Catherine (Pryde) Killin
1858-1925
Catherine (Pryde) Killin
Daughter of Thomas and Janet (McGlashan) Pryde. Wife of James Bell Killin , of Toronto, Ontario Born in Scotland on May 15th 1858. Died June 9th, 1925. Age 67 years.
Catherine and her husband James (1856-1936) immigrated to Canada from Scotland with their 7 children; William (1887-1916), Jessie (1889-1918), Mary (1890-1965), Catherine (1892-1947), Archie (1893-1966), John (1895-1917), James (1900-1966).
Catherine would outlive three of her children; William (killed in action in WW1), Jessie (died of influenza/ Spanish flue) and John (Killed in action in WW1). Attached articles speak to these tragic events.
Catherine would be a witness to the marriage of one of her two surviving sons (Archie) to the widow of another of her sons (John).
Catherine and James would take two of her grandchildren in after they became orphans once both their mother (Jessie) and father (David Neill, Killed in action 1918) . These children, Catherine and Tom Neill (both children under 9 years of age) found a home with their grandparents. Two articles attached speak to these tragic events.
Also attached is a photo post card, sent by Catherine to her son Archie who was wounded in 1916 and being treated in France then England before being shipped back to Canada. You can see Catherine with two of her daughters (Catherine and Jessie or Mary) and two of the children on the steps are probably Jessie’s Catherine and Tom Neill. Also attached is a 2019 photo of the house on Emerson Ave in Toronto 102 years later. Note that the then recently planted tree in 1917 is a mature tree 102 years later and one of only a few remaining on the street.
Daughter of Thomas and Janet (McGlashan) Pryde. Wife of James Bell Killin , of Toronto, Ontario Born in Scotland on May 15th 1858. Died June 9th, 1925. Age 67 years.
Catherine and her husband James (1856-1936) immigrated to Canada from Scotland with their 7 children; William (1887-1916), Jessie (1889-1918), Mary (1890-1965), Catherine (1892-1947), Archie (1893-1966), John (1895-1917), James (1900-1966).
Catherine would outlive three of her children; William (killed in action in WW1), Jessie (died of influenza/ Spanish flue) and John (Killed in action in WW1). Attached articles speak to these tragic events.
Catherine would be a witness to the marriage of one of her two surviving sons (Archie) to the widow of another of her sons (John).
Catherine and James would take two of her grandchildren in after they became orphans once both their mother (Jessie) and father (David Neill, Killed in action 1918) . These children, Catherine and Tom Neill (both children under 9 years of age) found a home with their grandparents. Two articles attached speak to these tragic events.
Also attached is a photo post card, sent by Catherine to her son Archie who was wounded in 1916 and being treated in France then England before being shipped back to Canada. You can see Catherine with two of her daughters (Catherine and Jessie or Mary) and two of the children on the steps are probably Jessie’s Catherine and Tom Neill. Also attached is a 2019 photo of the house on Emerson Ave in Toronto 102 years later. Note that the then recently planted tree in 1917 is a mature tree 102 years later and one of only a few remaining on the street.
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