My Immigrant/ Family history timeline

The Breakdown:

1910- My great grandpa was born.

1924- My great grandpa immigrated from Moyne, County Wiclow, Ireland. They came to Canada because my great great grandpa wasn’t happy with the Irish Republican army (IRA). It was to do with politics. My great great grandpa was a land/store owner and I think the IRA were affecting his business. They took a boat over to Canada docking in newfoundland and then after than took the train to Regina Saskatchewan.

1930-My Great Grandpa (Herbert Charles Wilson) became an RCMP officer. He later became a sergeant.

1937- This is when my grandpa met his wife and decided to go with her back to the hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Soon later this year they got married

1939- My great uncle Jack Wilson was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

1942- My great Aunt Mary Wilson was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

1943- My Nana (Grandma) Judith Wilson was born.

1953- My Nana and her family moved to British Columbia. They decided to pick up and move everything because of their aging grandparents who were already living there.

1953- My great grandpa retired from being an RCMP Officer/ Sergeant.

1966- This was the year that my Nana married her husband, Dean Mackinnon. He was of Scottish decent but a very kind gentleman.

1967- This is the year my aunt was born: Kelly Mackinnon

1968- This was the year that my uncle was born: Patrick Mackinnon

1972- This was the year my dad was born: Christopher Mackinnon

1995- My first cousin was born (also the first niece and first granddaughter). Megan Weeks is the daughter of my auntie Kelly.

1997(may)- My second cousin was born. Sydney Weeks was the second daughter of my auntie Kelly.

1997(august)- My parents (Christopher Mackinnon/Kim Macinnis) got married.

1999- My brother was born. Liam Mackinnon was the 3rd grandchild and my parents first child.

2000- My other 2 cousins were born. Max Mackinnon was the first child of my uncle Patrick and the 4th grandchild. Ben Weeks was the third child of my Auntie Kelly and the 5th grandchild.

2002- My cousin and I were born. Ella Mackinnon was the second child of my uncle Patrick and the 6th grandchild. Then last but not least Jane Presley Mackinnon (Me)was the second child of Chris Mackinnon and the 7th grandchild of my Nana and Papa.

2011- M great Grandpa Herb Wilson died at the age of 101 (1910-2011)

Extra Facts:

When my Great Grandpa left from Ireland they left a lot behind because it was difficult to bring all of their families items. When I was talking to my Nana about their arrival she said they had about she would say maybe 1-2 suitcases per 2 members. We don’t hold and Irish traditions to this day and I don’t think we ever did anything that was particularily special. We have our own special family traditions that i would consider to be more like inside jokes than irish traditions.

 

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