Nurse Kate Carr in Montreal

[chinakay]

It's back now. Nobody but a Miss M Redshaw at 33 St Famille. And she doesn't show on the census page.

I've never seen such awful name transcription as they've got in the 1921. Of course, this handwriting isn't much help

[chinakay]

Ste-Famille is much closer to the Hotel-Dieu hospital than to the Royal Vic. Directly across the road, in fact.

[sami]

I've never seen such awful name transcription as they've got in the 1921. Of course, this handwriting isn't much help

I blame the government issued pens 

[chinakay]

Well. In 1924 when Kate gives her address as 376 Mountain...Lovell's gives C.B.Keenan, MD at that address. In fact, this Dr Keenan:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wvd/

Most interesting! A trio of doctors were granted a leave of absence from the Royal Victoria Hospital to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WWI:
Major C. B. Keenan D.S.O.
Francis A C Scrimger, V.C.
Lt Col John McCrae

You know who John McCrae is, don't you?

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow
    Between the crosses, row on row...

Anyway, Kate was evidently living with Dr and Mrs Keenan in 1924.

[sami]

You know who John McCrae is, don't you?

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow
    Between the crosses, row on row...
Anyway, Kate was evidently living with Dr and Mrs Keenan in 1924.

Amazing!

The Keenan's were also at 376 Mountain on the 1921 Census. No Kate at that time though.

[chinakay]

Nope. Not that you'd ever know it...Dr Keenan's wife's name is transcribed as Ketnam.

The building numbers seem to have changed...current mapping shows 376 down near the Irish slums of Griffintown. I don't think so!

Mountain and all the streets from McGill westward were very nice addresses indeed. Lots of doctors on the 1921 census page.

[RCB]

Hey you carried on looking for my Kate Carr after I thought the thread had died , the findings you unearthed all make sense and the only thing I can add is a nurse Kate Carr of the right age was on board a Canadian troop ship in 1918.  Thanks for your efforts, Rootschat is a great aid to anyone researching family.  Fred

[polarbear]

Hello RCB....

This link is to the WW1 Army Medical Service record of the Kate you just posted the troop ship record for....same Montreal address is on both records. Several pages in she gives her father as a Christopher George Carr if I'm reading it correctly. This, and other info therein, should help you determine whether this is your Kate.

There are 51 pages altogether and it will be very slow to download.

Courstesy of Library and Archives Canada....

https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B1514-S029

PB

[eileenwilson]

Montreal Gazette, December 1, 1919: The engagement is announced of Miss Kate Carr of the Prince of Wales Hospital, formerly of the University Settlement, to Mr. Walter Adams, of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The marriage will take place on Saturday evening at the residence of Dr. & Mrs. C.B. Keenan, 376 Mountain Street.