Gorrill, Mary Lavinia Beatrice

Birth Name Gorrill, Mary Lavinia Beatrice 1a 2a
Gender female
Age at Death 88 years, 6 months, 27 days

Notes

Note

Mary Lavinia Beatrice was given the nickname Bertie, which was usually interpreted as Bertha in census records.

Her husband's name was given as William David on the transcription of their marriage record.

The family was under Mireshead in PEI in the 1891 census.

In the 1901 census, Donald Marshed/Morshed and his wife Bertes (December 15 1868) were living in Lot 8 with their children Eleanor, Malvin, Mary A (age 5)., Olive J, Annie (born 1900, age 1).

In 1911, the family was in Cape Breton: Eleanor (19), Melvin (17), Mary Ann (15), Annie (11) and George (2). The parent's names are given as Daniel and Bertha. Daniel's place of birth was given as PEI, and everyone else was born Nova Scotia on the form.

In the 1921 census, the family was in Sydney River with Beatrice Moreshead, a widow, as the head of household that consisted of three children - Melvin (27), George (12) and Annie (21) - her father-in-law George (82) and a servant. They were farming. All family members except George were born on PEI.

1932: Mrs. Bertie Moreshead has re- turned to her home in Sydney River, Cape Breton, after a pleas- ant visit to her sister, Mrs. ‘Thomas Oulton Brae and her brothers Messrs Amos, Thomas, Alfred and John S. of Glenwood.

 

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth December 15, 1867 Prince Edward Island, Canada baptized in O'leary, Born in Glenwood PEI according to death certificate 1b 2b
Death July 11, 1956 Sydney River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia archives, at age 88  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Gorrill, HumphreyMay 21, 1829April 21, 1907
Mother Dyment, EleanorSeptember 10, 1838June 22, 1922
    Sister     Gorrill, Josephine Elizabeth June 1, 1860 November 20, 1945
    Brother     Gorrill, John? about 1861 about 1861
    Brother     Gorrill, Alfred January 17, 1862 August 12, 1934
    Brother     Gorrill, John Simeon November 17, 1863 December 25, 1949
    Brother     Gorrill, William Humphrey Sargent July 13, 1866 August 28, 1875
         Gorrill, Mary Lavinia Beatrice December 15, 1867 July 11, 1956
    Brother     Gorrill, George Irving Charles July 21, 1870 October 24, 1956
    Brother     Gorrill, Amos Richard Baxter April 1, 1872 March 10, 1959
    Sister     Gorrill, Sarah Helena Ella Ellie November 9, 1873 May 23, 1965
    Sister     Gorrill, Alice Susanna May 6, 1875 January 18, 1932
    Brother     Gorrill, William Humphrey Walter 1877 July 8, 1879
    Brother     Gorrill, Albert Lincoln December 19, 1879 May 30, 1959
    Brother     Gorrill, Ernest Garfield January 12, 1881 1952
    Brother     Gorrill, Thomas Humphrey Lodge February 28, 1883 February 8, 1952
    Brother     Gorrill, Walter 1889 1905

Families

Family of Moreshead, William Daniel Donald and Gorrill, Mary Lavinia Beatrice

Married Husband Moreshead, William Daniel Donald ( * July 20, 1868 + before 1921 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage November 26, 1890 Maddocks, Lot 8, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada married in the 1891 census; RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1890  
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Moreshead, Eleanor GorrillFebruary 10, 1891December 18, 1985
Moreshead, Mary Bridget1892before 1901
Moreshead, Melvin RoyFebruary 2, 1894February 4, 1959
Moreshead, Olive JosephineApril 14, 1898March 19, 1902
Moreshead, Anne MyrtleMay 16, 1900October 26, 1984
Moreshead, George JohnDecember 16, 19081977

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Source References

  1. 1881 Census of Canada
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        Birth date: abt 1868 Birth place: Prince Edward Island Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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        Birth date: abt 1868 Birth place: Prince Edward Island Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

  2. 1901 Census of Canada
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        Birth date: 1868 Birth place: Pe Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Lot (township/canton) 8, Prince (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island, Canada

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        Birth date: 1868 Birth place: Pe Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Lot (township/canton) 8, Prince (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island, Canada