Harvey Alexander Inkster1

#575, (1907 - 1948)
FatherJames Harvey Inkster1 (1873 - 1954)
MotherIsabella McLean1 (1879 - c 1920)
RelationshipsGreat-grandson of Hector McLean
Great-grandson of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants
Hector McLean & Mary McGillivray - 5 generations of descendants

Life Events

BirthHarvey Alexander Inkster was born on 12 Jan 1907 in Underwood, Bruce County, Ontario.
Details from register: father James Harvey Inkster, a teamster, mother Isabell McLean, registered by H Inkster, Underwood on 17 Jan 1907.1 
(Subject) Photograph Appeared in a family group photo taken about 1910.2
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 CensusHarvey Alex Inkster appeared on the 1911 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. He was 4 years old and born in January 1906 in Ontario.3 
(with Father) 1921 CensusHarvey appeared on the 1921 Census of Mount Hope Municipality, Saskatchewan with his widowed father and seven siblings. He was 15, born in Ontario, Presbyterian, and worked on his father's farm.4 
Voters' ListHarvey Inkster and his son Harvey appeared on the electoral roll in 1935 in Raymore, Saskatchewan. They were both listed as farmers. The electoral division in the district of Yorkton was called Lewiswyn and included Twp 29 Rge 19 W2, except sections 1 to 6; and Twp 29 Rge 18 west of the Poor Man Reserve, except sections 3 to 6.5 
Voters' ListBrothers Bruce and H., Jr., Inkster appeared on the electoral roll in 1940 in Raymore. H was a labourer and Bruce was a farmer. They were enumerated in the electoral district of Yorkton, in the polling division comprised of Sect 7 to 10, 15 to 22, 27 to 34, Twp 29, Range 18, W2.5 
DeathHe died on 13 Jul 1948 in St Catharines, Ontario.6,7 
Newspaper Published 14 Jul 1948 in the The Windsor Star.

DEATH INVESTIGATED
St. Catharines, Ont.---An investigation has been ordered into the death Tuesday of Harvey Inkster, about 45. Police said Inkster complained of feeling ill on arrival here from Western Canada Saturday. He was brought home from work late Tuesday and died soon afterward.7
 
ObituaryHis obituary was published on 28 Jul 1948.

Food Poisoning Caused Fatality
HARVEY INKSTER

Under tragic circumstances, Harvey Inkster, 41, formerly of Underwood, passed away in St Catharines, the victim of what is thought to be food poisoning. Mr Inkster has been employed in that city for the past six years. Death occurred on Wednesday.
Mr Inkster was the son of James Harvey Inkster and the late Mrs Inkster of Underwood.
He is survived by his father who resides in Westminster, also by five brothers, Herbert and James of Vancouver; Gordon of Moose Jaw; William of Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan and Bruce of New Westminster, also by three sisters, Mabel of New Westminster, Florence of Radisson, Saskatchewan and Muriel of Regina.
An aunt, Mrs Richard Daniel, resides in Saugeen. An uncle, Albert Inkster, lives in Underwood.
The funeral was held on Friday with interment in St Catharines.6
 
Last Edited19 Feb 2020

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Harvey Alexander Inkster, #010255-07.
  2. Copies of photographs in Marie Inkster's collection.
  3. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. 59 Bruce North, sd 4, ed 2, page 8.
  4. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Saskatchewan, Last Mountain District, SD 46, Page 16.
  5. Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Images viewed at Ancestry.com.
  6. Obituary for Harvey Inkster, Wednesday July 28 1948, from the clipping files of Bruce County Museum, paper not named.
  7. The Windsor (Ontario) Star, Wed 14 July 1948, page 2. Image viewed at Newspapers.com.