Elizabeth May (Watkins) Martin (1877 - 1966)

Born 12 Dec 1877 in Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of William Henry Martin — married 11 Jan 1896 in Centre Town United Church 507 Bank St Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1966 at age 88 in 1395 Bank St. Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Elizabeth May "Mary" Watkins was born on December 12th 1879 in Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West

Mary was the daughter of John William Watkins and Hannah Elizabeth "Anna" Barnes.

Siblings are

•Sarah-1 Watkins half

•Charlotte Elizabeth Watkins/Green half

•John-1 Webster Watkins half

•Sarah-2 Ann Martin/White half

•John-2 Ford Watkins

•William "Charles" Watkins

•1881 Census, Mary is age 4/"2".-^[1]

•1891 Census: Mary is age 12,in Ontario, Canada.-^[2]

Mary was age 17 when her and William Henry Martin of age 23, were married on January 11th of 1896 in the Centre town United Church at 507 Bank St. in the city of Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West.

They had the following Children

1. "Charles" Wesley Martin
2. William "Leonard" Martin 
3. "Philip" Webster Martin
4. John Henry Martin
5. Wallace Earl Martin
6. "Thelma" Elizabeth Ann Martin/Langley
7. Mary Normina Whilhemina "Betty" Martin/Murray
8. "Clarence" Alexander Martin
9. Bernice Viola "Bea" Martin/Hammell
10. "Olive" Louise Martin/Brownlee
11. Pearl Martin twin
12. Gilbert Martin twin
13. "Eldon" Orvil Martin
14. David "Lloyd" George Martin
15. Ivan Franklin Douglas "Frank" Martin

•1901 Census, Mary is age 22.

•1911 Census, Mary now ag32, yet her Year of Birth is incorrect in this census-^[3]living in Gloucester, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario.

•1921 Census, "May" Elizabeth is age 42.-^[4]living in Gloucester (Township), Russell Dist., Ontario, Canada.

♡ 60th Anniversary ♡

William & Mary Martin's marriage of Sixty~Years was from January 11th, 1896 to January 11th, 1956

William & Mary Martin's 60th Diamond Anniversary

The Ottawa Citizen newspaper covered and printed Mr. & Mrs. Martin's special occasion the following day. (The contents of the newspaper article reads as such beneath)

Mr. & Mrs. William Martin of 1395 Bank St. Ottawa, Ontario.

Ottawa Couple Mark Their Diamond Anniversary
Many telegrams, letters of congratulation and visits from friends and relatives were received yesterday (Jan.11,1956) by Mr. and Mrs. William Martin when they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception at their home. "Congratulations were received from Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, Hon. George Drew and Mayor Charlotte Witton. Mr. and Mrs. Martin were married in 1896 at McLeod Street United Church and have resided in Ottawa most of their married life. For about the past 40 years Mrs. Martin has been a member of the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association at Billings Bridge and Mr. Martin has been a member of the Loyal Orange Lodge. "Reception" About 20 guests attended the reception. A large anniversary cake, red roses and crystal candelabra centered on the tea table. For the occasion Mrs. Martin wore a princess - style black crepe gown and corsage bouquet of red roses. She was presented with an arm bouquet of roses by her 19 grandchildren. Her two-year-old granddaughter, Wendy Hammell, made the presentation. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have 10 children : Leonard of Hemlock, Mich.; Lloyd and Frank of Saginaw, Mich.; Philip, Clarence and Eldon of Ottawa; Mrs. John Langley (Thelma), Mrs. James Murray (Betty), Mrs. Claude Hammell (Bernice) and Mrs. Asa Brownlee (Olive), all of Ottawa. Their residence of 50 years, was their family owned farm.. located less than half mile south of the Billings Bridge re the Bridge itself, in Gloucester Township, Carleton County of Ontario, Canada.

Mary passed away in 1959 (age 81) at her residence of 1395 Bank St. Ottawa

Burial: Capital Memorial Gardens in Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. FindAGrave Memorial^[5]

The primary profile image is a photo of the original Newspaper clipping itself, which was published in the Ottawa Citizen in January of 1956, announcing the celebrated 60th Diamond Anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. Martin. The little girl in the photo as well is their granddaughter Wendy Hammell. This newspaper clipping in was passed down to their great-grandaughter Jo-Anne Zeron, granddaughter of their daughter Mary Normina Whilhemina "Betty" (Martin) Murray and the eldest daughter of her daughter Barbara Jane (Murray) Zeron.

Additional Information

European

-gravestonephotos.com - Watkins in England.

-Peerage - Watkins

Possible Relatives

-John Watkins-Google Books search_online

Cousin-Susan Watkins

The UMCOR Hotline for April 16, 2014 MEET UMCOR STAFF: SUSAN WATKINS; Susan Watkins is UMCOR’s head of mission in Haiti. Who is originally from Ottawa, Canada. Watkins has worked in international development since 1985. Courtesy of Susan Watkins. Susan, also wrote an article on "A Diversity of Women in Ontario between 1945-1980.-umcor.org resources_news_archives 2014.

Sources

1. ↑ Archives Canada 1881 Census
2. ↑ Archives Canada 1891 Census
3. ↑ Archives Canada 1911 Census
4. ↑ Archives Canada 1921 Census
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #191803553

See Also:

• MyHeritage - May Watkins
• Gramstedt - Elizabeth May Watkins