William Ernest Jenkins (abt. 1884 - 1949)

Born about 18 May 1884 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Gracia Lillian Olivia (Aykroyd) Jenkins — married 6 Mar 1911 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Died 4 Jan 1949 at about age 64 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

William was born about 1885.

Married: In St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Kingston, Ontario on 6 March 1911

From Ontario Archives, marriage registrations, RG80-MS932-161-4453. Kingston. William Ernest Jenkins of the City of Edmonton, age 27, bachelor, son of Albert Jenkins, merchant and Margaret McPhail married Gracia Lillian Olivia Aykroyd, of the City of Kingston, age 25, spinster, daughter of S. A. Aykroyd, dental surgeon and Ellen Jane Wemp. Witnesses: Dr. Aykroyd, Mrs. Aykroyd. Rev. W. F. Fitzgerald, vicar of St. Paul’s, Kingston.

By 1933 they were living in Vancouver, B. C.

Died: In Vancouver, British Columbia on 16 February 1968

.Jenkins. – Passed away January 4, 1949, William Ernest Jenkins, 1150 West 26th Ave., age 64 years. Survived by his loving wife, Marjorie L. (sic), Two sons; William Andrew and Albert Ernest, One daughter, Miss Estelle G. Jenkins, all of Vancouver, two brothers, George A. of Cambridge, Mass., Reginald A. of Portland, Ore. Funeral service, Friday, January 7th

See wife's profile for children.

Sources

Vancouver Sun, Thursday, January 6, 1949.

• Genealogy of the Wemp family by William Barent Wemple.

• Ancestry.com. Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1982

Name William Ernert Jenkin

Gender Male

Baptism Age 0

Event Type Baptism

Birth Date 18 May 1884

Baptism Date 1884

Baptism Place Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father Albert N. Jenkins

Mother Margaret Macphail

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206241476/william-ernest-jenkins: accessed 11 July 2023), memorial page for William Ernest Jenkins (19 May 1884–4 Jan 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206241476, citing Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Val Campbell (contributor 48220610).

• The Province; Publication Date: 6 Jan 1949; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/499799649/?article=015e199a-598f-42eb-9e3a-b0b9b62483b6&focus=0.496238,0.015498182,0.6119829,0.3489513&xid=3355