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Canada / Re: Social Insurance #'s / tracking an individual from a Federal gov't perspective
« on: Monday 26 June 17 03:13 BST (UK)  »
Wow,
Some amazing new finds here...the 1921 Census with Patrick O'Grady being married to a Theresa and with a son-in law of James Brady...all too coincidental not to be them in my eyes

The corresponding info of Patrick O'Grady (family) being at 5 Angus Place (plus a Findlay) and then later William Findlay also being at this address is compelling.

Theresa Brady and James Leslie Brady (my grandfather) were 100% with William Findlay in 1936 at 560 Wellington Street (at Bathurst)....as per marriage certificate of James Brady. The tie in to the earlier address and Patrick O'Grady is new information.

Theresa Hennessy Brady - came to Toronto when her son was about 3-4 yrs old (so 1915 or so)...thus a lot of time between then and 1936 (ie. 1936 being when her details are known absolutely)

Finding she may have married a Patrick O'Grady prior to 1921 is connecting another dot hopefully...

Albeit just like with William Findlay...hopefully one day can confirm if one or both are actual marriages as opposed to common law situations...

And of course the ultimate...when did my great grandmother die and where is she buried???

Like I'm sure many of us learn the hard way...if I had only asked my father when he was alive!!

Thanks so much for the help so far..
Michael


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Canada / Re: Social Insurance #'s / tracking an individual from a Federal gov't perspective
« on: Sunday 25 June 17 23:06 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the feedback.

The name of the relative and partly the reason maybe I've had difficulty in previous searches with the Ontario death search is not sure of the exact name the death might be registered.

Any combination of:
Theresa Hennessy Brady Findlay

Born:
Theresa Hennessy (around 1890) in Quebec (Montreal I'm pretty sure)
Married in 1911 in Montreal and became Theresa Brady
** marriage did not last and moved to Toronto with her only child (son) around 1915
- she left a fair bit of family back in Montreal
** in or around 1937 she was living with a gentleman by the name of William Findlay who was quite a bit older (25 yrs older) and they may have been married or certainly were common law
** she was Catholic so not sure if every officially divorced from the 1911 marriage to Brady
** she lost born husband (or common law) William Findlay and then her son, James Leslie Brady,  within a month of each other in 1945 (Aug & Sept respectively)
** other records show she was still alive around 1955
-otherwise not sure of when she died but believe would be before 1961 as my father married that year and she was not at the wedding
- assume after being in Toronto (King and Bathurst area) for so many years (ie. 40 yrs 1915-1955) that highly unlikely she would have returned to Quebec...not to mention she'd been on her own for around 10 years at that point...and a senior with likely limited resources

Mike


In any event

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Canada / Social Insurance #'s / tracking an individual from a Federal gov't perspective
« on: Sunday 25 June 17 21:53 BST (UK)  »
Just curious if anyone out there is aware of the history with respect to when the Canadian government started using Social Insurance #'s or in general possibly when Social assistance of some sort (re: seniors) started to be a more common place occurrence.

Reason I ask is that I have had trouble in the past trying to find a relative that I know was alive in the 1950's (in Toronto) but Ontario death records do not come up with a positive result. Thus wondered if maybe there might be a way to search from a federal perspective but not sure how one might go about that type of search. Of course privacy laws and the sort will likely be a road block not to mention data from so long ago, assuming it might even still exist?

Any general comments would be appreciated.

Mike

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Canada / Michael Hennessy & his aunt Mrs J.A. Heffernan (sister of Frank Hennessy)
« on: Sunday 11 September 16 04:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
Looking to hopefully find more information related to obituary for relatives of Frank Hennessy...in particular with respect to his son Michael and a sister whose married name is apparently Heffernan.

From the 1955 obituary it reads...Francis Joseph Hennessy, beloved husband of Bertha Rossiter, and dear father of Michael (died ??)and Dorothy (died 1982)...brother of Mrs. J A. Heffernan

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hennessy&GSfn=frank&GSiman=1&GScid=639447&GRid=103905584&

Unfortunately no knowledge of sister's first name (possibly Helen?) or even if she was also a Montreal (area) resident. Can only assume Michael also lived in the Montreal area. His sister Dorothy is buried with her father upon her passing in 1982. Buried at Notre Dames Des Neiges Cemetery.

Mike

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Antrim / Re: James Brady and wife Mary Jane Brennan -possibly from County Antrim
« on: Wednesday 24 February 16 14:10 GMT (UK)  »
Wow...thank you - it does seem promising

Really one of the only confirmed facts about Edward relates to the burial...of course I know he had a son James (married Mary Jane Brennan)....but also it was on his burial record that his widow was Sarah O'Neill!!!

Thus more siblings for James that I never knew existed and whether they all came to Canada or other places in North America???

When Sarah O'Neill died?? Did she come to Canada?? Unknown

Mike

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Canada / Dorothy Hennessy - daughter of Frank Hennessy (buried together in Montreal)
« on: Wednesday 24 February 16 05:08 GMT (UK)  »
Per tombstone in Notre Dame des Neiges cemetery in Montreal.
Hoping to find out more about any of the individuals - particularly Dorothy.
Frank Hennessy / 1888-1955
Wife Bertha Rossiter / 1886-1970

Assume children:
Phyllis / 1925-1954

Dorothy Hennessy / 1922-1982

Mike
** my dad's grandmother is the sister of Frank

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Antrim / Re: James Brady and wife Mary Jane Brennan -possibly from County Antrim
« on: Wednesday 24 February 16 05:00 GMT (UK)  »
Following up on earlier information:
I visited cemetery in Montreal where I found the tombstone for James Brady & Mary Jane Brennan.

Confirmed (as noted on tombstone):
James Brady, born Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland. Died Nov 13, 1909 (age 49 yrs old). Thus d.o.b. around 1860.

Father Edward (also buried and noted on tombstone) - Died April 1910 - 79 years old
** thus born around 1831

Thus I do believe the 1883 marriage in Hillsborough (as referenced earlier) is a match. I received a copy from the government records - Registrar's District of Lisburn.

It would be amazing to find out if other family remained in Ireland. We know James, his father Edward and his wife Mary Jane Brennan came to Canada around 1885.

Mike

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Canada / Re: John Webber - born early 1900's - worked for City of Toronto
« on: Tuesday 28 July 15 14:43 BST (UK)  »
Thanks RK,
Definitely the correct Violette Henratty, as the sisters listed are a match.
Regards,
Mike

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Antrim / Re: James Brady and wife Mary Jane Brennan -possibly from County Antrim
« on: Tuesday 28 July 15 01:22 BST (UK)  »
A little more detail about James Brady and Mary Jane Brennan - re: death records
Family plot is in Montreal where several of the Brady's are buried.

James Brady (Sr) - he died in Nov 1909 - age at death 49 - thus d.o.b. around 1860
Edward Brady - is also buried - he died in April 1910 - age at death 75 - thus d.o.b. around 1835
** not certain if Edward is father to James but probable
** death record for Edward lists widow as Sarah O'Neill

Mary Jane Brennan - she lived much longer than her husband - did not die until 1952
Age at time of death - almost 91 years old - thus d.o.b. around 1860

In the baptismal records for two of the children of James Brady and Mary Jane Brennan there is reference to a "John Brennan" - ie. named as godfather ** not clear whether he is the father of Mary Jane Brennan or perhaps a brother?

Their daughter - Molly Brady (born about 1884) - as earlier noted - died in 1957 at age 73
Their son James Brady (born 1890) - died in May of 1944 at age 54 in Montreal

Mike
 

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