Christina Smith1
#11885, (1862 - 1938)
Father | Thomas Smith1 (c 1828 - 1896) |
Mother | Christina McKinnon1,2 (bt 1825 - 1826 - 1904) |
Relationship | Granddaughter of Angus McKinnon |
Charts | Angus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen's children & grandchildren Angus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants |
Life Events | |
Birth | Christina Smith was born in Dec 1862 in Ontario.2 |
(with Parents) 1871 Census | Christina appeared on the 1871 Census of Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 9, born in Ontario, and attended school.1 |
(with Parents) 1881 Census | Christina appeared on the 1881 Census of Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 19 years old and born in Ontario.3 |
(with Parents) 1891 Census | She appeared on the 1891 Census of Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. Christina was 28, born in Ontario, father born in Ireland, mother in Scotland, and religion Canada Presbyterian.4 |
(with Mother) 1901 Census | Cristina appeared on the 1901 Census of Arran, Bruce County, Ontario in the household of her widowed mother Christina. She was age 39, single, and born in December 1862 or 63 in Ontario.2 |
1906 Census | Siblings Christina (age 44), James (38), Isabel (46), and Agnes (31) Smith appeared on the 1906 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 777 Winnipeg Avenue. Christina was listed as the head of household and they were all single and born in Ontario.5 |
1911 Census | Several of the Smith family appeared on the 1911 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 767 Winnipeg Avenue. The image is very difficult to read. Agnes (47, born March 1864) was listed as the head of the household, followed by her sisters Isabella (50, Sept 1861) and Christina (49?, Dec? 1862). Recorded as lodgers were their brother James (3-, Aug 1880 [sic]) and his wife Mary (28, Nov 1882). All were born in Ontario and Presbyterian. The sisters were retired, James was a nursesen--- , and Mary was a teacher. There were also four other lodgers (three nurses and a stenographer.)6 |
1916 Census | James K and Mary Burns Smith appeared on the 1916 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 767 Winnipeg Avenue. They had 3 children, Mary Burns (4), Kathleen McKinnon (3), and James Donald (1). James was 49, born in Ontario, occupation Traveller for a Grain Company. Mary was 39, born in Ontario Also in the household were James' sisters Isabel (56, trained nurse, retired), Christena (54), and Agnes (52) as well as one lodger. Everyone was Presbyterian.7 |
1921 Census | Sisters Agnes and Christina Smith appeared on the 1921 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 767 Winnipeg Avenue. They were with their brother James and his young family. Agnes was 57 and Christina 59. They were both born in Ontario, parents born in Ireland, Presbyterian, and lived from Income.8 |
Directory | Christina Smith was listed in the 1922 Winnipeg directory at 650 Beverley as Chrissie emp Paulin Chambers.9 |
Death | Christina died in 1938. Perpetual care on her parents Thomas & Christina's gravesite in Hillcrest Cemetery was paid by Miss Chrissie Smith of 767 Winnipeg Ave, Winnipeg until her death in 1938.10 |
Research Note | The date above was known by a family member but may not be correct. When was Christina's death? Her headstone (photo viewed at findagrave) gives a death year of 1932. Brookside Cemetery database recorded a death date of 1 April 1933 with a burial 4 April 1933 in the same Section-Lot-Grave (D2-1309-0) as Agnes in 1937. Province of Manitoba's death index has an entry 1 April 1933 for a Christena Smith, age 31 [sic]. No death notice found in the Winnipeg Free Press from April 1st to 7th. |
Last Edited | 31 Aug 2014 |
Citations
- 1871 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (28), Arran Township (e-3), page 50, family 167.
- 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Bruce N (49), Arran (c-4), page 6, line 36.
- 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (177), Arran (b-2), Page 3.
- 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (52), Arran Township (c-2), page 10.
- 1906 Census for Northwest Provinces. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Winnipeg, SD 4G, Page 65.
- 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Winnipeg City, SD 59, Page 17.
- 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Winnipeg Centre, SD 16, Page 12.
- 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Winnipeg Centre, SD 17, Page 61.
- Henderson's Winnipeg Directory, 1922 (Heritage Quest online, digitized).
- Letters from Lorne Smith, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, dated March 2002 +.