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• _UID: D2EC581EE9D649F6861B474FA627C96B6A14
• Emigration: Canada
• Emigration: Canada
• Residence: Scarborough, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Scarborough, , Ontario, Canada
• Alt. Birth: 15 May 1913, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; Alt. Birth
• Residence: 1931, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 12 Mount Allen

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Surname: Kinnear Given name: Ethel Age: 15 Sex: F Nationality: Ir Date of arrival: 1929/04/29 (YYYY/MM/DD) Port of arrival: Quebec , Quebec Ship: ATHENIA , Anchor Donaldson Reference: RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-a Volume: 1929 volume 2 Page: 178 Microfilm reel: T-14751

JOHNSTON, Ethel (nee Kinnear) - May 15, 1913 - April 22, 2005

Born in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. Beloved wife of George A. Johnston. Loving mother to Pat (Ross) Montgomery, Brian (Muriel), Judi Armstrong, and David (Jacquie). Cherished grandmother to Douglas, Wende, Lori, Darren, Julie, Jennifer, Evan, Katie, Libby, Melanie, Julie and Karen, and great-grandmother to James, Trish, Alex, Kyra, Owen, Ryan, and Meta. Ethel immigrated to Canada in 1929 with her father Thomas, to join the rest of her family. She is predeceased by brothers Tom, John, David, Robert, Sam, and sisters Lillian, Annie and Winnie. Friends may visit at the Jerrett Funeral Home, 660 Kennedy Road, Scarborough (between Eglinton and St. Clair Aves. E.) after 12 noon on Tuesday followed by a service in the chapel at 1p.m. Cremation. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to all the staff at Parkview Home for the Aged, in particular, the personnel in the west wing nursing. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Parkview Building Fund, 481 Rupert Ave., Stouffville, ON L4A 1T7.

Ethel arrived in Canada with her father Thomas Kinnear, sister Winnie and brother Sam in 1929. They were met by their brothers Tom, Robert, David and John. The boys had rented a three bedroom home in East York and Ethel soon became the chief cook and bottle washer at the age of 15. She remembers washing white shirts etc. all by hand and hanging them out to dry even in the middle of cold winter days. Her knarled hands can attest to the work she did both in Ireland and Canada. Winnie was eleven and Sam was eight and they were promptly enrolled in school. Ethel stayed home to look after the house for all the family and they even had a friend Willy Rooney living with them too. Ethel did go to Eastern Commerce High School for the night school program for two years where she took accounting. When she was seventeen her father Thomas got her a job in the office at Brown's Bread Company and after that she went to work in the office at the T. Eaton Company where her brothers David and Robert and Tommy were also working. She met her husband to be George Johnston through a mutual friend while working at Eatons. She married George February 15th 1936. They were married at Rodgers Presbyterian Church with her sister Winnie as bridesmaid. They were unable to have a honeymoon as they had rented a home on Sammon Avenue in East York and Winnie came to live with them there. Sam went to live with his brother Tommy and his wife Dorothy while he finished high school. Ethel had to give up her job as married women were not allowed to be employed after marriage. Ethel and George had their first child Patricia July 1938 and moved to Glebeholme Blvd in 1941 and their son Brian was born in May. Ethel and George became foster parents to children from the Children's Aid Society in 1945 and they adopted their daughter Judy who was born Jan 1945 and they had another son David born in August 1953. Ethel was the matriarch to all the Kinnears and tried to keep the family together as much as possible over the years. There were always get togethers and shared Christmases and summer holidays at Pine Lake in Muskoka for many years throughout the fifties and early sixties. Ethel and George have thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Ethel made at least twenty trips back to Ireland from the late fifties to the early nineties, visiting numerous relatives who still reside in Ireland.

Christened:
Date not given
Date not given

Ethel married George Alfred JOHNSTON on 15 Feb 1936 in Roger Pres. Church, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada. George was born on 6 Oct 1910 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Patricia Anne JOHNSTON
2. Brian George JOHNSTON
3. Judith Arlene JOHNSTON
4. David Michael JOHNSTON

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• _UID: 9493B37F5EFA41A5A2B7009CDE6EAF37BE0B
• Occupation: Farmer in Holymount then Ballydonnety
• Occupation: 31 Mar 1901, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; Farmer
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland
• Occupation: 1911, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; Farmer
• Religion: 1911, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; Unitarian
• Residence: 1911, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland
• Emigration: 20 Apr 1929, Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland
• Immigration: 29 Apr 1929, Montreal, , Qu
• Occupation: 1931, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Shipping Receiver Department Store
• Residence: 1931, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 12 Mount Allen
• Residence: 1929-1932, Canada
• Immigration: May 1932, Ireland

Notes:

He was on the 1907 Downpatrick Unitarian Church Committee

Owing to depressing times in the farming industry, and to heavy financial involvement in a new farm in Ballydonnety, sometime in the late 1920's Tom Kinnear sold out, and took his younger eight children to Canada. There they established a home, the older ones caring for the younger ones. Later Tom re-married, came back to Ireland where he later died. The whole family have made good.

Aunt Annie also thought that Thomas may have been a cousin of her grandfather James Kinner.

Surname: Kinnear Given name: Thomas Age: 68 Sex: M Nationality: Ir Date of arrival: 1929/04/29 (YYYY/MM/DD) Port of arrival: Quebec , Quebec Ship: ATHENIA , Anchor Donaldson Reference: RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-a Volume: 1929 volume 2 Page: 178 Microfilm reel: T-14751

In 1898 or 1899 when Thomas Albert was 37 (he literally had to wait until his mother passed away in order to bring his bride into the family farm, hence his age at first marriage), he married his wife Annie DICKSON. Annie was born in 1874 in Down and died on 11 6 1921, aged 47. Buried in Downpatrick Unitarian. In the 1901 census Thomas aged 39 is living with Annie age 36 and their daughter Lizzie aged 1 year and 3 months.

Residence:
A built private dwelling with 9 outbuildings, brick walls, 5 rooms, 3 front windows. 2nd class house with 5 rooms.

Residence:
1 Built Private Dwelling Home on property
- 6 rooms
- 3 Windows in front of house
11 other farm related buildings
- 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 dairy, 2 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house, 1 barn, 1 potato house, 1 shed

Thomas also owened another property that John Murphy and family were living on. 3 rooms, 5 people in the family, 3 windows in front of house. With 2 farm related buildings (a piggery and a fowl house).


Immigration:
Leaving Belfast 20 April 1929

Immigration:
On 15 May 1932 on board the SS Athenia, Thomas and his wife Elizabeth docked in Glasgow, Scotland on their way from Montreal to Belfast. His occupation was listed as retired. Their address was listed as 9, Cowpen Rd, Rathmine, Dartry, Dublin.

This evening in the Library, using a set of street directories, I found that the occupier of this house was Harold E. Richardson. His wife Meta Fryday Richardson, was the eldest daughter of Elizabeth and her first husband William Fryday.

Died:
About 20 minutes past 12 noon

Thomas married Annie DICKSON on 15 Nov 1898 in Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland. Annie (daughter of Robert DICKSON and Eliza MCCOMBE) was born in 1874 in County Down, Northern Ireland; died on 11 Jun 1921 in Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; was buried in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 5ACC01E4E883462F8FAD28A8C4B7B22C504A
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland

Notes:

Died:
Following Samuel's birth she bacame paralysed
Death certificate says "Sarcoma of Spine 6 Months Certified"

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Married:
or Downpatrick Unitarian
he reason he didn't marry until he was 37 was because he had to literally wait until his mother had passed away before he was able to bring a wife home to the farm.

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• _UID: B7E157E967434E3B8636272A4B8B0D6661BD
• Occupation: Farmer On Annie's Birth & Marriage Certificate and also his own death

Notes:

In the letter written about Thomas Albert's Death by his 2nd wife tells of three sisters of Thomas. Mrs Sloane visiting from London in Belfast at the time is the one named in the letter.

