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Ewen MacGregor Walker1

M, #72163, b. 22 June 1881, d. 11 June 1922
Ewen MacGregor Walker (1881-1922)

Parents

FatherDavid Walker b. 10 June 1833, d. 31 January 1909
MotherElizabeth L. Higgins b. 14 March 1846, d. 18 November 1934
Relationships2nd cousin 2 times removed of David Arthur Walker
Last Edited 7 May 2024 14:07:57
NameEwen MacGregor Walker was also known as Ewen Walker.2,3
BirthHe was born on 22 June 1881, in Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.4,3
BaptismHe was baptized on 23 September 1883 in the Presbyterian Church, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.36518, -63.72410G; the officiating clergyman was Rev. Wm. Scott.5
SonHe was enumerated on the census on 17 April 1891 in the household of David Walker, as a son, in Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG. Enumerated in the household with David was his wife Elizabeth (Higgins), and children James, Minnie, Ira, Ewen, Laura, William and Mary. The family's religion was Presbyterian. David was a farmer. They lived adjacent to the farm of Jane (Walker) Humphrey, and two farms away from William and Mary (Found) Walker.2
1891 Canada Census, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household of David & Elizabeth (Higgins) Walker. Listed in the household was David's wife Elizabeth (Higgins), and children James, Minnie, Ira, Ewen, Laura, William and Mary. The family's religion was Presbyterian. David was a farmer.
WitnessEwen MacGregor Walker was included in a group photograph with David Walker , About 1893 in Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.6
"Ewen" MacGregor Walker"James" Colin Walker"William" Higgins WalkerMary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Walker"Laura" Scott WalkerDavid WalkerCatherine "Minnie" WalkerElizabeth (Higgins) Walker"Ira" David Walker
Family portrait of David & Elizabeth (Higgins) Walker, ca. 1893. Back row: "Ewen" MacGregor, "James" Colin, Catherine "Minnie", "Ira" David. Front row: "Laura" Scott, David, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie", "William" Higgins, Elizabeth (Higgins). Click on any face to view that person's page.
SonEwen MacGregor Walker was enumerated on the census on 31 March 1901 in the household of David Walker, as a son, in Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG. Enumerated in the household with David were his wife Elizabeth (Higgins), sons Ira and Ewen, and daughters Laura and Lizzie. The family religion was Presbyterian. David was a farmer, and sons Ira & Ewen were farmer's sons.3
1901 Canada Census, Lot 25, Prince Edward Island, household of David Walker. Also listed in the household were his wife Elizabeth (Higgins), sons Ira and Ewen, and daughters Laura and Lizzie. The family religion was Presbyterian. David was a farmer, and sons Ira & Ewen were farmer's sons.
WitnessEwen MacGregor Walker was a witness at the marriage of Ira David Walker and Bessie Whitehead on 16 November 1904 in New London, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.7
Children of Ira & Bessie (Whitehead) Walker. From left, Winnifred Pearl, David Roy, Alva Jean, Ira Carman, and Carman Leo Price (son of Bessie and her second husband, Eliga Price).
Ira & Bessie (Whitehead) Walker. (courtesy Lois Andrews)
WitnessEwen MacGregor Walker was a witness at the marriage of Andrew Murphy and Laura Scott Walker on 25 December 1905 in Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.8,9
MarriageEwen MacGregor Walker married Bertha Ella Douglas daughter of Alexander Douglas and Euphemia Nicholson, on 2 November 1910, Ewen was a bachelor, living in Kelvin Grove, Bertha was a spinster, living in Norboro.10,11
CensusEwen MacGregor Walker was head of the household in the census on 1 June 1911 in Lot 25, Kelvin, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG. Included in the household were Ewen's wife Bertha (Douglas) and James Parsons, a lodger. The family religion was Presbyterian. Ewen was a farmer.12
1911 Canada Census, Lot 25, Kelvin, Prince Edward Island, household of Ewen Walker. Included in the household were Ewen's wife Bertha (Douglas) and James Parsons, a lodger. The family religion was Presbyterian. Ewen was a farmer
DeathHe died on 11 June 1922, at in at home, Kelvin Grove, Prince County, Prince Edward IslandG.

