She was half sister to Jane Bell, Elizabeth Bell ( James Affleck) and Mary Bell, She was born out of wedlock. Father was a Byrnes or Burns. Her mother married Thomas Bell
She ran Post Office at her home in Donaldston.
Mrs. Henry Court - - 1908-03-01 1913-06-14 Closed R.M.D.
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVN4-XMW : 2 March 2021), Matilda Court in household of Henry Court, Lot 35, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Henry Court, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWPM-LTP : 3 August 2016), Matilda Court, Lot 35, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148186.
"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHP4-7GJ : 23 February 2021), M. Matilda Caort in household of Henry Caort, Queen's (east/est), Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-8W7J : 7 April 2022), Matilda Court in entry for Leonard Court, 1911; citing Census, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
Marriage: "Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBJ-2FFY : 11 March 2018), Henry Court and Matilda Lowrey, 04 Apr 1863; citing , Prince Edward Island, Canada, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,630,093.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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