Daughter of James Dunsmuir and Laura Miller (Surles) Dunsmuir
Sister of Robert William Dunsmuir, Sarah Byrd (Dunsmuir) Audain, Elizabeth Maude (Dunsmuir) Hope, Laura Mary (Dunsmuir) Bromley, Emily Eleanor Dunsmuir, Joan Marion Dunsmuir, Jessie Muriel Dunsmuir, Kathleen Euphemia (Dunsmuir) Humphreys, James A Dunsmuir Jr and Dola Frances (Dunsmuir) Cavendish
named after her paternal grandmother when born on August 7, 1880 in British Columbia, Canada. She passed away really young at the age of 3 years.
Excerpt from Robert Dunsmuir's history: Tragedy struck the family... In 1832, in the midst of this prosperity, Robert's mother Elizaeth, father James, grandmother and two of his three sisters died within days of each other in a cholera epidemic which swept the area. Three years later, grandfather Robert died a relatively wealthy man, leaving a third of his estate in trust for his orphaned grandchildren. Dunsmuir was schooled locally at the Kilmarnock Academy and then at the Paisley Mercantile and Mechanical School, a training helpful in the coal business. He then went to work in local coal mines under his Aunt's husband Boyd Gilmour.
On September 11, 1847, at the age of 22, Dunsmuir married 19-year-old Joan White. Eight days later, their first child, Elizabeth Hamilton was born. Their second child, Agnes, was also born in Scotland in 1849.
Daughter of James Dunsmuir and Laura Miller (Surles) Dunsmuir
Sister of Robert William Dunsmuir, Sarah Byrd (Dunsmuir) Audain, Elizabeth Maude (Dunsmuir) Hope, Laura Mary (Dunsmuir) Bromley, Emily Eleanor Dunsmuir, Joan Marion Dunsmuir, Jessie Muriel Dunsmuir, Kathleen Euphemia (Dunsmuir) Humphreys, James A Dunsmuir Jr and Dola Frances (Dunsmuir) Cavendish
named after her paternal grandmother when born on August 7, 1880 in British Columbia, Canada. She passed away really young at the age of 3 years.
Excerpt from Robert Dunsmuir's history: Tragedy struck the family... In 1832, in the midst of this prosperity, Robert's mother Elizaeth, father James, grandmother and two of his three sisters died within days of each other in a cholera epidemic which swept the area. Three years later, grandfather Robert died a relatively wealthy man, leaving a third of his estate in trust for his orphaned grandchildren. Dunsmuir was schooled locally at the Kilmarnock Academy and then at the Paisley Mercantile and Mechanical School, a training helpful in the coal business. He then went to work in local coal mines under his Aunt's husband Boyd Gilmour.
On September 11, 1847, at the age of 22, Dunsmuir married 19-year-old Joan White. Eight days later, their first child, Elizabeth Hamilton was born. Their second child, Agnes, was also born in Scotland in 1849.
Family Members
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Robert William "Robin" Dunsmuir
1877–1929
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Sarah Byrd "Byrdie" Dunsmuir Audain
1878–1925
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Elizabeth Maude "Bessie" Dunsmuir Hope
1882–1962
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Laura Mary Dunsmuir Bromley
1884–1958
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Alexander Lee Dunsmuir
1886–1887
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Emily Elinor Dunsmuir
1887–1938
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Kathleen Euphemia Dunsmuir Humphreys
1891–1941
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Lieut James A. "Boy" Dunsmuir Jr
1894–1915
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Dola Frances Dunsmuir Cavendish
1903–1966
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