Edna B (BLACKBURN) WILSON: The maternal great-aunt of my husband, Michael PHELPS
 
                           Name:      Edna B BLACKBURN
                            Born:      13 January 1894, Coe Hill, Ontario, Registration # 011909
                        Married:      Unknown - After 1916
                            Died:      Unknown - After 1964
                        Parents:      Father: John Blackburn
                                          Mother: Catherine (Kate) Blackburn
 
                        Spouse:      James Ernest WILSON        
                            Born:      Unknown
                            Died:      Unknown
                        Parents:      Mother: Unknown
                                          Father:  Unknown
 
                       Children:      Unknown
                                         
KNOWN FACTS:
 
            1964 OBITUARY:   The Winnipeg Free Press obituary (21 May 1964) of Edna’s brother, Frederick Arthur Blackburn states: “...Surviving besides his wife ... is a sister, Mrs Edna Wilson of Winnipeg”.
             1960 OBITUARY:   The Winnipeg Free Press obituary (26 February 1960) of Edna’s sister, Annie Maud Hagen states: ”...Surviving her besides her husband are ... one brother, Fred Blackburn, and one sister, Mrs Ernest Wilson both of Winnipeg, Manitoba”.
 
             1950 Winnipeg City Directory:  Clerk, Marshall Wells, Householder, 362 Toronto Street, Winnipeg
  
             1946 OBITUARY:   The obituary (26 August 1946) of Edna’s mother, Catherine Blackburn, from the Winnipeg Free Press states: “Mrs Blackburn is survived by three sons ... two daughters, Mrs W Hagen of Kitchener, Ontario, Mrs J. E. Wilson of Winnipeg ....”
  
             1916 Census:    Statistics Canada Series R233-47-9-E; Microfilm Reel T-21932 Manitoba, Winnipeg Center, District #13, Sub-District #31, St James, Page 20
                                       John Blackburn, age 60, Carpenter CN Railway, born England
                                       Katherine, age 59, born Ontario
                                       Edna, age 21, Drug Clerk, born Ontario
  
             1911 Census:    Statistics Canada Series RG 31; Microfilm Feel T-20342
                       District: 18 Macdonald, Sub-District 56 Sturgeon Creek, St James, Manitoba, Page 8
                       Address:  394 Parkview Street, Winnipeg                     
                                      John Blackburn, Head, age 55,
                                      Catherine, Wife, age 54,
                                      Frederic, Son, age 18, Single,
                                      Edna, Daughter, age 16
  
             1901 Census:    Statistics Canada Series RG 31; Schedule 1; Microfilm Reel T-6473
                        District: 71 Hastings North, Sub-District: Wollaston, Ontario, Page 4
                                      John Blackburn, age 44, farmer, born England
                                      Catherine E, age 49, born Ontario
                                      Milo, age 20, farmers son, born Ontario
                                      Edmond, age 16, farmers son, born Ontario
                                      Annie M, age 19, born Ontario
                                      Robert H, age 11, born Ontario
                                      Fred A, age 8, born Ontario
                                      Edna B, age 6, born 18 January 1894, Ontario
 
If you can find any further information, please contact:
Judy Phelps Member # 437 at phelpsjj2000@shaw.ca. With Thanks!