Margaret Jane Douglas

Other Events and Attributes:

• Racial Origin: Scotch
• Occupation: Housewife

Notes:

Birth Registration: - Certificate Vital Statistics # 14314
On the 16 day of December 1893 at NE1/4 of Section 2-15-17, Municipality
of Odanah. In the province of Manitoba, Canada there occurred the Birth of Margaret Jane Douglas. Name of Father - Alexander R. Douglas, Occupation - Farmer.
This birth is certified to be registerd as No. 2 for the year 1893 in the registry of Registration Division of Municipality of Odanah, now on record in the archives of the Provincial Board of Health.



Death Note Source:
BC Archives - Film B13206, film #2032634
Reg # 1950-09-009175

Mrs Omar Weeks
Source: Chilliwack Progress newspaper, Oct. 17, 1950; Page 7
A member of a well-known Chilliwack family was lost in the studden passing October 4 of Mrs. Margaret Jane Weeks in Chilliwack hospital.
Funeral service was held Saturday at 11 am, in Henderson's chapel, conducted by Dr. Geoffrey Glover. Cremation followed.
The late Mrs. Weeks was born in Franklin, Man., in 1893 and came to Chilliwack 38 years ago. She was for many years an active member of Chilliwack United Church.
She leaves her husband, Omar at 426 Mary street; two daughters Mrs. T. M Thompson, Young street north, and Mrs. J. Jackson, Langley, and a son, Harvey, in Chilliwack. There are five grandchildren.

Margaret married Omar Amos Weeks on 3 Mar 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Omar (son of Isaac Weeks and Mary Nancy Westbrook) was born on 23 Nov 1884 in Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Nov 1954 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; was buried on 29 Nov 1954 in Vancouver Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Source:
B.C. Archives Microfilm # B11379; # 1983707; Reg. No. 1915-09-080176

Groom: Omar Amos Weeks
Age: 30
Bachelor
Occupation: Barber
Residence: Chilliwack, B.C.
Place of Birth: Tillsonburg, Ontario
Father: Isaac Weeks
Mother: Nancy Westbrook
Rank or profession of Father: Farmer
Religion of bridegroom: Presbyterian

Bride: Margaret Douglas
Age: 21
Spinster
Occupation: blank
Residence; Chilliwack, B.C.
Place of Birth: Franklin, Manitoba
Surname of Father: Alex. R. Douglas
Surname of Mother: Jennie Henderson
Rank or profession of Father: Farmer
Religion of bride: Presbyterian
Date of Marriage; 3rd of March, 1915
Married at Vancouver, B.C. according to the rites and ceremonies of Presbyterian Church by License # 50331.

Witnesses: Mrs. A Burr
R Patterson

Minister; H.C. Fraser

1. Dorothy Edna Weeks was born on 26 Nov 1915 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; died on 8 Aug 1988 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
2. Muriel I. Weeks was born on 31 Oct 1918 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; died on 22 Nov 2007 in Abbotsford, British Coumbia, Canada.
3. Harvey Alexander Weeks was born on 10 Dec 1919 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; died on 22 Mar 1991 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; was buried on 11 Mar 1992 in Legion Cemetery, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.

A. married M.J. Henderson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]