Harvey Ashton Hamilton (1866 - 1941)

Born 4 Jul 1866 in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1941 at age 75 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Harvey was born in Nova Scotia on 4 Jul 1866, the son of Alexander Hamilton and Abagail Abbott.^[1]

In 1901, he was living with his housekeeper, Alice Amelia Watkins and his (or their) two young children in Barrington Head, Shelburne and Queens, Nova Scotia.^[2] By 1911, they had three more children; Harvey worked as a mason.^[3]

He passed away in 1941.^[1]

Census Records

Census of Canada, 1901

Barrington Head, Shelburne and Queens, Nova Scotia

Household: Name, Age, Birth Date, Marital Status, Place of Birth, Relationship

Harvey Hamilton: 29, 1871-07-04, Married, Nova Scotia, Head, Occupation: Mason

Alice A Watkins: 21, 1880-01-05, Single, Nova Scotia, Housekeeper, Occupation: Housekeeper

John A: 5, 1895-07-13, Single, Nova Scotia, Son

Sarah B: 9/12, 1900-06-29, Single, Nova Scotia, Daughter^[2]

Census of Canada, 1911

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Harvey Hamilton Head Male 44 Nova Scotia

Alice Hamilton Wife Female 30 Nova Scotia

John A Hamilton Son Male 16 Nova Scotia

Sarah B Hamilton Daughter Female 10 Nova Scotia

William Hamilton Son Male 8 Nova Scotia

Harvey A Hamilton Son Male 5 Nova Scotia

Lydia M Hamilton Daughter Female 2 Nova Scotia^[3]

Research Notes

Birth date:

1901 Census = 1871-07-04

death certificate = 4 Jul 1866

Since Sarah Belle Hamilton's birth record is a delayed record, she might have been told her mother was Alice Amelia Watkins when it was someone else.

The informant on his death certificate was his daughter, Belle Lyle.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths," online database with images. Entry for Harvey Ashton Hamilton; Death Registration: Year: 1941 file: 191 number: 444, Barrington, Shelburne County, November 19, 1941. Death Certificate Nova Scotia Archives: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 13 Jan 2022).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Census of Canada, 1901," online database with images. Entry for Harvey Hamilton; Province: Nova Scotia, District Name: Shelburne and Queens, District Number: 40, Sub-District Name: Barrington Head, Sub-District Number: A, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 114, Page Number: 10, Microfilm: T-6455, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 1214522. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1214522 : accessed 13 Jan 2022).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-JJV6 : 16 March 2018), Harvey Hamilton, 1911; citing Census, Shelburne and Queens Sub-Districts 1-11, Nova Scotia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,688.

See also:

• Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904," index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 May 2015), Harvey Ashton Hamilton in entry for Sarah Belle Hamilton, 29 Jun 1900; citing Birth, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate number , Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia.