Dorothy Irene Geddes

Brief Life History of Dorothy Irene

When Dorothy Irene Geddes was born on 17 April 1910, in London, Canada West, British Colonial America, her father, Charles Wesley Geddes, was 32 and her mother, Maud Alice Johnson, was 24. She lived in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 2 July 1921, in London, Canada West, British Colonial America, at the age of 11, and was buried in London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Charles Wesley Geddes
1878–
Maud Alice Johnson
1885–
George Wesley Geddes
1905–
Geddes
–1916
Lilian Maud Geddes
1906–
Walter J Geddes
1907–1964
Dorothy Irene Geddes
1910–1921
Clayburn Geddes
1912–

Sources (3)

  • Dorethy T Geddes in household of Wesley Geddes, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Dorothy Irene Geddes, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Dorothy Irene Geddes, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Gaddis , from the lands of Geddes in Nairnshire.

English: possibly a variant of Gedde, a nickname from Middle English gedde ‘pike’ (the fish), with post-medieval excrescent -s. However, the modern surname appears to be entirely Scottish in origin (see 1 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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