Alexander BRAIDWOOD

Birth:
22 Jul 1889
14 Tait Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Death:
15 Sep 1970
Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Burial:
17 Sep 1970
Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Marriage:
15 Mar 1913
37 Bonnington Rd, S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Notes:
                   No.889  30 Jul 1889 extract entry of birth, District of St. Andrew in the burgh of Edinburgh - Alexander BRAIDWOOD.
Alec stood 6'2" and his exact weight was somewhere between 150-160lbs.  It seldom varied so that you could test scales by his weight.  He left Scotland to find a career in Canada with his bride, Jean.  He was a lithographer and a geographical draghtsman for the Federal Government.  He drew maps using a brush with one hair.  Alec was a whiz with numbers and could add five columns of figures simultaniously.  He was involved with the Masonic Order and had a wide-spread knowledge of the world through his hobby as a falatelist. On black and white television there was a regular programme called, "College Bowl" inwhich students competed in a quiz covering several categories.  He was frequently able to answer the questions correctly, even before the competitors.  Alec travelled to work on the buses with a German chap.  Each day they would alternate which language they would speak in so that they each would learn the other's language.
Jean McKenzie MOAR
Birth:
10 Feb 1892
21 Ferrier St., S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Chr:
20 Apr 1892
S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Death:
27 Dec 1980
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
                   #208820  01 Mar 1892 Extract Entry of Birth - Jane McKenzie MOAR.
18 Mar 1913 Extract of an Entry in a Register of Marriages - Jean McKenzie MOAR.
16 Sep 1970  Proof of Death Certificate, Turner & Porter Funeral Directors
               Ltd., Toronto, On., Canada

Jean was a dressmaker in Edinburgh, Scotland.  She married Alexander BRAIDWOOD on 15 Mar 1913.
Seeking opportunity in Canada the couple left family and took a ship across the Atlantic to their new home.  They settled in Ottawa where "Sandy" was employed by the Canadian government as a Lithographer for the Dept. of Mines.  Jean had two daughters, Ana ( known as Nan) and Jean.  Jean was an avid gardner and known for her roses.  As a former dressmaker she sewed clothes for her family, her granddaughter (she made Valerie's wedding gown), and even her great grandchildren.  In her 40's long after she and Sandy had moved to Toronto, Jean took a class in oil painting.  Her posterity has been blessed with many a lovely keepsake because of her talent.
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Alexander Braidwood - Jean McKenzie Moar

Alexander Braidwood was born at 14 Tait Place, Edinburgh, Scotland 22 Jul 1889. His parents were John Braidwood and Christina Blackhall Patterson.

He married Jean McKenzie Moar 15 Mar 1913 at 37 Bonnington Rd, S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland . Jean McKenzie Moar was born at 21 Ferrier St., S. Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland 10 Feb 1892 daughter of James David Moar and Annabella McKenzie .

They were the parents of 2 children:
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Alexander Braidwood died 15 Sep 1970 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada .

Jean McKenzie Moar died 27 Dec 1980 at Scarborough, Ontario, Canada .