Clara Kelly Baynton

Brief Life History of Clara Kelly

When Clara Kelly Baynton was born on 1 September 1876, in Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Canada West, British North America, her father, Robert Baynton, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Jane Kelly, was 26. She married Leslie Hill McDorman on 10 January 1900, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in McGillivrary, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Manitoba, Canada in 1916. She died on 22 November 1949, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 73, and was buried in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Leslie Hill McDorman
1879–1966
Clara Kelly Baynton
1876–1949
Marriage: 10 January 1900
Minnie Aletha McDorman
1901–1979
Robert Gerald McDorman
1903–1978
Vera May Irene McDorman
1908–1937
Wilfred Roy McDorman
1913–1918
Marion Jean McDorman
1914–1991
Dorice Merle McDorman
1917–2006
Margaret Noreen McDorman
1920–2019

Sources (9)

  • Clara Baynton in household of Robert Baynton, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Clara Baynton, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"
  • Clara Kelly Baynton McDorman, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (5)

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

Name Meaning

English: see Bainton .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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