Thomas Graham McLaurin1

#23396, (1883 - 1969)
FatherLewis King McLaurin1 (1853 - 1927)
MotherMargaret Steel Graham1 (1853 - 1934)
Relationship4th great-grandson of James Graham
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Child of Thomas Graham McLaurin and Dora Lumsden
  • Alexander Lumsden McLaurin13

Child of Thomas Graham McLaurin and Amy Kathleen Todd Allen
  • Doris Allen Lennox McLaurin14

Life Events

CalledThomas Graham McLaurin went by the name of Graham or the initials T G. 
BirthHe was born on 25 Jul 1883 in Quebec.1,2
 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusThos Graham appeared on the 1891 Census of Templeton, Ottawa County, Quebec with his parents. He was 8 years old and born in Quebec.1 
(Subject) Photograph3
MarriageHe married Dora Lumsden on 20 Sep 1906 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario.
Information from the registration: Thos Graham McLaurin, 23, residence Ottawa, place of birth E Templeton, bachelor, miner, father Lewis K McLaurin,mother Margt S Graham, Presbyterian;
Dora Lumsden, 21, residence and birthplace Ottawa, spinster, father Alex Lumsden, mother Margt Duncan, Presbyterian;
Married by Rev W D Armstrong and the witnesses were John McLaurin, Ottawa and Mabel Lilian Moore, Peterboro.4 
1911 CensusA Thomas [sic] & Dora McLaurin appeared on the 1911 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, at 42 Stanley Street. Thomas was 27, born in July 1883 in Quebec, and was a miner. Dora was 25, born in August 1885 in Ontario. They were Presbyterian. Thomas worked 52 weeks at 60 hours a week for $2000 With them was their son Alexander (3) and a domestic who earned either $150 or 180 [hard to read].5 
(Witness) Marriage T G McLaurin witnessed the marriage of Cavie Percy Howard and his sister Margaret Lennox McLaurin on 26 Sep 1917 in St Andrew Presbyterian, Lachine, Quebec.6 
DivorceThomas Graham McLaurin and Dora Lumsden were divorced in 1920.7 
Research Note From 1867 to 1968, a person wishing to obtain a divorce was first required to place a notice of intent to petition the government for an Act of Divorce in the Canada Gazette and in two newspapers in the district or county where the petitioner resided. It was to appear for a six-month period. If the petition was allowed, Parliament would pass an Act of Divorce to nullify the marriage and a transcript of the Act was published in the Statutes of Canada for the current year. The Canadian Gazette notice for this couple was as follows:
Notice is hereby given that Dora Lumsden MacLaurin, of the City of Ottawa, in the County of Carleton and Province of Ontario, will apply to the Parliament of Canada, at the next Session thereof, for a Bill of Divorce from her husband, Thomas Graham MacLaurin, of the City of Montreal, in the District of Montreal, and Province of Quebec, on the ground of adultery.
Dated at Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario, this sixth day of January, A.D. 1920."8
 
MarriageThomas Graham McLaurin married Amy Kathleen Todd Allen on 14 Jul 1920 in Lachine.
Information from the register: Thomas Graham McLaurin, lumber-merchant of Montreal, son of Lewis King McLaurin of Lachine, lumberman & Margaret Steele Graham, divorced;
Amy Kathleen Todd Allen, daughter of John ?? Allen of Amherst, Nova Scotia & Amy Blanche Carter, spinster;
Both of the age of majority, married by license, witness names hard to read.9 
(Mentioned) NewspaperT G MacLaurin of Montreal was mentioned in the newspaper story about the death of his nephew Cedric King MacLaurin on 6 Jul 1939.10 
(Mentioned) ObituaryA surviving brother, T G McLaurin of Montreal was mentioned in John McLaurin's 1941 obituary.11 
Note.A Canadian Patent was issued 12 Jun 1945 to a Thomas Graham McLaurin for a Flax cleaning and separating machine.12 
DeathThomas died on 3 Jan 1969.2
 
(Mentioned) . Thomas was included on a gravestone with his parents and grandparents.2
Last Edited29 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S1572] 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Quebec, Ottawa (175), Templeton East (1), page 70.
  2. [S2480] Photograph of the McLaurin Family gravestone at East Templeton United Church Cemetery, taken by Scott Naylor, 16 April 2006. Photo viewed online.
  3. [S2615] E-mails from Alison McLaurin Turnbull to J Kolthammer.
  4. [S1017] Ontario Marriage Registration. Thos Graham McLaurin & Dora Lumsden, #006068-06.
  5. [S951] 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Russell (118), Ottawa (57), Page 12.
  6. [S2457] Parish Registers of St Andrew Presbyterian, Lachine, Quebec. Drouin Collection. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Marriage of Cavie Percy Howard & Margaret Lennox McLaurin, 1917.
  7. [S2637] Index to Divorces, Canada, 1867 - 1968, compiled by Library and Archives Canada. Database online at LAC website. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/divorce/…
  8. [S2638] The Canada Gazette, online http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canada-gazette/…
  9. [S2457] Parish Registers of St Andrew Presbyterian, Lachine, Quebec. Drouin Collection. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Thomas Graham McLaurin & Amy Kathleen Todd Allen, 1920.
  10. [S2485] The Ottawa Citizen, "C.K. MacLaurin Dies of Injuries After Road Mishap", 6 July 1939, page 4. Image viewed at Google news archives.
  11. [S2470] Obituary of John McLaurin in the Ottawa Citizen, 9 July 1941. Digitized copy viewed on Google news archive.
  12. [S2164] Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Patents Database, unknown date, http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca, Publication No. CA 428048.
  13. [S1005] Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Alex Lumsden McLaurin, #013607-07.
  14. [S2457] Parish Registers of St Andrew Presbyterian, Lachine, Quebec. Drouin Collection. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Baptism of Doris Allen Lennox McLaurin, 1926.