Frank Lindsay Kingston (1888 - 1958)

Born 23 Oct 1888 in Quamichan, British Columbia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Elfrida Mary Louise (Greenwood) Kingston — married 11 Sep 1929 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Died 12 Jan 1958 at age 69 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Frank Kingston was born in British Columbia, Canada.

Frank Lindsay Kingston was born in Quamichan (Duncan), British Columbia, Canada in 1888 to William Kingston and Norah Keller. Baptism took place at St. Peters Church in Cowichan on 17 Apr 1889.^[1]

Frank lived with his parents and siblings in Quamichan.^[2][3]

Frank married Elfrida Mary Louisa Greenwood at St. Peter's Church on 11 Sep 1929.^[4]

He passed away at the King's Daughters Hospital on Duncan, British Columbia on 12 Jan 1958.^[5] Frank was a well-known sportsman and tennis player. He was survived by his wife and one son.^[6]

Frank is buried at St Peter's Anglican Cemetery in Duncan.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "British Columbia Baptisms," database. Entry for Frank Lindsay Kingston; BC Archives Mfilm Number: B16240 - not available at BC Archives, St Peters Church, Cowichan, 17 Apr 1889, Birth Date: 23 Oct 1888, Birth Location: Quamichan, Father: William, Mother: Nora. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2 Jan 2021).
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVV-YC8 : 9 December 2020), Francis L Kingston in household of William Kingston, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
3. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-Y1F4 : 16 March 2018), Frank Kingston in entry for William Kingston, 1911; citing Census, Nanaimo Sub-Districts 1-28, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,660.
4. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations," database with images. Entry for Frank Lindsay Kingston and Elfrida Mary L Greenwood; Registration Number: 1929-09-348117, Quamichan, 11 Sep 1929. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/b7e3d09f-a9c6-4647-807b-d72ad0e81966 Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2 Jan 2021).
5. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," database with images. Entry for Frank Lindsay Kingston; Registration Number: 1958-09-002102, Duncan, 12 Jan 1958. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e997fa08-c419-4a54-9d29-76e96bf2c5df Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2 Jan 2021).
6. ↑ Newspapers.com: "Burial rites set today for net star," Vancouver, BC: The Province, 15 Jan 1958, p8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66758720/frank-lindsay-kingston-obituary (newspapers.com : accessed 2 Jan 2020).
7. ↑ Canadian Headstones: Entry for Frank Lindsay Kingston Nov. 29 1889 - Jan. 12 1958, St. Peter's Anglican, Quamichan, Duncan, British Columbia. psid=1560811. https://canadianheadstones.ca/search-item.html?psid=1560811 (canadianheadstones.com : accessed 2 Jan 2021).

See also:

• Pioneer Researchers, The; Memories Never Lost: Stories of the Pioneer Women of the Cowichan Valley and a Brief History of the Valley 1850-1920. Altona, MB: D.W. Friesen & Sons, 1986, pp 125, 297.