Luella Hazel MacKinnon

• Luella, by family account, was a writer and a poetess. She certainly had a spark, and a mischievous twinkle in her eye (which I remember). My Grandmother seemed candid, and straight-talking, and she always made me laugh at her antics.
• Luella was believed to have been born in 1893, but her birth record shows she was born in 1896. There are two censuses (that I can currently find) which show Luella being born in 1893 (and her sister, Lorna, has three different years listed in each of the census records). Where the discrepancy comes from is unclear (Luella's Father, at the time of census, or the Birth Registrar- which is unlikely, but possible?).

There are some problems with discrepancies in age. Luella thought she was born in 1893, but her schedule of birth shows 1896 (shows birthdate as April 19, 1896. And registration date: July 30th, 1896).

However, Luella married Ewen in 1911. This means that Luella was 15 years of age (not 18) when she married. This was illegal (at the time)- if they knew her age (explained above that they may not have known Luella's real age). It was (according to law) that: "Everyone who celebrates, aids or participates in a marriage rite or ceremony knowing that one of the persons being married is under the age of 16 years is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.[3] Section 2.2 of the Civil Marriage Act also states: No person who is under the age of 16 years may contract marriage.".

This does mean that her head stone (and other possible documents) are/may be incorrect (if those documents have her birth year as 1893.

• Luella's family are as follows:
• Daughter of William Richard Brown and Sarah Priscilla Brown.
• Wife of Ewen McKinnon.
• Mother of Graeme Ewan MacKinnon, Flora Luella Pears, Donald John MacKinnon, Lacklan Alexander MacKinnon, Moira Janice Gervais (MacKinnon) and Hazel Kathleen Johnston (MacKinnon).
• Sister of Norman Lesslie Brown, Ernest Brown, Alma Louise Sargent (Brown), Lorna Geraldine Pearson (Brown), Maurice Earl Brown, and Ernest Brown.

Sources

• [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM55-JQ4] Luella Hazel Mckinnon. Canada Census, 1916. Name: Luella Hazel Mckinnon. Event Type: Census. Event Date: 1916. Event Place: Alberta, Canada. Gender: Female. Age: 23. Marital Status: Married. Ethnicity: English. Relationship to Head of Household: Wife. Birthplace: Ontario. Birth Year (Estimated): 1893. Province: Alberta. District Number: 41 Red Deer. Sub-District Number: 26. Affiliate Film Number: T-21954.

Census information: Household, Role, Sex, Age, Birthplace:

• Hugh Alexander Mckinnon, Self, Male, 43y, Ontario.
• Luella Hazel Mckinnon, Wife, Female, 23y, Ontario
• Graham Ewing Mckinnon, Son, Male, 2y, Alberta
• Flora Luella Mckinnon, Daughter, Female, 1y, Alberta
• Ruby Hendricks, Servant, Female, 16y, United States

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• [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMW2-6MC] [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-DZ9N-JG?cc=1784212] Record of birth, Sarah Tompson mentioned in the record of Luella Hazel Brown. Name: Sarah Tompson. Sex: Female. Husband: Wm. R. Brown. Daughter: Luella Hazel Brown. Other information in the record of Luella Hazel Brown: from Ontario Births. Name: Luella Hazel Brown. Event Type: Birth. Event Date: 19 Apr 1896. Event Place: Hallowell Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada. Gender: Female. Father's Name: Wm. R. Brown. Mother's Name: Sarah Tompson. Certificate Number: 32220. Document Information: Reference ID cn 32220. GS Film Number: 1846557. Digital Folder Number: 004656916. Image Number: 00383. Citing this Record: "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMW2-6MC], Sarah Tompson in entry for Luella Hazel Brown, 19 Apr 1896; citing Birth, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,557.
• Record Of Marriage. Canada, Province of Alberta. Record no. 1396-0 of 1911. Bridegroom: Ewan Alexander McKinnon- Age: 34. Place of residence: Alix, Alberta. Place of birth: Glengarry, Ontario. Bachelor or Widower: Bachelor. Profession or Occupation: Farmer. Names of Parents: Father: John McKinnon. Mother: Flora McPherson (McKinnon). Bride: Luella Hazel Brown- Age: 17. Place of residence: Alix, Alberta. Place of birth: West Lake, Ontario. Spinster or Widower: Spinster. Names of Parents: Father: William Richard Brown. Mother: Priscilla Thompson (Brown). Name of Church or Owner of house in which Marriage took place, and nearest Post Office: William Richard Brown, Alix, Alberta. Names and residence of two witnesses: John McFarlane, Alix, Alta. Lorna Geraldine Brown, Alix, Alta. Religious denomination of officiating clergyman: Presbyterian. Of Bridegroom: Presbyterian. Of Bride: Church of Christ. Date of Marriage: 28th day of March, 1911. By License or Banns: License. "I certify the foregoing to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Given my hand at: Lacombe, this 28th day of March, 1911. (Signed by Officiating clergyman: Matthew White). I hereby certify that the above return was made to me at Lacombe, Alta on the 29 day of March 1911 (Signed by Registrar: illegible signature). This would mean that Luella was born in 1894, as it shows her age at the time of marriage in March of 1911, as 17 years old).
• [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=174...] [http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z002/jpg/z000098054.jpg] Government of Canada. Library And Archives Canada. 1901 Census. Surname: Brown. Given Name: Maurice E. Gender: Male. Age: 1. Birth Date: 1900-02-03. Marital Status: Single. Place of Birth: Ontario. Religion: Methodist. Relationship: Son. Ethnic Origin: English. Nationality: Canadian. Province: Ontario. District Name: Prince Edward. District Number: 109. Sub-District Name: Hallowell. Sub-District Number: C. Division Number: 3. Family Number: 66. Page Number: 5. Microfilm: T-6493. Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada. Item Number: 1745355. View digitized page of Census of Canada, 1901 for Image No.: z000098054. JPG (Image No.: z000098054). PDF (Image No.: z000098054). Family Names listed on Census (in order, top to bottom): William Brown (Head of household- b. 13th Oct. 1856, age 44), Sarah P. Brown (Wife- b. 20th Jan. 1857, age 43), Norman L. Brown (Son- b. 3rd Nov. 1880, age 20), Alma L. Brown (Daughter- b. 23rd Jan. 1886, age 15), Luella H. Brown (Daughter- b. 19th Apr. 1893, age 7), Lorna G. Brown (Daughter- b. 27th Dec. 1895, age 5), Maurice E. Brown (Son- b. Feb 3rd 1900, age 1).
• [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=96006] [http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e049/e001213990.jpg] Government of Canada. Library And Archives Canada. 1906 Population and livestock Census. Surname: Brown. Given Name: Maurice. Gender: Male. Age: 6. Marital Status: Single. Place of Birth: Ontario. Relationship: Son. Province: Alberta. District Name: Strathcona. District Number: 21. District Description: being that part of the electoral district of Strathcona which lies within the province of Alberta. Sub-District Number: 28. Sub-District Description: Townships 39, 40, 41 in ranges 23, 24, 25 west of the 4th Meridian. Family Number: 220. Page Number: 27. Microfilm: T-18363. Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada. Item Number: 96006. View digitized page of Census of Northwest Provinces, 1906 for Image No.: e001213990. JPG (Image No.: e001213990). PDF (Image No.: e001213990). Family Names listed on Census (in order, top to bottom): Line 220: William Brown (Head of household, age 50, born in Ontario. Livestock listed: 4 horses, 7 Milch Cows, 20 cattle, 0 sheep, 16 hogs and pigs), Priscilla Brown (Wife, age 46, born in Ontario), Earnest Brown (Son, age 23, born in Ontario), Norman Brown (Son, age 27, born in Ontario), Luella H. Brown (Daughter, age 13, born in Ontario), Lorna G. Brown (Daughter, age 11, born in Ontario), Maurice E. Brown (Son, age 6, born in Ontario), Line 221: Maurice Brown (no relationship given, age 46, born in Ontario).

