Alexander Austin Jordan1

M, #52743, b. 12 June 1861, d. 27 October 1950
Pedigree
Last Edited12 May 2026
     He was born on 12 June 1861, Canada West (modern Ontario), United Province of Canada.2
     Alexander Austin Jordan died on 27 October 1950 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada at age 89 according to Ontario Death Registration 036178.2

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Graham Albery Jordan, M.D. (29) & Margery MacLaren Mayhew (23); Marriage: 14 Feb 1928, Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Alexander Austin Jordan & Annie Albery, Bride's Parents: William E Mayhew & Florence Munroe, Groom's Birthplace: Meaford, Bride's Birth Place: Port Arthur, Ontario, Registration #: 023579.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: Alexander Austin Jordan; Death: 27 Oct 1950, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 89, Birth Date: 12 Jun 1861, Birth Place: Ontario, Father: Alexander Jordan, Mother: Isabella Graham, Spouse: Annie Albery, Occupation: Chief Inspector of Schools for York County (retired), Marital Status: xx, Informant: Rmm? Dougal, son-in-law, Burial: 30 Oct 1950, Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Registration #: 036178.

William Ira Stephens Milliken1

M, #52746, b. March 1926, d. circa 11 November 1956
Pedigree
Father*Richard Milliken1 d. b 13 Nov 1956
Mother*Susan Stephens1
Last Edited14 May 2026
     He was born in March 1926, in Thorne Twp., Québec, Canada.1
     William Ira Stephens Milliken died circa 11 November 1956, Thorne Twp., Québec, Canada.1
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of William Ira Stephens Milliken.
Survived by one parent, Susan Milliken. Survivor(s): Hawley Milliken, Delbourne Milliken, Elwood Milliken, Greta Findley, Elena Smiley, Pearl Martin, Lillian Weatherall, Hazel King, Elmus King, Bernice Milliken, Marjorie Smith, Anna Mayhew, Emile Mayhew, Eileen Mayhew and Denzil Mayhew. Predeceased by one parent, Richard Milliken.1
William Ira Stephens Milliken was buried on 13 November 1956 at St. James' Anglican Cemetery, Otter Lake, Outaouais Region, Québec, Canada.1
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario, 13 November 1956.1

Citations

  1. [S16566] William Milliken, Dies Suddenl, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 13 Nov 1956, Page 4, column 4, William Milliken Obituary. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

James Augustin Brophy1

M, #52754, b. circa 1909, d. 5 April 1988
Pedigree
Father*Ambrose Brophy1,2
Mother*Anna Louise Daly1
Last Edited20 May 2026
     He was born circa 1909, Richmond, in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.1
     James Augustin Brophy died on 5 April 1988 at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.3,4
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of James A. Brophy.3

     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of James Augustin Brophy.
Predeceased by his parents: Ambrose Brophy and Mrs. Ambrose Brophy.3
James Augustin Brophy was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Oldcastle, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.5
     He was commonly known as Gus.3
     The engagement of J. A. Brophy was announced by A. E. Morrow and Mrs. A. E. Morrow on 23 October 1939 in the newspaper, The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.2
     He was cremated after 8 April 1988.4
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario, 16 April 1988.3
     Research notes (May 2026):
I cannot explain the differing subset of survivors mentioned in the above two obituaries. Gus' obituary correctly identifies his parents. The second correctly identifies his wife. They identify different children.4,3

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., James Augustin(e) Brophy (31, Paint Repairman) & Vivian Winnifred Kett (22, divorcee); Marriage: 14 Jan 1940, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Ambrose Brophy & Anna Louise Daly, Bride's Parents: Albert Edwin Morrow & Beatrice Agnes Gibbons, Groom's Birthplace: Richmond, Ontario, Bride's Birth Place: Renfrew, Ontario, Registration #: 015608
    Note that he signed this document with an "e" at the end of his surname.
  2. [S16567] Social and Personal, The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, 23 Oct 1939, Page 19, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Brophy - Morrow (possibly Kett). Hereinafter cited as Windsor Star.
  3. [S16568] Deaths: Brophy, James A. (Gus), The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 16 Apr 1988, Page 81, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James A. (Gus) BROPHY. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  4. [S16569] Deaths: Brophy, James A., The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, 07 Apr 1988, Page 58, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James A BROPHY. Hereinafter cited as Windsor Star.
  5. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Greenlawn Memorial Gardens: James A. Brophy
    Grave marker transcription:
    BROPHY
    James A.     1907 - 1988
    Vivian W.     1916 -
    Together Forever.

Ambrose Brophy1

M, #52755
Pedigree
Last Edited14 May 2026
     Ambrose married Anna Louise Daly.2
     In the obituary of James Augustin Brophy who died 5 April 1988, his parents, Ambrose Brophy and Mrs. Ambrose Brophy were listed or implied as predeceased.3

Family

Anna Louise Daly
Child

Citations

  1. [S16567] Social and Personal, The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, 23 Oct 1939, Page 19, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Brophy - Morrow (possibly Kett). Hereinafter cited as Windsor Star.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., James Augustin(e) Brophy (31, Paint Repairman) & Vivian Winnifred Kett (22, divorcee); Marriage: 14 Jan 1940, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Ambrose Brophy & Anna Louise Daly, Bride's Parents: Albert Edwin Morrow & Beatrice Agnes Gibbons, Groom's Birthplace: Richmond, Ontario, Bride's Birth Place: Renfrew, Ontario, Registration #: 015608
    Note that he signed this document with an "e" at the end of his surname.
  3. [S16568] Deaths: Brophy, James A. (Gus), The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 16 Apr 1988, Page 81, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James A. (Gus) BROPHY. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Anna Louise Daly1

F, #52756
Pedigree
Last Edited14 May 2026
     Anna married Ambrose Brophy.1
     In the obituary of James Augustin Brophy who died 5 April 1988, his parents, Ambrose Brophy and Mrs. Ambrose Brophy were listed or implied as predeceased.2

Family

Ambrose Brophy
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., James Augustin(e) Brophy (31, Paint Repairman) & Vivian Winnifred Kett (22, divorcee); Marriage: 14 Jan 1940, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Ambrose Brophy & Anna Louise Daly, Bride's Parents: Albert Edwin Morrow & Beatrice Agnes Gibbons, Groom's Birthplace: Richmond, Ontario, Bride's Birth Place: Renfrew, Ontario, Registration #: 015608
    Note that he signed this document with an "e" at the end of his surname.
  2. [S16568] Deaths: Brophy, James A. (Gus), The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 16 Apr 1988, Page 81, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James A. (Gus) BROPHY. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.