Obituary from the Agriculturist, 17 June 1922: "The death took place at Kelvin on Tuesday of Ewen Walker, following a long illness. He leaves to mourn a sorrowing widow and two children who will have the sincere sympathy of the community."Obituary from the Summerside Journal, 21 June 1922: "The death occurred at his home in Kelvin on June 13th of Mr. Ewen Walker in his forty-first year. Mr. Walker, who was afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis for a number of years, being confined to his bed for over seven years during which he suffered very severe pain. All medical aids were used to effect a cure but proved to no avail. He was lovingly and tenderly nursed in his long illnes by his devoted wife, who in her loneliness now has the deep sympathy of a wide circle of friends. He also leaves two children, Arnold and Gladys, and his mother, Mrs. David Walker, in the home; there also survive two brothers: James in Broadview, Sask., and Iva at Seniac, Sask., and three sisters: Mrs. Herbert Hogg, Kelvin; Mrs. Thos. Stewart at Kensington, and Mrs. W. G. Ross of Regina, Sask.

"The funeral on Thursday was largely attended, showing the esteem in which the deceased was held. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A. W. Robertson of Kensington. The hymn "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder," a favorite one of the deceased, was sung during the service. The pallbearers were John Walker, John Stavert, Harold Laird, Archie McMurdo, James Jardine, Eddie McMurdo. Interment took place in the Kensington Cemetery."

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Obituary from the Agriculturist, 17 June 1922: "The death took place at Kelvin on Tuesday of Ewen Walker, following a long illness. He leaves to mourn a sorrowing widow and two children who will have the sincere sympathy of the community."Obituary from the Summerside Journal, 21 June 1922: "The death occurred at his home in Kelvin on June 13th of Mr. Ewen Walker in his forty-first year. Mr. Walker, who was afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis for a number of years, being confined to his bed for over seven years during which he suffered very severe pain. All medical aids were used to effect a cure but proved to no avail. He was lovingly and tenderly nursed in his long illnes by his devoted wife, who in her loneliness now has the deep sympathy of a wide circle of friends. He also leaves two children, Arnold and Gladys, and his mother, Mrs. David Walker, in the home; there also survive two brothers: James in Broadview, Sask., and Iva at Seniac, Sask., and three sisters: Mrs. Herbert Hogg, Kelvin; Mrs. Thos. Stewart at Kensington, and Mrs. W. G. Ross of Regina, Sask.

"The funeral on Thursday was largely attended, showing the esteem in which the deceased was held. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A. W. Robertson of Kensington. The hymn "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder," a favorite one of the deceased, was sung during the service. The pallbearers were John Walker, John Stavert, Harold Laird, Archie McMurdo, James Jardine, Eddie McMurdo. Interment took place in the Kensington Cemetery."13,14

Alt-DeathAn alternate death date is on 13 June 1922 at in home, Kelvin Grove, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.

Obituary: "The death occurred at his home in Kelvin on June 13th of Mr. Ewen Walker in his forty-first year. Mr. Walker, who was afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis for a number of years, being confined to his bed for over seven years during which he suffered very severe pain. All medical aids were used to effect a cure but proved to no avail. He was lovingly and tenderly nursed in his long illnes by his devoted wife, who in her loneliness now has the deep sympathy of a wide circle of friends. He also leaves two children, Arnold and Gladys, and his mother, Mrs. David Walker, in the home; there also survive two brothers: James in Broadview, Sask., and Iva at Seniac, Sask., and three sisters: Mrs. Herbert Hogg, Kelvin; Mrs. Thos. Stewart at Kensington, and Mrs. W. G. Ross of Regina, Sask.

The funeral on Thursday was largely attended, showing the esteem in which the deceased was held. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A. W. Robertson of Kensington. The hymn "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder," a favorite one of the deceased, was sung during the service. The pallbearers were John Walker, John Stavert, Harold Laird, Archie McMurdo, James Jardine, Eddie McMurdo. Interment took place in the Kensington Cemetery."

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Obituary: "The death occurred at his home in Kelvin on June 13th of Mr. Ewen Walker in his forty-first year. Mr. Walker, who was afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis for a number of years, being confined to his bed for over seven years during which he suffered very severe pain. All medical aids were used to effect a cure but proved to no avail. He was lovingly and tenderly nursed in his long illnes by his devoted wife, who in her loneliness now has the deep sympathy of a wide circle of friends. He also leaves two children, Arnold and Gladys, and his mother, Mrs. David Walker, in the home; there also survive two brothers: James in Broadview, Sask., and Iva at Seniac, Sask., and three sisters: Mrs. Herbert Hogg, Kelvin; Mrs. Thos. Stewart at Kensington, and Mrs. W. G. Ross of Regina, Sask.

