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Aimee Bloom
Aimee Bloom
Aimee Bloom (1894-?) Aimee Bloom was born on 3 October 1894, in New York City to parents Hiram Bloom and Emma Rothschild. Aimee was the youngest of two siblings, she had an older brother Irving. On 10 June 1900, Aimee’s father Hiram married Charlotte Koch in Kings, New York. The family lived together in Brooklyn. On 5 January 1915, Aimee and her fiance William Isaac applied for a marriage license. William was a manager in men’s neckwear. They had three children together, William, Emily, and Richard Garrett. Sadly, on 28 April 1923, Aimee’s stepmother Charlotte passed away at the age of 59. After her death, Aimee’s father Hiram moved in with the Isaac family. In 1926, Aimee and William travelled to Cherbourg, France, they arrived back to New York on 7 December 1926 on the Majestic. She would also travel to Hamilton, Bermuda with her daughter Emily, and they arrived back to New York on 23 April 1933 on the Monarch of Bermuda. UPEI’s Provenance Collection has the book, The early poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson with the inscription “From Aimee and Irving Bloom to I.J.L 1907”. The initials I.J.L are for cousin Irving Jules Lewin, Charlotte’s nephew. Sources: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives. New York, State Census, 1905. Population Schedules . Various County Clerk Offices, New York. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Index to Marriages, New York City Clerk's Office, New York, New York. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives. State population census schedules, 1925. Albany, New York: New York State Archives. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C. Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957.Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C. Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957.Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C., Emma Rothschild, Hiram Bloom, William Isaac
Albert Glidden
Albert Glidden
Albert Glidden (1851-1906) Albert Glidden was born on 28 May 1851 to Albert Glidden and Ann M. Borland (daughter of a Sea Captain) in Maine, USA. In the 1860 US Census, Albert was nine years old, living with his parents in Newcastle, Maine. His father is listed as a merchant. Albert is the only child listed. However, in the 1850 Census (before Albert was born) Albert Sr, and Ann, have a daughter listed with them, Edeline [Adeline] C. Glidden, age 10. By 1860 Adeline had moved out. She married Horace Warren Metcalf and together they had three children, Horace, Annie and Mary Dana. This is the same Mary Dana Metcalfe that once owned the book, “Dick’s Games of Patience” before passing it on to her uncle Albert. At the age of 19, in 1870, Albert is still living with his parents and is listed as a grocery clerk in the census. The 1901 Canadian Census indicates that Albert moved to Canada, from America in the year 1878. In the Statesman’s Yearbook of 1899 Albert Glidden is listed as a United States Consular Officer serving in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. Albert died of a stomach ulcer, age 55, on 26 October 1906. It was just a few months earlier, in June that year, that Albert gave the book, “Dick’s Games of Patience, or, Solitaire with cards”, once owned by his niece Mary D. Metcalfe, to Bessie E. Myrick. Sources: 1850 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M432_260; Page: 407B; Image: 174 1860 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M653_442; Page: 830; Family History Library Film: 803442 1870 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M593_549; Page: 587A; Family History Library Film: 552048 1891 Census of Canada. Census Place: Lot 1, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Roll: T-6382; Family No: 175 1901 Census of Canada. Census Place: Lot (township/canton) 1, Prince (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island; Page: 15; Family No: 119 Maine Death Record for Albert Glidden. Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 22 Maine Death record for Ann M. Glidden. Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 22 Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA Roll Number: 096 Wright, Carroll D., editor. The Stateman’s Yearbook: Statistical and Historical Annal of the States of the World for the Year 1899. American Edition. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1899., Albert Glidden, Ann M. Borland
Alice H. Barnes
Alice H. Barnes
Alice H. Barnes (1886-1979) Alice Holte Barnes was born in Newport, Shropshire, England, on 2 Feb 1886, making her 8 years old when she received the book, Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll. Alice was the daughter of Thomas George Lee Barnes and Mary Louisa Fox. In 1891, they were living in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, and still living there, when the book was signed in September 1894. By 1901, they moved to Toronto. Alice had five siblings: Harold, Florence, Edward, Cyril and Frances. All had the middle name Holte. Little Frances, the youngest, was born on 25 July 1893. She died on 24 August 1893, as a result of a premature birth. Alice received this book a year after that loss. On 11 May 1916, Alice married Charles Forbes Rogers (1887-1977) in Toronto. They had one child together on 30 September 1917. His name was William Barnes Rogers; he lived for only a few hours and was buried the following day, on 1 October 1917, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. There has been no other indication found of children. Alice died in 1979, in Toronto. The book, now housed in the UPEI's Provenance collection, was given to Alice by A.H. Campbell, the principle owner of the Muskoka Mills from 1884-1895. Sources: 1891 Census of Canada. Census Place: Baxter and Gibson and Freeman, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario; Roll: T-6354; Family No: 116 1901 Census of Canada. Census Place: Toronto (West/Ouest) (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 5, Toronto (west/ouest) (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 5; Family No: 42 Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938.Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 68 [Death Registration of Frances Holte Barnes]. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS940; Reel: 9 [Death Registration of William Barnes Rogers]. Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 372, Thomas George Lee Barnes, Mary Louisa Fox, Charles Forbes Rogers, William Barnes Rogers
Alice M. Lovat
Alice M. Lovat
Alice M. Lovat (1846-1938) Alice Mary Weld-Blundell Fraser Lovat (Baroness, Lady Lovat) Alice was born on 1 March 1846 in London, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Weld Blundell, a magistrate, and Teresa Vaughan. Alice had a very privileged upbringing, her family lived in a stately home known as Ince Blundell Hall. When Alice was five, she lived with her mother and father, five siblings, a governess, a butler, a housekeeper, a house-maid, a nurse, two nurse-maids, two laundry-maids, two ladies-maids, a kitchen maid, a dairy maid, a footman, a groom and two gardeners. By the time she was 15 there were another five siblings for Alice. At the age of 20, Alice married Simon Fraser, Master of Lovat, on 14 November 1866, in the chapel at Ince Blundell. Nine years later, her husband succeeded his father as the thirteenth Lord Lovat. They built and lived in the elaborate Beaufort Castle in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Together, Alice and Simon had nine children: Simon (who died at age 1), Mary Laura, Alice, Simon Joseph, Ethel, Hugh, Alastair, Margaret, and Muriel Mary Rose. Alice's husband, Baron Simon Fraser, purchased an old military fort, Fort Augustus, and presented the land to the Church for a Benedictine Abbey to be built and organized. David Hunter Blair took a great interest in this new Abbey and he eventually became Librarian of the Abbey Library and Headmaster of the Abbey School. He took the name Oswald as his religious name. The relationship between Oswald, the Abbey, and the Lord and Lady Lovat explains the signature in the UPEI Provenance copy of, Henry the Third and the Church: Rev’d Oswald Hunter Blair with the aff’ate regards of Alice M. Lovat. Xmas-day 1905. In 1887, Alice's husband, Simon, passed away and the inscription certainly indicates that the friendship between Alice and Oswald, remained long after her husbands passing. Certainly, Alice's great faith was only strengthened by this friendship. At her husband's death, Alice became the official guardian of her sixteen year old son, Simon Joseph, the next Lord Lovat. After her son took on the title of 14th Lord Lovat, Alice spent her time living between Beaufort Castle, in Scotland, and 38 Grosvenor Gardens, London, England. Her youngest daughter, Muriel Mary Rose, became a nun with the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. In fact, Alice wrote a book titled, “Life of the venerable Louise de Marillac (Mademoiselle le Gras) foundress of the company of Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul”. She wrote numerous biographies and religious works including, “The Life of St. Teresa”, “The Marvels of Divine Grace”, “Mere Marie Eugenie, Foundress of the Assumption Nuns”, “The Life of Sir Frederick Weld”, “Clare Vaughan”, “The Catholic Church from Within”, “The Life of Pere Etienne Pernet”, and “A Highland Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Aeneas Chrisholm”. On 27 October 1914, Alice lost her son, Hugh, in the war. He was killed in action, as Major Hugh Fraser, at the Battle of Ypres. In fact, only one of her four sons, Alastair, outlived her. In 1917, Alice joined the Visitation Convent at Harrow-on-the-Hill in North West London and took the name Sister Mary Juliana. She was 70 years old. Alice died at the Convent on 3 June 1938, at the age of ninety-two. Sources: 1851 England Census. Class: HO107; Piece: 2191; Folio: 362; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87198 1861 England Census. Class: RG 9; Piece: 2725; Folio: 112; Page: 3; GSU roll: 543019 1881 Scotland Census. Parish: Kiltarlity; ED: 8; Page: 8; Line: 7; Roll: cssct1881_29 1901 Scotland Census. Parish: Kiltarlity; ED: 6; Page: 10; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_31 1911 England Census. Class: RG14; Piece: 442 England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. Death. London, England: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. Marriage. London, England: General Register Office. “Obituaries: The Dowager Lady Lovat", The Tablet, 11 June 1938, p.28., Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat, Simon, Mary Laura, Alice, Simon Joseph, Ethel, Hugh, Alastair, Margaret, and Muriel Mary Rose.
