Bertha Lyall Adair Wallace1

#493, (8 April 1894 - 15 February 1984)
FatherJames Henry Wallace1 b. c 1862, d. bt 1894 - 1901
MotherEleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle1 b. 29 Dec 1866, d. 11 Sep 1950
Bertha Lyall Adair Wallace|b. 8 Apr 1894\nd. 15 Feb 1984|p493.htm|James Henry Wallace|b. c 1862\nd. bt 1894 - 1901|p74.htm|Eleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle|b. 29 Dec 1866\nd. 11 Sep 1950|p58.htm|Samuel J. Wallace|b. c 1821||Mary (-?-)|b. c 1823||Francis E. Bonnycastle|b. 18 Oct 1841\nd. 26 Jun 1904|p26.htm|Elizabeth Lennox|b. 8 Feb 1849\nd. 8 Mar 1930|p57.htm|
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle.
CalledBertha Lyall Adair Wallace went by the name of Lyall. 
BirthShe was born on 8 Apr 1894 in St Luke Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Certificate information: daughter of James Henry Wallace, age 32, born Toronto, Rancher & Eleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle, age 27, born Campbellford Ontario, who has had 3 children, all still living, residence Gladys P.O. Alta. Address of informant: Gladys P.O. Signature of parent: Eleanor E Wallace, Peterborough, 18 July 1940. Registered at Vancouver 24 July 1940.1 
(Other) 1901 CensusLyall Wallace appeared on the 1901 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, in her Bonnycastle grandparents' household. Her widowed mother and sisters were also there. Lyall was 6 years old, born April 8 1894 in rural British Columbia, and attended school 5 months that year.2 
MarriageShe married Edward Walter Choate on 15 Dec 1923 in St Paul's Church, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Information from certificate: Edward Walter Choate, Travelling Passenger Agent for CPR, bachelor, age 29, Church of England, residence 902 2nd Ave, Seattle, Wash, born North Bend BC, father James Zac--- Choate born Canada, mother Alice Louise Crick born England;
Bertha Lyall Adair Wallace, spinster, age 25, Church of England, residence 1639 Comox St. Vancouver, father Henry Wallace born Canada, mother Eleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle born Canada;
Married after banns, with witnesses Clarence Arnott and [Bertha's 3rd cousin] Heather Denmark Burton, both of Vancouver.3 
Research Note The husbands of sisters Bertha and Geraldine were first cousins. Their mothers Annie Celeste and Alice Louise Crick were sisters. Both husbands, Edward Walter Choate and Ernest William Arnott, were born in North Bend, BC. 
1930 CensusEdward W and Lyall A Choate appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Seattle, King County, Washington, at 2442 10th Avenue North. They rented their apartment for $30 a month. Edward was 35, born in British Coumbia, father born in Ontario, mother in England. He was a veteran and was a city passenger agent for Canadian National Railways. Lyall was 35, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario. They were married at age 29, were aliens, Edward immigrated in 1922 and Lyall in 1924. No one else was in the household.4 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Edward died on 1 Nov 1971 in Alameda County, California.5 
(Informant) DeathLyall Adair Choate registered the death of her sister Geraldine Bonnycastle Arnott. Lyall lived at 1035 Belmont Avenue in Victoria.6 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Geraldine Bonnycastle Wallace's 1976 obituary as sister Mrs Lyall A Choate of Victoria.7 
(Informant) DeathMrs. Lyall Adair Choate registered the death of her aunt Phyllis Frances Hand. Her address was 805 - 1035 Belmont Ave. in Victoria.8 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Phyllis Frances Hand's 1980 obituary as niece Mrs Lyall Choate of Victoria.9 
DeathLyall died on 15 Feb 1984 in Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia.
Information from death certificate: Bertha Lyall Adair Choate, residence 805 - 1035 Belmont Ave, Victoria, widowed from Edward Choate, born April 8, 1895 in Vancouver, age 88 at death. Her father was 'not known' Wallace, her mother Eleanor 'not known', birthplaces unknown. Informant was executor Douglas A.M. Patterson of 2801 Tudor Ave, Victoria. Cremation.10 
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited4 Oct 2011

Citations:

  1. Delayed birth registration of Bertha Lyall Adair Wallace, born 8 April 1894, registered 24 July 1940 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #94-09-864716.
  2. Online image of the 1901 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), Northumberland E (95), Seymour (i-1), page 9, line 47.
  3. Marriage Register of British Columbia, Choate/Wallace, #1923-09-257009.
  4. 1930 Federal Census for United States, image viewed online (Ancestry, www.ancestry.com), Washington, King County, Seattle, ED 70, Page 11A.
  5. Index to California Deaths, www.ancestry.com, 1940-1997, compiled by Ancestry.com "Edward W Choate, born 21 Jul 1894 Canada, died 1 Nov 1971."
  6. Death certificate of Geraldine Bonnycastle Arnott a.k.a. Ena Arnott, died 29 November 1976, registered 29 November 1976 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #76-09-017727.
  7. Obituary of Geraldine Arnott in Victoria Daily Colonist, 1 Dec 1976.
  8. Death certificate of Phyllis Frances Hand, died 8 January 1980, registered 8 January 1980 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #80-09-001129.
  9. Obituary of Phyllis Hand in Victoria Colonist, 9 Jan 1980.
  10. Death certificate of Bertha Lyall Adair Choate, died 15 February 1984, registered 16 February 1984 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #84-09-003503.
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