The funeral on Thursday was largely attended, showing the esteem in which the deceased was held. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A. W. Robertson of Kensington. The hymn "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder," a favorite one of the deceased, was sung during the service. The pallbearers were John Walker, John Stavert, Harold Laird, Archie McMurdo, James Jardine, Eddie McMurdo. Interment took place in the Kensington Cemetery."14,15

BurialHe was buried in the Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.44748, -63.62872G.

Inscription: WALKER / 1824 David Walker 1909 / His Wife / 1847 Elizabeth Higgins 1934 / Their Sons / 1886 W. Higgins 1894 / 1881 Ewen M. 1922 / His Wife / 1888 Bertha E. Douglas 1961 / Their Son / 1911 Arnold D. 1996 / Blessed are the pure in heart / For they shall see God.11

Tombstone, David Walker (1833-1909), wife Elizabeth Higgins (1847-1934), sons William (1886-1894) & Ewen (1881-1922), Ewen's wife Bertha Douglas (1888-1961), their son Arnold (1911-1996). The Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children with Bertha Ella Douglas b. 1888, d. 20 March 1961

SonArnold Douglas Walker b. 27 July 1911, d. 21 December 1996
DaughterGladys Elizabeth Walker+ b. 8 October 1914, d. 2006

Citations

  1. [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
  2. [S3019] Canada Census 1891, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household #91 of David Walker, 17 April 1891, digital copy of original census document, Library & Archives Canada Roll T-6383. National Archives of Canada, National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  3. [S2991] 1901 Canada Census, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household #21 of David Walker, 16 April 1901, digital copy of original document, LAC microfilm T-6510, District Number 133, Subdistrict f-2. National Archives of Canada, National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  4. [S886] compiled by various ministers North Bedeque United Church Records, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, PARO, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. [S886] compiled by various ministers North Bedeque United Church Records, Book #1, p. 41., North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, PARO, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  6. [S3452] Formal family portrait, scanned copy of original, Photo Library of David Arthur Walker (,, Edwards,, Ontario, Canada).
  7. [S3941] "Marriages Book, June 16 1904, dated at New London, liber 14, folio 152" ( PARO, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada). Hereinafter cited as "Marriages Book, June 16 1904, dated at New London, liber 14, folio 152".
  8. [S4785] Cemetery Marker, Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Christy McKay family plot, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 28 July 2010.
  9. [S6506] Andrew Murphy & Laura Scott Walker marriage, 25 December 1905, PARO, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Vital Statistics R.G. 19, Series 3 Marriage Records, Subseries 4 Licenses, May 1905 - Feb. 1909, filed 31 Jan., 1907, liber 14, folio 348.
  10. [S14795] Ewen McG. Walker & Bertha E. Douglas, (1910), Marriage Record, Public Archives & Records Office, Charlottetown RG19/s3/ss3: Marriage Registers, 1906-1914. Hereinafter cited as Marriage Record.
  11. [S2962] Cemetery Marker, Peoples Cemetery, Kensington. David Walker (1833-1909) family plot, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 28 July 2010.
  12. [S4252] 1911 Canada Census, Kelvin Grove, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household #79 of Ewen Walker, 1 June 1911, digital copy of original document, Library & Archives Canada Rolls T-20326 to T-20460, Page 7. Library & Archives Canada, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada.
  13. [S7905] Death: Ewen Walker, Agriculturist, Summerside, 17 June 1922, page 5, col. 1. Hereinafter cited as Agriculturist.
  14. [S7906] Death: Ewen Walker, Summerside Journal, Summerside, 21 June 1922, page 4, col. 3. Hereinafter cited as The Journal.
  15. [S14878] Death Record, Ewen McGregor Walker entry. Public Archives & Records Office, Charlottetown; RG19/s2/ss6: Death Registration Books, 1922, Entry Number 371.PARO, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Hereinafter cited as Death Record.