Allen Cosh
Allen Cosh
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) Andrew Lang was born in Selkirk, Scotland on 31 March 1844. He was the son of John Lang and Jane Plenderleath Sellar. He was the eldest child with seven younger siblings. Andrew attended St. Andrew's University, in Scotland, and later Balliol College at Oxford University, studying Classics. Andrew was recorded in the 1871 England Census, as a visitor of his maternal relatives in London, England. On 13 April 1875, he married Leonora Blanche Alleyne, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Alleyne, in Clifton, Christchurch, Gloucestershire, England. They settled in London. However, by 1891, they moved back to Scotland, relocating to St. Andrews, Fifeshire. Andrew became a prolific writer, focusing primarily on folklore and mythology. He is, perhaps, best known for The Blue Fairy Book which began his series of twelve different coloured Fairy Books, written, with the assistance of his wife, between 1889-1910. J.R.R. Tolkien was a fan of the Fairy Books, saying: “None rival either the popularity, or the inclusiveness, or the general merits of the twelve books of twelve colours which we owe to Andrew Lang and to his wife". In 1906, he was elected Fellow of the British Academy. Andrew had many hobbies; he was an avid book collector, golfer and fisherman. At the Tor-na-Coille Hotel, on 20 July 1912, in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Andrew died of heart failure. He is buried in St. Andrew's Cathederal in St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland. His wife, Leonora, died on 10 July 1933, in Kensington, Middlesex, England, leaving the family fortune to her niece, Thyra Blanche Alleyne. Andrew's library was sold through Sotheby auctions. All books sold in the auction, included a small bookplate with the following message: From the Library of ANDREW LANG. Sold by Messrs. Sotheby. Dec.5th, 6th, 1912 UPEI's Provenance copy of Cameos and other poems, by Florence G. Attenborough, was part of Andrew Lang's book collection, sold at Sotheby's auction and possibly purchased by A.J. Bell, whose signature is also in the book. The dedication in the book reads: To- Andrew Lang Esqr. A tribute of admiration from the Authoress. March 31st Sources: 1871 England Census. Class: RG10; Piece: 52; Folio: 22; Page: 35; GSU roll: 824571. 1881 England Census. Class: RG11; Piece: 51; Folio: 87; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341011 1891 Scotland Census. Parish: St Andrews; ED: 6; Page: 12; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1891_139 1901 England Census. Class: RG13; Piece: 38; Folio: 47; Page: 1 1901 Scotland Census Parish: Ardchattan and Muckairn; ED: 8; Page: 6; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1901_182 “Andrew Lang” Find A Grave, Memorial# 93179523, accessed April 4, 2016. “Andrew Lang” The Folio Society, accessed April 4, 2016. England, Bristol Parish Registers. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England. Leonora Blanche Lang; death date 10 July 1933, Middlesex England; probate date 10 August 1933, London England., Leonora Blanche Alleyne, John Lang, Jane Plenderleath Sellar
Angie Clara Chapin
Angie Clara Chapin
Angie Clara Chapin (1855-1937) Angie Clara Chapin was born on 7 April 1855 in Auburn, Michigan to Sarah J. Brown and George P. Chapin. She was an only child. According to the 1860 census, her father was a grocer. They lived in Auburn, in the same neighbourhood, until sometime after 1900. In 1871, Angie started her postsecondary education at the University of Michigan. She graduated in 1875 with a Bachelor of Arts, making her one of the first women from her hometown to pursue a career in academia. Soon after Angie graduated, she became a member of the Literary Department at Flint High School, and remained in that position until 1879. In 1879, Angie became a teacher at Wellesley College to fulfill the need for a Greek scholar. Angie quickly excelled at Wellesley College, she was described as “one of Wellesley's beloved and outstanding teachers; a devoted classicist and a charming gentlewoman." (Auburn 13021: Angie Clara Chapin). By 1887, she was given a full professorship. In 1901, Angie became a professor of Greek Language and Literature. She was also the head of the Classics department from 1887-1919. Angie would also be the acting Dean of Wellesley College from 1911-1913. In 1886, she became one of the first female commissioners of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and, in 1906, became the first female member of the School. Angie was also an avid member of her community. She was a pioneer of co-education, an advocate for equal rights for women, and was key to the development of the classical department at Wellesley College. In 1914, Angie left the United States with the intent of travelling through Italy and Greece. During her travels the Great War broke out leaving her no choice but to go back to the United States. In order to get back into the country, Angie had to fill out an emergency passport application. On the application she describes herself as being 5’4”, with a small mouth, a medium forehead, a flat chin, brown eyes, hair that was originally brown but was turning grey, with a ruddy complexion, a straight nose, and an oval face. By 1920 Clara, age 64, was living on Morris Crescent, Yonkers, Westchester, New York. The Census lists her as “partner" to head of the home, Jesse A. Seeley. Ms. Seeley was a public school teacher in Yonkers. Although we may jump to conclusions about two women living as partners, it really just indicates that they were sharing equal partnership in the renting of the home. The rules for the 1920 enumerators explained that, “If two or more persons share a common abode as partners, write head for one and partners for the other". Within the following decade, Angie Chapin moved back to her home state. In the 1930 census, she was living as a lodger on Packard Street, Ann Arbor Michigan. The owner of the home was retired clergyman, LeRoy N. Pattison (age 81). Living with him was his daughter Josephine, (age 53) who had trained as a nurse, his sister Martha L. Sturnberg (age 87), and two boarders, Angie (age 75) and Ellen R. Davis (age 86). On 27 August 1937, Angie Clara Chapin passed away. She was buried next to her parents in Auburn’s Fort Hill Cemetery. The UPEI Provenance Collection contains a book once gifted to Angie Clara Chapin. Poetae Lyrici Graeci Minores, by Theodore Bergk, includes Constance Virginia Carter’s bookplate, “Virtus Vera Nobilitas,” and is inscribed with “Angie Clara Chapin. Christmas 1896. (K.M.E.)”. Other books in the UPEI Provenance Collection: Feyerabend, Karl. A Pocket Dictionary of the Greek and English Languages. Johannesburg: Hermann Michaelis, 1910. [Constance Virginia Carter’s bookplate, “Virtus Vera Nobilitas.” Also inscribed “A.C. Chapin.”] Herbert, George. The Poems of George Herbert. Oxford University Press, 1912. [Constance Virginia Carter’s bookplate “Virtus Vera Nobilitas.” Also inscribed “For Dear Miss Chapin With many happy memories and love from Dorothy Bruce, ‘26 210 Roland Ave, Baltimore. Pemaquid Point September, 1927."] Mommsen, August. Griechische Jahreszeiten. Schleswig: Julius Bergas, 1875. [Library of Wellesley College bookplate. Also inscribed “A. C. Chapin. 1899.” With a newsclipping and some notes.] Sources: 1860 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Adrian Ward 4, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M653_551; Page: 400; Image: 402; Family History Library Film: 803551. 1900 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Auburn Ward 10, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 1012; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241012. 1920 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Yonkers Ward 1, Westchester, New York; Roll: T625_1279; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 210; Image: 759 1930 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: 1029; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 432.0; FHL microfilm:2340764. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950. Year: 1937. Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. File No. 006282. Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. Calendar of the University of Michigan for 1871-2. Ann Arbor: Published by the University, 1872. Fourteenth Census of the United States. Taken in the Year 1920. Vol. II. Population 1920. General Report and Analytical Tables. Available at Google Books. The Michigan Alumnus: Volume XXXIII October 9, 1926-September 10, 1927. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, 1927. “Angie Clara Chapin.” Auburn 13021. Published: 30 April 2010. Accessed on 4 August 2016. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925. Year: 1914. Selected Passports. National Archives, Washington, D.C. “History of the Office.” Wellesley College: Wellesley College Archives. Accessed 4 August 2016. Wellesley College, Report of the President 1914-1915 (1916). Presidents' Reports. Book 19. Wellesley College, Report of the President 1918-1919 (1919). Presidents' Reports. Book 16. Photo: Photo from Michigan Historical Collections , “Angie Chapin,” A Dangerous Experiment: Women at the University of Michigan, accessed 17 March 2017., George P. Chapin, Sarah J. Brown
Annie L. McGrath
Annie L. McGrath
Annie L. McGrath (1881-1953) Annie Laura McGrath was born on 11 June 1881 in Norway, Prince Edward Island. She was the daughter of John McGrath and Catherine Nelligan, who were married on 25 February 1862 in Tignish, PEI. John and Catherine were devout Catholic parents of twelve children: James, Maurice, John, Mary, Margaret, Gustavus, Frank, Nellie, Nettie, Annie, Joseph and Ella. Three of those children dedicated their lives to the Church: one priest and two nuns. Annie devoted her life to education. She graduated from Prince of Wales College in 1911, and then moved to Halifax to obtain her Bachelor of Arts degree from Dalhousie University. The 16 September 1913 edition of The Charlottetown Guardian reads: Miss Annie L. McGrath left Tignish Saturday, en route to Halifax, to attend Dalhousie College. She intends to spend a few days with her brother Dr. McGrath in Bloomfield. After graduating from Dalhousie, she returned home and became a professor of English and Botany at Prince of Wales College. Annie's sister, Ella Mae McGrath, was also employed at the College, teaching Commerce. Annie has been described as “plain, dark-haired... tall and thin", “exceptionally bright" and “a lovely person, kind and nice" (Bruce, 124). In 1922, at the age of 41, Annie married Samuel Napier Robertson, the Principal of Prince of Wales College. At this time, as was the custom, Annie resigned from her teaching post. Together, they lived at 113 Upper Prince Street, in Charlottetown. Annie was a devoted Catholic and her husband was a Protestant; they each attended their own Church on Sundays. After Samuel's death in 1937, Annie made arrangements to be buried beside her husband in the Protestant Cemetery in Sherwood (now within the borders of Charlottetown), when the time came. In 1951, Annie McGrath Robertson was given an Honourary Life Membership for the Prince of Wales College Alumni. She died in 1953. The Robertson Library is named in honour of Annie's husband, Samuel Napier Robertson. UPEI's Provenance copy of the Sir Walter Scott novel, Marmion, includes Annie's signature and lots of marginalia (notes on content) throughout the book. Other books in the Provenance Collection: Greenidge, A.H.J. Roman Public Life. London: MacMillan and Co., Ltd., 1922. [Includes Stamp: Donated to St. Dunstan's College Library By [In script: Mrs. S. Robertson]] Sources: 1891 Census of Canada. Census Place: Lot 1, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Roll: T-6382; Family No: 71 Baptismal record of Annie Laura McGrath found at PEI Public Archives and Record Office (PARO) online. Retrieved 27 May 2016. Bruce, Marion. A Century of Excellence: Prince of Wales College, 1860-1969 (Charlottetown: Island Studies Press, 2005), 124-125. Bruce, Marion C. “Samuel Napier Robertson", Dictionary of Canadian Biography XVI (1931-1940). “Western Personals". The Charlottetown Guardian, 16 September 1913, p. 8. Accessed from Island Newspapers on 16 April 2016. Notes: Some information was provided by Janette Fraser, a Nelligan descendant. Photo: Photo courtesy of UPEI Archives: Prince of Wales College- Class Photographs Gallery (1914-1915), Samuel Napier Robertson, John McGrath, Catherine Nelligan
Annie Patton
Annie Patton
Annie Patton (1856-1940) Cancis Anna “Annie” Woodard Patton was born on 1 December 1856 in Morgan Co, Indiana, USA to parents James Woodard, from Kentucky, and Lucy Ewing, from Indiana. It is unknown whether Annie had any siblings. Annie married William Ruddell Patton, born 1852, on 18 March 1875 in McLean, Illinois, USA. In the 1880 US Census, Annie and William are living in Martin, McLean, Illinois, where Annie was listed as keeping house and William was a Farmer. On 20 September 1884, in Colfax, Lexington, Illinois, Annie gave birth to a son Tilden Marion Patton. Tilden was the only surviving child for Annie and William. By 1900, Annie, William, and Tilden were living in Willow Springs, Jackson, Oregon. William was mining Gold Ore and Tilden was attending school, while Annie kept house. In 1910, Annie and William, having been married for 35 years, are living again in Illinois; this