Gov. of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada - Winnipeg City, McBain Cyrus 41 yrs.b ont.; McBain Mary 36 yrs. b. Scotland; McBain William 18 yrs. b. Ont. ; McBain Agnes 14 yrs. b. Ont ; McBain, Jeanettea 11 yrs. b. Ont ; McBain Mary 11 yrs. b. Man.. ; McBain Cyrus 1&5/12 yrs. b. Man.³

Birth Register Rev. Sutherland - Cyrus McBEAN b)Oct 26, 1848, bapt.... Nov 26, 1848, Ekfrid Church. Cyrus had a twin sister Isabella.

 

[Br²derbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.53434.13]

Individual: McBean, Zeirus

Event: Born

Year: Abt 1847

Place: Ontario

Province of record source: Ontario

Source: Extracts from the 1851 federal census of Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County, Microfilm #C11737.

Publisher: National Archives of Canada

Publication place: Ottawa

Volume/Page(s): D2,P71

 

1852 Census, Listed with neighbors McEachern at R1;n1/2 20, Ekfrid twp, Middlesex Co. 4yrs. old. Name spelled Zeirus in OGS transcript³

TIME LINE FOR CYRUS MCBEAN

 

Birth Register Rev. Sutherland - Cyrus McBEAN b)Oct 26, 1848, bapt Nov 26, 1848, Ekfrid Church

 

1852 Census, Listed with neighbors McEachern at R1;n1/2 20, 4yrs. old. Name spelled Zeirus in OGS transcript

 

1861 Census, listed as S. McBean age 12 living with his parents

 

1867-8 Toronto Directory - Cyrus McBean carpenter bds 35 Walton ( with James and William)

note: James McBean, builder h 35 Walton & William McBean, carpenter bds 35 Walton ( with James and William)

1868-9 ibid - Cyrus McBean confectioner bds 35 Walton ( with James and William)

1870 Cyrus McBean

 

MGS " Index to 1871 Census of Toronto" Census - Toronto rooming house unmarried

Cyrus McBean 1871 Census - Dist 046, Sub D, Div 2, Page 37 -- McBean, Cyrus (stray) age 24, bp; Ontario-rural, religion C P,origin-Irish; Carpenter

 

1872/73 TO City Directory Cyrus, foreman McBean & Brother (builders) brs 11 Louisa

 

attended the 2nd church "the Presbyterian Church of York, Upper Canada" and renamed in 1843 Knox Church after a reorganization caused by disruption of the Scottish Kirk. Knox was a Secessionist Congregation lead by Rev. James Harris. Located on between Hospital Street ( Richmond) and Lot Street ( Queen) it was destroyed by fire in 1847 and was rebuilt in 1847/8 of white brick, with it's entrance now facing Queen St.

 

Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Ontario

Baptisms: 1823-1921; Marriages: 1823-1921; Burials: 1880-1912; pub 1995 by Ontario Genealogical Society Toronto Branch, Places of Worship Records Inventory Committee³

McBean Agnes PB B- 865 b. 06 jun 1876, bapt. 06 Aug 1876, d/o Cyrus McBean , merchant & Mary Anne Miller, 16 Phoebe St., Rev. Alexander Topp

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McBean William Alexander PB B- 777 B 14 May 1874, bapt 28 Jun 1874, s/o Cyrus McBean, builder & Mary Anne Miller 117 Elm, Rev. Alexander Topp³

1874 TO City Directory, Cyrus, builder 117 Elm

1875 TO City Directory, Cyrus, crockery bus. 576 Queen,

1876 TO City Directory, Cyrus, merchant - crockery bus. 280 Queen, home 16 Phobe

1877 TO City Directory, Cyrus, merchant - glassware etc., bus. 61 King W.

1878 TO City Directory, Cyrus, merchant - crockery and glassware, bus. 284 1/2 Queen W.

1978 Toronto Directory; McBean, Syrus home 284-1/2 Queen ( btwn Beverly & Soho)

1879/80 TO Directory, Cyrus, china and earthenware, bus. 284 1/2 Queen W.

