Individual Details

Mary May "May" OLIVER

(10 Sep 1895 - 18 Jan 1978)

Events

Birth	10 Sep 1895	Matchedash Twp, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Census	31 Mar 1901	Tay Twp., Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Marriage	21 Apr 1920	Methodist Church, Matchedash Twp., Coldwater, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - Edward Lewis BRANDON
Marriage License	21 Apr 1920	Coldwater, Matchedash Twp., Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - Edward Lewis BRANDON
Alt name	21 Apr 1920	Mary May "May" BRANDON
Death	18 Jan 1978	Ontario, Canada
Burial	Aft 18 Jan 1978	Lakeview Cemetery, Kirkfield, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Reference No		33

Families

Spouse

Edward Lewis BRANDON (1893 - 1978)

Father	William OLIVER II (1852 - 1933)
Mother	Lavinia PICKFORD (1863 - 1943)
Sibling	Annie Eliza "Eliza""Libby" OLIVER (1881 - 1950)
Sibling	George OLIVER (1883 - 1895)
Sibling	Lavinia "Vinny" OLIVER (1885 - 1965)
Sibling	Alice OLIVER (1888 - 1931)
Sibling	Dinah OLIVER (1891 - 1954)
Sibling	Joseph OLIVER (1893 - 1893)
Sibling	William III "Bill" OLIVER (1893 - 1956)
Sibling	Ernest OLIVER (1898 - 1984)
Sibling	Edith OLIVER (1898 - 1974)
Sibling	Ada Bessie "Bessie" OLIVER (1900 - 1988)
Sibling	Stanley OLIVER (1903 - 1977)

Notes

Birth

BIRTH REGISTRATION
When Born: Sept 10, 1895
Name: Mary May Oliver
Sex: Female
Name and Surname of Father: William Oliver
Name and Maiden Name of Mother: Lavinia Pickford
Rank or Profession of Father: Farmer
Signature, Description and Residence of Informant: Wm. Oliver, Lot 11 Cou(nty) R1, Matchedash
When Registered: Dec 9, 1895
Name of Accoucheur: home
Signature of Registrar: E. W. Hitchen

Census

Name: Mary Oliver
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 5
Birth Day & Month: 10 Sep
Birth Year: 1895
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Daugh (Daughter)
Father's name: William Oliver
Mother's name: Lavina Oliver
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Church Of England
Province: Ontario
District: Simcoe (east/est)
District Number: 113
Sub-District: Tay
Sub-District Number: M-7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Oliver 50
Lavina Oliver 38
Libby Oliver 19
Lavina Oliver 16
Alice Oliver 13
Dinah Oliver 10
William Oliver 8
Mary Oliver 5
Earnest Oliver 2
Edith Oliver 2
Bessie Oliver 9/12

Marriage

Mary May "May" Oliver & Edward Lewis Brandon Marriage License:

Affidavit required before License or Certificate is granted by Issue of Marriage Licenses by privision of the Marriage Act.
I, Edward Lewis Brandon of Matchedash in the County of Simcoe make oath and say as follows that we have had our usual place of abode within the Province of Ontario for fifteen days immediately preceding the date of this affidavit. That the facts set forth in the hereunder table are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that there is no affinity, consangquinity, prior marriage or other lawful cause or legal impediment to bar or hinder the solemnization of the marriage.

BRIDEGROOM
Name: Edward Lewis Brandon
Age: 26
Residence When Married: Township of Matchedash, Ontario
Place of Birth: Township of Matchedash
Condition in Life: Bachelor
Occupation: Farmer
Religious Denomination: Methodist
Name of Father: Thomas Brandon
Maiden Name of Mother: Margaret Swails
Intended Place of Marriage: Village of Coldwater, County of Simcoe

BRIDE
Name: May Oliver
Age: 24
Residence When Married:Township of Matchedash, Co. Simcoe
Place of Birth: Matchedash
Condition in Life: Spinster
Occupation: Farmer's daughter
Religious Denomination: Methodist
Name of Father: William Oliver
Maiden Name of Mother: Lavinia Pickford

PARTICULARS OF THE MARRIAGE
I certify that I solemnized the marriage of:

Bridegroom: Edward Lewis Brandon
Bride: May Oliver
Witness: Lettie Stevenson
Address: Coldwater
Witness: Mrs. G. W. Scott
Address: Coldwater
at: Coldwater
County of: Simcoe
on the: 21st day of April 1920
Name of Bridegroom's Father: Thomas Brandon
Maiden Name of Bridegroom's Mother: Margaret Swails
Name of Bride's Father: William Oliver
Name of Bride's Mother: Lavinia Pickford
Signature of Clergyman: John S. Stevenson
Address: Coldwater
Denomination: Methodist

For statistical purposes, please furnish the following information:
Birthplace of Bridegroom's Father: Canada
Birthplace of Bride's Father: England
Can Bridegroom read: yes, write: yes
Can Bride read: yes, write: yes

Sworn before me at Coldwater in the county of Simcoe this 21st day of April 1920.
Signature of Issuer: Sam Eplett, Issuer of Marriage Licenses at Coldwater.

