Person Page - 819

     She was born circa 1854.¹ Miss married David Airth circa 1882.¹

     He was born on 2 March 1842 at Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.¹ Joseph married Rachel Airth circa 1878.¹
     Joseph Knight died on 14 May 1903 at Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 61.¹

     He was born in 1842.¹
     Infant Twins Airth died in June 1842.¹

     She was born on 30 November 1874 at Ontario, Canada. Note that the 1901 census actually gives her birth day as 31 Nov 1873, which is not a valid date.^1,2,4 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1876 at Ontario, Canada, since she was age 15 in the 1891 census³; or, circa 1878 on the original Sgt. Henry Airth homestead at Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, if her stated age of 48 at the time of her death is accurate.⁵
     Margaret Isabel Airth died on 28 January 1926 at New York, USA, at age 51.^1,5
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Margaret Isabel Airth was buried on 4 February 1926 at Thompsonville (aka Thompson Hill and Renfrew Public Cemetery), Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^G.⁴
     She was also known as Margaret Bell Airth according to the news item about her death and funeral.⁵ Margaret I. appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, in the household of John Airth and Charlotte Airth.³
     Margret B. Airth appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Charlet J. Airth.²
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Kingston Whig-Standard published in Kingston, Ontario 5 February 1926:

     He was born on 11 September 1878 at Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^1,4,5,2,6 Henry married Ruth Elvin on 24 June 1913 at St. Andrew's manse, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, according to B.C. Marriage Registration 1913-09-099806. He was a farmer and she was a nurse.^7,2,3,6
     Henry Clifford Airth died on 3 September 1958 at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, at age 79.^1,2 The informant on his death registration was R. E. Airth.²
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of H. Clifford Airth.
     Henry Clifford Airth was buried on 5 September 1958 at Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.^8,9,2
     

Military Service - Boer War

     Henry Clifford Airth of Renfrew County, Ontario began military service on 4 March 1901 at the age of 22 at Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, joining the South African Constabulary.¹⁰ Henry Clifford Airth ended his military service on 3 March 1906 On 05 Oct 1908, in New Westminster, he applied for the Voluntary Bounty based upon his service with the South African Constabulary..

End of Military Service section.¹⁰

     Henry Clifford Airth was also known as H. Clifford Airth J.P.⁸
     Henry C. Airth appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John and Charlotte Airth.⁵
     Henry C. Airth appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John and Charlet J. Airth.⁴
     Henry Clifford and Ruth Elvin appeared on the 1931 Canadian Census of New Westminster, British Columbia, enumerated 1 June 1931. Henry was described as a salesman in retail lumber. Their children Gertrude Elvin, Isabel May, Evelyn Jane, Alfred Clifford, Ruth Irma and Rargaret (sic) Elvin were listed as living with them.⁶
     In the obituary of Charlotte Ethel Airth who died 16 October 1954, her brother, H. C. Airth, of New Westminster, British Columbia, was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Province published in Vancouver, British Columbia, 6 September 1958.⁸ In the death registration of Gertrude Elvin Johnson, who died on 16 September 1990, Henry Clifford Airth was identified as her father.¹²
     In the obituary of Gertrude Elvin Airth who died 16 September 1990, her parents, Henry Clifford Airth and Ruth Elvin Airth were listed or implied as predeceased.¹³
     In the obituary of Clifford Roy Airth who died 2 June 1995, his parents, Henry Clifford Airth and Ruth Elvin Airth were listed or implied as predeceased.¹⁴
     In the obituary of Evelyn Jane Beaton who died 19 November 2003, her parents, Clifford Airth and Ruth Airth were listed or implied as predeceased.¹⁵
     In the obituary of Ruth Erma Airth who died 22 May 2010, her parents, Henry Clifford Airth and Ruth Elvin Airth were listed or implied as predeceased.¹⁶
     In the obituary of Margaret Anne Elvin Spencer who died circa March 2014, her parents, Henry C. Airth and Ruth Elvin were listed or implied as predeceased.¹⁷
     Research notes (August 2024):

