Richard Slater Raby1

#5218, (circa 1880 - )
OccupationRichard Slater Raby was a clerk in the civil service for the Department of Railways and Canals.2 
BirthHe was born circa 1880 in England.1 
1881 CensusRichd S Raby appeared on the 1881 Census of Manchester, Lancashire, at 115 Carter Street. He was one year old and with his parents Robert, a commercial clerk, and Margaret and two brothers.3 
MarriageHe married Georgina Amelia Hay, daughter of Arthur Dale and Henrietta Bonnycastle, on 2 Mar 1903 in Toronto, York County, Ontario.
Information from marriage register: Richard S Raby, age 23, residence Toronto, born England, bachelor, Traveller, Methodist, son of Robert Raby & Margaret D Slater;
Georgy A Hay, 31, residence Toronto, born England, widow, Anglican, daughter of Arthur Dale & Henrietta Bonnycastle.
The witnesses were Alf J Saunders of Toronto & ME Machell of Toronto.1 
Note.The Civil Service List of Canada, 1911, includes Richard Slater RABY, born 1879.4 
1911 CensusRichard and Georgina Raby appeared on the 1911 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, at 168 Fourth Ave, enumerated 1911. Richard was 38, born May 1873 in England, immigrated 1892, religion Anglican, and he was a Government Servant for Dominion Government, working 52 weeks at 39 hrs/wk for $2400. Georgina was 40 [sic], born in November 1871 [sic] in Ontario. With them were Georgina's children from earlier marriages: Arthur & Adeline BRUCE and Catherine & Bonycastle LACKEY.5 
(Witness) Marriage Richard S Raby witnessed the marriage of William Rogers Latimer and his stepdaughter Adeline Gladys Bruce on 17 Oct 1911 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario.6 
(Informant) DeathRichard Slater Raby registered the 1911 death of his father-in-law Arthur Dale.7 
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited26 May 2009

Citations:

  1. Province of Ontario Marriage Registers: Raby/Hay, #001377-03, Family History Library.
  2. E-mails from David Beresford-Green to J Kolthammer.
  3. Online image of the 1881 Census for England & Wales (Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.co.uk), RG11/3922 folio 92.
  4. Ancestry.com databases, online www.ancestry.com, Civil Service List of Canada: 1 April 1911
    Source Reference: National Library of Canada, Ottawa: Parliamentary Sessional Papers, Sessional Paper No. 30/page 321.
  5. Online image of the 1911 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), Ontario, Ottawa City 105, Capitol Ward 10, page 16.
  6. Marriage Registrations of Ontario, 1857-1922 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Latimer/Bruce, #002670-11."
  7. Death Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1936 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Arthur Dale, #010727-11."
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