Duncan Carmichael (1850 - 1932)

Born 9 May 1850 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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Died 22 Apr 1932 at age 81 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Duncan Carmichael migrated from Scotland to Canada.

Biography

Duncan Carmichael was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 9 May, 1850. He was the son of Donald Carmichael and Mary McDonald.

At the time of the 1851 Scotland Census, Donald, Mary, Mary, Hugh, and Duncan Carmichael were listed as living in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, along with Duncan Carmichael, who may have been Donald's brother, and two other lodgers.^[1][2]

Donald, Mary, Mary, Duncan, John, and Donald Carmichael were listed as living at 230 Holm Street, Barony, Blythswood, Lanarkshire during the 1871 Scotland Census.

Duncan married Isabella McMillan.

By the time of the 1881 Census of Scotland, the family had moved to Hutchesontown in the Gorbals, Glasgow.^[3] The family were still living in the Gorbals ten years later,^[4] and ten years after that.^[5].

Duncan emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1911.^[6]

At the time of the 1911 Canada Census, Duncan, Isabella, William, Duncan, and John Carmichael were listed as living at 1167 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, along with Mary, Thomas, and William E. Edgar, and three lodgers.^[7]

At the time of the 1921 Canada Census, Duncan, Isabella, Wm, Duncan, and John Carmichael were listed as living at 1923 1st Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia, along with Duncan and Isabella's daughter Mary Edgar and her son William.^[8]

In all his census records, Duncan's occupation was listed as "Blacksmith".

Duncan died in his son's home in Vancouver on April 22, 1932,^[9] and was buried in Ocean View Burial Park in Burnaby, British Columbia.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Free UK Genealogy "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5b1a93a5f4040b2ba34eb0d4 : accessed 28 Nov 2021) [data about Duncan CARMICHAEL in household of Donald CARMICHAEL]; citing Piece: 465 Place: Alloa Enumeration District: 7 Civil Parish: Alloa Ecclesiastical Parish: Alloa Town Folio: 0 Page: 12 Schedule: 43 Address: Glasswork.
2. ↑ Find My Past: 1851 Scotland Census
3. ↑ Duncan, Isabella, Mary Mcdonald, and William Mcmillan Carmichael were listed as living at 101, Aitkenhead Road, Govan, Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire during the 1881 Scotland Census.
4. ↑ Duncan, Isabella, Mary, William, and Duncan Carmichael, and Isabella's niece Mary MacMillan were listed as living on Thistle Street in the Gorbals, Glasgow during the 1891 Scotland Census.
5. ↑ Duncan, Bella, Mary Mcd, William Mcm, Duncan, and John Carmichael were listed as living at 423 Crown Street, Glasgow during the 1901 Scotland Census.
6. ↑ Passenger Lists for the Port of Quebec City and Other Ports, 1865-1922, Given Name(s): Durcan, Surname: Carmichael, Age: 60, Ship: SATURNIA, Port of Arrival: Saint John, Date of Arrival: 1911-03-00, Microfilm Reel Number: T-4823, Reference: RG 76, Item Number: 4560520 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/passenger-lists/passenger-lists-quebec-port-1865-1900/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4560520& : Accessed June 3, 2016).
7. ↑ Census of Canada, 1911, British Columbia, Vancouver, North Vancouver and South Vancouver (12), Vancouver (48), page 37, family 329, Duncan Carmichael; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-20338 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=741659 : Accessed January 10, 2016).
8. ↑ Census of Canada, 1921, British Columbia, Vancouver (13), Ward 6 (14), page 9, dwelling 88, family 109, Duncan Carmichael; RG31 - Statistics Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4317114 : Accessed January 14, 2018).
9. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL26-W57 : accessed 8 October 2015), Duncan Carmichael, 1932.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #257234325

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