Family mystery

[RunKitty]

Wow Eileen!   Excellent!!!

RK

[RunKitty]

Toronto Star 10 Nov 1916, Richard McKinley is missing

[eileenwilson]

Thanks; however, have an issue with the 1915 marriage of Richard McKinley to Ann Bertram.  Richard dies of his wounds in 1916 and is buried at Vimy.

[eileenwilson]

From Richard's WWI service file naming his father, widow and sister:

[RunKitty]

Hi again,

Looking at his Will, he leaves money to Miss Lizzie Glen Jamieson of 204 Dovercourt

RK

[eileenwilson]

So he marries in 1915 and his wife is noted as next of kin, but doesn't leave her anything in the will??  And who is Lizzie Glen Jamieson?? -- The daughter Elizabeth born 1899 who may have been Richard's daughter and not James Jamieson's??  Ann got his pension of $80.

[RunKitty]

Really odd!   

The Will is dated 8 June 1916.   He leaves 200 pounds to his mother, 20 pounds to each of his sisters, 5 pounds to 2 great aunts, and 50 pounds to Miss Lizzie Glen Jamieson of 204 Dovercourt Road!   The rest of his money is to be divided between his father and brothers.


RK

[eileenwilson]

Further along in the file, Ann's address is given as 248 Cedric Avenue, Wychwood, Toronto, changed to 204 Dovercourt with a marriage date of 23 August 1915.

[RunKitty]

I don't know what to make of this at all

I was wondering if Lizzie Jamieson might be Elizabeth b 1999?   I wonder if Elizabeth Jamieson and Betty McDonald are one in the same (though Betty says on the census that she is born in Ontario)

RK