Katherine Hale "Kate" Byard

Other Events:

• Name: Katherine Hale "Kate" Warnock
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-61816
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Katherine married James Warnock 7 Nov 1872, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA. James (son of John Warnock and Annie Hunter) was born 12 Oct 1825, Neilston, Renfrewshire Co., Scotland; died 5 Feb 1898; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Amelia Beers Garvin
• Name: Katherine Hale
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-61818
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Amelia Beers Warnock was born into a family of prominence but made her own distinct mark in Canada. Taking as her nom-de-plume Katherine Hale, her mother's given names, she was a journalist, poet, essayist, music critic, recitalist and lecturer. Her books of poetry were highly acclaimed, and her books of travel observations, historic houses and cities of Canada were well regarded and serve now as poignant views of developing Canadian identity in the first half of the 20th century. As Hale noted: "My country has never become to me a place I'm just used to, but one full of hidden surprises that I'm always wanting to explore.

Born in Galt, Ontario in 1878 [1874], she was the eldest daughter of James Warnock, an industrialist who was a native of Kilmarnock, Scotland, and Katherine Hale Byard, formerly of Mobile, Alabama. She had a sister, Ann, and a brother, James Byard. Through her mother, she was related to Edward Everett Hale, who wrote The Man Without a Country. Educated in Galt schools, including Galt Collegiate Institute, she sang in local productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. She also attended the Glen Mawr residential and day school in Toronto, also known as Miss Veal's school. Following graduation she travelled to New York to study opera, and also studied in Europe. As a soprano recitalist, she toured some of the English-speaking world. She also presented lectures, including ones on the topic of Canadian literature, as early as 1908....


Women of Waterloo County, edited by Ruth Russell

Amelia married John William Garvin 9 Nov 1912, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. John was born 1859, Lyndon, Wentworth Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anne Gertrude Warnock
• Name: Anne Warnock
• Name: Annie Gertrude Dimock
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101320
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Annie — Edward Sterns Dimock. Edward was born CA 1871; died 19 Apr 1957; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Byard Warnock
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-61820
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Accountant

James — Abigail Revell. Abigail was born 10 Mar 1880, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1971; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]