Braham, Celia Lorne

Celia Lorne Braham was born in Woodstock, Ontario on September 20, 1856 to Edward and Louisa Braham (Jones).  She died on February 5, 1916 at the age of 62.

Celia married Harry Judd on November 7, 1891.  They had one child, Mary Louisa Judd who was born on May 16, 1893.  They resided at 33 Gibson Avenue in Toronto, Ontario.

Judd, Mary Louisa

Alexander and Mary Louisa McKinlay

Mary Louisa Judd (Louise) was born in Woodstock, Ontario on May 16, 1893 to Celia Lorne Braham and Harry Judd.  She was an only child.  Louise married Alexander Nichol McKinlay (Alex) on August 24, 1919 at the Bloor Street Baptist Church, 12 Clinton Avenue in Toronto, Ontario.



  

Louise and Alex McKinlay had 3 children, Muriel (b.1920), Angus Franklin (b.1922) and Douglas (b.1928).  Some of their five grandchildren affectionately called them MA and DA.  They resided for most of their married life at 408 Davisville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, retiring to Newburgh, Ontario in 1957.

The McKinlay's adopted (perhaps not legally) a daughter, Beryl Evans.  Her family in England had passed away and she came to Canada to live with a brother who couldn’t care for her.  She became part of the McKinlay family and shared the back bedroom on Davisville Avenue with Muriel.  Muriel found an RAF pin which Beryl wanted very much.  She agreed to buy Muriel any brooch she wanted in exchange for the RAF pin and they did do the exchange. Beryl was very fond of Douglas who was quite a bit younger and she affectionately called him "cakey boy".  When she was about 22 years old, she required mastoid surgery.  Muriel found a picture of Beryl on Beryl's bed with a purple scarf encircling the picture after she had left for the hospital.  After the surgery, she was scheduled to return home the next day when she unexpectantly died (in approximately 1935).  It was a huge loss for her adopted family.  Her casket was laid out in the living room of Davisville Avenue.

Louise was a warm, loving grandmother with red hair.  At one time she ran a catering business and to her grandchildren’s delight, they would watch her make the rolled sandwiches by the hundreds.  She never lost patience with them or had a harsh word.  They remember her unconditional love to this day.

Alex died of a sudden heart attack in 1958.  Several years later Louise went to live with her son, Frank, first in Timmins, Ontario and later in Parry Sound and then Renfrew, Ontario where she passed away on April 18, 1967.

Mary Louisa McKinlay is buried with her husband, Alexander Nicoll McKinlay in the Newburg United Cemetery (Reference # KG3718) near Napanee, Ontario.

Marriage Certificate
In Memory of Louise McKinlay
Note to Louisa on her 16th birthday

The Judds, Harry, Celia & Mary Louise

McKinlay, Alexander Nicoll

Alex was a generous, kind person, loving husband, father, brother and son.  He was fortunate during the depression of the 1920’s to have a job and a means to support his family as many people were out of work.  He was known by his family for his generosity to others less fortunate.  Many times when buying a roast of beef for his family he would buy one for another family less fortunate.  He never had a harsh word to say about others.  Alex was a quiet, respectful man.

His children, Muriel, Frank, and Douglas have remembered the cold winter days when their father would bring their shoes and come to pick them up at the outdoor rink at Davisville Park. Their shoes had hot baked potatoes in them to keep them warm for the walk home.  When they returned home, Alex would put the potatoes back on a special shelf in the furnace to reheat while the children got into their pajamas.  Once in their pajamas they would eat the potatoes!

He worked as a night watchman (Simpsons), and also worked for F. Simpson & Son (grocer) in Toronto, Ontario. He would walk everywhere and he walked to/from work --  from Davisville Avenue to Bloor and Young to save 7 cents!

1929 Essex Super 6 Sedan

Alex had a wooden garage in the back yard of the Davisville Avenue home.  For many years it was home to his 1929 Essex Super 6 sedan which he had purchased in 1931 from an estate.  The Essex was never driven in the winter. It  was used for family trips to see the cousins (and the dentist, Uncle Clement) in Beaverton, Ontario and to the farm of Aunt Jenny and Uncle Rob (Gordon) in Seagrave, Ontario. Often, Doug and Frank would sit on little chairs that they put behind the front seat.  Papa Judd and Muriel would sit on the back seat on top of the bed linen that they took with them to sleep on.  On rare occasions, they went on a Sunday trip to Mussleman's Lake for a picnic.  It was a big affair and often included a coconut cake from Loblaws and a bottle of sarsaparilla (pop).  Doug remembers the sad day when the junk dealer came to haul it away.   The Essex had been a good car but had many miles on it and it's life was over. Muriel remembers her father getting $12 for it from the junk dealer and the dealer wanted to be sure it had the battery in it.  It was the only car that Alex ever owned.

Alex's garage on Davisville Avenue

Alex also had a workshop downstairs on Davisville Avenue. It had been at one time  the original coal bin. He cleaned it all up, painted the concrete floor red, the place was immaculate. He used the room to make hooked rugs.  Alex also stored nails and screws in baby food jars - the lids were tacked to the ceiling of his workshop.  Funny the things grandchildren remember.

