1921 Census of Canada

The 1921 census of Canada has recently been released.  Here's what it has to say about our family:

In 1921, Arthur and Minnie Scott, St. Andrew's Ward, Montreal, were living with their very recently widowed 26-year-old daughter, Norton Fry, and her daughter (their granddaughter), the 2-year-old Mary Fry.  Arthur is listed as an import broker making $2,000 (I assume annually).  They are renting a brick home for $150.00/month, and they have two female live-in servants.  I am sooo jealous. 

William Rutherford, Jr (age 56) and his wife Ida (Bulmer) Rutherford (age 54) were living in Westmount, sub-district 62, with several adult children:  John Bulmer Rutherford, age 24, Ida Jean Rutherford, age 22,  Andrew Scott Rutherford, age 20, and E. Marjorie Rutherford, age 19.  Also part of the household is Jane Bulmer, age 50, Ida's younger sister.  They have one live-in servant.  William and his son William Jackson are listed as merchants, while John Bulmer is an accountant (probably of his father's lumber company) who makes $720 annually.  Andrew and Marjorie are students.  They own a brick home with ten rooms (I'm not sure which rooms are included in the count).   It's interesting how many adult children are still living at home, even the men.

John Galloway Scott (age 84) and his wife Mary (Elliot) Scott (age78)  are living in Toronto North, Ward 4, 29 Dunvegan Road.  For those of us in Toronto, 29 Dunvegan is in the St. Clair/Avenue Road region.  Very posh.  With them is their daughter Helen Scott, age 37, "Janey" C. Elliot, Mary's younger sister, age 67, and two female servants, one cook and one maid.  John is retired and none of the three ladies of the household have an occupation.  They own the home.  

Family Photographs

Here are more photos and other images from the personal collection of my mother-in-law.  

 Minnie Scott, wife of John Galloway Scott.
Daughter of William Elliot and Mary Oliphant.
Mother of Arthur Scott.

John Bulmer Rutherford, known as "Bulmer".
 Husband of Edythe "Norton" Scott.

John Bulmer Rutherford.

Harriet Rose Elliot.  Daughter of William Elliot and Mary Oliphant.
Married Thomas Sutherland Stayner in 1880, age 33.
Notation on back of photo,"Harriet Rose Elliot. Wife of Sutherland Stayner. Died 1929."

Notation on back:  "Harriet Stayner.  Dudley's Mother"
Photo taken by Notman Studios.

Back of photo above.  

Charles Fyfe.  Father of Molly McIlwraith, and Hugh, Alec, Stewart and John Fyfe. 

John Fyfe.  Probably taken early in his naval career. 

My husband's mother, Jocelyn, as a young girl. 

Jocelyn Scott Rutherford as a young woman. 

Jocelyn Scott Rutherford.  

Jocelyn as a lovely bride. June 20, 1953. 

Cutting the cake.  Stewart and Jocelyn Fyfe.
Garden reception at Lachute home of  Jocelyn's mother Norton.  

The wedding party.
Row 1:  Jocelyn and Stewart Fyfe.
Row 2:  Mary Rutherford (bride's sister), best man John Chance.
Row 3:  Jean Rutherford (bride's sister), Dr. Bill Young.
Row 4:  Susan Wang, bride's niece (age 8), John Fyfe, groom's brother (age 16).
Margaret Rodger Memorial Presbyterian Church, Lachute, Quebec. 

After the wedding.  Stewart and Jocelyn honeymooned in the New England States. 

Jocelyn and Stewart in Lachute garden.  Undated. 

Jocelyn picnicking at Lachute.  

Edythe "Norton" Scott Fry Rutherford Pentland at Lachute. 

Stewart Fyfe.  Graduation from Queen's University. 

Molly Hunter Fyfe with her grandson Douglas, 1962.  

My exceptionally cute husband Doug.