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These do not list Luella, but they do list her family- and it shows different birth years for Luella's sister (Lorna). Which could show that her father didn't know when the girls were born- which would be why Luella always thought she was born 3 years earlier than she was.

• [http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/jpg/e001930895.jpg] [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=612230] Government of Canada. Library And Archives Canada. 1911 Census. Surname: Brown. Given Name: William Ri(chard). Gender: Male. Age: 54. Birth Year: 1857. Birth Month: October. Marital Status: Married. Place of Birth: Ontario. Relationship: Head. Ethnic Origin: Irish. Province: Alberta. District Name: Red Deer. District Number: 5. Sub-District Name: Laurenties. Sub-District Number: 20. Sub-District Description: Township 41 in range 23 west of the 4th Meridian and part of township 40 in ranges 21, 22, 23 west of the 4th Meridian. Family Number: 3. Page Number: 1. Microfilm: T-20330. Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada. Item Number: 612230. View digitized page of Census of Canada, 1911 for Image No.: e001930895. JPG (Image No.: e001930895). PDF (Image No.: e001930895). Family Names listed on Census (in order, top to bottom): William Richard Brown (Head, Month of birth: October, Year of birth: 1859, Age at last birthday: 54, Country or place of Birth: Ontario, Racial or tribal origin: Irish- note that on this census the census taker scratched out all of these entries, changing it from Canadian to Irish and Scotch), Sarah Priscilla Brown (Wife, Month of birth: June, Year of birth: 1858, Age at last birthday: 53, Country or place of Birth: Ontario, Racial or tribal origin: Irish), Lorna Geraldine Brown (Daughter, Month of birth: December, Year of birth: 1896, Age at last birthday: 15, Country or place of Birth: Ontario, Racial or tribal origin: Irish), Maurice Earl Brown (Son, Month of birth: February, Year of birth: 1900, Age at last birthday: 11, Country or place of Birth: Ontario, Racial or tribal origin: Irish).
• [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=386794] [http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/006003/t-21954/jpg/31228_4363983-...] Government of Canada. Library And Archives Canada. 1916 Census (taken on June 13th-14th). Surname: Brown. Given Name: William. Gender: Male. Age: 50. Marital Status: Married. Ethnic Origin: English. Province: Alberta. District Name: Red Deer. District Number: 41. Sub-District Number: 25. Sub-District Description: Townships 40 and 41, ranges 23, 24 and 25, west of fourth meridian, including the village of Clive. Meridian: W4. Range Number: 23. Family Number: 4. Page Number: 1. Line Number: 9. Microfilm: T-21954. Reference: R233-47-9-E. Item Number: 386794. View digitized page of Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916 for Image No.: 31228_4363983-00215. JPG (Image No.: 31228_4363983-00215). PDF (Image No.: 31228_4363983-00215). Family Names listed on Census (in order, top to bottom): William Richard Brown (Head, age at last birthday: 50, Country or place of birth: Ontario), Sarah Brown (Wife, age at last birthday: 48, Country or place of birth: Ontario), Lorna Brown (Daughter, age at last birthday: 19, Country or place of birth: Ontario), Maurice Brown (Son, age at last birthday: 16, Country or place of birth: Ontario).
• Information from "Find a grave", on Luella, listing here: [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82907808]
• Hallowell is situated in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, its geographical coordinates are 44° 0' 0" North, 77° 14' 0" West .