Martha Jane (Neighbour) Barnes (1912 - 2008)

Born 17 Jul 1912 in Rural Municipality of Pembina, Manitoba, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin George Barnes — married 14 Apr 1937 in Rural Municipality of Pembina, Manitoba, Canada

Died 10 Aug 2008 at age 96 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Martha was born in 1912. She is the daughter of Richard Neighbour and Elizabeth Heighway.^[1]

She married Benjamin George Barnes in 1937^[2] and they had two children Sylvia and Robert. They lived in Medora until their retirement when Ben and Martha moved to Winnipeg.

Martha passed away in 2008.^[3]

Census

1926 Census - E 1/2 11-3-8, Pembina, Manitoba^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth registration for Martha Jane Neighbour, July 17, 1912, RM of Pembina, Manitoba, Canada. Manitoba Vital Statistics, Reg. No. 1912,005032.
2. ↑ Marriage registration for Benjamin George Barnes and Martha Jane Neighbour, Apr. 14, 1937, Pembina, Manitoba, Canada. Registration No. 1937,019376.
3. ↑ Obituary for Martha Jane Barnes, as published by the Winnipeg Free Press on Aug. 16, 2008.
4. ↑ Richard J. Neighbour household, 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces published by Library and Archives of Canada. Family Number: 32 Page Number: 4 Line Number: 11 Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada Item Number: 531378

• Richard J. Neighbour household, 9-8 W1, Pembina, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada. 1916 Census of the Prairie Provinces. Page: 18 Dwelling: 162 Family: 172 Lines: 8-19. Published by Library and Archives of Canada.

• Richard Neighbour household, 11-3-8 W1, Pembina, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada. 1921 Census of Canada. Page: 19 Dwelling: 205 Family: 205 Lines: 1-14. Published by Library and Archives of Canada.

• "Canada Census, 1931", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RSL-JNBW : Sat Dec 30 19:27:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard Neyhbor and Elizabeth Neyhbor, June 1, 1931.