Mary (Morrey) Hamel (1873 - 1968)

Born 19 Nov 1873 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Philip Hamel — married 14 Oct 1894 in Medicine Hat, Northwest Territories, Canada

Died 7 Jan 1968 at age 94 in Saskatchewan, Canada

Biography

Obituary in "The Independent" newspaper, Biggar, Saskatchewan, March 17, 1955

Funeral services for the late Philip Hamel were conducted from St. Paul's Anglican Church, Biggar, on Thursday, March 10th. Interment was in the Hillside Cemetary, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Mr. Hamel was born in the Jersey Islands on August 14, 1857 and passed away at Biggar on March 8, 1955. He went direct to Medicine Hat in 1886, and entered the service of the C.P.R. in the mechanical department. On October 14, 1894 he was married to Miss Mary Morrey at St. Barnabus Church, Medicine Hat. In 1899 they moved to Cranbrook, B.C., where eight years later he retired and moved to Biggar. Mr. Hamel worked in the building line until ill health forced him to retire. He was a member of the Anglican Church in Biggar, a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers in which he had a fifty year medal. On October last Mr. and Mrs. Hamel celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Surviving are his widow, Mary Hamel of Biggar, and one sister, Mrs. Woodward of Treherne, Manitoba. He was buried in the Morrey family plot in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Birth date

Mary's grave stone gives a birth year of 1874, and her christening in Knutsford, England was on January 18, 1874. On the 1901 census, her birth date is November 19, 1873 which seems consistent with the christening date.

Sources

• "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F3JY-MQP : accessed 31 Dec 2013), Mary Morrey, 1874.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-6FWF : 13 December 2017), Mary Morrey in household of Thomas Morrey, Bexton, Cheshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 3511/20, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,021.

• Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Northwest Territories District Name: Assiniboia West District Number: 199 Sub-District Number: B Division Number: 2 Family Number: 66 Page Number: 12.

• Fourth Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. British Columbia District Name: Yale and Cariboo District Number: 5 Sub-District Name: Kootenay East - South Riding Sub-District Number: E Division Number: 4 Family Number: 76 Page Number: 8.

• Fifth Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Saskatchewan District Name: Battleford District Number: 208 Sub-District Number: 17 Sub-District Description: Townships 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 in ranges 13, 14, 15 west of the 3rd Meridian, including Biggar Village Family Number: 56 Page Number: 30.

• Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Saskatchewan District Name: Saskatoon District Number: 29 Sub-District Description: Townships 34, 35 and 36, ranges 14 and 15, west of third meridian, including the town of Biggar Meridian: W3 Family Number: 75 Page Number: 8.
• Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 161; Census Place: Biggar (Town), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 11.

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