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

McKinlay, James Murray

James Murray McKinlay is remembered fondly by family. He volunteered twice with the CEF during world war one.

Murray McKinlay was born to Angus and Margaret McKinlay in 1886 in Georgetown, Ontario. He died in 1960.

Siblings:

Isabella Lyla 1877-1953

Margaret Edna 1881-1956

Archibald Franklin 1883-1918

Barbara Jessie 1889-1974
Alexander Nicoll 1891-1958 

Murray married Edna Harrison (1887-1979).  They had three children, Donald, John and Mary. Murray and Edna are both buried in the Georgetown Municipal Cemetery.



Excerpts from the Beaverton Express (under Beaverton Personals) from 1915-1916.

June 25, 1915 - 
Dr. C.J. and Mrs. Devine were in Toronto visiting Mrs. Devine's brother, Lieutenant Murray McKinlay who was recently invalided home, having been wondered at the battle of Langemarck.

July 8, 1915 - 
Lieutenant McKinlay, brother of Mrs. (Dr.) Devine, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Devine, in town for some time,  Lieutenant McKinlay is endeavouring to recover from wounds received at Langemarck, and was invalided to his home in Halton County.  The Lietenant's experience on the field of Langemarck was a thrilling one but typical of the great struggle now in progress in which the best qualities of mankind as well as the worst have been freely displayed.  Lieutenant McKinlay lay on the battlefield for some hours when two comrades came to his aid, in the effort to remove him, one was killed and the other disabled, but ultimately the latter escaped.

April 1916 - 
Dr. C.J. Devine is in Toronto for some days last week, also in Orillia Saturday, where he witnessed the departure of the 177th Battalion for the front.  His brother-in-law Captain Murray McKinlay, who was wounded at St. Julien a year ago, also left with the battalion.

(courtesy Evan Devine)

James Murray McKinlay's birth certificate

McKinlay, Isabella Lyla

Isabella Lyla McKinlay was born to Margaret and Angus McKinlay of Georgetown Ontario on March 17, 1877 and died on January 1, 1953.  Lyla was a school teacher.  She lived in a side-by-side at 761 Euclid Avenue in Toronto, Ontario with her sister Edna and her mother Margaret.  Lyla was the main bread winner in the family.  She was very proper and went to Beaverton every summer to see her sister Barbara Devine.

Edna and Lyla often hosted dinners for their brother Alex and his wife, Louise and their children Muriel, Frank and Douglas.  Edna was the cook and a very good one at that and Lyla did the "extra" touches.

Lyla McKinlay remained a spinster throughout her life.  She had five siblings:

Archibald Franklin 1883-1918 (died in Somme, France)
Margaret Edna 1881-1956
James Murray 1886-1960 (married Edna Harrison and had 3 children, Donald, John & Mary)
Barbara Jessie 1889 - 1974 (married Clement Devine, 8 children, resided in Beaverton, Ont)
Alexander Nicholl 1891-1958 (married Mary Louisa Judd, 3 children, Muriel, Frank & Douglas)

Isabel Lyla and Margaret Edna McKinlay's resting place
Remembrance of Lieut. Archibald Franklin who is buried in Somme, France

McKinlay, Archibald Franklin

Capt A.F. McKinlay

Archibald Franklin (Frank) McKinlay was born on September 24, 1882 to Angus and Margaret McKinlay of Georgetown, Ontario. Lieutenant McKinlay died on August 8, 1918 in France during the 1st world war.  He is buried at Hangard Community Cemetery Extension just outside the small village of Hangard, Somme, France.  Frank held his captain's certificate for five years prior to enlisting, but reverted in England so that he might reach France quickly.  In a letter to his mother from his commanding office, Lt. Col McCordick stated:

"a better man than Frank hardly exists"

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial has a page devoted to Frank with information, letters and pictures.

Prior to joining the army, Frank was a travelling textile salesman who resided in St. Catherines, Ontario.  He never married.


Frank was best man at the wedding of his sister, Barbara Jesse McKinlay to Dr. Clement Devine. His sister Margaret Edna was a bridesmaid.

Frank had 5 siblings:
Isabella Lyla 1877-1953
Margaret Edna 1881-1956
James Murray 1886-1960
Barbara Jesse 1889-1974
Alexander Nicholl 1891-1958

Grave of Lieutenant A. McKinlay

Entrance to the small village of Hangard, Somme. FR

McKinlay, Margaret Edna (Edna)

Margaret Edna was born on January 10, 1881 to Margaret and Angus McKinlay of Georgetown, Ontario.  She died in Toronto, Ontario on February 15, 1956.

