Mary Pauline Colthammer1

#21775, (1911 - 1952)
FatherWilliam Henry Kolthammer1 (1887 - 1966)
MotherLena Mary Davey1 (1884 - 1921)
RelationshipGranddaughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Kolthammer
ChartsFriedrich Kolthammer & Margarete Kobold - children & grandchildren

Family

Child
  • Joan Ward9

Life Events

BirthMary Pauline Colthammer was born on 14 Aug 1911 in Manitoba.2
 
(with Mother) 1916 CensusMary Pauline Colthammer appeared on the 1916 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba with her mother and sister at her Davey grandparents' house. She was 4 years old and born in Manitoba.1 
(Mother died) DeathMary Pauline was about 9 years old when her mother died of pulmonary tuberculosis.3 
1921 CensusEmma Margaret and Mary Pauline Colthamer appeared on the 1921 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 152 Sutherland Place, St James. They were the granddaughters of Andrew [sic] William and Emma Davey. Emma was 10, Mary 9, and both were born in Manitoba. Their father was born in England, their mother in Manitoba. Both girls attended school 9 months that year.4 
Note.Pauline and her sister were raised by their grandparents, William Henry & Emma Davey. 
MarriageShe married Thomas Clifford Holdsworth on 27 Jun 1932 in St James, Manitoba.5
 
Newspaper Published 7 Jul 1932 in the Winnipeg Evening Tribune.

HOLDSWORTH--COLTHAMMER
The marriage of Mary Pauline Colthammer, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs H W Davey, Sutherland st., St James, to Thomas Clifford Holdsworth, was solemnized at the home of the bride's grandparents on the evening of June 27th, Rev H B Duckworth officiating.6
 
MarriageMary Pauline secondly married Burton Richard Ward.7
 
Residence-Moved In 1946, they moved to British Columbia.7 
DeathShe died on 2 Mar 1952 in Royal Jubilee Hosptial, Victoria, British Columbia.
Details from the certificate: Mary Pauline Ward, lived in BC for 6 years, residence 6 Caledonia Avenue, married to Burton Richard Ward, born 14 August 1911 in Winnipeg, age 40 years 6 months 17 days, father's name Coltimer, mother's name and parents' birthplaces unknown. The informant was B.R. Ward and the cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis.7 
BurialShe was buried in Colwood Pioneer Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia. A photograph of the gravestone is available online at the Billion Graves site. It is a flat stone with the inscription
In Loving Memory
Mary Pauline Ward
1911 - 1952.
 
Research Note Her husband Burton Richard Ward died in Victoria in 1997.8 
Last Edited5 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Winnipeg City (13), ED 32 in Parish of St James, Page 19.
  2. Manitoba Probate Records, 1871-1930, images of original files viewed at FamilySearch.org. Lena Mary Kolthammer or Colthammer will and probate filed in the Surrogate Court of the Eastern Judicial District of Manitoba.
  3. Death certificate of Lena Colthamer, died 20 March 1921, registered 22 March 1921 in the Province of Manitoba, Certificate #011539.
  4. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Winnipeg Centre, Subdistrict 34 - St James Municipality, Page 2.
  5. Province of Manitoba online indexes to Vital Records. Thomas Clifford Holdsworth & Mary Pauline Colthammer marriage, 1932.
  6. The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, Holdsworth Colthammer marriage announcement, 7 July 1932, Page 6. Image online at the University of Manitoba digital collections website.
  7. Death certificate of Mary Pauline Ward, died 2 March 1952, registered 5 March 1952 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #52-09-003018.
  8. British Columbia Death Registration. Burton Richard Ward, #1997-023363.
  9. Telephone call between Joan Cleghorn and J Kolthammer.