Emma Eliza Dudman

Brief Life History of Emma Eliza

When Emma Eliza Dudman was born on 7 February 1872, in Galway Township, Peterborough, Canada West, British Colonial America, her father, John Frederick Dettman, was 52 and her mother, Jane McGuire, was 40. She married Duncan Molyneaux on 4 December 1895, in Bobcaygeon, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Victoria, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 8 October 1957, in Kinmount, Northumberland, Upper Canada, British Colonial America, at the age of 85, and was buried in Kinmount, Northumberland, Upper Canada, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Duncan Molyneaux
1870–1947
Emma Eliza Dudman
1872–1957
Marriage: 4 December 1895
Male Molyneaux
1896–1896
Irene Jane Molyneaux
1898–1991
Hazel Margaret Molyneaux
1899–1979
Mearl Molyneaux
1901–1901
Charles John Molyneaux
1904–1992
Ethal May Molyneaux
1905–1993

Sources (14)

  • Emma Molyneaux in household of Dunkin Molyneaux, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Emma Eliza Dudman, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Emma Eliza Molyneaux, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

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 (Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire): variant of Dodman, from the Middle English personal name Dudeman (Old English Dudemann, first element of uncertain origin).

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

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