SIXTH GENERATION

512. James Albert HIRTLE was born on 1 Nov 1866 in Hemford, Lunnenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died on 9 Dec 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a Carpenter, farmer. He was Seventh-day Adventist. Previously Methodist.. From Debbie Chan's GEDCOM File.

WW1: Freelance carpenter, selling wooden clotheshorses, toys and other items to Eaton's of Canada Ltd. Later he was a market gardener, first at Headingly and then at Marchand.

He was married to Carrie Margaret ROURKE in 1890. Carrie Margaret ROURKE died about 1903. From Debbie Chan's GEDCOM File. James Albert HIRTLE and Carrie Margaret ROURKE had the following children:

child+612 i. Edna Viola HIRTLE.

He was married to Hanna Laura WALLACE on 5 Jun 1905 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Hanna Laura WALLACE was born on 17 Feb 1875 in Hasedean Place, Ontario, Canada. She died on 8 May 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. From Debbie Chan's GEDCOM File.

1905: Moved to Winnipeg. James Albert HIRTLE and Hanna Laura WALLACE had the following children:

child613 i. Elsie Grace HIRTLE was born on 12 Jun 1906. She died in Mar 1907. From Debbie Chan's GEDCOM File.
child614 ii. Fern Mildred HIRTLE was born on 24 Nov 1907 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. From Debbie Chan's GEDCOM File.

1997: I have been visiting my Great-Aunty Fern about every 2 weeks or so for the last year and a half. She lent me her scrapbook of her trip to Newfoundland with her son John and I photocopied it. This and a newspaper article which quotes Aunty Fern is in my file labelled "Descendants--Hirtle."
child+615 iii. Ella Jean HIRTLE.
child+616 iv. Laurence James HIRTLE.
child+617 v. George Frederick HIRTLE.

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