Catherine Ledger (Jordan) Atkinson (1901 - 1973)

Born 31 Jan 1901 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 30 Jun 1973 at age 72 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Catherine Ledger Jordan was born on 31 January, 1901 to George and Elizabeth Jordan (Jordan-9030 and Ledger-230) at Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, probably at Seaton Delaval^[1][2].

At the time of the 1901 Census, Catherine L., 2 mos., was living with her parents, George, 31, a Hewer of Coal, and Elizabeth, 27, and siblings Sarah, 8, and Robert, 5, in the home of her Grandparents, George, 71, a Retired Deputy Fireman, and Elizabeth, 67, at 53 Wheatridge Row in Seaton Delaval^[3].

Catherine's niece June recalls that her aunt was called Katie by parents, friends and siblings and Auntie Katie by her nieces and nephews^[4].

The family immigrated to Canada in 1909, sailing from Liverpool, England on 4 November aboard the SS Dominion and arriving in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 14 November. The Passenger list recorded that George Jordan, 40, Miner, wife Mary, 37, and children Sarah, 17, Domestic, Robert, 15, Miner, Kate, 8, Annie, 3, and George, 2, were destined for Lethbridge, Alberta, and that their religion was Church of England^[5][6].

At the time of the 1911 Census of Canada, Catherine, 10, born January 1901, a Student, was living with her parents, George, 41, a Miner, born June, 1869, and Mary E., 38, born April, 1872, and siblings Sarah E., 18, born February, 1892, Robert, 17, born March 1898, a Labourer, Annie, 5, born January, 1906, George W?, 3, born February, 1907, and Harold, not yet 1, born May, 1910, at Hardieville, Lethbridge, Alberta (Township 9)^[7]. Also in the home were Lodgers Joseph McLean, 27, born February 1893 in Scotland, a miner (Sarah's future husband), Alexander Little, 22, born June, 1888 in Scotland, a Timberman, and Will J(?)obbinson, 44, born 1866 in England, a miner. Everyone who was employed was employed by the Coal Mine.

At the time of the 1916 Census, Katy Jordan, 15, was living with her parents, George, 47, Weighman, and Mary Jordan, 43, siblings Robert, 23, Soldier, Mary, 10, George, 8, and Harold, 5, and lodgers Fred Paget, 24, born England, Alexander Welly, 33, born Scotland, and Robert Redhead, 44, born England, all Soldiers at Bellevue, Alberta^[8].

Kate L. Jordan married Edward Wilson Atkinson at Bellevue, Alberta, in 1920^[9].

Katy and Edward Atkinson had at least 3 children:

• one son, whose initials appear on both his father's and mother's death certificates;
• Marion (Atkinson-13298), born 1921; and
• Leonne (Atkinson-12458), born 14 January, 1924.

Katie was widowed on 12 December, 1954.

Katherine Ledger Atkinson died on 30 June 1973, aged 72 years, at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada^[10]. Her Registration of Death records her name as Katherine with a "K." At the time of her death, Katy's address was 2797 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver.

Kate L. Atkinson was cremated on 4 July, 1973 and her remains were interred at Ocean View Garden Chapel in Burnaby, British Columbia^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915; Births registered in January, February and March, 1901; page 309; Jordan, Catherine Ledger; District: Tynemouth; volume 10b, page 310 and Registration of Death for birthdate
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FZ3-263 : 1 October 2014), Catherine Ledger Jordan, 1901; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS94-2ZY : 21 May 2019), Catherine L Jordan in household of George Jordan, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Earsdon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Personal recollection of Mrs. June Pitts (Jordan-9024)
5. ↑ Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4764; Passenger List of SS Dominion upon arrival in Montreal, Canada on 14 November, 1909.
6. ↑ "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68P5-XYCG : 27 October 2021), Kate Jordan, 1909.
7. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460. Year: 1911; Census Place: 24, Medicine Hat, Alberta; Page: 4; Family No: 42
8. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM52-4K7 : 22 March 2022), Katy Jordon in entry for George Jordon, 1916.
9. ↑ Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Marriage Indexes; Grooms-Ai-1919-1945; Page: 2; Groom: Atkinson, Edward; Place: Bellevue; Year: 1920; Registration No. 420. I cannot find the correlating Bride entry for Kate
10. ↑ Registration of Death, Province of British Columbia, Division of Vital Statistics; No. 73-09-009238
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239299318/kate-l-atkinson : accessed 23 June 2022), memorial page for Kate L. Atkinson (1901–1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239299318, citing Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by bluemermaid68 (contributor 47207303) .