Mary “Minnie” Fitzgerald

Birth Name Mary “Minnie” Fitzgerald
Gender female
Age at Death 73 years, 10 months, 18 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth February 14, 1881 Ontario, Canada   1a
Event Note

Minnie's marriage record says she was born in Montreal

Census (Daughter) March 31, 1901 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   1a
Event Note

1901 Census: Hamilton Ward No 6, Hamilton, Ontario
March 31, 1901
District Number: 69
Subdistrict Number: f-7
Archives Microfilm: T-6472
Page 5, Family No: 55.

Patrick Fitzgerald, head, 20 Aug 1857, 43, birthplace: Ontario, occupation: moulder
Ellen Fitzgerald, wife, 17 Feb 1858, 42, birthplace: Quebec
John Fitzgerald, son, 20 Aug 1883, 17, birthplace: Ontario, occupation: huckster
Minnie Fitzgerald, daughter, 14 Feb 1881, 20, birthplace: Ontario
Irene Fitzgerald, daughter 6 Mar 1890, 11, birthplace: Ontario

all Irish, Canadian, Roman Catholic

Census (Wife) June 17, 1911 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada at 220 Caroline 2a
Event Note

1911;Census Place: Ward three, Hamilton West, Ontario, Page 24, Family No: 265.
June 17, 1911
at 220 Caroline

Robert Mc Knight 37, male, head, married, June 1873, Anglican, Occupation: Baker
Minnie Mc Knight 30, fem, wife, married, Feb 1881
Roosevelt Mc Knight 8, male, son, single, Mar 1903
John Mc Knight 6, male, son, single, Feb 1905

all born in Ontario, Irish, Canadian, all but Robert were Roman Catholic

Residence September 13, 1912 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada 220 Caroline Street 3a
Event Note

Minnie was living at 220 Caroline Street when she was the informant for her uncle Joseph Fitzgerald's death record

Census (Wife) June 3, 1921 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada at 12 Smith Avenue 4a
Event Note

1921 Census of Canada
District 87, ED Sub District 40, Hamilton, Ontario, page 4
June 2,3 1921
at 12 Smith Avenue, Ward 7

Robert McKnight, 46, born in Ontario, parents in Ireland, Anglican, laborer bread factory
Mary McKnight, 40, born in Ontario, parents also
Roosevelt McKnight, 18, born in Ontario, parents also, laborer
John McKnight, 16, born in Ontario, parents also, messenger
Clarence McKnight, 9, born in Ontario, parents also, student
Catherine Fitzgerald, aunt, 67, born in Ontario, parents in Ireland, stripper tobacco plant?

all were Irish, Canadian, all but Robert were Roman Catholic

Informant March 6, 1927     3b
Event Note

Mary was the informant on her aunt Catherine's death record. No residence is given for Mary.

Residence December 13, 1937 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada 12 Smith Avenue  
Event Note

living at 12 Smith Avenue when she provided the information on her father's death record.

Residence September 5, 1941 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada 12 Smith St 5a
Event Note

Mary was living at 12 Smith St when her mother Ellen left to see her other daughter Mrs Fred Fisher in Buffalo.

Residence (Wife) 1953 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada at 398 Barton Street East 6a
Event Note

Electoral District of Hamilton East, City of Hamilton
at 398 Barton Street East
Robert McKnight, machinist
Mary McKnight, waitress

Death 1955     7a
Burial   Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario, Canada   7a
Event Note

Mary E. McKnight
Birth 1880
Death 1955 (aged 74-75)
Burial
Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
Burlington, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Plot Section 1, 427
Memorial ID 181343116

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Patrick James FitzgeraldAugust 20, 1857December 13, 1937
Mother Ellen CrowleyFebruary 17, 1858after September 5, 1941
         Mary “Minnie” Fitzgerald February 14, 1881 1955
    Brother     John Joseph Fitzgerald August 20, 1883 September 1970
    Sister     Catharine Irene Fitzgerald March 15, 1890 after September 1941

Families

Family of Robert McKnight and Mary “Minnie” Fitzgerald
Married Husband Robert McKnight ( b. June 1873 d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage October 21, 1901 Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   8a
Event Note

Marriage Record
Name: Minnie I Fitzgerald
Birth Place: Montreal
Age: 21
Res when married: Hamilton
Father Name: James Fitzgerald
Mother Name: Ellen Croley
Spouse Name: Robert McKnight
Spouse's Age: 24
Res when married: Hamilton
Spouse Birth Place: Canada
Spouse's occ: Baker
Spouse Father Name: Robt McKnight
Spouse Mother Name: Isabel Bryce
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1901
Marriage County: Wentworth
Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_106

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Roosevelt McKnightMarch 19031945
John McKnightFebruary 1905
Clarence McKnightabout 1912

Source References

  1. 1901 Census of Canada
      • Page: Hamilton, ON, Dist 69, sub dist f-7, page 5, family 55
  2. 1911 Census of Canada
      • Page: Ward three, Hamilton West, Ontario, Page 24, Family No: 265.
  3. Ontario Deaths
      • Page: September 13, 1912, Hamilton, Joseph Fitzgerald
      • Citation:

        "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5Y-X4C : 10 March 2018), Joseph Fitzgerald in entry for Joseph Fitzgerald, 13 Sep 1912; citing Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, yr 1912 cn 34848, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,928.

      • Page: March 6, 1927, Dundas, Wentworth, Catherine Fitzgerald
      • Citation:

        "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKW2-72D : 8 March 2018), Catherine Fitzgerald, 06 Mar 1927; citing Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, 037079, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,131,246.

  4. 1921 Census of Canada
      • Page: District 87, ED Sub District 40, Hamilton, Ontario, page 4
  5. New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956
      • Page: September 5, 1941, Buffalo, Mrs Ellen Fitzgerald
      • Citation:

        "New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23H-V3MT : 12 March 2018), Ellen Fitzgerald, 1941; citing NARA microfilm publication M1480 and M1482 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 00039, FHL microfilm 1,283,673.

  6. Canada Voter Lists, 1935-1980, at ancestry.com
      • Page: Hamilton East, Ontario, 1953
  7. findagrave.com
      • Page: Memorial ID 181343116
  8. Ontario Marriages
      • Page: 21 Oct 1901, Wentworth Co, McKnight-Fitzgerald
      • Citation:

        Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada).
        Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
        Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data listed online.