Re: McNeills of PEI
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Re: McNeills of PEI
Gary McNeill 8/27/10
There is a death certificate on the N.S Vital Stat website that might be your grandfather
www.novascotiagenealogy.ca
Daniel J. McNeil died 1944 in Halifax Co Book 219, page 858
Died Oct 25, 1944 at residence 31 Victoria Road, Halifax, NS
Male – Canadian – French – Widowed
Born Prince Edward Island on Sept 26, 1872
Unfortunately the informant (Pearl McNeil of 31 Victoria Rd. Halifax-daughter-in-law) didn’t knowDaniel’s parents names and those lines just have ”unknown” inthem
Census records should help you find him earlier in P E. I.He would have been around 9 years old in 1881.The 1881 Census is available at
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asphttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
There is one family in the 1881 Census that deserves a close look.Do you have any names of brothers or sisters that could narrow it down.Was your grandfather Catholic or Protestant.The following family is the closest I found in PEI in 1881
(all surname McNiell; all Scottish ethnicity; all born PEI; all Roman Catholic
Michael – married – age 41- farmer
Elisabeth – married age 34
Alex – age 16
John – age 14
Daniel – age 7
1881 Canadian Census; PEI; Lot 16; District 1-P, page 1
The family can be viewed on the1891 Census at
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/001081-100.01-e.phphttp://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/001081-100.01-e.php
McNeill, Elisabeth; age 46; widow, born NS,Roman Catholic
McNeill, John, age 22, son
McNeill, Alexander, age 25, son
McNeill, Daniel J, age 16, son
The 1901 and 1911 Canadian Census can be accessed at
www.automatedgenealogy.com
In 1901 the family is as follows
Prince Edward Island, Lot 16, District O-2, page 7
McNeill, Elizabeth, head, widow, born May 8, 1847
McNeill, Daniel J, married , son, born Sept 25, 1873
Note how the birthdate corresponds with the death certificate above
McNeill, Catherine, married, daughter-in-law, born Feb 2, 1872
In 1911 it appears that Catherine has died and Daniel has moved out of the original homestead because he has remarried and the family is now in Summerside as follows:
Prince Edward Island, District 47, Summerside, page 7
McNeill, Daniel James, head, born Sept 1874
McNeill, Lily Francis, wife, born Jul 1887
McNeill, Christine May, daughter born Oct 1901
McNeill, Elizabeth, mother, widow, born May 1846
Hope this helps
Burdette
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Re: McNeills of PEI
Gary McNeill 11/07/10
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You found him..
Gary McNeill 9/01/10