Emma (Wall) Boyd (1872 - 1963)

Born 13 Sep 1872 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Wife of Neil Boyd — married 25 Jul 1891 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Died 31 May 1963 at age 90 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Emma (Wall) Boyd was born in British Columbia, Canada.

Emma Wall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada on 13 Sep 1872 to Thomas Wall and Hosanna Harris.^[1] Baptism took place at the Ebenizer Church in Nanaimo on 7 Dec 1872.^[2]

Their family resided in Nanaimo, where Emma's father was occupied as a hotel keeper.^[3]

Emma married miner Neil Boyd in Nanaimo on 25 Jul 1891.^[4]

They lived in Nanaimo^[5] and Union^[6], British Columbia.

She passed away in Nanaimo on 31 May 1963.^[7] Emma was survived by three sons and one daughter.^[8]

Burial took place at the Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery on 3 Jun 1963.^[7]

Research Notes

• Possible father: Thomas Wall

Sources

1. ↑ "British Columbia Birth Registrations," database with images. Entry for Emma Wall; Registration Number: 1872-09-046419, Nanaimo, 13 Sep 1872. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/c7617e39-099d-40ae-98f9-f35f5b6004c1 Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 19 Feb 2022).
2. ↑ "British Columbia Baptisms," database. Entry for Emma Wall; BC Archives Mfilm Number: B16233 - not available at BC Archives, Ebenizer Church, Nanaimo, 7 Dec 1872, Birth date: 13 Sep 1872, Father: Thomas, Mother: Hosannah. Not digitized. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/Results?search=Search&as.type_baptism=true&as.first_name=emma&as.last_name=wall Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 21 Mar 2022).
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV63-3MZ : 2 March 2021), Emma Wall in household of Thomas Wall, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Thomas Wall, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations," database with images. Entry for Neil Boyd and Emma Wall; Registration Number: 1891-09-093625, Nanaimo, 25 Jul 1891. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/4bece5db-ed3c-4880-a180-a92891201044 Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 21 Mar 2022).
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVK-9PS : 23 February 2021), Emma Boyd in household of Neil Boyd, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 19, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
6. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV39-DSNJ : 16 March 2018), Emma Boyd in entry for Neil Boyd, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,658.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "British Columbia Death Registrations," database with images. Entry for Emma Boyd; Registration Number: 1963-09-007078, Nanaimo, 31 May 1963. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/bfd36fea-4ccb-482a-ba64-5026589dbeaa Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 21 Mar 2022).
8. ↑ Obituary for Mrs. Emma Boyd; Nanaimo, BC: Nanaimo Daily News, 1 Jun 1963, p14. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98068111/emma-boyd (newspapers.com : accessed 21 Mar 2022).

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #157789085