Edith Helen Donaldson

ID # 9359, (1908-)
FatherPeter Donaldson (1870-1943)
MotherEthel Marion Lawrence (1877-1955)
BaptismEdith Helen Donaldson was baptized on 24 October 1908 at Owen Sound, Grey County. 
MarriageShe married John Oakley Joyce, son of Joseph Charles Joyce and Margaret Walker, on 24 September 1930 at Ice Lake, Allan Twp., Manitoulin District.
Mrge reg. 015681-30 Allan Twp., Manitoulin District
John Oakley Joyce, 27, bachelor, farmer, Presbyterian. Born Assiginack Twp., Manitoulin District, residing Dawson Township, Manitoulin Island. Parents Jos. Chas. Joyce and Margaret Walker.
Edith Helen Donaldson, 21, spinster, housekeeper, United Church. Born Owen Sound, residing Allan Township, Manitoulin Island. Parents Peter Donaldson and Ethel Lawrence.
Witnesses Reginald Joyce of Meldrum Bay and Jean Donaldson of Advance, Ont.
On 24th September, 1930, at Allan Township, Manitoulin.
(The form states that the intended place of marriage was Ice Lake, which is in Allan Township. It seems likely that the marriage was held at the residence of the bride's parents.)
The clergyman's signature is illegible, but he was of the United Church and his residence was Mindemoya.
 
NoteBirth reg. 018910-08 Owen Sound, Grey Co.
Edith Helen Donaldson born Oct 24, 1908, at 8AM, at Bay St. Parents Peter Donaldson, farmer, and Ethel Marion Lawrence. Ethel was married but once. She and Peter were married Dec. 23, 1904, at Owen Sound. Physician N. G. Dow. Informant Catherine Lawrence, 264 Bay St., Owen Sound, Ont., grandmother to the child.
Registration filed January 6th, 1909.

Helen was known to her nieces and nephews as Aunt Nel. 
Last Edited24 Feb 2023