Alexander Bethune
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Alexander Bethune (1852 - 1947)

Alexander Bethune
Born in Peterborough, Canada Westmap
Husband of — married 1878 in Paisley, Brockton, Bruce, Ontario, Canadamap
Died at age 95 in Los Angeles County, California, USAmap
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Biography

Preceded by
Frederick Buscombe
Mayor of Vancouver
1907 - 1908
Succeeded by
Charles Douglas
Alexander Bethune is/was a significant British Columbian.

Alexander Bethune, merchant, was the 12th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1907 to 1908. He had previously served seven years as alderman.

Family

Alexander was born in Ontario [Canada West] on 31 Jan 1852, the son of William Bethune[1] and Catherine Dingwall. In 1861, Alex (age 9) and his family were living in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario; his father was working as a butcher.[2][3]

He married Mary Catherine McIntosh.[4]

In 1891, Alexander (age 38 and a hardware merchant) and Mary (age 29) were living in Dufferin South, Selkirk, Manitoba along with three lodgers: May McEwen (age 12), Katie McEwen (age 8) and Abbie McKibbon (age 25).[5]

In 1901, Alexander (age 49, DOB: Jan 31, 1851) was living in Vancouver with wife, Mary (age 39, DOB: Feb 7, 1861) and nieces, Cathrine (or Ruthann) (age 18, DOB: 5 Mar(?) 1882) and Alice (age 16, DOB: 7 Feb 1884).[6]

In 1911, their Vancouver household consisted of: Alexander (age 59, born Jan 1852), Cathrine (age 49, born Feb 1862) and nieces, Cathrine (age 24, born Mar 1887) and Olive (age 22, born Feb 1889) plus a domestic named Mary A Shirret.[7]

In 1912, Alexander and Catherine went on a year-long trip around the world, along with their nieces, Kate and Alice.

A series of notes in the Vancouver society pages described their journey, as they went from San Francisco to Japan, the Philippines, India, Egypt, Italy, and France.

After their return, the couple moved to California, where they lived until their deaths.

In 1920, Alexander and Mary were living in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.[8]

Alexander's wife, Mary Catherine died on 9 August 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.[4]

In 1940, Alexander (age 88 and widowed) was living in household of nephew, W A Howard Anderson in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.[9]

Death

Alexander died (age 95) on 10 June 1947 in Los Angeles, California.[1][10][11]

He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.[12]

Research Notes

Birth:
Wikipedia: January 31, 1852
1901 census: January 31, 1851
1911 census: Jan 1852
memorial image: 1852.
Parents:
Death (California, County Birth and Death Records): William Bethune & Harriet Dingwall
Death (California Death Index): Bethune & Dingwall
Wikipedia: William B. and Catherine (née Dingwall) Bethune

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Death: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QPWR-NCGV : accessed 8 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9SV-LWG4, Alexander Bethune death 10 Jun 1947 (age 95 year, 4 months, 9 days), son of William Bethune & Harriet Dingwall, husband of Catherine Bethune, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Birth: 31 Jan 1852 in Ontario, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 005599911; Image number: 1315.
  2. 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," database, (Library and Archives Canada : accessed 8 November 2023), Alex Er Bethune (9), single in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Canada West; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 24; Line: 23; Microfilm reel number: C-1073; Image number: 4108345_00451; Item ID number: 44087890.
  3. 1861 Census: "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MQQR-WTS : accessed 7 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DBT9-KWL, Alex Er Bethune (9), single in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Born in Canada W; citing Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 004108345; FHL microfilm: 349321; Image number: 451; Sheet number: 24; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03131-5.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Death of wife, Mary Catherine: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QPMH-8K1W : accessed 7 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9SJ-BNFY, Alexander Bethune in death record for wife, Mary Catherine Bethune, 9 Aug 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005597686; Image number: 1603.
  5. 1891 Census: "Census of Canada, 1891," database, (Library and Archives Canada : accessed 7 November 2023), Alexander Bethune (38), married in Dufferin South, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; Born in Ontario; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 4-5; Family number: 24; Microfilm reel number: T-6295; Image number: 30953_148097-00405; Item ID number: 24090245.
  6. 1901 Census: "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KHVN-GWZ : accessed 7 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-LJ39, Alexander Bethune (49), married head of household in Vancouver City, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada. Born in Ontario; citing Page: 17; Digital film/folder number: 101692780; Image number: 230.
  7. 1911 Census: "Canada Census, 1911," database, (FamilySearch Record: 27X1-912 : accessed 7 November 2023), FamilySearch image; Alexander Bathune, married head of household in Vancouver Sub-Districts 19-50, British Columbia, Canada. Born in Jan 1852 in Ontario; citing Census, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,662.
  8. 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MH7W-K1Q : accessed 7 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR69-6Q6, Alexander Bethune (68), married head of household in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Canada; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 65; Digital film/folder number: 004964296; FHL microfilm: 1820115; Image number: 878; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01881-5.
  9. 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: K9CD-2HC : accessed 7 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MT-J3S3, Alexander Bethune (88), widowed uncle, in household of W A Howard Anderson (50) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Canada; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 6; Digital film/folder number: 005456479; Image number: 266; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: A.
  10. Death: "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, (FamilySearch Record: VPD3-GV3 : accessed 7 November 2023), Alexander Bethune death 10 Jun 1947 (born 31 Jan 1852), son of Bethune & Dingwall, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
  11. Death: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QGKD-J9J8 : accessed 7 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9SF-8NR9, Alexander Bethune death 10 Jun 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005587453_002_M99F-TKH; Image number: 47.
  12. Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #85348973 : accessed 7 November 2023), Memorial page for Alexander Bethune (31 Jan 1852-10 Jun 1947), citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA (plot: Carnation Corridor, Lot 0, Space 1481); Maintained by Vonda Smith (contributor 51074734). Includes memorial with birth and death years: 1852-1947.

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