     He was born on 17 April 1869 at Northcote, Admaston Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^6,1,5,7,9 Alternatively, he may have been born on 17 April 1870 at Ontario, Canada, according to the 1901 census¹⁰; or, in March 1870 at Ontario, Canada, according to the 1911 census.¹¹ Joseph married Margaret A. Airth on 12 January 1898 at Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 013179.^{6,1,12,13,8,14,15,10}
     Other information from their marriage registration:
Joseph married Isabella Campbell on 23 April 1902 at McNab Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 015367.^{16,7,15,11,17}
     Joseph Plaunt died on 8 December 1933 at Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 64 according to Ontario Death Registration 029417.^16,1,5,15 The cause of his death was given as carcinoma of the liver.⁵
      The informant on his death registration was his son, Thomas Ritchie Plaunt.⁵
     Joseph Onesime Plaunt was buried on 10 December 1933 at Thompsonville (aka Thompson Hill and Renfrew Public Cemetery), Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^G.^6,5,18
     Joseph Plaunt appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Admaston Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Thomas and Ann Plaunt.⁹
     Joseph Onesime Plaunt was described as a blacksmith according to his marriage registration and the birth registrations of his daughters. between 1898 and 1901.^4,3,2,8,10
     Joseph and Maggie Plaunt appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 31 March 1901, described as a blacksmith. Their children: Margrette, Ada and Myrtle, were listed as living with them.¹⁰ Joseph O. Plaunt was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Margaret Alice Airth, who died on 3 April 1901.¹⁹
     Joseph O. and Isabella Campbell Plaunt appeared on the 1911 Canadian Census of Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Plaunt St., enumerated 5 June 1911. Joseph was described as a police chief. Their children Margareta, Ada Bell, Norman, Jannet and Francis Campbell were listed as living with them.¹¹
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario 9 December 1933:


     In the obituary of Ada Bell Plaunt who died 20 July 1992, her parents, Joseph O. Plaunt and Mrs. Joseph O. Plaunt were listed or implied as predeceased.²⁰

     She was born on 24 September 1881 at Ontario, Canada.^1,2,3
     Charlotte Ethel Airth died on 16 October 1954, at her home, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at age 73.⁴
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Charlotte Ethel Airth was buried on 19 October 1954 at Thompsonville (aka Thompson Hill and Renfrew Public Cemetery), Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^G.^5,4
     She was commonly known as Ethel.²
     Charlotte Airth appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Charlotte Airth.³
     Ethel Airth appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Charlet J. Airth.² C. Ethel Airth, of the Ottawa Ladies College, the groom's sister, was listed as a witness to the marriage of John McIntyre Airth and Ethel McLaren on 10 December 1921.⁶ Charlotte Ethel Airth, of Renfrew, was the informant on the death registration of her mother, Charlotte Jane McTavish, who died on 1 August 1929.⁷
     In the obituary of M. Gertrude Airth who died 29 December 1953, her sister, C. Ethel Airth, of Ottawa, was listed as a survivor.⁸
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario, 19 October 1954.⁴

     She was born on 1 July 1883 at Ontario, Canada.^1,2,3,4
     Marion Gertrude Airth died on 29 December 1953, in hospital, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at age 70.⁵
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Marion Gertrude Airth was buried on 1 January 1954 at Thompsonville (aka Thompson Hill and Renfrew Public Cemetery), Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^G.^6,5
     Marion Gertrude Airth was also known as Miss M. G. Airth.⁷
     She was commonly known as Gertrude.²
     Jessie Airth appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Charlotte Airth.³
     Gertrude Airth appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Charlet J. Airth.² Marion Gertrude Airth declared the intention to become naturalized on 20 December 1917 at Los Angeles County, California, USA, having arrived in Seattle on 14 Jan 1914 from Vancouver, B.C. aboard the Pricess Alice. She was described as 5' 3 1/2" in height, 146 lbs. with blue eyes and loght brown hair. She was unmarried and a trained nurse, living in Los Angeles.⁸
     The following article appeared in the Los Angeles, California The Los Angeles Times, 28 September 1919 :

     Marion Gertrude Airth appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, enumerated 3 January 1920, described as a nurse, state health, boarding in the Louise French household.⁴ She was naturalized in 1923 at Court of Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA, according to a 1938 passenger manifest.¹⁰
     Marion Gertrude Airth was described as a public health nurse City Hall in 1923 at Reno, Nevada, USA.¹¹
     Marion Gertrude Airth appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, Mark Hopkins Hotel, enumerated 12 May 1940, described as a private family nurse. She had been living at the same place in 1935.¹²
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario, 31 December 1953.⁵
     Research notes (August 2024):

     She was born on 2 July 1885 at Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^1,2,3,4 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1884 at Ontario, Canada, since she was age 6 in the 1891 census.⁵ Catherine married Hugh Macdonald on 15 November 1913 at Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 013430.^2,6
     Catherine Eva Airth died on 21 May 1934, probably at her home, at Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 48 according to Ontario Death Registration 028809.^3,7
      The informant on her death registration was Hugh Macdonald. Note that Hugh gives her mother's name as Catherine McTavish.²
     Catherine Eva Airth was buried on 23 May 1934 at Thompsonville (aka Thompson Hill and Renfrew Public Cemetery), Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^G.⁷
     She was commonly known as Eva.⁴
     Eva Airth appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Charlotte Airth.⁵
     Eva Airth appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Charlet J. Airth.⁴
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario 22 May 1934:

     He was born on 11 August 1887 at Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^1,5,6,3,4
     David Allan Airth ended his military service presumably on 18 July 1919 since the VA Master Index does not clarify what this date signifies.

End of World War I Military Service section.⁶

     He was commonly known as Allan.³
     D. Allan Airth appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John and Charlotte Airth.⁴
     Allan Airth appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John and Charlet J. Airth.³ David Allan Airth crossed the border seeking permanent residence on 24 April 1914 at Port of Vancover, British Columbia, Canada, aboard the Sts. Princess V=Charlotte. He had last been in the USA in 1908, about November. He was a machinist, bound for San Francisco, California.⁷
     David Allan Airth registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 at Beauregard County, Louisiana, USA, at the age of 29. He was a saw filer for the American Lumber Company. He was described as medium height and build with blue eyes and light brown hair.⁵

     He was born on 11 March 1889 at Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^1,2,3 Alternatively, he may have been born in 1890 according to his Find A Grave memorial page.^5,4 The informant on his death registration was. His parents were identified as John Airth and Charlotte Jane McTavish.²
     William Roy Airth died on 22 June 1910 at Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 21 of rheumatism and valvular disease of the heart accoring to according to Ontario Death Registration 026894.^1,2
     William Roy Airth was buried at Thompsonville (aka Thompson Hill and Renfrew Public Cemetery), Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^G.⁵
     He was commonly known as Roy.³
     William R. Airth appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John and Charlotte Airth.⁴
     Roy Airth appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John and Charlet J. Airth.³

     She was born on 18 February 1883.¹
     Winnifred Marion Airth died on 15 November 1902 at age 19.¹

     He was born on 20 April 1885.¹

     She was born on 24 May 1879 at Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.¹
     Elizabeth Patterson Knight died on 25 April 1960 at Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 80.¹

     She was born on 4 March 1880 at Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.¹

     She was born on 23 July 1883 at Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Violett Airth was christened on 20 October 1723 at Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     He was born on 16 November 1887.¹

     He was born on 7 December 1885 at Horton Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.¹

     He was born on 30 March 1891.¹
     Ebenezer Buchanan Knight died on 16 November 1956 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 65.¹