - October 8, 1853
Archibald - November 6, 1855