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Amelia Beers Warnock

Amelia Beers Warnock

Female 1874 - 1956  (81 years)

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  • Name Amelia Beers Warnock 
    Born 13 Aug 1874  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Christened 4 Sep 1874  Union Presbyterian Church, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    Died 1956  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region Bef 2012  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Name Amelia Beers Garvin 
    Name Katherine Hale 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-61818 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I61818  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father James Warnock,   b. 12 Oct 1825, Neilston, Renfrewshire Co., Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1898  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Katherine Hale "Kate" Byard,   b. 9 Jul 1841, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1935, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1872  Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F16152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John William Garvin,   b. 1859, Lyndon, Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 9 Nov 1912  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F275410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Amelia Beers Warnock aka Katherine Hale
    Amelia Beers Warnock aka Katherine Hale
    from Canadian Poets 1916

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 12.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 65.

    3. [S573] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Union Presbyterian Church.
      Amelia Beers Warnock Born 13 Aug 1874 Galt Parents James Warnock & Kate H. Bayard baptized 04 Sep 1874 Occupation: Merchant Union Church

    4. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 142.

    5. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      [SE] James WARNOCK/ born October 12th 1825/ died February 5th 1898/ Katherine Hale BYARD/ wife of James WARNOCK/ born - Mobile, Ala July 9th 1841/ died - Toronto, Nov 25th 1935/ WARNOCK
      [SW] John WARNOCK/ died 12 Sept. 1871/ aged 74 years/ A native of Lanarkshire/ Scotland/ also his wife/ Annie HUNTER/ died 19 Oct 1887/ in her 88th year/ G. Brown, Elora
      [NW] William WARNOCK/ born in Galt, 1835/ died July 13th 1896/ Mary A. WARNOCK/ 1838-1924/ John WARNOCK/ 1833-1926/ Amelia Beers WARNOCK GARVIN/ (Katharine Hale)/ wife of John W. GARVIN/ D. of James & Katherine WARNOCK/ Aug 12 1874 - Sept 7 1956
      [NE] James Byard WARNOCK/ born Jan 9th 1881/ died in Windsor Dec. 30, 1942/ Abigail REVELL his wife/ born Woodstock Mar. 10, 1880/ died June 5, 1971/ Edward Sterns DIMOCK /died in Toronto April 19, 1957/ aged 96 years/ his wife/ Anne Gertrude WARNOCK/ died Oct. 31, 1960/ aged 83 years./

    6. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

    7. [S2856] zzzaaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 029485 (1912).
      Name:John Wm Gawin Age:53 Birth Year:abt 1859 Birth Place:Lyndon Wentworth Co, Ontario Marriage Date:9 Nov 1912 Marriage Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father:David Gawin Mother:Melissa Lemon Spouse:Amelia Burs Warnock

      Name:Amelia Burs Warnock Age:35 Birth Year:abt 1877 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Marriage Date:9 Nov 1912 Marriage Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father:James Warnock Mother:Katherine Hale Byard Warnock Spouse:John Wm Gawin

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Aug 1874 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 4 Sep 1874 - Union Presbyterian Church, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Nov 1912 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1956 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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