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1. | Catherine Gowdey was born on 13 Feb 1769 in Northern Ireland; died on 8 Mar 1871 in Montreal (Lachine), ?Ile-de-Montr?eal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Joseph William Workman. Joseph was born on 9 Dec 1749 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland; died on 13 Sep 1848 in Montreal (Lachine), ?Ile-de-Montr?eal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Dr. Joseph Workman (1.Catherine1) was born on 26 May 1805 in Ballymacash, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 13 Apr 1894 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Toronto Necropolis Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Superintendent of the toronto insane asylum from 1854 - 1875 responsible for cleaning up the "hell hole" Dr. Joseph Workman (May 26, 1805-April 15, 1894), known as the "Father of Canadian Psychiatry," was in 1845 the principal founder of the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto. He largely wrote the church's constitution which affirms "the free exercise of private judgment in all matters of belief" and provides that "females" were to "exercise the same privileges as. . . males. Workman taught high school while he studied medicine at McGill University. After his graduation in 1835 he was for ten years a hardware merchant in Toronto. From 1846-53 he practiced family medicine and taught at Dr. Rolph's School of Medicine in Toronto. During this period he served as City Alderman, helped to establish a Hospital for poor immigrants, guided a Royal Commission which established the University College, Canada's first secular college, and served as the first Chair of the Board of Education. Workman fought for free, non-sectarian, yet Christian education, which in his view should not include any imposed ritual, such as daily recitations of the Lord's Prayer. He wrote, "The first step in any educational process is to inculcate in the mind of youth the great principles of honesty, truth, benevolence, loyalty to just authority and withstanding of tyranny and oppression of any sort. Next is to be placed the acquirement of that knowledge necessary to our immediate comforts and interests; and after that, accomplishments and refinements." He said that the exclusion of women "from the study of the more profound branches of literature and science" savored of "barbarism," though women should, of course, not neglect the study of "plum pudding," "the darning needle [and] the smoothing iron." A social reformer, Workman advocated publicly financed aid for the poor, extension of the franchise, and women's rights. In his many articles he showed concern for poverty, poor health care, alcoholism, and especially fetal alcohol syndrome and infant mortality. Working as a forensic expert, he denounced capital punishment. Workman served by appointment as Superintendent of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum (1853-75). He advocated kindness to the mentally ill and sought in them "that spark of humanity which dwells in each of us." Workman fought to end asylum staffing systems based on political patronage, promoted healthier living conditions for asylum inmates, and initiated an internship program for future psychiatrists. His establishment of the framework of asylum management in Canada brought many international speaking engagements and honours. Joseph married Elizabeth Wasnidge on 30 May 1835. Elizabeth was born about 1813 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England; died on 16 May 1885 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Toronto Necropolis Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | William Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 27 Feb 1836 in Montreal (Lachine), ?Ile-de-Montr?eal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 24 Jun 1896 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1896 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
William married Jane Clarke on 1 Jun 1876 in Elora, Centre Wellington Twp, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of Charles Clarke and Emma Kent) was born in Apr 1853 in Elora, Centre Wellington Twp, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Jan 1939 in of Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1939 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Fredrick Michael Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1838; died on 20 Jun 1887. Other Events and Attributes:
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5. | Matthew Francis Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1840; died about 1840. Other Events and Attributes:
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6. | Joseph Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1841; died on 9 Jul 1904. Other Events and Attributes:
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7. | Benjamin Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1843; died about 1844. Other Events and Attributes:
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8. | Anna Corinna Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1845; died on 6th Jun 1922. Other Events and Attributes:
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9. | Catherine Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1848; died about 1849. Other Events and Attributes:
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10. | Thomas Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 8 Dec 1850 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Apr 1938 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Buried: Thomas married Lillian Van Camp on 29 Oct 1879 in Kitchener (Berlin), Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Lillian (daughter of Louis "Lewis" Van Camp and Living) was born on 7 Apr 1858 in Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Feb 1931 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Florence Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1852; died on 4 Jan 1910. Other Events and Attributes:
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12. | Alfred Workman (2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1857; died about 1858. Other Events and Attributes:
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13. | Elizabeth Bessie Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 27 Apr 1877 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died on 31 Mar 1969 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: William Coombs Baker. William was born on 16 Dec 1871 in Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Dec 1937 in Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Charles Wasnidge Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 17 Nov 1878 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
