Stuart (Brown) Hopkins (1897 - 1963)

Born 20 Oct 1897 in Dory Mills, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of George Lessor — married 26 Sep 1917 in Sault Ste Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Died Nov 1963 at age 66 in Ontario, Canada

Biography

Stewart Brown was born on 20 Oct 1897 in Dory Mills, Algoma, Ontario, Canada. Her parents were Joseph Brown and Agnes Dunn. ^[1]

Note that although Stewart is typically a male name and Stewart was recorded as male on the birth registration, later records - including two marriages and births of children - show her as female.

At the age of 3, Stewart appeared in the 1901 Census of Canada in the household of her parents in Parkinson, Algoma District. ^[2]

1. BROWN Joseph, Head born 31 Dec 1860 age 40
2. Agnes, wife born 29 Oct 1864 age 35
3. Bella, daughter born 21 Dec 1885 age 15
4. James, son born 21 Oct 1887 age 13
5. Maggie, daughter born 20 Apr 1888 age 12
6. Dave, son born 17 Dec 1890 age 10
7. Ella, daughter born 29 Aug 1893 age 7
8. Harry, son born 23 Nov 1895 age 5
9. Stuart, daughter born 20 Oct 1897 age 3

At the age of 13, Stewart appeared in the 1911 Census of Canada as the step-daughter of William Black in Grassett, Algoma, Ontario. ^[3]

1. BLACK William H, head born July 1853 age 58
2. BLACK Agnes, wife born July 1875 age 58
3. BROWN James, stepson born Oct 1887 age 23
4. BROWN David D, stepson born Dec 1890 age 20
5. BROWN Ellie, stepdaughter born Aug 1893 age 17
6. BROWN Robert H, stepson born Nov 1895 age 15
7. BROWN Stuart, stepdaughter born Oct 1898 age 13
8. BROWN Wilfred E, stepson born Jan 1901 age 9
9. BLACK John M, son born Sep 1908 age 2

George Lessor married Stewart Brown on 26 Sep 1917. George was 37 years old. His parents were George Lessor and Mary Alice Barr. Stewart was 20 years old. Her parents were Joseph Brown and Agnes Dunn. ^[4]

At the age of 23, Stewart appeared in the 1921 Census of Canada with her husband in Parkinson, Ontario. ^[5]

Their household was shown as:

1. LESSOR George, head age 40 (b~1881)
2. Stuart, wife age 23 (b~1898)
3. Earl, son age 6 (b~1915)
4. Edward, son age 2 (b~1919)
5. Melvin, son age 4 (b~1917)
6. Mary, daughter age 1 (b~1920)

All members of the family and their parents were born in Ontario, except the parents of George were born in Quebec.

According to Find-a-Grave, Stewart's husband George passed away in 1926 and then she married Russel John Hopkins in 1954.

Stuart passed away in 1963 and was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery in Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario.

The grave inscription said:

• In Loving Memory of
• Hopkins
• Stuart 1898-1963
• Russell J 1883-1961

Memorial No 152006902 Stuart Hopkins ^[6]

Research Notes

From Jill Claus:

1. There is a slight discrepancy for her birth year. Her grave stone says she was born in 1898, but her birth registration says 1897.
2. Her first husband's last name might be spelled incorrectly on the memorial page. It was Lessor (not Lessard) on the marriage registration and subsequent census records.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration of Stewart Brown; Ontario Births; "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (SOURCE LINK : 10 August 2017), Stewert Brown, 20 Oct 1897; citing Birth, Dory Mills, Algoma, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,906,131.
2. ↑ Household of Joseph Brown; 1901 Canadian Census: Census Place: Parkinson, Algoma, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 11; Copy in possession of Jill Claus
3. ↑ Household of William Black; 1911 Census of Canada; 43 Grassett, Algoma East, Ontario; Page 2; Family No 15; Copy in possession of Jill Claus
4. ↑ Marriage Registration of George Lessor and Stewart Brown; "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (SOURCE LINK: 13 March 2018), Joseph Brown in entry for George Lessor and Stewart Brown, 26 Sep 1917; citing registration , Sault Ste Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,130,572.
5. ↑ Household of George Lessor; 1921 Census of Canada Reference Number RG 31; Folder Number 48; Parkinson, Grassett (Townships), Algoma East, Ontario; Page 4
6. ↑ Grave of Stuart Hopkins; Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 May 2018), memorial page for Stuart Brown Lessard-Hopkins (20 Oct 1897–Nov 1963), Find A Grave Memorial no. 152006902, citing Maple Ridge Cemetery, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Jan Howe (contributor 48212877)

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