Selby Locke (1889 - 1958)

Born 30 Dec 1889 in Boat Harbor, Pilleys Island, Newfoundland Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Jane Mitchell — married 15 Jun 1910 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Birth

Name Selby Locke
Event Type Birth
Event Date 13 Dec 1889
Event Place Boot Harbour, Green Bay, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Father's Name William Locke
Mother's Name Malvina^[1]

Marriage 1

Selby Locke, living in Northumberland St, Fredricton, married Margaret Jane Mitchell, 24, living in King St, Fredricton, on June 15th, 1910^[2].

He was born in Boat Harbour, Newfoundland, to William and Melvina Locke. He was a bachelor, and a carpenter. She was born in Halifax, NS, to an Enoch and Emmilina Mitchell. She was a spinster. Both were "Salvationists".

Witnesses Maud Beatty, Leonard Smith.

Residence 1921

Census of Fredricton, New Brunswick. Selby Locke (age 31), born in Newfoundland, to parents born in Newfoundland. Living with his wife Maggie Jane Locke, age 36. Born in Nova Scotia, to parents born in Nova Scotia. Also in the house were their children, Mary [Bernard?] (9), Donald R. (7), and Martha May (4)---all born in New Brunswick^[3].

Marriage 2

Selby Locke, age 38, married Martha Grace Quartermain, 27 (both living in Fredricton), on Feb 10th, 1928^[4].

He was born in Newfoundland, to William T Locke and Melvina Thistle. He was a widower, and a sales manager. She was born in Fredricton, NB, to an Arthur Quartemain of England, and a Mary Lillian Fletcher. She was a spinster, and a telephone operator. Both were Church of England.

Witnesses Douglas Quartermain, Edith Quartermain.

Sources

1. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Y-MMG5 : 8 May 2015), William Locke in entry for Selby Locke, 13 Dec 1889; citing Birth, Boot Harbour, Green Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
2. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141). Index to New Brunswick Marriages. Marriage of Selby Locke to Margaret Jane Mitchell. Accessed 2017.
3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada 1921. New Brunswick, York - Sunbury, Fredericton. Ward Two - St. Ann's. p 12. image e002902211. Accessed 2017
4. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141). Index to New Brunswick Marriages. Marriage of Selby Locke to Martha Grace Quartermain. Accessed 2017.