Annie Belle Profitt1

F, #72167, b. 1872, d. 1940
Last Edited 13 April 2024 16:00:05
NameAnnie Belle Profitt was also known as Annie Belle Moase.2
BirthShe was born in 1872, in Irishtown, Queens County, Prince Edward IslandG.1,2
MarriageShe married Herbert Reid Moase son of Henry Moase and Sarah Elizabeth Dickieson.2
DeathAnnie Belle Profitt died in 1940.2
Principal 2She witnessed the burial of Herbert Reid Moase and Annie Belle Profitt in the Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.44757, -63.62880G.2,3
Cemetery marker, Herbert Reid Moase (1865-1942), his wife Annie Belle Profitt (1872-1940), their sons Infant (1909-1909) and William Reigh (1912-1913). Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Back inscription detail.

Children with Herbert Reid Moase b. 1865, d. 10 August 1942

Childinfant Moase b. 1909, d. 16 July 1909
SonWilliam Reigh Moase b. 1912, d. 1913

Citations

  1. [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
  2. [S8550] Cemetery Transcript, People's Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, transcription, Prince Edward Island Genealogy Society, Charlottetown, Vol. 19-3 (1998), Library of Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.
  3. [S13388] Cemetery marker, Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Herbert Reid Moase & Annie Belle Profitt, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 20 June 2018.

Capt. Norman MacLeod1

M, #72179
Last Edited 14 May 2011 00:00:00
NameCapt. Norman MacLeod was also known as Capt. Norman M'Leod.
MarriageHe married Margaret Montgomery daughter of Hugh Montgomery and Mary M'Shannon.

Partner with Margaret Montgomery b. 1770

Citations

  1. [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.

Mary Margaret McLeod1

F, #72189, b. About 1857, d. 10 December 1950
Last Edited 28 April 2024 17:25:47
NameMary Margaret McLeod was also known as Mary M'Leod.
NameShe was also known as Mary Margaret Montgomery.
BirthShe was born About 1857.1
MarriageShe married Cuthbert Montgomery son of Senator Donald Montgomery and Ann Murray.2
DeathMary Margaret McLeod died on 10 December 1950.1
BurialShe was buried in Geddie Memorial Cemetery, Springbrook, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.49445, -63.50709G.

Inscription: MONTGOMERY / In Loving Memory of / Cuthbert Montgomery / Died May 16, 1893, Age 38 / His Wife / Mary Margaret McLeod / Died Dec. 10, 1950 Age 93 / Blessed Are the Dead / That Die in the Lord.1,3

Tombstone, Cuthbert Montgomery (1854-1893), his wife Mary Margaret McLeod (1857-1950). Geddie Memorial Cemetery, Springbrook, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Child with Cuthbert Montgomery b. 30 January 1854, d. 16 May 1893

SonCuthbert Donald Montgomery+ b. October 1892, d. 1968

Citations

  1. [S7313] Cemetery marker, Geddie Memorial Cemetery, Springbrook, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Cuthbert Montgomery published PEIGS transcription, Library of Geddie Memorial Cemetery, Springbrook, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
  3. [S9909] Cemetery marker, Geddie Memorial Cemetery, Springbrook, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Cuthbert Montgomery & Mary Margaret McLeod, tombstone inscription; read by David A. Walker, 10 September 2014.

Robert Sutherland1

M, #72200, b. 16 May 1846, d. 10 July 1905
Last Edited 28 April 2024 17:25:47
BirthRobert Sutherland was born on 16 May 1846.1
MarriageHe married Margaret Ellen Montgomery daughter of Senator Donald Montgomery and Ann Murray.2
DeathRobert Sutherland died on 10 July 1905.1
BurialHe was buried in the People's Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.52971, -63.68729G.

Inscription: In / Memory of / Robert Sutherland / Born / May 16, 1846. / Entered Into Rest / July 10, 1905. / It is the Lord; Let Him Do What / Seemeth Him GoodLeft: His Wife / Margaret E. / Montgomery / Died May 3, 1920 / Æ. 71.1,3

Tombstone, Robert Sutherland (1846-1905), his wife Margaret Ellen Montgomery (1849-1920). Peoples Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Front inscription detail.
Left inscription detail.

Partner with Margaret Ellen Montgomery b. 3 November 1848, d. 3 May 1920

Citations

  1. [S7735] Cemetery Transcriptions: People's Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Published transcripts, PEIGS, Library of Peoples Cemetery (Malpeque), the Peoples Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
  3. [S14409] Cemetery marker, Peoples Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Robert Sutherland & Margaret Ellen Montgomery, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 6 September 2019.