1881 Toronto City Directory, carpenter & builder 81 Ester

1882 Toronto City Directory, carpenter & builder bus. 27-29 Victoria, 134 Edward, 81 Ester

 

Ad

McBEAN & BROTHER (William and James), builders and contractors, proprietors sash door and blind factory,

cor Terauley and Buchanan See Adv.

 

McBean Brothers, sash door and blind factory, cor. Buchanan and Terauley streets. There are 100 men employed

in this establishment, and steam power is used. The building is of brick, two stories high. The machinery is

ample and the work is first class quality.

 

In about 1882 Cyrus moved to Winnipeg and started a Contracting and Building company specializing in fine woodworking.

 

Winnipeg experienced a boom during 1881-82. The real estate boom of these years began primarily as a result of the

optimistic predictions that accompanied the location of the western shops and yards of the CPR in Winnipeg.

( P44 ARTIBISE, ALAN - " Winnipeg a Social History.....)

- Population doubled during the boom 1881= 6,000+ ; 1882 14,000- (ibid)

 

Between 1873, when it was first incorporated, and 1914, Winnipeg was one of the fastest growing and most dynamic

cities in North America, if not indeed in the entire world.

(Louise Bridge, 1880 bond issue (ibid P45), Reil Rebellion 1869, Dawson Road opened in 1871)

 

The route to Winnipeg was probably by lake steamer across Lake Superior to Duluth, Minnisota, then by rail west through

to the red river, then north on the CPR Pembina branch (completed in 1878) from Emerson north to Winnipeg.

The all canadian route would not be completed until 1886

 

1883 Henderson P262 shows Cyrus McBean, Contractor Common w cor King

1884 p232 Cyrus McBain, Contractor Mountain Ave. ( nxt to McMinn, James)

1885 Henderson Directory Cyrus McBain Contractor on Mountain Ave. ( nxt to McMinn, James ) ( may have been living with a James McBean, labour )

1886 " Cyrus McBain Mtn corner Jones St. ( nxt to McMinn, James )

1887 " Cyrus McBain, Mtn. west of Salter ( nxt to McMinn, James )

1890 " "Cyrus McBean Mountain Ave ( nxt McMinn, James ) bus 222 McDermot Ave.

 

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Reel T6297 1891 Census of Canada Manitoba, 10 - Wpg- F - Ward 6 page 20& 21- family 83 McBain

sex age married ; relationship born father b. mother b. Religion occupation

Cyrus m 41 yrs. m h Ont Scot ; Scot Pres contractor

Mary F 36 m w Scot Scot ; Scot. "

William m 18 s s Ont. Ont ; Scot. "

Agnes F 14 s d Ont. Ont ; Scot. "

Jeanette F 11 s d Ont. Ont ; Scot. "

Mary F 4 s d Man. Ont ; Scot. "

Cyrus m 1& 5/12 s s Man. Ont ; Scot. "

David m 26 s L Ont. Ont ; Scot. " Teacher

(David is lodging with them and may be Cyrus's brother David, age about right)

 

1900 " 453 Mountain Ave. bus 67 King

 

In the 1901 Census: born 1848 Oct. 26 in Rural Ontario. Scottish orig., Presbyterian, Builder, Employer

 

1910 Henderson's 453 Mountain bus 50 King

1913 " Cyrus J. McBean Bldr. 82 St. Cross

1915 " 82 St. Cross St.

1916_

1917_

1918_ March 10, 1918 Cyrus dies - see newspaper story below.³

source Manitoba Provincial Library; Clipping scrapbooks and index

Clipping dated March 10, 1918 ( Manitoba Free Press Monday March 11, 1918 also deaths and funerals Tuesday at 2:30)

 

"Old-Time Resident Dies Suddenly"

 

The death occurred yesterday at 1 a.m. of a well-known and highly respected old-timer in the person of Cyrus McBean 82 St. Cross St., St. John’s, at the age of 69. Deceased felt quite well on Saturday until after Supper, when he became ill, gradually growing worse till death came.

 

Thirty three years ago Mr. McBean came here from Toronto, Continuing in the contracting business in this city from that time forward. He was one of the founders of St. Giles church, only four of whom now remain. From its beginning until his death, he was a member of St. Giles kirk session and was also a member of the board of management and the board of trustees. At yesterday’s service in St. Giles, Dr. W. A. Mclean made feeling reference to the congregation’s loss and the “ Dead March in Saul” was played.