time in Lexington. Tilden and his new wife Rachel Bishop, were also living with Annie, they had married sometime before April 1910. Sadly two years later, on 19 March 1912 William dies. At the age of 63, Annie is living with Tilden and Rachel, in Lexington, in 1920. She is wilt Tilden when on 12 June 1920, Rachel passes away. They never had any children. After 5 years, Tilden remarries, Helen Swartz, on 9 December 1925 and Annie continues to live with them. In the 1930 US census, Annie, Tilden, and Helen are living at 209 Chestnut Street in Lexington. On 3 Mar 1940, Cancis Anna “Annie” Woodard Patton dies. She is buried on 6 March 1940 in Pleasant Hill cemetery alongside her husband William. In 1897, Annie presented Tilden with a book The First Battle: a Story of the Campaign of 1896 by William Jennings Bryan. The book is now located in UPEI Library’s Provenance Collection. The inscription inside the books reads “Presented to Tilden M. Patton By his Mama” “Date March 26 1897”. Sources: 1880 Tenth Census of the United States. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices. 1900 US Census. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. 1910, Thirteenth Census of the United States. (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. William R Patton. Find a Grave. 1920 Fourteenth Census of the United States. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. 1930 US Census. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States,. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. “Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records., William R Patton (1852-1912), Tilden M Patton (1884-1957), Lucy Ewing, James Woodard
Annie Stirling Chalmers
Annie Stirling Chalmers
Annie Stirling Chalmers (1867-1930) Annie Stirling Chalmers, sometimes known as Anne, was born on 7 June 1867 in New Jersey City to Scottish-born parents, William and Jane Chalmers. She was the fifth out of their six children, with an older sister Jane, older brothers James, Thomas and John, and a younger sister Mary. In 1880, the family relocated to Middletown, Butler, Ohio but by 1900, they had returned to Camden, New Jersey. In 1910, Annie and her younger sister Mary were boarders in James J. Gibb’s home in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. They were workers in an asbestos factory, though by 1920 Annie was living in Richmond, New York, so this was not a long-term position. On 17 October 1922, at age 55, Annie applied for a passport with Mary as her witness. Her application indicates that she was unmarried and living in New York City at the time. The process was successful and she sailed on the S.S. Cameronia to Britain on 4 November 1922, for a vacation with her sister. On returning, they left from Southampton on the S.S. Orbita on December 1, arriving in New York City on December 11. Annie remained in Richmond New York until her death on 25 September 1930. According to the 1930 Census, she was single, unemployed, and had had no formal education. Annie was buried at Harleigh Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey. UPEI’s Provenance Collection’s copy of The Literary Guillotine, has been signed three times by Annie: first being her initials, “A.S.C. May 1908”, in handwriting: “Annie Stirling Chalmers May 1908”, along with an inscription “Jim, from Annie July - 1908”. This “Jim” could be referring to James J. Gibb, the man whose home she boarded in, in 1910. Sources: Anne S. Chalmers 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3230; Line: 4; Page Number: 7 Anne S. Chalmers 1930; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1562; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0633; Image: 563.0; FHL microfilm: 2341297 Annie Chalmers 1870; Census Place: Hamilton, Atlantic, New Jersey; Roll: M593_851; Page: 141B; Image: 83773; Family History Library Film: 552350 Annie Chalmers 1880; Census Place: Middletown, Butler, Ohio; Roll: 996; Family History Film: 1254996; Page: 89A; Enumeration District: 021; Image: 0547 Annie S. Chalmers 1900; Census Place: Camden Ward 1, Camden, New Jersey; Roll: 957; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1240957 “Annie Stirling Chalmers”, Find A Grave Memorial# 156052070. Accessed May 2017. William Chalmers National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2118; Volume #: Roll 2118 - Certificates: 225600-225975, 19 Oct 1922-20 Oct 1922 Photo: “Annie Stirling Chalmers”, Find A Grave Memorial# 156052070., William Chalmers, Jane [unknown], Jane Chalmers James Watson Chalmers (1855 - 1911) Thomas A. Chalmers (1856 - 1919) John B. Chalmers (1861 - 1923) Mary Stirling Chalmers (1873 - 1931)
