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Mary (O'Dea) Dunbar (1854 - 1933)

Mary Dunbar formerly O'Dea
Born in England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died at age 79 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canadamap
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Biography

Mary was born in England on 17 Mar 1854, the daughter of Michael O'Dea.[1]

She married George Dunbar. Their first two children were born in Pennsylvania:

They immigrated to Canada about 1876[4][5] where their remaining children were born:

Their family lived and farmed in Nanaimo, (Wellington), British Columbia.[30][4][31][5][32]

She passed away in 1933.[1]

Census Records

Canada Census, 1881
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Dunbar Male 25 Scotland
Mary Dunbar Female 25 England
Elizabeth Dunbar Female 7 USA
Johanna Dunbar Female 5 USA
James Dunbar Male 2 British Columbia
Mary Dunbar Female 3/12 British Columbia
Michael O Day Male 50 Ireland
Mary O Day Female 65 Ireland[30]
Canada Census, 1901
Wellington, Nanaimo North, British Columbia
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Geo Dunbar Head Male 51 Scotland
Mary Dunbar Wife Female 40 England
Eliz Pansche Daughter Female 27 USA
Mrs Joanne Mcneil Daughter Female 26 USA
James Dunbar Son Male 22 Brit Col
Maggie Dunbar Daughter Female 18 Brit Col
John Dunbar Son Male 15 Brit Col
Kate Dunbar Daughter Female 16 Brit Col
Amelia Dunbar Daughter Female 13 Brit Col
Georgina Dunbar Daughter Female 11 Brit Col
Jessie Dunbar Daughter Female 8 Brit Col
George Dunbar Son Male 5 Brit Col
Joseph Pansche Grandson Male 7 Brit Col
Mary Elizabeth Pansche Gd Daughter Female 6 Brit Col
George Pansche Gd Son Male 4 Brit Col
Mary C Mcneil Gd Dau Female 6 Brit Col
Michael F Mcneil Gd Son Male 0 Brit Col[4]
Canada Census, 1911
Wellington (Nanaimo), Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia
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Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Dunbar Head Male 62 Scotland
Mary Dunbar Wife Female 56 England
George Dunbar Son Male 15 British Columbia
Arnold Dunbar Grandson Male 3 British Columbia[5]
Census of Canada, 1921
Dunbar Road in Wellington, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Household: Name, Relationship, Gender, Marital Status, Age, Birthplace, Year of Immigration, Occupation
George (Senior) Dunbar: Head, 72, Scotland, 1876, Farmer (Own farm)
Mary Dunbar: Wife, 62, England, 1877
Henry Arnold Dunbar: Grand-son, 13, B.C., Student[32]