Marriage License

Ontario, Archives of Ontario.Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Mary May "May" Oliver & Edward Lewis Brandon Marriage License:

Affidavit required before License or Certificate is granted by Issue of Marriage Licenses by privision of the Marriage Act.
I, Edward Lewis Brandon of Matchedash in the County of Simcoe make oath and say as follows that we have had our usual place of abode within the Province of Ontario for fifteen days immediately preceding the date of this affidavit. That the facts set forth in the hereunder table are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that there is no affinity, consangquinity, prior marriage or other lawful cause or legal impediment to bar or hinder the solemnization of the marriage.

BRIDEGROOM
Name: Edward Lewis Brandon
Age: 26
Residence When Married: Township of Matchedash, Ontario
Place of Birth: Township of Matchedash
Condition in Life: Bachelor
Occupation: Farmer
Religious Denomination: Methodist
Name of Father: Thomas Brandon
Maiden Name of Mother: Margaret Swails
Intended Place of Marriage: Village of Coldwater, County of Simcoe

BRIDE
Name: May Oliver
Age: 24
Residence When Married:Township of Matchedash, Co. Simcoe
Place of Birth: Matchedash
Condition in Life: Spinster
Occupation: Farmer's daughter
Religious Denomination: Methodist
Name of Father: William Oliver
Maiden Name of Mother: Lavinia Pickford

PARTICULARS OF THE MARRIAGE
I certify that I solemnized the marriage of:

Bridegroom: Edward Lewis Brandon
Bride: May Oliver
Witness: Lettie Stevenson
Address: Coldwater
Witness: Mrs. G. W. Scott
Address: Coldwater
at: Coldwater
County of: Simcoe
on the: 21st day of April 1920
Name of Bridegroom's Father: Thomas Brandon
Maiden Name of Bridegroom's Mother: Margaret Swails
Name of Bride's Father: William Oliver
Name of Bride's Mother: Lavinia Pickford
Signature of Clergyman: John S. Stevenson
Address: Coldwater
Denomination: Methodist

For statistical purposes, please furnish the following information:
Birthplace of Bridegroom's Father: Canada
Birthplace of Bride's Father: England
Can Bridegroom read: yes, write: yes
Can Bride read: yes, write: yes

Sworn before me at Coldwater in the county of Simcoe this 21st day of April 1920.
Signature of Issuer: Sam Eplett, Issuer of Marriage Licenses at Coldwater.

Endnotes

1. Mary May Oliver, Ontario Birth Registration 029570, Ontario. Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Births and Stillbirths - 1869-1909. Microfilm MS929_128, 206 reels. Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.(http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=421843& (9 Dec 1895), , .

2. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 Feb 2016), entry for Mary May Oliver Brandon, Compiled by Sharon Brandon, 2013, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, #119467394..

3. , 2 Apr 1901 Census, , , 1901 Census of Canada, database on-line (www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Dec 1901) entry for Mary Oliver. Census Place: Tay, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 35.

4. Obituary, Mrs. Edith Oakley, Unknown, Coldwater, Ontario, Canada, ? 1974, Oakley, Edith (Oliver). "Obituary-Mrs. Edith Oakley". Undated clipping. ca 1974, from unidentified newspaper. Privately held by Barbara (Hebner) Belfry [P.O. Box 5144, Penetanguishine, Ontario L9M 2G3]..

5. Marriage License: , by Archives of Ontario; Microfilm: MS932_548; , . Online http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7921&iid=ONMS932_548-0802&fn=May&ln=Oliver&st=r&ssrc=&pid=989908; Ontario, Canada Marriages 1857-1926 record for May Oliver; Printout dated 18 Feb 2010, Ontario, Archives of Ontario.Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada).[database on-line]. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. Microfilm MS932_548, Reels 1-793. Provo, UT, USA: Ances.

6. Marriage License: , by Archives of Ontario; Microfilm: MS932_548; , . Online http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7921&iid=ONMS932_548-0802&fn=May&ln=Oliver&st=r&ssrc=&pid=989908; Ontario, Canada Marriages 1857-1926 record for May Oliver; Printout dated 18 Feb 2010, Ontario, Archives of Ontario.Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada).[database on-line]. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. Microfilm MS932_548, Reels 1-793. Provo, UT, USA: Ances.

7. Obituary, Mrs. Edith Oakley, Unknown, Coldwater, Ontario, Canada, ? 1974, Oakley, Edith (Oliver). "Obituary-Mrs. Edith Oakley". Undated clipping. ca 1974, from unidentified newspaper. Privately held by Barbara (Hebner) Belfry [P.O. Box 5144, Penetanguishine, Ontario L9M 2G3]..

8. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 Feb 2016), entry for Mary May Oliver Brandon, Compiled by Sharon Brandon, 2013, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, #119467394..

9. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 Feb 2016), entry for Mary May Oliver Brandon, Compiled by Sharon Brandon, 2013, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, #119467394..