Ruth Mair

F, #6110, b. 5 March 1899
Pedigree
     Ruth Mair was born on 5 March 1899 at Burnside, Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland.1,2 She was the daughter of Thomas Mair and Jessie Addison. Her family was known by the tee-name of "Johns". Ruth Mair was found on a passenger list for 10 May 1913 of the passenger ship 'Hesperian'. Those recorded on the passenger list were: Thomas Mair, 38; Ruth Mair, 11; Thomas Mair, 11.3,2
She was listed as head of household's daughter in the 1921 census at 25 Sawyer Road, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Those recorded in the household were: Thomas Mair, head; Jessie Mair, wife; Ruth Mair, daughter; John Mair, son; Maggie Mair, daughter; Grace Mair, daughter; Willie Mair, son; George Mair, son; John Mair, brother.4,2
Charts
Chart (box): Descendants of George Mair "Johns" (b. before 1797)
Chart (indented): Descendants of George Mair "Johns" (b. before 1797)

Citations

  1. [S4808] Ruth Mair, Register of Births in the District of Portsoy in the County of Banff, "Ruth Mair, 1899, March Fifth 4h 15m P.M. at Burnside, Portsoy, Female. Father: Thomas Mair, Buoy Maker. Mother: Jessie Mair M.S. Addison, married 1895 June 28th in Portsoy. Informant: Thomas Mair, Father, Present. Registered: 1899, March 16th at Portsoy, Robert Thom, Registrar."
  2. [S772] Robert Mair, Neil Pirie, Information kindly supplied by Robert Mair of Durham, England.
  3. [S4802] Ship's passenger list,1913, Hesperian, "Name of Ship: "Hesperian". Date of Departure: 10th May 1913. Steamship Line: Allan. Where bound: Quebec & Montreal. Names and Descriptions of BRITISH Passengers Embarked at the Port of Glasgow. Steerage Comp.
    Contract Ticket Number: 25952. Names of Passengers: Mair Ruth. Class: (895). Port at which Passengers have contracted to land: Quebec. Profession, Occupation or Calling of Passengers: Scholar. Ages of Passengers (Children between 1 and 12): female, 11. Country of last Permanent Residence: Scotland. Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence: Canada."
  4. [S4804] 1921, Canadian Census, "Mair Ruth, resident at 25 Sawyer Rd, Ward 7, daughter, female, single, age 22, birth place: Scotland, father's birth place: Scotland, mother's birth place: Scotland, year immigrated: 1913, year naturalized: - , nationality: Canadian, race or tribe: Scotch, speaks English: yes, speaks French: no, language: - , religion: Presbyterian, can read: yes, can write: yes, months at school: - , occupation: crimper, employment: worker, nature of work: (?), income: 312, unemployed: 26, illness unemployed: 0."