Annie Wainright Scott Strong
Annie Wainright Scott Strong
Annie Wainright Scott Strong (1859-1928) Annie Wainright Scott Strong was born on 15 Jan 1859, to prosperous businessman and politician, William Lawrence Scott and Mary Matilda Tracy Scott from Erie, Pennsylvania. On 8 September 1881, Annie became the wife of Charles Hamot Strong (1853-1936), a businessman in coal, electricity and the local newspaper. Annie's father built a beautiful 46 room mansion for the couple, which was completed in 1893. The home is now the Old Main administration building at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. Charles was the grandson of Pierre Simon Vincent Hamot, founder of the Hamot Hospital in Erie. Charles and Annie continued to financially support the hospital and Annie became the founder of Erie's first nursing school, The Hamot Hospitals Training School for Nurses. Annie was described by Fortune Magazine as “Erie's Social Dictator" (Fortune Nov. 1934), she adored the socialite scene and enjoyed hosting lavish parties in the mansion. In the 1910 Census, only Annie and Charles lived in the mansion, along with seventeen domestics: a private secretary, two butlers, a house-keeper, three chambermaids, three “servants”, a cook, a kitchen-man, two laundresses, a chauffeur, and two coachmen. Charles and Annie welcomed three U.S. Presidents (Roosevelt, Cleveland, Taft) into their extravagant home. Legend has it that President Taft got stuck in a bathtub on the third floor. It has been widely suggested that Annie and Charles' marriage was not a happy one, but they did have one child together, Thora Wainwright Strong. Annie died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 19 May 1928 in Erie, Pennsylvania. UPEI's Provenance copy of Once Aboard the Lugger is simply signed “Annie W. Scott Strong". Below her name is the stamp of St. Dunstan's College Library. Sources: 1860 United States Census. Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1107; Page: 199; Family History Library Film: 805107 1870 United States Census. Census Place: Erie Ward 4, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1340; Page: 45A; Family History Library Film: 552839 1880 United States Census. Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1128; Page: 336D; Enumeration District: 153 1900 United States Census. Census Place: Erie Ward 4, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0090 1910 United States Census. Census Place: Erie Ward 4, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1342; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1375355 1920 United States Census. Census Place: Erie Ward 4, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1565; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 94 Atkinson Erie City Directory, 1927/28, 55th edition. Erie: The Erie Printing Company, 1927. “Erie's Social Dictator" Fortune Magazine, November 1934. “Old Main, Landmark Spotlight." Gannon University, accessed June 10, 2018, http://www.gannon.edu/SpotlightDetail.aspx?id=958 Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA. Certificate Number Range: 050501-053500, Charles Hamot Strong, Thora Wainwright Strong, William Lawrence Scott, Mary Matilda Tracy
Arthur B. Warburton
Arthur B. Warburton
The Constitutional History of England, Vol. II – Alexander B. Warburton Warburton, Alexander B. (05/04/1852 - 14/01/1929) Alexander Warburton was born on Prince Edward Island in 1852 to his parents; lifelong resident Martha Compton Green (mother) and recent migrant from the Republic of Ireland James Warburton (father). Alexander grew up the third sibling of four in the PEI community of St. Eleanor’s. He showed much aptitude in his school life, attending Summerside Grammar School as a pupil, and later attending St. Dunstan’s College in his middle to late teens. Moving ever onward, he went to Windsor Nova Scotia to pursue an education at King’s College in 1969 (he would have been seventeen at the time). While there he won the General Williams prize in engineering in addition with the Almon-Welford prize for highest aggregate average. But he did not return to the island just yet. After his time in Nova Scotia, he went over the Atlantic to the United Kingdom where he would first attend the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh Scotland and then Walter Wren’s school in London