 

Deceased is survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Pow, Cranbrook B.C. and Nettie and Minnie at home; and two sons, William and Cyrus both of Winnipeg.

 

The Funeral will take place tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from the family residence to Elmwood Cemetery, Rev. Dr. McLean officiating.³

[Br²derbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.53434.14]

 

Individual: McBean, Zeirus

Event: Living

Year: 1851

Place: Ekfrid Township

 

Province of record source: Ontario

 

Source: Extracts from the 1851 federal census of Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County, Microfilm #C11737.

Publisher: National Archives of Canada

Publication place: Ottawa

 

Volume/Page(s): D2,P71

 

Please note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occurred.³

United Church Archives, Winnipeg, Manitoba

St. Giles Church Fonds, ACC No., Ex-72, 1884 - 1972

Gt. Giles Presbyterian Church - Silver Jubilee 1885- 1910, Winnipeg Manitoba; March 20-28, 1910

page 10. Under photo - Cyrus McBEan - " A member of the first Managing Board, Trustie Board and Session actively associated with the work of the church throught it's history³

The construction industry's fortunes are, tied closely to Manitoba's general economic health. When there is an upserge in demand for the province's grain and manufactured products, Winnipeg builders also benefit from it substantial increase in their work volumes.

Because of' Manitoba's moderate pace of* development, Winnipeg has enjoyed only four major building booms in the course of' its history. The first, took place from 1862?1882, the period in which Winnipeg developed from a tiny village into a city of consequence. Then from 1900 to 1914 ?? the province's capital was the site of enormous construction activity, as 100,000 new citizens emigrated to Winnipeg from Europe and the United States.

 

Their arrival sparked an enormous demand in the city for residential accommodation, office buildings and manufacturing space. Winnipeg then became tile home of' numerous construction firms, as well as for companies selling lumber, steel, brick, stone and building supplies of' all kinds.

 

 

The Beginnings

 

Winnipeg's first "hig" construction project was launched in 1862 when Henry McKenney built a general store after paying $250 for a site at Portage and Main.' His establishment did so well that a number of other merchants decided to set up shop, in the same district. When McKenney sold his store 14 years later, he obtained a price of $15,000.

 

Other buildings erected during Winnipeg's pioneer phase included the Higgins Hotel, Holy Trinity Church, the early Hudson's Bay Co. store and the homes of Sheriff Alexander Ross and the "merchant kings", A. G. Bannatyne tic and Andrew McDermot

 

At this time. Winnipeg was a tiny village where 215 inhabitants obtained goods and services from 18 business establishments. But by 1873 ?? the year of the city's incorporation - Winnipeg had 1,879 citizens 100 business and 27 manufacturing enterprises. Population swelled further to 5,000 by 1876 and about 1,000 buildings had been erected. Two schools had been built, as Well as Grace Church which had stained glass windows imported from Toronto

 

Development reached in even greater pace in 1881 when Winnipeg ratepayers voted to spend $200,000 to build a railway bridge across the River. A year later, the main lines were extended through the city and an east-west rail link became a reality.

 

With Winnipeg now ranking as the undisputed supply centre for all of' western Canada, a real estate boom quickly materialized. There was rapid settlement of' residential ]and and business establishments of all kinds proliferated in the city. However, development had proceeded too fast and this resulted in a collapse in late 1882, followed by a depression of short duration.

 

Winnipeg's construction industry was brought to life a 'gain by the birth of prairie agriculture. The first grain shipment from Manitoba was made in 1876, but agriculture did not become a major force in Winnipeg's economy until the last two decades of the 19th Century. During this period ? from 1880 to 1900 ? grain trading businesses and financial institutions were established in a number of new office buildings that were erected in the city.

 

The grain trade expanded to the point where the movement of nearly the entire western Canadian crop was financed by Winnipeg banks. And in St, Boniface, contractors were busy building the large abattoirs and packing houses that form the heart of' Manitoba's meat packing industry till the 1960's.

 

 

The Turn of the Century

 

With the dawn of the 20th Century, economic expansion ? and consequently construction ? really took off in Winnipeg. This happened partly because the city established its first hydro utility and the Greater Winnipeg Water District which piped pure lake water into the community. These developments, in turn, attracted many new manufacturing industries lured by the prospect of an expanding market, cheap power and large quantities of pure soft water.

 

The arrival of the manufacturers also increased Winnipeg's traditional importance as a distribution centre for Western Canada. In fact, the city's commercial life was so vibrant from 1900 to 1914 that contractors of the era built the majority of office structures that are still standing today in downtown Winnipeg. These "skyscrapers" include the Grain Exchange Building (1912), the Fort Garry Hotel (1913) the Childs and Paris buildings and the original 12?storey Royal Bank Building at Main and William.

By 1907, Winnipeg had a population of 100,000 and its annual building permits totalled $12 million, a sum thought to be enormous at the time. However, the best was yet to come.

 

In 1913, the city's building permits totalled S20 million ? a record that remained unbroken for almost 40 years. In fact, it was not until the mid? 1950's that Winnipeg's permits topped the $20 million figure. thanks to the construction of a new federal post office in the downtown district.

 

Meanwhile Winnipeg contractors were also busy in rural Manitoba in the years immediately after 1900. Rapid farm settlement was taking place ? and numerous small towns were being built to serve the province's expanding rural population.

 

Manitoba's growth slowed in 1914 when the opening of the Panama Canal adversely affected Winnipeg's position as a distribution centre. The canal became the artery for merchandise shipments to the far west, since this was cheaper than routing the shipments by rail through Winnipeg.

 

As a result, Winnipeg construction flagged in the 1920's, sagged further during the Depression of the 1930's and finally ?round to a near halt during the Second World War.

 

There were, of course, some big projects in this period. In 1927, the C.N.R. completed its rail line between Churchill and Winnipeg.

 

And also at this time, the Hudson's Bay Co. opened the doors of its new Portage Avenue store, an impressive building faced with the famous Manitoba Tyndall stone. The T. Eaton Co. also built a large mail-order distribution warehouse, substantially expanding its Winnipeg operations.

 

source: Winnipeg 1874-1974; Progress and prospects, by Tony J. Kuz, University of Winnipeg, Editor. Published by and commisioned by ; Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada³

Name Pub & Year Occupation Company business owned b address h address town/Twp

county Province age notes

 

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Cyrus 1867/68 Toronto carpenter Walton, 35, bds Toronto Ontario

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Cyrus 1868/69 Toronto confectioner Walton, 35, bds Toronto Ontario

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Cyrus 1870 Toronto Toronto Ontario

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Cyrus 1872/73 Toronto foreman McBean & Brother Louisa, 11, bds Toronto Ontario

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Cyrus 1874 City of Toronto Assesment McBean Elm, 117

 

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Cyrus 1874 Toronto City McBean builder Elm, 117 Toronto Ontario

Directory

Cyrus 1875; Toronto McBean crockery Queen St. W., 576 Toronto Ontario 8/17/97

directory

Cyrus 1876; Toronto McBean merchant crockery Queen, 280 Phobe, 16 Toronto Ontario

 

CYRUS 1877; Toronto MCBEAN merchant glassware, etc. King W., 61 Toronto Ontario

 

Cyrus 1878; Toronto McBean merchant crockery & Queen W., 284 1/2 Toronto 306 N_13 Ontario

directory glassware

Cyrus 1879 Toronto McBean china & Queen W., 284 1/2 Toronto 3928 N_13 Ontario

directory earthenware

Cyrus 1881; Toronto McBean builder Esther, 81 Toronto Ontario

directory

Cyrus 1882; Toronto McBean carpenter & builder Victoria, 27-29 Edward, 134 Toronto Ontario

 

Syrus 1878; Toronto McBean Queen St, 284-1/2 Toronto Ontario btwn Beverly & Soho³

Lived 1: 1874, 117 Elm , Toronto, Ontario.

Lived 2: 1851, Ekfrid Township.

Lived 3: 1901, Winnipeg.^{7 3}

Bette Bergland remembers her father Cyrus McBean saying " Lord Belfour Burleigh an advisor to Queen Elizabeth was a relation"