John Alexander MCBEAN (1863-1941)

John Alexander MCBEAN

Name:
John Alexander MCBEAN
Sex:
Male
Father:
James MCBEAN (1834-1906)
Mother:
Elizabeth Frances SMITH (1841?-1917)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth:
Sep 26, 1863
Toronto, Ontario, Canada¹
Address: 38 Esther St
Baptism:
Mar 6, 1864 (age 0)
Knox Presbyterian, Toronto¹
Census:
Apr 2, 1871 (age 6)
St. Johns Ward, Toronto West, Ontario, Canada²
Census:
1881 (age 17-18)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Census:
Apr 6, 1891 (age 27)
York, Ontario, Canada³
Address: St. Patricks Ward, Toronto
Occupation:
Apr 6, 1891 (age 27)
Wholesale Lumber Merchant³
Residence:
May 27, 1891 (age 27)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address: 56 Augusta Ave, Toronto
Informant:
Mar 25, 1893 (age 29)
John Alexander MCBEAN was informant on the birth certificate for Vera Winnifred MCBEAN on March 25, 1893 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada⁴
Informant:
Jul 21, 1896 (age 32)
John Alexander MCBEAN was informant on the birth certificate for Walter Stanley MCBEAN on July 21, 1896 in York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada⁵
Residence:
Aug 26, 1896 (age 32)
York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada⁵
Address: 193 St Clarens Ave
Occupation:
Aug 26, 1896 (age 32)
Lumber Merchant; York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada⁵
Census:
Mar 31, 1901 (age 37)
York West, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada⁶
Occupation:
Lumber Merchant⁷
Travel:
1904 (age 40-41)
England
Mr. John A. McBean, of the hardwood lumber firm of McBean & Verrall, Toronto, has been in England for the past three months on business and pleasure combined. He expects to return home about the end of August.
Census:
Jun 1, 1911 (age 47)
Toronto West, Ontario, Canada⁷
Address: 200 St Clarens Ave

Place of Habitation: 200 St Clarens Ave
Mourner:
Jun 23, 1917 (age 53)
John Alexander MCBEAN was a mourner at the burial of Elizabeth Frances SMITH on June 23, 1917 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Census:
Jun 1, 1921 (age 57)
Parkdale, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada⁸
Address: 200 St Clarens Ave

Place of Habitation: 200 St Clarens Ave
Retirement:
1932 (age 68-69)
Residence:
May 29, 1941 (age 77)
York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada⁹
Address: 200 St Clarens Ave
Death:
May 29, 1941 (age 77)
York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²
Cause: Cerebral Thombosis

Address: 200 St Clarens Ave
Burial:
May 31, 1941
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada⁹
Plot Z, Section 05, Lot 6; General # 70359

Marriage

Daughter: Vera Winnifred MCBEAN

Spouse:
Annie Carter VERRALL (1864-1941)
Children:
MCBEAN (1891-bef1901)
Vera Winnifred MCBEAN (1893-1940)
Walter Stanley MCBEAN (1896-1978)
Marriage:
Dec 22, 1887 (age 24)
St. Georges Church, Oshawa, ONT, CA¹³

Individual Note 1

Presb McBean + Co. (John A McBean, Fredrick T Verral) Wholesale Lumber, 67 Victoria Lived with Annie's parents & brother at 193 St Clarens, 1901

McBean John Alexander PB B- 283 b. 26 Sept 1863, bapt. 06 Mar 1864, s/o James McBean, carpenter & Elizabeth Francis, 38 Esther, Rev. Alexander Topp¹⁴

Individual Note 2

Census: 1881, Toronto 1881, division Ontario, film C13, District 134, sub. Dist. D-2, page 112, line 20, dwelling 367, family 617.¹⁴

Sources

Toronto Branch OGS, 1995, Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto.