Research Notes

Birth name sometimes spelled O'Day.
No birth record found for Mary O'Dea or O'Day at : GRO Indexes.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5H-JJ5 : 8 November 2017), Mary Dunbar, 23 Oct 1933, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZK-PM3 : 22 February 2021), Mary Dunbar in entry for John Tausche and Elisabeth Dunbar, 09 Jul 1892; citing Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11380, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,708.
  3. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZK-T9L : 22 February 2021), Mary Dunbar in entry for Stepp Mcneil and Johanna Dunbar, 18 Apr 1894; citing, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11380, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,708.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Census of Canada, 1901," online database with images. Entry for Mary Dunbar; Province: British Columbia, District Name: Vancouver, District Number: 3, Sub-District Name: Nanaimo North, Sub-District Number: F, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 21, Page Number: 2, Microfilm: T-6429, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 49512. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=49512 : accessed 4 Feb 2022).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV39-8JL9 : 16 March 2018), Mary Dunbar in entry for George Dunbar, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,658.
  6. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZN-JD3 : 19 February 2021), Mary O'Dea in entry for James, 08 Dec 1878; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13807, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,114,956.
  7. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZL-BQG : 22 February 2021), Mary O'Dea in entry for James Dunbar and Jane Conlin, 15 Jul 1908; citing Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11381, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,709.
  8. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZJ-WD3 : 19 February 2021), Mary Odea in entry for Mary Dunbar, 01 Jan 1881; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13807, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,114,956.
  9. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ2-9N1 : 22 February 2021), Mary O'Dea in entry for George Merryfield and Mamie Dunbar, 23 Jul 1900; citing Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11380, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,708.
  10. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTW-WD4 : 8 November 2017), Mary O'Day in entry for Mary Gertrude Merrifield, 17 Dec 1971, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
  11. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZJ-6DW : 19 February 2021), Mary O Dea in entry for Margaret, 08 Nov 1882; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13807, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,114,956.
  12. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ2-7L3 : 22 February 2021), Mary O'Dea in entry for Frederick Elias Clarke and Margaret Dunbar, 14 Nov 1903; citing Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11380, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,708.
  13. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZV-4B1 : 19 February 2021), Mary O Dea in entry for John Mcleod Dunbar, 30 Nov 1885; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13808, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,114,957.
  14. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ2-QY2 : 22 February 2021), Mary Odea in entry for John Dunbar and Martha Ellen Eastham, 01 Apr 1907; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11380, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,708.
  15. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZL-BXZ : 22 February 2021), Mary O'Dea in entry for John Dunbar and Gertrude Corcoran, 14 Dec 1911; citing Nanimo, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11381, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,709.
  16. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLB-YZY : 8 November 2017), Mary Adea in entry for John Dunbar, 05 Aug 1914, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
  17. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZV-P5K : 19 February 2021), Mary O Dea in entry for Annie Lousia, 29 May 1887; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13808, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,114,957.
  18. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDQ-SZ1 : 22 February 2021), Mary O'Dell in entry for Charles Bryant and Annie L Dunbar, 06 Feb 1911; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11375, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,703.
  19. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBS-WX7 : 8 November 2017), Mary O'Day in entry for Annie Louise Bryant, 28 Jan 1973, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
  20. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ8-BJT : 19 February 2021), Mary O Dea in entry for Georgina, 03 Apr 1889; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13809, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,114,717.
  21. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8M-SJ7 : 22 February 2021), Mary O'Dea in entry for John Mercer and Georgina Dunbar, 10 Jan 1922; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13743, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,225.
  22. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLP3-143 : 8 November 2017), Mary O'Dea in entry for Georgina Mercer, 16 Jan 1959, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  23. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZD-6PB : 19 February 2021), Mary O Dea in entry for George, 17 Dec 1890; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13809, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,114,717.
  24. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for George Dunbar; Registration Number: 1891-09-044242, Nanaimo, 1891-03-31, Age at Death: 0. Not digitized. Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 5 Feb 2022).
  25. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDW-9QT : 22 February 2021), Mary P O'Dea in entry for Harold Leslie Johnston and Jessie Dunbar, 04 Sep 1920; citing Comox, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B12904, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,032,873.
  26. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5W-82W : 8 November 2017), Mary O'Dea in entry for Jessie Kneen, 9 Mar 1957, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
  27. ↑ "British Columbia Birth Registrations," online database with images. Entry for George Dunbar; Registration Number: 1896-09-554383, Nanaimo, 1896-03-19, Parents: George Dunbar and Mary O'Dea. Birth certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 5 Feb 2022).
  28. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDQ-TG7 : 22 February 2021), Mary O'Dea in entry for George Dunbar and Margaret Anderson, 07 Apr 1920; citing Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B12904, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,032,873.
  29. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGM7-SYG : 8 November 2017), Mary Odea in entry for George Dunbar, 9 Jun 1981, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6S-1HQ : 2 March 2021), Mary Dunbar in household of George Dunbar, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing George Dunbar, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  31. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVK-XXP : 23 February 2021), Mary Dunbar in household of Geo Dunbar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 2, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 1921 Census: "Census of Canada, 1921," online database with images. Entry for Mary Dunbar; Province: British Columbia, District Name: Comox, District Number: 15, Sub-District: Nonoose and Wellington District, 31, Sub-District Description: Lantzville, Family: 122, Page: 9, Line: 4-6, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item: 4435517. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4435517 : accessed 15 Aug 2023).




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