Mary (Simpson) Shaw-Wood (abt. 1868 - 1922)

Born about 17 Sep 1868 in London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Wife of Benjamin Shaw-Wood — married about 1887 in London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Died 24 Sep 1922 at about age 54 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Mary Simpson, daughter of William Simpson and ?Norton, was born 17 September 1868 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

Mary married Benjamin Shaw-Wood. Known children of Mary and Benjamin, all born in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada:

1. Isabella Shaw Wood, born 21 June 1888
2. Richard Shaw Wood, born 17 November 1890
3. Joseph Burch Shaw Wood, born 16 January 1893

In 1891, Mary (aged 23) and Benjamin (aged 28), Farmer, lived in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, with their children: Isabel (aged 2) and Richard (aged eight months).^[2]

In 1901, Mary (aged 34) and Benjamin (aged 40) lived in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, with their children: Isabela (aged 12), Richard (aged 10), and Joseph (aged 8).^[3]

Mary (aged 54) passed away 24 September 1922 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. For one year Prior to her passing, Mary lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Isabella and Thomas Urquhart Fairlie, at 23 Douglas Drive, York Mills, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mary had been suffering with Carcinoma of the Bowel.^[1] Her ashes were interred in Forest Lawn Mausoleum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

Research Notes

No original birth record found after searching in Family Search and Ancestry. Williams-106201 15:15, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", online database with images. Entry for Mary Simpson Shaw-Wood; Registration: 005574, Number: 4573, Page: 411, 24 September 1922, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Age at Death: 54, Birth date: 17 September 1868, Birth place: London, Ontario, Canada, Parents: William Simpson and ? Norton. Death certificate familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKW9-GL5 : accessed 28 February 2024).
2. ↑ 1891 Census: "Census of Canada, 1891," online database with images. Entry for B. Shaw Wood; Province: Ontario, District: Middlesex East/90, Sub-District: London/C, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Division: 1, Page number: 10-11, Family number: 45, Microfilm reel number: T-6352, Image number: 30953_148154-00148, Item ID number: 25931163. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=25931163 : accessed 28 February 2024).
3. ↑ 1901 Census: "Census of Canada, 1901," online database with images. Entry for Benjamin Wood; Province: Ontario, District: London (City)/86, Sub-District: Ward 2/B, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Division: 4, Page number: 9, Family number: 75, Microfilm reel number: T-6480, Image number: z000080169, Item ID number: 37126909. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=37126909 : accessed 27 February 2024).
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130243218/mary-shaw-wood: accessed February 28, 2024), memorial page for Mary Simpson Shaw-Wood (17 Sep 1868–24 Sep 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130243218, citing Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Wertypop (contributor 46806984).