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    1. [MBWINNIPEG-L] Friends or Relatives ?
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bragg, Watson, Popham, Knight, Eisler, Barrett, Calderwood, Harper, Pingle, Eagle, Smith, Cooke, Park, Hart. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mNC.2ACE/2524 Message Board Post: Hello Everyone: Trying to determined if the following people are family Friends or Relatives. Ward 2, Division 4, Page 6, Family 53. Lilian Eagle, daughter, Nov. 28, 1877, Ontario - Info from 1901 Canadian Census for Winnipeg. Sarah Jane Eagle, wife, April 1, 1852, Quebec - Info from 1901 Canadian Census for Winnipeg. ( I assume this is the Mrs. Eagle mention in the paper.) Ward 2, Division 4, Page 11, Family 92 Lilian Ethel Park, Lodger, June 19, 1870, Ontario Ward 4, Division 14, Page 4, family 35, George S., Aug. 24, 1834, England, Immigration 1853 (I don't know if this is a connection or not?) According to my grandparents Wedding write up in the Manitoba Free Press, Winnipeg, Friday, November 2, 1906, page 2. Both these people attended the wedding of John Thomas Bragg to Alice Esther Watson on Wednesday October 31, 1906 at the home his parents on Flora Ave. Winnipeg. My Grandfather was John Thomas Bragg, b. April 25, 1875, Elzevier Twp. Hastings County, Ont. He was the son of John Bragg b. August 19, 1839 in England and Ruth Jessop b. Nov. 5, 1845, Yorkshire England m. Sept. 20, 1865 Hastings County, Ontario. At the time of their marriage they were both listed as residence of Thurlow, Hastings County, Ontario. Ruth Immigrated to Canada in 1853, John in 1963 (according to the 1901 Census but I think I found the family earlier in 1851 census in Hastings Ontario.) Other people listed in the Write up are: Geo. C. Popham - Best man.- grandfather's friend. Sadie Watson - Maid of horner - grandmother's sister. Capt. and Mrs. Knight ? Mr. and Mrs. Eisler - grandfather's sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett - ? Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Calderwood - ? Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Harper - Grandmothers cousins Mr. and Mrs. Pringle - ? Mrs. Eagle - Mentioned above ? A. P. Smith - ? Misses Pearle Cooke - ? Lety Park - I don't know if this is a nickname for the above Park or not. ? Hart - Family relatives on my grandmother's side. Daisy Eagle - Mentioned above ? Miss. Lilian Park - played the wedding march - mentioned above. Any infomation on any or all of the above would be greatly appreciated. Rosemary

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