Hello everyone, I have posted this before but hope someone will now respond. I have an invitation to a wedding between William James BICKELL and Bertha Louise BIRD on 4 Oct 1893 in Barrie, Ontario . It was addressed to my grandfather Henry Bruce YOUNG - Henry's brother Wilson Yates YOUNG was a witness. I don't know their connection/relationship to the bridal couple - likely friends. Bertha was born 3 Jul 1870 in Barrie to Henry BIRD & Elizabeth MONTGOMERY. After Bertha and William married, they had these children in Toronto: Margaret Muriel BICKELL 17 Mar 1895, William Albert Bird BICKELL 3 Sep 1896, and Gertrude Elizabeth Bertha BICKELL 10 Aug 1898. William James was a leather merchant in Toronto in 1901. By 1911 the family is at 1025 Broadway W, Vancouver: William BICKELL 43, wife Bertha 40, daur Margaret 16, son Albert 14, daur Gertrude 12, father-in-law Henry BIRD 80 widower, sister-in-law Margaret J. BIRD 52. If this information looks familiar and you are related (particularly a descendent), you are welcome to have the wedding invitation for your genealogical collection. Please contact me off list with BICKELL-BIRD in the subject line. Regards, Janet (Ontario, Canada)