Catherine Bell1

#12887, (c 1874 - 1932)
FatherJohn Bell1 (c 1826 - 1897)
MotherCatharine McKinnon1 (1834 - 1929)
RelationshipGranddaughter of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen's children & grandchildren
Angus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants

Children of Catherine Bell and John Theodore Thompson
  • Leonard Bell Thompson5 (1901 - 1936)
  • Lorne Nelson Thompson 6 (1903 - 1983)
  • Archie Gordon Thompson8 (1905 - 1907)
  • Annie Laurie Isabell Thompson9 (1911 - 1919)
  • John Merriott Thompson6 (1913 - 1954)

Life Events

BirthCatherine Bell was born circa 1874 in Ontario.1
 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusShe appeared on the 1881 Census of Saugeen Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 7, born in Ontario, and attended school.1 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusCatherine appeared on the 1891 Census of Saugeen Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 17, born in Ontario, parents born in Scotland, and religion Presbyterian.2 
Note.According to a local history book, "Katie married and made her home removed from Saugeen."3 
MarriageShe married John Theodore Thompson on 18 Apr 1900 at Mr J C Shook's residence, Slocan, British Columbia.
Information from the registration: John Theodore Thompson, age 23, residence Slocan, birthplace Milton Ontario, bachelor, Presbyterian, Engineer, parents A W Thompson & Mrs M A Thompson;
Catherine Bell, 25, residence Slocan, birthplace Port Elgin Ontario, spinster, Presbyterian, parents J Bell & Mrs C Bell;
They were married by Rev M D McKee and the witnesses were Samuel Boyd and Mary Grace Rowe, both of Slocan.4 
Research Note Why was Catherine in British Columbia? 
1901 CensusJohn T and Catharine Thompson appeared on the 1901 Census of Slocan Riding, British Columbia. John was 23, born Aug 6 1877 in Ontario, occupation Stat Engineer, working 12 months for $700. Catharine was 24, born Feb 7 187- in Ontario. They had one son, Leonard B, age 1, born March 16 1891 [sic]. They were Presbyterian.5 
1921 CensusJohn T and Kate appeared on the 1921 Census of Vancouver, British Columbia, at 2818 Yew Street. They owned their 7 room wood house. John was 44, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, of Irish origin, and was a locomotive engineer earning $2100. Kate was 46, born in Ontario, parents born in Scotland, of Scottish origin. Their children were Leonard (20, apprentice druggist), Lorne (18, apprentice auto mechanic), and Jack (8, school). They were Presbyterian.6 
Research Note Their son Lorne registered his own birth in 1953. On that registration he stated that his mother had had 5 children, of whom 2 were living. There is an entry in the death index for an Archie Gordon Thompson who died in 1907 in Nelson at the age of 2 - quite possibly the 5th child. 
DeathCatherine died on 9 Jan 1932 in Essondale, British Columbia.
I have not seen a copy of the death registration but the text index at Family Search noted that she was 54, born 7 Feb 1877, married, father's name Bell, spouse's name John S Thompson.7 
Last Edited30 Jul 2017

Citations

  1. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (177), Saugeen (c-2), Page 12.
  2. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce West (53), Saugeen Township (g), page 58.
  3. Saugeen History Hunters, compiler, Roots and branches of Saugeen, 1854-1984 : a history of Saugeen Township (Flesherton, Ontario: Saugeen History Hunters, 1984), John Bell family, page 185.
  4. British Columbia Marriage Registration. John Theodore Thompson & Catherine Bell, 1900, #00-09-178082.
  5. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. British Columbia, Yale & Cariboo, Kootenay West, Slocan Riding, page 2.
  6. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. British Columbia, Vancouver Sub-district 11, Ward 6, Page 10.
  7. Family Search Record Search Indexes to British Columbia Deaths, 1872-1986, viewed online, Katherine Thompson, 1932.
  8. Inscription in John Theodore Thompson's bible, held by a descendant.
  9. Family Search Record Search Indexes to British Columbia Deaths, 1872-1986, viewed online, Annie Laura Isabell Thompson, 1919.