Alex was born in Georgetown, Ontario on June 22, 1891.  He married Mary Louisa Judd on August 24, 1919 at the Bloor Street Baptist Church, 12 Clinton Avenue in Toronto.  After retirement, he and Louise moved to Strathcona, Ontario where he died on April 19, 1958 at the age of 67 years.  He is buried in Newburgh Cemetery with his wife Mary Louisa (Louise) and son, Frank.   Reference # KG3718.

Alex had 5 siblings:

Isabella Lyla 1877-1953

Margaret Edna 1881-1956

Archibald Franklin 1883-1918

James Murray 1886-1960

Barbara Jessie 1889-1974

Alex & Louise McKinlay's Stone

Obituary

Toronto Star - 1958

McKinlay - suddenly at his late residence, Strathcona on Saturday, April 19, 1958, Alexander Nicoll McKinlay, beloved husband of Louise Judd, and dear father of Mrs. D.R. Robertson, (Muriel) and Frank of Timmins, Douglas of Strathcona.  Rested at the Wartman Funeral Home for funeral service in the Chapel on Tuesday, April 22, at 2:00 pm.  Rev. H. A. Batstone officiated.  Interment Newburgh Cemetery.

McKinlay, Angus

Angus & Margaret McKinlay
Georgetown Municipal Cemetery

Angus was born in Killean Argyll Scotland on September 20, 1847 to Archibald McKinlay and Isabella Stalker.  He had four siblings:

Donald,  1849-1929
Catharine, 1851-1932
Charles, 1853 -
Archibald, 1855-1889

He was a stone mason in Scotland and was recruited by the Ontario Government to help build the Ontario Parliament Buildings.  He settled in Georgetown Ontario where the stone quarry was located.  Apparently, they cut the stone, numbered the piece and sent it to the site of the Parliament Buildings in downtown Toronto.  Angus died on April 25, 1894 at the age of 46.  His death was believed to be from a lung disease, perhaps silicosis, from the dust of cutting stones.  He married Margaret McKinlay (same last name) on January 11, 1876.  At the time of his death, they had 6 young children.  Alexander Nicoll McKinlay was the youngest child and was 3 years old at the time.  Angus is buried with his wife, Margaret in the Georgetown Municipal Cemetery.

Angus and Margaret had 6 children.

Isabella Lyla  1877-1953

Margaret Edna 1881-1956

Archibald Franklin 1883-1918

James Murray 1886-1960

Barbara Jessie 1889-1974

Alexander Nicoll  1891-1958

Angus had four siblings:
Donald - September 3, 1848 - February 2, 1929
Catherine - October 8, 1851 - February 9, 1932
Charles - October 8, 1853 -
Archibald - November 6, 1855 - July 14, 1889

Obituary:  The Acton Free Press
McKinlay - In Georgetown on Wednesday April 25th,
Angus McKinlay, aged 46 years, 7 months.

Judd, Harry

Harry was born on March 4, 1866 in Southampton, England to George Judd and Mary Ann Maynard.  Harry had two siblings, George (b.1856) and Clara (b.1871).  He set out for Canada at the age of 21 when he sailed on the S/S Corean from London (Plymouth) England to Quebec City.  He arrived on the 19 of May, 1887.

S/S Corean

He married Celia Lorne Braham on November 7, 1891 and they had one child, Mary Louisa Judd who was born on May 16, 1893.

Family members will remember Papa Judd living upstairs in Alex and Louise’s house (Mary Louisa McKinlay) at 408 Davisville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.  He was crippled so he only came downstairs on very special occasions and then his grandsons’ Frank and Doug would carry him down the stairs.  He always shared his “humbugs” with his great-grandchildren.

In his older years he lived in an old age home on Christie Street in Toronto.  He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto.


Harry Judd Birth Certificate

McKinlay, Margaret

Margaret (Maggie) was born in 1853 to James McKinlay and Margaret McMillan.  She died on November 20, 1941.  

Margaret McKinlay

Margaret married Angus McKinlay on January 11, 1876.  Margaret McKinlay’s maiden name was also McKinlay. It is spelled exactly the same as her married name.  It has been said that Angus and Margaret were not related.

Angus and Margaret had 6 children.
Isabella Lyla  1877-1953

Margaret Edna 1881-1956
Archibald Franklin 1883-1918
James Murray 1886-1960
Barbara Jessie 1889-1974
Alexander Nicoll  1891-1958

Angus died when Alexander was only 3 years old.  Shortly after Angus died, Margaret moved to 16 Brunswick Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. It was close to the University of Toronto and Margaret rented out rooms to U of T students so she could feed her children. She also worked as a nurse or nurse's aid.  In her later years, Margaret lived at 761 Euclid Avenue with her daughters, Isabella Lyla and Margaret Edna.

Margaret had 7 siblings:
Mary 1846-1936
Lachlin 1847-1924
James 1851-1903
Elizabeth 1855-1926
Barbara 1858-1882
Janet 1861-1935 (Jenny) m.1895 to Robert Gordon, 2 sons Murray & Arthur
Catherine 1867-1928

Marriage Certificate

16 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto