Samuel KINNEAR

1920 - 1999  (78 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Sam.jpg Shane Kinnear: For anyone who asks - Dad is in the cockpit of the B24 Liberator. It was the bomber that he flew through Monsoons and plenty of flack on his was to the Burma bridge (later known as the Bridge on the River Kwai). After one particularly difficult mission he was singled out and later award the DFC - The Distinguished Flying Cross. Enough to make everyone proud and land his handsome mug on the front page of the Toronto Daily Star (April 7 1942?)
  		Sam Kinnear May 1938.jpg
  		Sam Kinnear Hamilton.jpg
  		Sam Ethel and Winnie.jpg
  		1931 Census Canada Thomas Albert Kinnear and Family.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Sam Kinnear gets wings Toronto Star.pdf

  
  

• Name	Samuel KINNEAR  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	22 Aug 1920	Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland   [5]
  Christening	Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland   [5]
  	Date not given
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E6AF6DB9625640748CAAD4ACADF9C955A1BA
  Residence	Apr 1929	Ballydonety, Ballydugan, Downpatrick, Down, Ireland
  Emigration	20 Apr 1929	Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland
  		Thomas A Kinnear and Family UK Outward Passender list.jpg
  Immigration	29 Apr 1929	Montreal, , Qu
  	Leaving Belfast 20 April 1929
  Occupation	1931	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Student
  Residence	1931	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	12 Mount Allen
  		1931 Census Canada Thomas Albert Kinnear and Family.jpg
  Military	1945
  	https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/36039888/159-squadron-battle-orders 20 Jan 1945 - A/C/ "Z" KH211 23 Jan 1945 - A/C "Z" 212 27 Jan 1945 - A/C "V" KH366 30 Jan 1945 - A/C "V" 366 6 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" 408 (0930 hrs) 9 Feb 1945 - A/C "V" KH366 (17.00 hrs) 11 Feb 1945 - A/C "F" (17.00 hrs) 12 Feb 1945 - A/C "Z" KH212 (17.00 hrs) 15 Feb 1945 - A/C "Y" 327 16 Feb 1945 - A/C "Q" (17.00 hrs) 18 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (17.00 hrs) 22 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (11.00 hrs) 24 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (9.00 hrs) 28 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (11.00 hrs) 2 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 Bomb Load 7? x 1000 lbs Spl Load Petrol 1960 mains, 180 ea au, 2320 galls Ammunition Nose Gun 500 rds .5, Tail Gun 1000 rds .5 Pyrotechnics 24 Flame Floats 12 Sea Markers 6 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH996 11 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 17 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH408
  Death	5 Jun 1999	Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Queensway Hospital
  Cremated	29 Jun 1999	Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	St John's Dixie Crematorium
  Occupation	Military Pilot, Airline Pilot
  Residence	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada
  	76 Rathburn Road
  Burial	Pine Lake, Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I3675	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Albert KINNEAR,   b. 1861, County Down, Northern Ireland d. 7 May 1936, Jerrettspass, , Down, Northern Ireland (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Annie DICKSON,   b. 1874, County Down, Northern Ireland d. 11 Jun 1921, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1898	Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland   [2, 3, 5]
  	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. [8]
  Family ID	F1106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bernice Catherine Agnes MCMARTIN,   b. 7 Nov 1922, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada d. 11 Apr 2013, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1943	Runnymede Road Baptist Church, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [3, 9]
  	Kinnear-McMartin In Runnymede Road Baptist church Saturday afternoon, Flying Officer S. Kinnear R.C.A.F. took as his bride Bernice K. McMartin, Beresford Ave. The bride is the daughter of Mc and Mrs. W.J. McMartin and the groom is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kinnear, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Rev. P. Loney officiated in a setting of palms. Presiding at the organ was R. Richardson, and the soloist was Miss Elizabeth Watson, Port Arthur. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white satin with torso length bodice and tulle skirt. The fingertip veil was caught to a halo of orange blossoms, and she carried crimson roses. The attendants were Miss Elieen Membery and Miss Winnifred Kinnear, wearing gown in pale orchid styled similarly to that of the bride with heartshaped halos matching their dresses anc carrying cascades of cream roses. Flying Officer H. Reeves was the best man. At the Club Top Hat, Mrs. McMartin recieved in an aquamarine dress of triple sheer with corsage of cream roses. Recieving with her was Mrs. David Kinnear, Hamilton, sister in law of the groom. The newlyweds left for Montreal by plane, the bride traveling in a chartreuse wool suit with camel hair coat and brown accessories. [9]
  		Kinnear McMartin Wedding Toronto Star.pdf
  Children	1. Samuel William KINNEAR,   b. 22 Nov 1943   d. 18 Dec 1994, Collingwood, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)   2. Wendy Elizabeth KINNEAR   3. Sybil Anne KINNEAR   4. Robert Shane KINNEAR   5. Cathrine Agnes KINNEAR
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F1131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Aug 1920 - Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland Christening - - Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland Residence - Apr 1929 - Ballydonety, Ballydugan, Downpatrick, Down, Ireland Emigration - 20 Apr 1929 - Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland Immigration - 29 Apr 1929 - Montreal, , Qu Occupation - Student - 1931 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Residence - 12 Mount Allen - 1931 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Marriage - 24 Apr 1943 - Runnymede Road Baptist Church, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Death - 5 Jun 1999 - Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada Cremated - 29 Jun 1999 - Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Residence - 76 Rathburn Road - - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Burial - - Pine Lake, Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  KINNEAR, Sam D.F.C. Peacefully, at Queensway Hospital, on June 5th, 1999. Born in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, on August 22nd, 1920. Loving husband of Bernice for 57 years. Caring father of Wendy and Charles Lawrence, Sybil and Joe Virball, Shane, Cathrine Kinnear and David MacQuarrie and the late Bill Kinnear. Devoted grandfather to Jessica, Aubray, Elana, Andrew, Amanda and the late Sam, and great-granddaughter Kayla. Born to a family of eleven children and survived by his brother David Kinnear and sisters Ethel Johnston and Winnie Foster. Sam was a decorated veteran of the RCAF in World War II, a member of the Burma Bombers Association and will be fondly remembered by his friends in Thorncrest Village and at the family cottage on Pine Lake in Muskoka. After the War, Sam was a pilot with Trans-Canada Airlines, Eaton's of Canada and then the Argus Corporation, until his retirement at age 65. Sam was a devoted husband, a proud father and an accomplished pilot. Surname: Kinnear Given name: Samuel Age: 8 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 [7] (Research):First Name:Samuel Last Name:Kinnear Year:1920 Registered Quarter/Year:Jul - Sep 1920 Registration District:Downpatrick Volume:1 Page:541 Country:Ireland Category:Vital Records (Birth, Marriage, Death) Record collection:Births & baptisms Record set:Ireland Births 1864-1958 Collections from:Ireland

  
  

• Sources

  [S710] David Kinnear's Obituary, (Toronto Star). [S127] Sam Murdock Email, Sam Murdock Email. [S118] Margaret Ferguson Letter and Tree, Margaret Ferguson Letter and Tree. [S119] Julie Kinnear Email, Julie Kinnear Email. [S144] Kinnear Family Register. [S1256] Ancestry.com, 1931 Canadian Census. [S759] Sam Kinnear Obit. [S117] Lori Godin, Lori Godin. [S148] Sam Kinnear and Bernice McMartin Marriage, (Toronto Star).