Frances May (Cockburn) Gwynne (abt. 1859 - abt. 1950)

Born about 19 May 1859 in Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Francis (Clark) Dalrymple-Clark — married 20 Apr 1880 (to 2 Oct 1880) in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Wife of William Durie Gwynne — married 20 Sep 1887 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died about Feb 1950 at about age 90 in Toronto, Canada

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Biography

Frances May Cockburn was born on about 19 May 1859. She was the youngest daughter of Barrister and Canadian Politician James Cockburn and Isabella Patterson^[1].

At the age of 20 she married 32 year old Captain Edmund Francis Dalrymple-Clark (the son of John Clark and Charlotte Sophia Dalrymple) on 20 April 1880 at Christ's Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada^[2].

Sadly her husband Edmund died on 2 October 1880 at the age of 32. Their only son, Edmund James Dalrympe Clark, was born three months after his death, on 16 January 1881.

Frances was 28 years of age when she married, secondly, 30 year old Barrister William Durie Gwynne on 20 September 1887 at St. George's Church, Ottawa, Canada^[3]:

Toronto Daily Mail 22 September 1887, page 5:

MARRIAGES.

GWYNNE-CLARK- At St. George's church, Ottawa, on Tuesday, the 20th Sept. inst., by the Rev. H. Grasett Baldwin, assisted by the Rev. Owen Jones, William Gwynne, barrister, to Maye widow of the late Captain Dalrymple Clark, and youngest daughter of the late Hon. James Cockburn.^[4]

They went on to have at least three children.

In the 1901 Census of Canada, Francis M Gwynne (aged 41) was recorded living with her second husband William D Gwynne (43), her son Edmond I D Clark (20), and her three children with her husband; Nora D Gwynne (12), John N Gwynne (11) and Sophie M Gwynne (8) in Ontario. Also in the household was one servant.

By 1921, May Gwynne (aged 62) was recorded living with her husband William Gwynne (63) and their daughter Sophie M Gwynne (26) at 27 Dunbar Road, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

She passed away in about February 1950^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ Census of Canada West 1861
2. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ7-3GF : accessed 13 March 2016), Edmund Dalrymple Clarke and Frances May Cockburn, 20 Apr 1880; citing registration , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,506.
3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMVS-T45 : 8 March 2021), Wm Durie Gwynne and Frances Mary Clarke, 20 Sep 1887; citing registration , Attana, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,216.
4. ↑ Toronto Daily Mail 22 September 1887, page 5 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=BL/0002933/18870922/074&stringtohighlight=dalrymple%20clark%20cockburn (requires subscription to view)
5. ↑ Obituary: The Gazette; Publication Date: 6 Feb 1950; Publication Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/419871426/?article=a177a3a7-fba7-46c9-84d7-9ff80ba6b13b&focus=0.5025799,0.5428275,0.6159828,0.62985677&xid=3355. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

See also:

• Wikipedia:James Cockburn (politician)

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHPM-NMX : 23 February 2021), Francis M Gwynns in household of Willian D Gwynns, York (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 16, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XS-QNP : 15 August 2022), May Gwynne in entry for William Gwynne, 1911; citing Census, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm