What's New in your family History

November 10, 2005, added the 1901 and the 1906 census records for the family of James V Kellington of Manitoba.

November 18, 2004, added the 1860 census record of the family of Thomas and Jane Fee of Pleasant, Steuben County, Indiana , which includes John Fee and six younger siblings, all born in Ohio except for the two youngest children. Added the 1850 census record of the family of Thomas and Jane Fee residing in St. Joseph twp, Williams County, Ohio

October 14, 2004, added the parents and siblings to Cyrus J Fee and of Emma May Douglas both of Steuben County, Indiana as per the 1880 census records of that county. Added the 1870 census record for the John and Sarah Fee family of Pleasant, Steuben, Indiana. Added the 1870 census for the Stephen and Lucy Douglas family , farmers in York twp, Steuben County, Indiana.

Feb 25, 2004, added the 1906 census records from Selkirk region of Manitoba for the Kula and Malko families.

April 15, 2003, the 1911 census films for Cairncastle finally arrived and were examined to find that Hugh Harkness and his wife Margaret (Crawford) Harkness had moved on somewhere, however Hugh's parents, Wilson and Maria Harkness were still in Cairncastle as were Hugh's brothers John and Samuel. Wilson Harkness was still described as a landsteward. Brother Samuel was living with his parents at age 27, while brother John at age 37 has a family of his own with wife Sarah (age 34) , and two children Wilson and John Carson Harkness, ages 7 and 2. John Harkness was employed as an "engine fitter at works". It would appear that Hugh's sister Martha who was alive on the 1901 census has died as Maria Harkness states that although she had 4 children, only 3 were still alive in 1911. Martha did not show up on the 1911 census in Cairncastle.

Margaret's father James Crawford was still farming in Cairncastle but her mother Grace has passed away since the 1901 census. Margaret's sister Lizzie is living with their father and is still unmarried.

March 1, 2003, located the Wilson and Mariah Harkness family (inc. Hugh Harkness) on the 1901 census of Cairncastle, Larne, Co. Antrim, Ireland. located the James and Grace Crawford family (inc. Maggie Crawford) on the 1901 census of Cairncastle, Larne, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Added all details into database.

Feb 12, 2003, added the marriage registration of Hugh Harkness and Maggie Crawford, 1904, Larne, Co. Antrim, Ireland

Jan 15, 2003, added a number of changes and additions to close family members of the Harkness family.

Jan 7, 2003, requested by fax , the marriage registration of Hugh Harkness and Margaret Crawford, dated about 1904 in County Antrim. Expect 2-3 week delivery.

Jan 6, 2003, The 1901 and the 1911 census records were searched for Glenwhirry Parish , County Antrim, Ireland, without any sign of the families of Harkness or Young or Crawford. The 1911 census for town of Larne had earlier been searched with many Harkness and Crawford residents noted but the neither Hugh Harkness nor his wife Margaret ( Crawford) Harkness was registered in Larne town. The earlier census records such as 1881 were burned in a 1922 fire. The 1901 census for town of Larne, County Antrim has yet to be examined.

Nov 7, 2002, received the birth registration from Northern Ireland for Hugh Harkness, born Nov 9, 1879 in the townland of Crosshill, Parish of Glenwhirry, County Antrim. Added details maps of this area to a new map page on the web site.

Oct 15, 2002, received the death registration for Hugh Harkness, new data was birth date: Nov 9, 1879 in Ireland
and parents: Wilson Harkness and Maria Young.

Oct 7, 2002 , received the obit for Hugh Harkness, and added to database.

Sept 29, 2002, ordered the death registration for Hugh Harkness from the Dept of Health, Saskatchewan

Sept 29, 2002, requested the obituary for death of Hugh Harkness from the Saskatoon Library.

Sept 29, 2002, located the cemetery burial record of Hugh Harkness in the Woodlawn Cemetery of Saskatoon. died May 16, 1967, buried May 18, 1967, permit 26286, Block 30A, lot 49, section N1/2 .

Sept 25, 2002 , received from Darlene Melrose, the cemetery inscriptions for Grace (Harkness) and Maria (Harkness) buried in Maymont, Sask.

Sept 19, 2002, received from Diana Jacobs, the death registrations for Alexander Moreland (1892) and his wife Ann Gemmell (1878. complete with the names of both of their parents. Added all into database.

Sept 17, 2002, located the 1820 and 1830 census records for Horace Salisbury in Jefferson County, N.Y. Ordered the publicised history of the Salisbury family in N.Y. from "The American Genealogist"

Sept 13, 2002, added the parents of Mary Jane Salisbury, being Horace Salisbury (born abt 1798 in USA and wife Susan born abt 1803 in USA as per the 1861 census for Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario. Located and added the late baptism record of James Henry Salisbury, 1859 in Sombra twp, Lambton County Ontario, born N.Y.

Sept 13, 2002. Added James and Catherine Kilbreath as the progenitors of the Kilbreath families in Ontario. Added the Michigan 1880 census records of the Kilbreath families . They all came from Canada and appear to be the next generation earlier that James and Catherine Kilbreath.

