Hugh Macdonald1,2

M, #49953, b. 21 March 1874, d. 28 January 1942
Last Edited3 Aug 2024
     He was born on 21 March 1874 at Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.3,1,2 Hugh married Catherine Eva Airth on 15 November 1913 at Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 013430.4,1
     Hugh Macdonald died on 28 January 1942, at his home, at Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 67 according to Ontario Death Registration 030996.2,3 The informant on his death registration was his brother, A. Macdonald of Peterborough.3
     Hugh Macdonald was buried on 1 February 1942 at Thompsonville (aka Thompson Hill and Renfrew Public Cemetery), Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaG.2,3
     In the obituary of Catherine Eva Airth who died 21 May 1934 Hugh Macdonald, was listed as a survivor.5 He, of Renfrew, was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Catherine Eva Macdonald, who died on 21 May 1934.4

Family

Catherine Eva Airth b. 2 Jul 1885, d. 21 May 1934
Marriage*Hugh married Catherine Eva Airth on 15 November 1913 at Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 013430.4,1 

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Hugh Macdonald (38) & Catherine Eva Airth (29); Marriage: 15 Nov 1913, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: William MacDonald & Elizabeth Scott, Bride's Parents: John Airth & Charlotte Jane Clifford Airth, Groom's Birthplace: Govan, Scotland, Bride's Birth Place: Renfrew, Groom's Occupation: Accountant, Registration #: 013430.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Thompsonville Cemetery: Hugh MacDonald
    Grave marker transcription:
    MACDONALD
    In loving memory
    Hugh MacDonald     1875 - 1942
    His wife     Catherine Eva Airth     1885 - 1934.
  3. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Hugh Macdonald; Death: 28 Jan 1942, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Age: 57 10 7, Birth Date: 21 Mar 1874, Scotland, Father: William Macdonald, Mother: Elizabeth Scott, , Informant: A Macdonald, brother, Peborough (possibly Peterborough), Burial: 01 Feb 1942, Renfrew vault, Registration #: 030996.
  4. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Catherine Eva Airth Macdonald; Death: 21 May 1934, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Age: 48 9 18, Birth Date: 02 July 1885, Renfrew County, Ontario, Father: John Airth, Mother: Catherine McTavish, Informant: H. Macdonald, husband, Renfrew, Burial: 23 May 1934, Renfrew Cemetery, Registration #: 028809.
  5. [S14788] Died: Macdonald, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 22 May 1934, Page 6, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Catherine Eva MACDONALD née Airth. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Ruth Irma Airth1

F, #49955, b. 15 November 1923, d. 22 May 2010
Father*Henry Clifford Airth2,1 b. 11 Sep 1878, d. 3 Sep 1958
Mother*Ruth Elvin2,1 b. c 1887, d. 1 May 1976
Relationship4th cousin of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited7 Aug 2024
     She was born on 15 November 1923 at New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.1,3
     Ruth Irma Airth died on 22 May 2010 at age 86.3
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Ruth Erma Airth was buried at Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.4
     Her name was also recorded as Ruth Erma Airth.3 She was also known as Bobs.3
     Ruth Irma Airth appeared in the 1931 Canadian Census of New Westminster, British Columbia in the household of her parents, Henry and Ruth Elvin.1 R. E. Airth, of New Westminster, was the informant on the death registration of her father, Henry Clifford Airth, who died on 3 September 1958.2
     In the obituary of H. Clifford Airth who died 3 September 1958, his daughter, Ruth Airth, of San Francisco, was listed as a survivor.5
     In the obituary of Ruth Elvin Airth who died 1 May 1976, her daughter, Ruth Airth, of San Francisco, was listed as a survivor.6
     In the obituary of Gertrude Elvin Airth who died 16 September 1990, her sister, Ruth Airth, of San Rafael, California, was listed as a survivor.7
     In the obituary of Clifford Roy Airth who died 2 June 1995, his sister, Ruth Airth, was listed as a survivor.8
     In the obituary of Evelyn Jane Beaton who died 19 November 2003, her sister, Ruth Airth, was listed as a survivor.9
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Vancouver Sun published in Vancouver, British Columbia, 29 May 2010.3

Citations

  1. [S14805] Henry Clifford Airth household, 01 Jun 1931 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, New Westminster (city), New Westminster, British Columbia; Page: 18; Family: 219, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Folder: T-27366, Henry Clifford Airth, 53, Head, Ruth Elvin Airth, 44, Wife, Gertrude Elvin Airth, 16, Daughter, Isabel May Airth, 13, Daughter, Evelyn Jane Airth, 11, Daughter, Alfred Clifford Airth, 10, Son, Ruth Irma Airth, 7, Daughter, Rargaret (sic) Elvin Airth, 5, Daughter.
  2. [S14790] Henry Clifford Airth, Death Registration 1958-09-009945 (08 Sep 1958), Royal BC Museum - Genealogy Collection, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Death Registration: Henry Clifford Airth. Hereinafter cited as BC Death Registration - Airth, H C.
  3. [S14808] Obituaries: Airth, Ruth Erma (Aunty Bobs), The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, British Columbia, 22 May 2010, Page 116, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ruth Erma (Aunty Bobs) AIRTH. Hereinafter cited as Vancouver Sun.
  4. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Fraser Cemetery: Ruth Erma “Bobs” Airth
    Grave marker transcription:
    AIRTH
    Ruth 'Bobs' Erma     Forever In Our Hearts     1923 - 2010.
  5. [S14824] Rites today for pioneer lumberman, The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, 06 Sep 1958, Page 34, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clifford Airth J.P.. Hereinafter cited as Province.
  6. [S14823] Deaths: Airth, The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, 03 May 1976, Page 22, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ruth AIRTH nee Elvin. Hereinafter cited as Province.
  7. [S14822] Obituaries: Gertrude E. Johnson, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, 20 Sep 1990, Page 14, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Gertrude Elvin "Trudy" Johnson nee Airth. Hereinafter cited as Bellingham Herald.
  8. [S14803] Deaths: Airth, The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, 7 Jun 1995, Page 65, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clifford Roy AIRTH. Hereinafter cited as Province.
  9. [S14810] Deaths: Beaton, The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, 24 Nov 2003, Page 62, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Evelyn Jane BEATON nee Airth. Hereinafter cited as Province.

John N. MacNeil1

M, #49957
Last Edited5 Aug 2024
     John married Mrs. John N. MacNeil.1

Citations

  1. [S14799] Social and Personal News, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 31 Oct 1955, Page 28, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Engagement: MacNeil - Airth. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Mrs. John N. MacNeil1

F, #49958
Last Edited5 Aug 2024
     John married John N. MacNeil.1

Citations

  1. [S14799] Social and Personal News, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 31 Oct 1955, Page 28, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Engagement: MacNeil - Airth. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.