Mary Florence Begg1,2

#12932, (1899 - )
FatherAlexander Duncan Begg1,2 (1866 - 1953)
MotherMary Gilchrist1,2 (1869 - )
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants

Children of Mary Florence Begg and Samuel Elmer Reid
  • Earl Reid6
  • Keith Reid6
  • Marie Reid6
  • Florence Reid6
  • John Reid5
  • Janet Victoria Reid 7 (1923 - 2018)

Life Events

BirthMary Florence Begg was born on 4 Jan 1899 in Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario.
Info from register: daughter of Alexander Begg & Mary Gilchrist, father Teamster Lot 22 Con 7, informant Alex Begg, registered 14 Mar 1899.1 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusMary appeared on the 1901 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 2 years old and was born 4 January 1899 in rural Ontario.3 
(with Parents) 1911 CensusMary F appeared on the 1911 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with her parents. She was 12 years old, born January 1898 in Ontario, and attended school 10 months.4 
MarriageShe married Samuel Elmer Reid on 26 Feb 1919 in Underwood Manse, Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario.
Information from marriage certificate:
Samuel Elmer Reid: 22, residence Greenock Township, born Greenock Township, bachelor, farmer, Presbyterian, parents John Reid & Ester Keyes
Mary Florence Begg: 20, residence Bruce Township, born Bruce Township, spinster, Presbyterian, parents Alexander Begg & Mary Gilchrist
Witnesses were mother Mary Begg of Underwood and Christina A Wallace of Underwood and the clergyman was W E Wallace.2 
1921 CensusElmer and Mary Reid appeared on the 1921 Census of Greenock Township, Bruce County, Ontario. They owned their 6 room stone house. Elmer was 24, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, of Irish origin, and was farming on his own account. Mary was 22, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, Scotch origin. They were Presbyterian. Elmer and Mary had a one-year old son, John.5 
Last Edited27 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Mary Florence Begg, #006872-99.
  2. Ontario Marriage Registration. Reid/Begg, #008915-19.
  3. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Bruce W (50), Bruce (a-2), page 8.
  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. Ontario, Bruce South, SD 32, Page 4.
  6. Obituary of Janet Victoria MacKenzie in Kincardine Record, January 2018, viewed online.
  7. The Bruce Township Historical Society, Bruce Township Tales and Trails from early days to 1983 (Ontario: The Bruce Township Historical Society, 1997), FHL fiche #6087691, Begg biography.