Sept 12 2002, Received the Clarke side of the Kilbreath family via a gedcom file from Len Kilbreath of Vernon, B.C.. Merged it successfully into the Harkness and Kilbreath database and uploaded all to web site which now comprises 297 family individuals.

Sept 11, 2002, found the 1861 census record for Thomas and Elizabeth Whipps in Whitby, Durham County, Ontario with their 4 children including Georgina, age 11.

Sept 4, 2002, found the 1871 and the 1881 census record for Thomas and Elizabeth Whipps in Ontario, added to database. Also located the 1901 census record for Alexander and Georgina (Whipps) Campbell.

Sept 3, 2002, added the 1901 census record for James and Margaret Kilbreath and family which now dates more of the family than before.

Sept 3, 2002, added the 1891 census records for St. Edmunds twp, Bruce County, Ontario which documents the Alexander / Georgian Campbell family as well as the Kilbreath (here shown as Galbrath and Galbraith) families.

Sept 3, 2002, added the death registrations for Alexander Campbell (1846-1918) and his wife Georgina (Whipps) Campbell (1849- 1943) , as well as the names of the parents of both of them as described on their death registrations.

August 30, 2002, added 1881 census record for Alexander and Georgina Campbell from Tay, Simcoe County, Ontario and changed birth place for both to match the census record rather than the previous sources of a death registration.

July 12, 2002, received 5 vital statistics records from the Manitoba Vital Statistics office including marriage of Laurence Kula and Catherine Malko (1909) , as well as death registrations for Annie (Mozil) Malko ( 1957), Dmytro Malko (1947), Laurence Kula (1951), Catherine (Malko) Kula (1924), and posted all into the web site.

May 8, 2002, located the death registration for Margaret May (Campbell) Kilbreath, 1957 in Merritt, .B.C. and noted that both her parents were named.

May 6, 2002, located the 1881 census records in Ontario for Rueben Kilbreath (born abt 1837) and also his brother George Kilbreath (born abt 1843).

May 6, 2002, added the Kilbreath family history data as supplied by Leonard Glen Kilbreath of Vernon, B.C. This covers much of the Kilbreath family starting from Rueben Kilbreath and Catherine Loyd to the present family of Catherine Lee Kilbreath.

April 25,2002, added additional insights relating to the 1904 Malko immigration contributed by Barrett Malko of Silver Spring, Maryland.

April 23, 2002, located the 1904 Ellis Island immigration record for the Malko family as they came through New York enroute to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Transcribed that portion of the ship's manifest and entered data into the database.

April 17, 2002, interview with Barrett Malko of Silver Spring, Maryland, who has visited the towns in Poland that the Malko and the Mozel families came from in 1904 and who has extensively documented the Malko family history.

April 17, 2002, interview Mrs. Antonia (Malko) Magura again, She now remember the town in Europe that the Mozel family came from. She spelled it Milkiw. She confirmed that Lawrence Kula had brothers Anton and Steve which validates the 1901 census record for the family. She confirmed that her parents Metro Malko and Ann (Mozel) were married in Europe and came to Canada with 4 children. Antonia gave me a further lead on a nephew who has done a great deal of research on the family.

April 16, 2002, ordered death registrations from Manitoba for Metro Malko, Ann (Mozel) Malko, Lawrence Kula and Katherine (Malko) Kula, and Hugh Harkness as well as the marriage registration for Lawrence Kula and Katherine Malko.

April 16, 2002, telephone interview

Mrs Antonia (Malko) Magura, the sister of your grandmother Katherine (Malko) Kula.
Beausejour, Manitoba, (204) 268-2754

She says she is 90 years old and is the sister to Katherine (Malko) Kula who married Lawrence Kula, and that her parents were Metro Malko and Ann Mozel. Her brothers and sisters were Nettie, Annie, Fred, Steve, and Mary as well as Katherine. She said that Metro Malko came to Canada from Europe (unknown locality) in 1904 along with his mother Mary.. Metro's father died in Europe prior to coming to Canda. Metro also had a brother Petro and a brother John who also came to the area near Winnipeg. John died early but Petro (Peter) and Metro are both buried in the Sapton cemetery.
Katherine (Kula) Malko died Apr 1, 1924, while Metro Malko died Jan 4, 1947 and his brother Petro Malko died Dec 11, 1956., Ann (Mozel) Malko died Jan 26, 1957

April 13, 2002, located a valuable source book for the family titled "Springfield, 1st Rural Municipality in Manitoba" , copyright 1974, published by the Dugald Women's Institute of Dugald, Manitoba. This historical book has several references to the Malko and the Kula families of Springfield R.M. in Manitoba around the turn of the last century. (1898-1911)

April 9, 2002, located and entered the death registration information for Mr. John Harkness and his wife Irene (Thompson) Harkness, both previously of Oliver, B.C. which provided the name of Irene's parents and a brother Thomas. The death reg for John Harkness indicated his birth date (1908) and the names of his parents, (Hugh Harkness and Maggis Crawford)