Charles married Lucie Jane Cumming on 5 Oct 1915 in Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. Lucie (daughter of James B Cummings and Lucy Elizabeth Coleman) was born in Lyn, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Joseph Kent Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 3 Jul 1880 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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16. | William Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 4 May 1882 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Sep 1961 in North Surrey, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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17. | Harold Clarke Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 7 Jan 1885 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Jun 1966; was buried in Port Colborne, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Harold married Gertrude Delilah Reeb on 14 Sep 1914 in Port Colborne, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Gertrude (daughter of William Eugene John Reeb and Catharine Melissa Near) was born on 20 Sep 1886 in Wainfleet, Monk Twp, Welland County, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Aug 1955; was buried in 1955 in Port Colborne, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Catherine Gandy Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 29 Jun 1886 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1985 in St Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality (Lincoln), Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Catherine married Charles Irving Haynes on 25 Nov 1922 in St Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality (Lincoln), Ontario, Canada. Charles was born in 1874 in Grantham, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1939; was buried in St Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality (Lincoln), Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Thomas Ballentyne Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 30 May 1889 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 May 1891; was buried in 1891 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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20. | Allen Metcalf Workman (3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 11 Jun 1893 in Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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21. | Alexander Workman (10.Thomas3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 29 Oct 1881 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jun 1956 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Embil Gemmill Bond. Embil (daughter of Joseph Bond and Martha E. Gemmill) was born on 16 Feb 1891 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Nov 1956 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
22. | Thomas Oswald Workman (10.Thomas3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 17 Nov 1885 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Aug 1963 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Annie Tracy McIntyre. Annie (daughter of Duncan Lloyd McIntyre and Mary Anne Robinson "Annie" Tracy) was born on 13 Oct 1886 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died on 17 Feb 1918 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Winifred Florence Workman (10.Thomas3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 12 Feb 1886 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Mar 1961 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Buried: Winifred married Robert Kellock Gemmell on 16 Oct 1911 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of Lawrence James Gemmell and Elizabeth Margaret Kellock) was born on 10 Mar 1886 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Nov 1948 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1948 in Carleton County, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | William Ronald Workman (10.Thomas3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 16 Mar 1886 in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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25. | William Workman Baker (13.Elizabeth4, 3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 12 Apr 1905 in Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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26. | John Hyatt Baker (13.Elizabeth4, 3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 22 Nov 1907 in Kingston Twp, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Jan 1998 in Montreal (Lachine), ?Ile-de-Montr?eal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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27. | Mary Clarke Baker (13.Elizabeth4, 3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 16 Aug 1911 in Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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28. | Charles Irving Haynes (18.Catherine4, 3.William3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 16 Feb 1924 in St Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality (Lincoln), Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jun 1924 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 8 Jun 1924 in St Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality (Lincoln), Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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29. | Thomas Robert Gemmell (23.Winifred4, 10.Thomas3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 9 Jul 1913 in Winnipeg (city/cit?e), Manitoba, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1981 in Ashton, Goulbourn Twp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Died: Thomas married Edith Doris Mitchell about Aug 1945 in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. Edith (daughter of Howard Vincent Mitchell and Editha Elizabeth Wood) was born about Dec 1910 in Woking Borough, Surrey, England; was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
30. | Winnifred Elizabeth Gemmell (23.Winifred4, 10.Thomas3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 27 Jun 1915 in Winnipeg (city/cit?e), Manitoba, Canada; died on 10 Mar 1991 in Cornwall, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Stormont), Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mar 1991 in St James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Francis Farington Baker. Francis (son of Francis Spence Baker and Florence Mary Kenrick) was born on 21 Jun 1906 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Mar 1990 in Cornwall, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Stormont), Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mar 1990 in St James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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