Edward Richard McNamara (1895 - 1978)

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ellen (Murphy) McNamara — married 7 Feb 1921 in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 2 May 1978 at age 82 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada

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Biography

Edward was born in River Inhabitants in 1895, the son of John William McNamara and Ellen Jane Proctor. He married Mary Ellen "Minnie" Murphy in 1921. He worked as as a CNR extra gang worker. The 1931 Census shows him as the head of family but notes that while the rest of the family is residing in Lower River Inhabitants, he was residing (presumably for work) in Country Harbour Crossroads, Guysborough County. He was residing in Lower River Inhabitants when he passed away in St. Martha's Hospital, Antigonish in 1978. He was predeceased by his wife, his son Terrence, and his son Arthur. He was survived by three daughters, a son and a step son, 60 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. He was buried in St. Francis de Sales Parish Cemetery.

Sources

• 1901 Census of Canada, Nova Scotia, Richmond, District no. 39, Subdistrict n, River Inhabitants, Page 16, Family No. 154, Lines 38-44, http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z001/jpg/z000046031.jpg

• Nova Scotia Marriage Registration, Year: 1921 - Book: 31 - Page: 706 https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=31-706&Event=marriage&ID=161807

• 1921 Census of Canada, Nova Scotia, District 53, Enumeration SubDistrict 81, River Inhabitants Parish, Pages 4 and 5, Family 35, Lines 49-50 and Lines 1-2, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002905235 and http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002905236

• 1931 Census of Canada, Nova Scotia, Richmond-West Cape Breton, District 52, SubDist. No. 5, Page 1, Family 4, Lines 16-23, https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census2/index1931?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus1931&ProvinceCode=NS&DistrictCode=1954&SubDistrictCode=43875&

• Edward Richard McNamara, Obituary, Chronicle Herald, 4 May 1978, Old Obits 2011, Compiled by Paul C Landry, http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pclandry/genealogy/Lardoise/Old%20Obits%202011.pdf