Robert Francis Shea Genealogy and Family History Notes

Manitoba Vital Statistics
Last Name: Shea
First Names: Robert Francis
Date of Birth: 01/24/1899
Place of Birth: Winnipeg
Sex: M
Registration Number: 1899,004090
Registration Date:
Mothers's Details Maiden Last Name: Loder Given Names: Eva



1901 Census of Canada View the census
Name: Robert F Shea
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 2
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1899
BirthPlace: Manitoba
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Robert D
Mother's Name: Eva
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Presbyterian
Province: Manitoba
District: Winnipeg (City/Cité)
District Number: 12
Sub-District: Winnipeg (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 5
Sub-District Number: E-9
Family Number: 120
Page: 12

1906 Western Canada Census - View the census
Name: Shea Robt
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 8
BirthPlace: Manitoba
Family Number: 34
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Robt
Mother's name: Eva
Province: Manitoba
Sub-District Description: Ward Five
Sub-District: 5B
Page: 4

1911 Census of Canada View Census
Name: Robert Shey
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 12
Birth Date: January 1899
Birthplace: Manitoba
Family Number: 52
Relation to Head of House: Son
Tribal: Irish
Province: Manitoba
District: Winnipeg City
District Number: 24
Sub-District: Winnipeg
Sub-District Number: 82
Place of Habitation: 588 Pritchard
Census Year: 1911
Page: 6

1916 Census of Manitoba View Census
Name: Robt Shea
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 17
Est. Birth Year: 1899
Birthplace: Manitoba
Home in 1916: 16, Winnipeg North, Manitoba
Address: 584 Pritchard
racial_or_tribal_origin: Irish
Relation to Head of Household: Son

Soldiers of the First World War
Name: Robert Francis Shea
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1898
Birth Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Relative: Mrs R D Shea
Relationship: Mother
Regiment Number: 718089

Accession Paper -Front
Accession Paper -Back

Shea: Robert and Elizabeth

Robert, or Bob, as he was most commonly called, was born in Winnipeg in 1899 and attended school in that city. He moved to the Lampman area at the end of the First World War. He married Elizabeth McCurdy (nee Lawrence) in 1920, who had four small children from her marriage to Richard McCurdy.

Bob and Elizabeth farmed for many years north of Lampman near the side of Weir Hill School and they had four children.

Bob was Councilor for the Division Six of the R.M. of Browning No. 34 for ten years from 1937 until 1947.

Bob passed away in 1951 at the age of fifty-one. Elizabeth passed away in 1969 at the age of eighty-two.

Excerpts from
"Poet's Corner"
Page 894





Census images, Accession Papers and headstone photo sent by Myrna

More About Robert Francis Shea:
Known As: "Bob"
Occupation: Farmer
Burial: Unknown, Browning Cemetery, Browning, Saskatchewan, Canada

Thanks to Eric for the photo of Bob

Census images sent by Myrna.

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