Brief Life History of Alexander Tilloch Galt
When Alexander Tilloch Galt Durnford was born on 25 July 1898, in Beaconsfield, Montreal Urban Community, Quebec, Canada, his father, Augustus Decimus Durnford, was 49 and his mother, Mary Oneida Galt, was 28. He married Marjorie Chaworth Musters Currie on 15 June 1932, in Montreal, Montreal Urban Community, Quebec, Canada. He lived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1911. He died on 22 August 1973, in Montreal, Montreal Urban Community, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Canada East, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- A T Matt Durnford in household of Augustus Durnford, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Alexander Tilloch Durnford, "Find A Grave Index"
- A T Galt Durnford in entry for Sir Arthur William Currie, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1898–1973 Male
1902–1971 Female
Parents and Siblings
1849–1912 Male
1870–1956 Female
Siblings (3)
1896–1967 Male
1898–1973 Male
1902–1974 Male
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Durnford in Wiltshire, which was named in Old English as ‘the hidden ford’ (dierne ford). It could also be from a similarly named place (also called Dunford) in Addlestone, Surrey.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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