july 17th 1906 william fergie mcneill to fanny R stenhouse nee lawson

dunnville, ontario, canada to edinburgh, scotland

3361 miles

the message

"Lottie told me to write & let you know she had a fine daughter yesterday.

They are both very well & the baby weighs 10lb & looks a Lawson.

She will write you as soon as she is better

Yours truly

W McNeill"

the sender

William Fergie McNeill (1881-?) was the son of Thomas Day McNeill (1853-1930) and Lilias Fergie (1853-1926). In 1903 William emigrated to Canada and between then and 1906 he married Janette Lottie Lawson (1879-?). In 1921 he was a factory foreman. Janette had emigrated to Canada in 1898.

The daughter whose birth is announced in this card was Agnes Fergie McNeill (1906-1989). She married Gordon France Trimble (1904-?)

the recipient

Fanny R Stenhouse nee Lawson (1860-1937) was the daughter of George Lawson (1823-1881) and Elizabeth Elliot Wilson (1828-1883) and the sister of Janette Lottie Lawson.

She married William Stenhouse (1850-1935). They had three children.

the tree

the places

Dunnville, Ontario, Canada

Edinburgh, Scotland

what the card says to us

The picture shows the public school in Dunnville, Ontario. The card was posted in Dunnville. Why is there a card showing the school?

The card was sent via New York. The stamp cost 2 cents and shows King Edward VII.

The language of the birth announcement is a bit stilted and is curiously phrased. "she had a fine daughter" is used and not "we".

This card marks a significant event in this family's history.