She was a warm, lovely, sweet person.  Edna was mainly the housekeeper for her sister Lyla and her mother Margaret.  All three of them lived in a lovely duplex at 761 Euclid Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.  She sometimes worked as a milliner and was a good seamstress.  Occasionally she made her niece Muriel's dancing costumes.  Edna was a great cook and did all the cooking in the family.  She is remembered for her daffodil cake and sea foam fudge.

She remained a spinster throughout her life.

Siblings:

Isabella Lyla 1877-1953
Archibald Franklin 1883-1918

James Murray 1886-1960

Barbara Jessie 1889-1974

Alexander Nicoll, 1891-1958

Isabel Lyla & Margaret Edna McKinlay
A remembrance for Lieut. Archibald Franklin who is buried in Somme, France.

McKinlay, Angus Franklin

Angus Franklin (Frank) McKinlay was born to Mary Louisa Judd and Alexander Nicoll McKinlay  on July 21, 1922.  It is believed he was born in the family home at 33 Gibson Avenue, Toronto.  He died on January 6, 1982 in Sidney, BC.

Frank was a quiet, gentle person with an unbelievable sense of humour and a wonderful ability to tell funny stories.  He was a voracious non-fiction reader.  Frank also was a history buff who loved to quiz his nieces and nephews about capital cities of countries all over the world.  He was extremely generous to family and friends.  Christmas was always exciting with Frank around - he usually managed to pick the "perfect" gift.

After retirement, he moved to Sidney, BC where he shared a house with his sister, Muriel. Frank believed that if you could read you could fix or do anything.  He built an addition onto the house he shared with Muriel. He enjoyed gardening and beekeeping.

One day while growing up,  Frank and Doug were pestering their mother so she told the two of them to "get lost".  Frank went upstairs and came down with a backpack and asked Doug if he was coming.  Doug said okay and away they went.  They ended up in the Don Valley and were about to cross the trestle when the police caught them.  They were put in the car and driven to Lansing Side Road where they were let go and told to walk home.  They arrived home late for dinner and got a talking to.

One of the favourite stories the family likes to tell is about the egg/onion sandwiches.  Doug and Frank hopped a train and were on their way to Timmins to see Muriel.  Their mother (Louise) had packed them a lunch for the train and the the two of them didn't know what was in the bag.  When Doug opened it, the smell of onion filled the train.  Frank said "you are not eating those here"!  He picked up the egg/onion sandwiches stepped out between the cars and threw them in the bush.  It was said that the bears had egg/onion sandwiches for lunch.

1929 Durant Roadster

As a boy, he had a good friend who also lived on Davisville Avenue - Charlie Hann.  Frank and Charlie were good friends until the day Frank died.  When they were 18 years old or so, they bought a Durant (1929?) Roadster together.  Frank did the mechanical work on it, perhaps Charlie handed him the tools.  They took turns driving it to work.  One week Frank would drive it to Loblaws where he worked and the next week Charlie would drive it to work at Hunt's Bakery and Candy Store.  It came to an end one day when someone caused an accident while Charlie was driving and the car was finished.  The two of them moped around for a week.

Frank enjoyed watching old Laurel and Hardy shows or movies.  Those close to him would remember him knee slapping and laughing at the antics of Laurel and Hardy (and Red Skelton).  Little did he realize that he and Charlie Hann sometimes acted like Laurel and Hardy.  One of those nights was the photography session they hosted (with lights and all) in the living room of Davisville Avenue.  Muriel's children, Rosemary and Glen Robertson were the subjects.  Every hair had to be in place causing many unanticipated delays and much laughter.  The developing room was in the Hann's basement. 

Frank was posted to Camp Borden, Ontario after joining the army.  When he was discharged from the army, he got a grant to further his education and purchase his tools.  He chose to go to the Chicago Vocational School in Edmonton.  It was his wish to become a master diesel mechanic of heavy duty equipment. Frank graduated from this vocational school and started work with Ontario Hydro (Cameron Falls Power Plant) in Nipigon Ontario, and then in Niagara Falls. It was later that Frank's Garage was started in Timmins, Ontario. He was a super mechanic and his work was well respected.   Later on in life he worked for Ontario Hydro in Parry Sound, Renfrew and in Kincardine, Ontario at the nuclear plant.

He remained a bachelor and after his father died lived with his mother, Mary Louisa in Timmins, Parry Sound and then Renfrew, Ontario.

Frank had two siblings:
Muriel Lorne 1920 -
Douglas 1928 -

After a short illness, Frank died of cancer at the age of 59 years and is sadly missed. He rests with his parents in Newburgh Cemetery.

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