England before getting his Bachelor’s degree in art at Windsor in 1874. Upon his return to the Island, he found himself working as the secretary to the Liberal Association in Queens County, reading law with Lawyer, Politician, and Judge, Lewis Davies who previously was a known voice in the anti-confederation movement. After doing that for a bit, he returned to King’s to get his Bachelor’s in civil law, winning another award known as the Bishop’s Prize. He ended up reading law again, this time with Welsh lawyer George Baugh Allen in London. When he returned to the Island in 1879, he was admitted to the bar and later became associated in law with several other people, such as Donald Alexander Mackinnon and D. Edgar Shaw. Alexander had a large impact on island law when he, in collaboration with Francis Longworth Haszard, wrote a two volume set containing a series of supreme court cases that took place on the island. Particularly including the cases of the judge Peters James Horsfield who, around thirty years prior, controlled approximately one-sixth of the land on Prince Edward Island. What most people know about A.B. Warburton best nowadays, is that he was the seventh Premier of Prince Edward Island. He ran as a member of the Liberal party, advocating for free-trade. Initially, he lost the election, but was successful in the first district, Queens County in 1891. Eventually, he won the seat of Premier in 1893 and got re-elected in 1897 when Premier Frederick Peters stepped down, stepping down himself from the position soon after when he was offered the position of a judge in the supreme court. By the time of the early 1900s, Alexander Warburton was continuing to contribute to the Island in the ways he knew best. He published several articles on the history of Prince Edward Island. His academic career was not the only thing he maintained either; in 1901, he won the Charlottetown mayoral election, staying in office until 1904 when he was asked to step down from the bench to run as a federal liberal alongside Lemuel Ezra Prowse. He did not end up winning this election. However, he did end up winning the subsequent election four years later only to lose again in 1911. Finally, he worked as a judge of the Probate Court from 1920, up to the point of his death in 1929. From census records we can see that A.B. Warburton married at some point between 1881 and 1891. He married Isabelle Cogsworth Longworth (later Warburton). Together they had three children; Olga/Alga Warburton (daughter), Constance/Conotona Warburton (daughter), and Nach/Noah Warburton (daughter). By 1921, all of their children had left home, leaving only Alexander and Isabelle and a couple of domestic servants. While A.B. Warburton’s political career may have been lackluster when looked at from a larger scale, he never stopped helping the island in smaller ways. In the middle of the 1880s, He and judge Fitzgerald put into effect a tree planting effort, some of those trees were found still standing in 2020, over 130 years old. In 1904, Alexander was part of the PEI school board during his time as mayor. In 1905, he wrote “Prince Edward Island – Past and Present” which filled a large gap in the Island’s history. He also wrote a follow-up book called “A History of Prince Edward Island” in 1923. Alexander Bannerman Warburton was a well educated man, who put it to use best in service of the people. References: Bumstead, J.M., “Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Alexander B. Warburton University of Toronto, accessed: 29/08/2024. Government of Prince Edward Island, and By: Government of Prince Edward Island. n.d. "Alexander Bannerman Warburton." Flickr. Accessed: 30/08/2024. "Martha Compton Green Warburton (1815-1890) - Find." n.d. Findagrave.com. Accessed: 30/08/2024. Bumstead, J.M., "Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Henry L. Davies University of Toronto, accessed: 30/08/2024. Bumstead, J.M., "Dictionary of Canadian Biography, James H. Peters" University of Toronto, accessed: 30/08/2024. Province of Prince Edward Island, and Canada. n.d. "Public Archives and Records Office." RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1889. Gov.Pe.Ca. Accessed: 30/08/2024. Photograph: Warburton, et al. 1905. Past and Present of Prince Edward Island: A concise review of its early settlement, development, and present conditions, written by the most gifted authors of the province. Charlottetown: B. F. Bowen & Co.

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