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Swaine, Nickerson, Atkinson, Donaldson, Purdy, Kenny, Ross & Smith surnames

Re: Swaine, Nickerson, Atkinson, Donaldson, Purdy, Kenny, Ross & Smith surnames

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 6:42PM GMT
Classification: Query
I believe we are cousins of a sort. From what I can tell Theresa Jane Donaldson is my ggg grandmother. She was married to Thomas Albert Atkinson, and had a daughter Vera Atkinson. Vera is my gg grandmother. Shen married David Smith, and their son Lowell James is my grandfather.

I am still trying to find more about David Smith.

Re: Swaine, Nickerson, Atkinson, Donaldson, Purdy, Kenny, Ross & Smith surnames

Posted: 5 Sep 2011 1:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
Re David Smith
Early Nova Scotia Vital Stats on available free online at
www.novascotiagenealogy.ca
You may need to download a viewer program which is free onsite to see the actual record

Your David Smith was married twice-he was a widower when he married Vera Atkinson
His first marriage was in 1911
Shelburne Co, Year 1911, book 18, page 601
June 17, 1911, Upper Port La Tour
David Kerby Smith, age 22, bachelor, Methodist, fisherman
Born Baccaro, son of John Y and Mary C. Smith
Married
Hilda Freeman Atkinson, age 19, spinster, Methodist
Born Baccaro, dau of Albert and Tressa Atkinson

Hilda died in 1919, one of the many victims of the great Spanish Flu epidemic.
Shelburn Co Regist Year 1919, Book 49, page 340 #830
Hilda Freeman Smith died Oct 27, 1918 of influenza
Age 26, Wife of David Kirby Smith

David’s marriage to Vera (Hilda’s sister) was in 1924
August 14, 1924 Shelburn Co Reg Year 1924, Book 20,page 525
David Kirby Smith, age 34, fisherman, widower
Born Baccaro, son of John Young and Mary Cecelia Smith
Married
Vera Louise Atkinson, age 21, spinster,
Born Baccaro, dau of Thomas Albert Atkinson and Theresa Jane Donaldson

The birth certificate of David is online and states that he was born July 8th, 1888 in Baccaro Shelburne Co son of John Young Smith and Mary Cecellia Smith. It is a “delayed registration” and has been completed and signed by Mary Smith, David’s mother in 1929.

It is strange that David’s mother registers him as being born in 1888. All other records show him to have been born in late 1889 or early 1890

The 1891 Census which was done in the spring of that year has the family as follows
John Smith age 35, Mary C. Smith age 30
Children: Samuel S Smith, age 4 mos; David K F Smith age 1, Alta M Smith age 6, Charles O Smith age 12.

The 1901 Census shows that family as John Y Smith and Mary Smith with one more son James L Smith age 1. The 1911 Census adds Leonard age 9, Douglass age 7 and Gladys age 3.

Vera’s birth certificate is also there. It has also been completed by her mother and includes a letter from the Secretary of Port La Tour Consolidated School Section #2 stating that Vera Atkinson, age 5 years is enrolled in school there and that her father is Albert Atkinson -dated August 1, 1909

Note: There were several David Kirby Smith’s as far as I can tell. There is yours above who was born in 1888. There is also a David Kirbe Smith II who died in Baccaro in 1915, age 85, (born 1830) fisherman, widower, name of father not given but it must have been David Kirbe Smith. It would appear that he would have been an uncle to your David Kirby. There is another David Kirby Smith who died in 1921 age 76, born 1844. He was a merchant at time of death but had been a Methodist preacher previously. His death certificate gives his parents as James Snow Smith and Eliza Wothern

The marriage record and death certificate of David’s parents are also online.

Shelburne Co Year 1878, Book 1836, page 95, #5
January 5, 1878. Port La Tour by license, Methodist
John Y Smith age 22, bachelor, fisherman, born Baccarro son of Theodore and Rebecca
Married
Mary C. Smith, age 17, spinster, born Cape Sable Island, dau of Malachi and Sophronia

The above John’s death certificate is as follows
Regist Year 1940, book 191, page 244
Died April 26, 1940 of influenza
John Young Smith, born NS, Sept. 13, 1855, widower, fisherman
Son of Theodore Smith, born NS and Rebecca Worthan, b. NS
Informant: Vera Smith, Port LaTour

His wife Mary died in 1937 and death certificate is as follows
Regist Year 1937, book 154, page 827
Died December 19, 1937 of paralytic stroke
Mary Cecelia Smith born NS, December 20, 1860, married to John Y Smith
Dau of Malachi Smith and Sophrinia Goodwin
Informant: John Y Smith

Hope this helps

Re: Swaine, Nickerson, Atkinson, Donaldson, Purdy, Kenny, Ross & Smith surnames

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 12:10AM GMT
Classification: Query
thankyou so much for your information!

Re: Swaine, Nickerson, Atkinson, Donaldson, Purdy, Kenny, Ross & Smith surnames

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 11:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Smith
Thank U for the info this is also my family on my mom's side My mom is the daughter of Floerence Hilda Smith and Harold Swaine, Her Grandmother was Hilda Atkinson Smith grandfather David Kirby Smith i was trying to find some info on Hilda but i'm guessing because she died so young there isn't to much i was also looking for Theresa Jane Donaldson Hilda's mother, married Thomas Albert Atkinson but not not having to much luck anyway just wanted to say Thank u

Leslie

Re: Swaine, Nickerson, Atkinson, Donaldson, Purdy, Kenny, Ross & Smith surnames

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 3:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Atkinson, Donaldson,Smith
Hope u still have posts here...yes we would be 3 rd cousins
Theresa Jane Donaldson married Thomas Albert Atkinson, my 3rd great grandmother, they had...
Hilda Freeman Atkinson born Sept 4th 1892 Died 1911 Oct 27th of influenza..Married David Kirby Smith June 17th 1911
Millage Albert Atkinson born 8th Apr 1895 Died 16th Nov 1983
Vera Louise Atkinson born abt 1904 Died Apr 1987
Ashton Atkinson april 28, 1901 and died at Melrose Massachusetts, feb 25, 1985.enlisted in the US Army for World War 2

Hilda Freeman Atkinson is my line, Married David Kirby Smith
Children...
Flossie Hilda Smith born Feb 5th 1914 Died Feb7th 1993 Moncton N.B, my grandmother
Muriel Smith
My grandma died at of influenza at an early age and David Kirby Smith married her sister Vera Smith
Children of Vera and David ....
Millage Smith
Lowell Smith (yours)
Rosemary Smith
They where all born in Baccoro, Nova Scotia Theresa Donaldson was from Smithville

Re: Swaine, Nickerson, Atkinson, Donaldson, Purdy, Kenny, Ross & Smith surnames

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 4:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Smith
Hilda Freeman Atkinson wife of David Kirby Smith was my great Grandmother Her daughter Flossie Hilda Smith was my Grandmother, Hilda was the daughter of Thomas Albert Atkinson and Thressa Jane Donaldson and sister to Vera Atkinson who was david Kirby Smith's 2nd wife
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