Florence Jean Inkster1

#574, (1904 - 1973)
FatherJames Harvey Inkster1,2 (1873 - 1954)
MotherIsabella McLean1,2 (1879 - c 1920)
RelationshipsGreat-granddaughter of Hector McLean
Great-granddaughter of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants
Hector McLean & Mary McGillivray - 5 generations of descendants

Child of Florence Jean Inkster and Gordon Laverne Campbell
  • James Campbell6,8

Life Events

BirthFlorence Jean Inkster was born on 18 Mar 1904 in Lot 16 Con 2, Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario.
Information from registration: daughter of James Harvey Inkster, farmer, & Bella McLean, Lot 16 Concession 2, informant James H Inkster, registered 28 Mar 1904.1 
(Subject) Photograph Appeared in a family group photo taken about 1910.3
Children of James Harvey Inkster & Isabella McLean, 1910
Back row: William Wallace, John Herbert sitting holding baby Gordon, Robert James Harold, Florence Jean
Front row: Harvey Alexander, Gordon, Beatrice Muriel
(with Parents) 1911 CensusFlorence Jean appeared on the 1911 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 6 years old, born in March 1904 in Ontario, and attended school ten months that year.4 
(with Father) 1921 CensusFlorence appeared on the 1921 Census of Mount Hope Municipality, Saskatchewan with her widowed father and seven siblings. She was 17, born in Ontario, Presbyterian.5 
MarriageShe married Gordon Laverne Campbell in Raddison, Saskatchewan.6,2
 
Photograph Here are Florence and Verne in Radisson, Saskatchewan.3
Verne and Florence (Inkster) Campbell, c1948
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Harvey Alexander Inkster's 1948 obituary as sister Florence of Radisson, Saskatchewan.7 
Residence Before 1954, Florence Jean Inkster lived in Radisson, Saskatchewan, where they ran a Red & White grocery store.6,8 
Residence-Moved Circa 1954, Florence Jean Inkster moved to British Columbia.2 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in James Harvey Inkster's 1954 obituary as daughter Mrs. G.L. Campbell, Vancouver.9 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Robert James Harold Inkster's 1958 obituary as sister Mrs G (Florence) Campbell of Haney, B.C.10 
DeathFlorence died on 6 Aug 1973 in Osoyoos, British Columbia.
Usual residence #102-22260 122nd Street, Maple Ridge, age 69, informant was her husband.2 
BurialShe was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, British Columbia. A photo of Florence and Verne's gravestone is available online at Findagrave.com.2,11 
Note.Her husband Verne died in 1986 in Maple Ridge. 
Last Edited19 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Florence Jean Inkster, #008818-04.
  2. British Columbia Death Registration. Florence Jean Campbell, #73-09-010859.
  3. Copies of photographs in Marie Inkster's collection.
  4. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. 59 Bruce North, sd 4, ed 2, page 8.
  5. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Saskatchewan, Last Mountain District, SD 46, Page 16.
  6. Letter from Marie Isabel Inkster, Kincardine, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, dated March 1997.
  7. Obituary for Harvey Inkster, Wednesday July 28 1948, from the clipping files of Bruce County Museum, paper not named.
  8. Interview with Gord Inkster (British Columbia).
  9. Obituary of James Harvey Inkster in The Vancouver Sun, September 1954. transcribed by a volunteer.
  10. Obituary of James Harold Inkster in Vancouver Sun, Oct 20, 1958. transcribed by a volunteer.
  11. Website Find A Grave.