Doris Josephine (Maxwell) Beckett (1917 - 1991)

Born 18 Feb 1917 in Saint George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Kenneth Olmstead Beckett — married 8 Oct 1941 in Saint George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Died 13 May 1991 at age 74 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Maxwell Name Study.

Doris Maxwell was born in 1917 in Saint George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, the daughter of Malter Maxwell and Mary Campbell. She passed away in 1991.

• Doris was born on 18 February 1917 at Canal, Saint George.^[1]

• In 1921 Doris (age 4) was living with her parents, Walter and Mary Maxwell.^[2]

• Doris was recorded as a resident, at home with her parents, in 1940 in Canal, St. George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.^[5]

• Doris (age 24), daughter of Walter Herbert Maxwell & Mary Campbell, married Kenneth Olmstead Beckett (age 33) on 8 October 1941 in St George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ PANB Vital Records Maxwell Doris J Birth 1917
   Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
   (http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141A1b.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=04c9f9d0-8584-41a2-8b08-2ef06e782ad4 : 24 April 2018)
2. ↑ Canada Census 1921 Households of Arthur Maxwell, Walter Maxwell, John Campbell in St George Parish, NB
   Archives Canada, New Brunswick, St George Parish, Charlotte. [Community known as Canal]
   (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002893803 : 6 September 2020)
   Household of Arthur and Catherine Maxwell with adopted Thompson children whose parents had both died during the flu epidemic on 12 Jan 1919.
   Household of Walter and Mary Maxwell and children with mother-in-law Annie Campbell.
   Household of John Campbell (wife Ida had died during the flu epidemic in 1917) and three children, with Aunt Alice (Dives) Murdock.
3. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
   Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 32; Census Place: 32, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Page Number: 6; Line Number: 26
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #7713923 (accessed 31 August 2023)
   Doris Maxwell (4), single daughter, in household of Walter Maxwell (51) at 49 St George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick.
4. ↑ 1931 Census: "1931 Census of Canada"
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27197; Census Place: Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada; Page Number: w
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62640 #3454417 (accessed 31 August 2023)
   Doris Maxwell (14), widowed daughter, in household of Walter Maxwell (61) in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada.
5. ↑ Residence: "Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980"
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980; Reference Number: M-4788
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2983 #28857757 (accessed 31 August 2023)
   Name: Miss Doris Maxwell; Gender: Female; Residence Date: 1940; Residence Place: Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada; Street Address: St. George; Electoral District: Charlotte; Occupation: Home Girl.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
   citing St George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, p. , Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,248
   FamilySearch Record: QVBN-ZZJ7 (accessed 31 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MN-NH2K Image number 00591
   Doris Josephine Maxwell (24) married Kenneth Olmstead Beckett (33) on 8 Oct 1941 in St George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.