Carolyn was born in 1891 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. She is the daughter of Clarissa Ann McLeod.[1] Her father is John Thomas Campbell. In the 1901 census Caroline (age 10) was the niece of William Campbell in Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Relation
Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Occupation
William Campbell
M
29
Head
Married
Ontario
Alice L Campbell
F
23
Wife
Married
British Columbia
John T Campbell
M
39
Brother
Married
Ontario
Clarissa A Campbell
F
35
Sister-in-law
Married
Ontario
John A Campbell
M
13
Nephew
Married
Mb
Caroline Am Campbell
F
10
Niece
Single
Mb
William C Campbell
M
7
Nephew
Single
Mb
Hazel M L Campbell
F
1
Niece
Single
British Columbia
She was baptized in Feb. 2, 1904 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada in the Salmon Arm United Church.[3]
In 1909 Caroline married Forrest Ellingsworth Riddell in Vernon, British Columbia. He was 22 yrs. old, a bachelor, a rancher, Presbyterian and lived in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Caroline was 21 yrs., a spinster, Baptist, and also was living in Salmon Arm. [4] In the 1911 census Amelia was the wife of Forest Riddell in Yale and Cariboo Sub-Districts 1-54, British Columbia, Canada.[5] He passed away (divorced) in 1985 at 97 yrs. old in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.[6]
In 1986 Caroline married Joseph Byron Kay. He had been an locomotive engineer, working for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He passed away in 1987 at 89 yrs. old in M. S.A. General Hospital in Matsqui, British Columbia, Canada. His usual residence was Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.[7]
She passed away at 97 yrs. old in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada.[8]
Caroline was mentioned on a memorial in East West Kootenay Crematorium, Cranbrook, East Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada with a death date of 8 January 1989.[9]
↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records Birth," online database. Entry for Carolyn Amelia Campbell; Registration Number: 1891,11917087, Portage La Prairie, 4 Mar 1891, Mother: Clarrissa Ann McLeod. Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php : accessed 2022-10-20).
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1901 Census:
"Canada Census, 1901"
citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
FamilySearch Record: KHVG-8YP (accessed 20 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-LFVH Image number 00733
Caroline Am Campbell (10), single niece, in household of William Campbell (29) in Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. Born in Mb.
↑ "British Columbia Baptism Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Caroline Amelia May Campbell; Registration Number: B16248, Salmon Arm, 1904-02-17, Father: John Unknown, Mother: Carrie Unknown, Church Name: Salmon Arm United Church, Birth date: 4 Mar 1891, Birth location: Portage la Prairie. Not digitized. Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-10-20).
↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Forrest Riddell and Amelia May Campbell; Registration Number: 1909-09-167871, Vernon, 1909-04-13. Marriage Certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-10-20).
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1911 Census:
"Canada Census, 1911"
citing Census, Yale and Cariboo Sub-Districts 1-54, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,664.
FamilySearch Record: QV95-QN1N (accessed 20 October 2022)
Amelia May Riddell, wife, in household of Forest Riddell in Yale and Cariboo Sub-Districts 1-54, British Columbia, Canada. Born in Manitoba.
↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Forrest Ellingsworth Riddell; Registration Number: 1985-09-010875, Kamloops, 1985-06-25, Age at Death: 97. Death Certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-10-20).
↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Joseph Byron Kay; Registration Number:1987-09-000573, Matsqui, 1987-01-04, Age at Death: 89. Death Certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-10-20).
↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Carolyn Amelia May Kay; Registration Number: 1989-09-001624, Cranbrook, 1989-01-08, Age at Death: 97. Death Certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-10-20).
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Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #163480977 (accessed 13 October 2022)
Memorial page for Caroline Amelia May Campbell Kay (4 Mar 1891-8 Jan 1989), citing East West Kootenay Crematorium, Cranbrook, East Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Ruth Watkins (Pew) Jaynes (contributor 48360967).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caroline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caroline: