Mary Viola Stafford1
#1271, (1892 - 1969)
| Father | Dilmon Bricker Stafford1 (1856 - 1935) |
| Mother | Sarah McKinnon1 (1867 - 1907) |
| Relationship | Great-granddaughter of Angus McKinnon |
| Charts | Angus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants |
Life Events | |
| Birth | Mary Viola Stafford was born on 29 Oct 1892 in Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario. Details from registration: daughter of Dilmon B Stafford & Sarah McKinnon, informant Dilmon B Stafford, farmer of 14th Con Bruce, registered 17 Dec 1892.1 |
| (with Parents) 1901 Census | Mary appeared on the 1901 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 8 years old, born 9 October 1892 in Ontario, and attended school 7 months.2 |
| 1911 Census | She and her aunt Christina McKinnon appeared on the 1911 Census of Toronto, York County, Ontario, at 53 Alexander Street. Christina was 34, single, born in Feb 1877 in Ontario, Presbyterian, a housekeeper working at home, and having $500 worth of life insurance costing $10. Mary was a bookkeeper in an office, age 15, born in Oct 1896 in Ontario.3 |
| (Witness) Marriage | M Stafford of 55 Alexander Street, Toronto witnessed the marriage of Alec Dawe and Euphemia Catherine Stafford on 12 Apr 1921 in Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario. [Euphemia and Mary were sisters]4 |
| (Other) 1921 Census | Mary Stafford appeared on the 1921 Census of Toronto, York County, Ontario, in the household of Christina and George Frederick Grimshaw. She was a roomer there, age 27, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, Presbyterian, and worked as a stenographer in a factory, earning $850 the previous year.5 |
| Marriage | Mary Viola Stafford married James Pace.6 |
| Note. | James and Mary lived on Concession 9 of Bruce Township. He was a farmer and they had no children.6 |
| (Mentioned) Obituary | She was mentioned in Hiram Arthur Stafford's 1964 obituary as Mrs James Pace of Ontario.7 |
| Death | Mary died in 1969.8 |
| Burial | Mary was buried in Lovat Cemetery, Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario.9 Pace gravestone Lovat Cemetery, Bruce County, Ontario [photo by Carolyn Bechtel] |
| Last Edited | 19 Jul 2016 |
Citations
- Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Mary Viola Stafford, #003073-92.
- 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Bruce (50), Bruce (a-4), page 9, line 46.
- 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, York County, Toronto North (126), subdistrict 73, Ward 3, ED9, Page 18.
- Ontario Marriage Registration. Dawe/Stafford, #008134-21.
- 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Toronto Centre, SD 39, Toronto Ward 3, Page 19.
- Letters from Betty McKinnon, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, various dates.
- Obituary of H Arthur Stafford in Vancouver Province, 7 Aug 1964.
- Letters from Betty McKinnon, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, various dates, "Citing Lovat Cemetery, Bruce Township, Ontario transcription."
- Photograph of the James Pace and Mary Stafford gravestone at Lovat Cemetery, Bruce County, Ontario, taken by Carolyn Bechtel. Online at the CanadaGenWeb Cemetery Project.