Headstone in Downpatrick Unitarian Church:

John Kinnear, Holymount died 21/9/1897 His wife Eliza died 18/10/1894 son Joseph d 30/9/1872 and 2 children who died young also Annie, beloved wife of Thomas Kinnear d 11/6/1921 and their daughter Louisa Ellen died 19/8/1907 and daughter Laura died 28/12/1924

Thomas Albert Kinnear d 7/5/1936 interred at Jerretzpass, Co. Down and his brother Matt Kinnear d 30/6/1936.

Died:
Aged 85 a widower, Passing Reported By Thomas Kinnear, son, Present

John married Elizabeth MCGIBBEN on 16 Feb 1846 in Parish of Magheradroll, Down, Northern Ireland. Elizabeth (daughter of John MCGIBBEN) was born in 1827; died on 18 Oct 1894 in Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: DEDF21519FCE41C6A2BCF3FB564137EDAAED

Notes:

Surname spelling varries, others are: MCGIBBON, MCKIBBEN, MC GIBNEY

Signed her mark as McGibbon on Female's Birth Cert

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Married:
On 16 2 1846 when John was 34, he married Elizabeth McGIBBEN, aged 19, daughter of John McGIBBEN, in Magheradrool, Witnessed by James Dickson & John McGibbon

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• _UID: 01A18482A1794613B5DFDDFAAA934B081647
• Residence: 6 Feb 1873, Bonecastle, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland

Notes:

The Downpatrick Dicksons were buried in the Non-Subscribing Presbyterian graveyard.

DICKSON (Limestone headstone). Erected by Eliza Dickson in mem. of her husband Robert Dickson, Bonecastle, who d. Dec.15 1891 and his brother William who d. Dec.25 1891. The above Eliza Dickson d. Ap. 9 1921. (The will of Robt. Dickson or Dixon late of Bonecastle, farmer, who d. Dec.25 1891 at same place was proved at Belfast Sept.12 1892 by Samuel Dickson of Ballykilbeg and Samuel McCombe of Drumarode both farmers, two of the executors. Effects one thousand three hundred and sixty one pounds.

The will of William Dickson, otherwise Dixon was proved at Belfast Sept.12 1892 by Eliz. Dickson of Bonecastle, widow, the executrix. Effects 319 pounds.

Robert married Eliza MCCOMBE on 6 Feb 1873 in Bonecastle, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland. Eliza (daughter of William MCCOMBE and Margaret BINGHAM) was born on 23 Mar 1843 in Leitrim, Northern Ireland; died on 9 Apr 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 2A311F06F38E4237ADA3DDB88CF3D1E190AF

Notes:

Mrs. Dickson was left a widow then Thomas was about five. She proved to be a wise mother, and a shrewd business woman. She added to the family lands by buying an adjacent farm where the freater part of her widowed years were spent with her family, who surely "rose up to call her blessed". Her boys responded to her wise training and were a credit to her. Grandfather Heenan's memory of her - "she was real handsome".

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• _UID: F880186872A24F419E3D01C885B45A4114F3
• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

William's wife's name is not known they had at least one child:

Birth:
Between 1775-1785

Died:
Before 1835 (Downpatrick Unitarian church records in November 1835 refer to "Wm Kinner Deceased".)

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• _UID: 2E92FB78456B46B38A97CC6071D296A3A53E

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• _UID: 978E5EBBF1A24BB1A0A54AF587E5A3D434BB

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• _UID: 08B35E3CADFC47969C06DB4E9C1D712DFDB1

Notes:

Twelve of this family married, eleven having children

Names and dates were taken from the Registers of Clough Presbyterian Church

William married Margaret BINGHAM in 1841. Margaret was born on 12 May 1819; died in 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 43601B1919ED4D3FB8BC9DC8DD6C7B868CD1

Notes:

From the Leitrim district

Notes:

Married:
About
William brought his bride home on horseback, seated behind him on a pillion, up the former public road, and passed through the neighbours steading. Born on the twelft of May, she was twelve days older than Queen Victoria.