Margaret Harton Hunter
1868 - 1956 (88 years)
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Name Margaret Harton Hunter [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Born 17 Apr 1868 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 
[1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Gender Female Baptism 17 Apr 1868 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Residence 1871 Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Relation to Head of House: Daur Occupation 1881 Wool Weaver Residence 1881 119 Broad St. Barony, Lanark, Scotland [7] Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter Residence 1891 Glasgow Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Relation to Head of House: Wife Residence 1901 Glasgow Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Arrival 1913 [8, 9] 44 Age: 44 Named After Mother Margaret Hartel, Grandmother Margaret Jackson Race Scotch Immigration 1914 moved to Belleville, Ont. Immigration Abt 1917 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Name Maggie Hunter Name Margaret Hunter [10] Nationality Canada Religion Presbyterian Residence 1 Jun 1921 497 Willson St, Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario, Canada [9] 52 Age: 52; Presbyterian Religion: Presbyterian; Municipality: Ward 8; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 87; Industry: None; SpeaksFrench: No; SubEnumerationDistrict: 53; SubEnumerationDistrictName: Polling Divisio Residence 1931 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [8] Religion: Presbyterian; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Occupation: Houseworker Died 18 May 1956 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [4] Buried Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Ont. (sec 7, row 4, grave 68) [4] Person ID I7906 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father Thomas Gilliland, b. Abt 1840, Ireland Relationship natural Mother Margaret Harten, b. 1845, Tremore, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland , d. 10 Nov 1910, 864 Gr. Eastern Rd., Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Family ID F6657 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father William Hunter, b. 1841, Newtonards, County Down, Northern Ireland , d. 7 Apr 1880, 119 Broad St., Mile End, Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland (Age 39 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Harten, b. 1845, Tremore, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland , d. 10 Nov 1910, 864 Gr. Eastern Rd., Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Married 10 Mar 1864 Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland [11] Family ID F2271 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Robert Wilson Duncan, b. 10 Jul 1864, Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland , d. 15 Aug 1942, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) Married 31 Dec 1890 Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Children 1. John Duncan, b. 22 Dec 1892, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 4 Dec 1962, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 69 years) [natural]2. Margaret Harton Duncan, b. 15 Jan 1894, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 28 May 1975, Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) [natural]3. Samuel Wilson Duncan, b. 25 Dec 1895, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 22 Jun 1973, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) [natural]4. Robert Wilson Duncan, b. 8 Dec 1897, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 9 May 1966, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) [natural]5. Elizabeth Helen Duncan, b. 27 Feb 1900, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 13 Feb 1952, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years) [natural]6. Jessie Brown Duncan, b. 31 Aug 1902, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 4 Jun 1973, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years) [natural]7. William James Hunter Duncan, b. 29 Jun 1905, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. Abt 1970, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years) [natural]8. Janet Orr Duncan, b. 11 Apr 1910, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 28 Jan 1999, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F1479 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Margaret was born in Glasgow just after her parents immigrated from Belfast, Ireland. Margaret was only 12 years old when her father, William Hunter, died prematurely. Margaret was raised by her mother and step father, Thomas Gilliland. However, strangely, no mention of Thomas was preserved in Janet Duncan's family history. Margaret married in Glasgow to Robert Duncan and had a family there. They immigrated to Canada in 1914 to bring their son Bill to Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children to be treated for polio. Maggie was reputed to have long earlobes "from her kids pulling on her earrings". Maggie is believed to be the only one of this family who immigrated to Canada.
LDS birth registration incorrectly records her mother's name as Hartel:
Margaret HUNTER, Sex: F, Event(s): Birth: 17 Apr 1868, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, Parents: Father: William HUNTER, Mother: Margaret HARTEL
- Margaret was born in Glasgow just after her parents immigrated from Belfast, Ireland. Margaret was only 12 years old when her father, William Hunter, died prematurely. Margaret was raised by her mother and step father, Thomas Gilliland. However, strangely, no mention of Thomas was preserved in Janet Duncan's family history. Margaret married in Glasgow to Robert Duncan and had a family there. They immigrated to Canada in 1914 to bring their son Bill to Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children to be treated for polio. Maggie was reputed to have long earlobes "from her kids pulling on her earrings". Maggie is believed to be the only one of this family who immigrated to Canada.
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