Sunday, July 26, 2009

Christina Gavin, Mrs. Robert Love 1841-1901

The photos below have been taken from Terence Quirke's 1986 family history and were originally contributed by Iva Headrick.......................Click on the photos to enlarge them.








1881 Census - Dalhousie Twp, Lanark Co., Ontario
Robert LOVE, M, ......................39......b. Ontario, Farmer
Scott C. LOVE, M.......................39 .....b. Scotland
Robert G. LOVE.........................16.......b. Ontario
Marian LOVE............................14.......b. Ontario
Margaret LOVE.........................13...... b. Ontario
James T. LOVE..........................10...... b. Ontario
John M. LOVE............................8...... b. Ontario
Jane LOVE.................................7...... b. Ontario
Agnes LOVE...............................5...... b. Ontario
Alice M. LOVE...........................3...... b. Ontario
Thomas LOVE............................1...... b. Ontario
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Unable to locate 1891 census
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1901 Census - Brandon, Manitoba - Elton
Robert Love, Widower, b. 16 May 1841, b. Ontario, 59, Farmer, Pres.
Thomas Love, Son, b. 31 Jan 1880, Ontario, 21
Clara Love, Dau, 2 Feb 1882, Onario, 19

Obituary for Mrs Robert Love
(saved by her niece, Mrs. Alfred Hammond)
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Died at Creeford, Manitoba
(Creeford is close to Douglas, S of TransCanada Highway)
The announcement of the death of Mrs. Rob't Love, of Creeford, Man., was received here last week. The deceased was suffering from an atack of la grippe but was no worse than usual when on Tuesday, March 5, while speaking to her husband, she fell from her chair and died instantly. The deceased, whose maiden namee was Sloan Scott Christina Gavin, born at Girven, Scotland in 1841, and was brought by her parents to Canada in 1842 settling in the township of Dalhousie, county of Lanark, Ontario. In 1863 she married Robert Love and continued to reside in Lanark until 1892 when they removed to Manitoba. She was the mother of twelve children, ten of whom survive:
Mrs. A. McIraith of Lanark
Mrs. Thomas Pretty of Hopetown (Lanark Co)
Mrs. Robert Reid of Middleville (Lanark Co)
Mrs. J.D. Cunningham of Rainy River
Robert Love of Carleton Place, Ontario
Mrs. W. Miller, Douglas, Manitoba
Mrs. Devitt of Creeford, Man.
John Love of Creeford, Man.
and Thomas and Clara at home.
The deceased has been a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church and will be much missed. A large number followed her remains to the Madford Cemetery.