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1926 Alberta census page for Peace River South showing Donald Edwin Ponceby, wife Catharine McKay, and sons Donald Stuart and Gordon Francis in the same household.
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1926 Census Page for Donald Edwin Ponceby Household
1926 Alberta census page for Peace River South showing Donald Edwin Ponceby, wife Catharine McKay, and sons Donald Stuart and Gordon Francis in the same household.
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- census year
- 1926
- principal name
- Donald Edwin Ponceby
- household location
- Edson Town, Peace River South Electoral District, Alberta, Canada
- spouse name as recorded
- Catharine McKay
- first child name as recorded
- Donald Stuart
- second child name as recorded
- Gordon Francis
- residence
- Edson Town, Peace River South Electoral District, Alberta, Canada
- donald role
- Head
- donald age
- 24
- donald birthplace
- U.S.A.
- donald father birthplace
- England
- donald mother birthplace as recorded
- Prince Edward Island
- catharine role
- Wife
- catharine age
- 24
- catharine birthplace
- Scotland
- catharine father birthplace
- Scotland
- catharine mother birthplace
- Scotland
- first child role
- Son
- first child age
- 1
- first child birthplace
- Alberta, Canada
- second child role
- Son
- second child age
- 5
- second child birthplace
- Alberta, Canada
Enumeration
- Census year
- 1926
- Household location
- Edson Town, Peace River South Electoral District, Alberta, Canada
Household summary
- Residence
- Edson Town, Peace River South Electoral District, Alberta, Canada
Other details
- Principal Name
- Donald Edwin Ponceby
- Spouse Name As Recorded
- Catharine McKay
- First Child Name As Recorded
- Donald Stuart
- Second Child Name As Recorded
- Gordon Francis
- Donald Role
- Head
- Donald Age
- 24
- Donald Birthplace
- U.S.A.
- Donald Father Birthplace
- England
- Donald Mother Birthplace As Recorded
- Prince Edward Island
- Catharine Role
- Wife
- Catharine Age
- 24
- Catharine Birthplace
- Scotland
- Catharine Father Birthplace
- Scotland
- Catharine Mother Birthplace
- Scotland
- First Child Role
- Son
- First Child Age
- 1
- First Child Birthplace
- Alberta, Canada
- Second Child Role
- Son
- Second Child Age
- 5
- Second Child Birthplace
- Alberta, Canada
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- Manual transcription created from the census image because local OCR tools were unavailable.
- The repository PDF excludes the printed FamilySearch citation page; the original two-page download is preserved separately.
- The municipality is confirmed as Edson Town from a re-read of the image in April 2026; this directly corroborates Catherine's death place (Edson, Alberta, 1927) from the death index.
- Catharine's surname is recorded as McKay on this image-backed census page; the repo currently identifies Donald Edwin Ponceby's spouse as Catherine Mackie Horne from weaker secondary evidence, so this discrepancy needs review.
- The household includes both a one-year-old son Donald Stuart and a second son recorded as Gordon Francis, age 5.
- Full-resolution visual reread on 23 April 2026 confirms that Gordon Francis's age still appears to be "5"; no clear fraction, month notation, or other correction mark is visible in the age cell.
- If this Gordon Francis is the same person as the repo's Gordon Francis Ponceby, the reported age conflicts sharply with the current birth date of 1 January 1926 and should be reviewed before any canonical person update.
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1926 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta Header transcription Province: Alberta Electoral district: Peace River South Sub-district no.: 51 Page: 25 Enumeration date on form: 1 June 1926 FamilySearch image group number: 105519985 Citation URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C395-GSFF-C?view=index Ponceby household transcription Line 3: Ponceby, Donald Edwin - head - male - married - age 24 - birthplace U.S.A. - father birthplace England - mother birthplace Prince Edward Island Line 4: ditto - Catharine McKay - wife - female - married - age 24 - birthplace Scotland - father birthplace Scotland - mother birthplace Scotland Line 5: ditto - Donald Stuart - son - male - single - age 1 - birthplace Alberta - father birthplace U.S.A. - mother birthplace Scotland Line 6: ditto - Gordon Francis - son - male - single - age 5 - birthplace Alberta - father birthplace U.S.A. - mother birthplace Scotland Uncertain readings - The locality or municipality notation at the top of the sheet is difficult to read. - Donald's mother birthplace appears to read Prince Edward Island, but the abbreviation should be rechecked against the image before using it as accepted canonical data. - The household includes both Donald Stuart and Gordon Francis. - If this Gordon Francis is the same person as the repo's Gordon Francis Ponceby, the reported age of 5 conflicts with the current 1926 birth date and should be reviewed alongside later image-backed records.
Place
Where this record belongs
- place
- Peace River South, Alberta, Canada
Details
Record details
- census year
- 1926
- province
- Alberta
- electoral district
- Peace River South
- sub district number
- 51
- page number
- 25
- municipality
- Edson Town
- enumeration date
- 1 June 1926
- familysearch image group number
- 105519985
- citation url
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C395-GSFF-C?view=index
- pages
- 1
Notes
Research notes
- This source strengthens the placement of Donald Edwin Ponceby in Peace River South, Alberta, on 1 June 1926.
- The 23 April 2026 reread did not resolve the conflict with Gordon Francis Ponceby's naturalization-record birth date; it strengthened the need for a birth registration or border/admission record.
- Do not treat the recorded McKay surname or the children's identities as canonical beyond this source until they are reviewed alongside the existing Horne identification and Gordon Francis Ponceby's current birth details.
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