(ref) B283 (name) MCBEAN, John Alexander (sex) M (father) MCBEAN, James (mother) FRANCIS, Elizabeth (occupation)

Carpenter (born) 26 Sep 1863 (born) 38 Esther St (baptised) 06 Mar 1864 (clergy) TOPP, Alexander

Census 1871 St. Johns Ward, Toronto West, Ontario, Canada RG31, (RG31).

Census Canada 1871

Place: St. Johns Ward, Toronto West, Ontario, Canada

Name	Sex	Age	Born in last 12 Months	Birth place	Religion	Origin	Occupation
McBane, James	M	35		Scotland	C Scotland	Scotch	Builder
McBane, Elizabeth Frances	F	29	1	Ontario	C Scotland	Irish
McBane, John Alexander	M	6		Ontario	C Scotland	Scotch
McBane, William J	M	4		Ontario	C Scotland	Scotch
McBane, Elizabeth Jane	F	2		Ontario	C Scotland	Scotch
McBane, Annie Louesa	F	4/12	Dec	Ontario	C Scotland	Scotch

Name	Marital Status	Married in last 12 Months	Going to school	Can't read	Can't write	Infirmities	Remarks
McBane, James	M
McBane, Elizabeth Frances	M
McBane, John Alexander	S		Yes
McBane, William J	S
McBane, Elizabeth Jane	S
McBane, Annie Louesa	S

Census Canada 1871 RG31

Census 1891 York, Ontario, Canada.

Census Canada 1891

Address: St. Patricks Ward, Toronto

Place: York, Ontario, Canada

Name	Sex	Age	Marital Status	Relationship	Birth place	Father Birthplace	Mother Birthplace	Religion	Occupation	Read	Write
McBean, John Alexander	M	27	M	Head	Ontario, Canada	Scotland	Scotland	Presbyterian	Wholesale Lumber Merchant	Y	Y
McBean, Annie Carter	F	26	M	Wife	Ontario, Canada	England	England	Presbyterian		Y	Y

Census 1891 York, Ontario, Canada

Birth certificate of Vera Winnifred McBean, March 25, 1893.

Birth

Date: 25 Mar 1893

Place: York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Name: McBean

Gender: Female

Residence place: York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Residence address: 768 Euclid Ave, Toronto

Father: John Alexander McBean

Father's occupation: Lumber Dealer

Father's residence address: 768 Euclid Ave, Toronto

Mother: Annie Verral

Date registered: 24 Apr 1893

Birth York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (768 Euclid Ave, Toronto) 25 Mar 1893 Vera Winnifred McBean

Birth York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 21 Jul 1896 Walter Stanley McBean.

Schedule A.BIRTHS

Division of York, Toronto

When Born.	21st July 1896
Name.	Walter Stanley McBean
SexMale or Female.	Male
Name and Surname of Father.	John Alexander McBean
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother.	Annie Carter Verral
Rank or Profession of Father.	Lumber Merchant
Signature, Description, and Residence of Informant.	John Alexander McBean York
When Registered.	26th August 1896
Name of Accoucheur.	Dr W J Fletcher
Signature of Registrar.	J Blervis

Birth York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 21 Jul 1896 Walter Stanley McBean

Census 1901 York West, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada RG31, (RG31).

Census Canada 1901

Place: York West, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada

Name	Sex	Colour	Relationship	Marital Status	Date of Birth	Age	Birth place	Immigration Year
Verral, Walter Hurst	M	W	Head	M	27 Nov 1831	69	England	1852
Verral, Emma F	F	W	Wife	M	29 Dec 1836	64	England	1858
Verral, Fredrick Thomas	M	W	Son	M	5 Feb 1867	34	Ontario
McBean, John Alexander	M	W	Head	M	26 Sep 1863	37	Ontario
McBean, Annie Carter	F	W	Daughter	M	13 Aug 1864	36	Ontario
McBean, Vera Winnifred	F	W	Daughter	S	25 Mar 1893	8	Ontario
McBean, Walter Stanley	M	W	Son	S	21 Jul 1896	4	Ontario

Name	Origin	Nationality	Religion	Occupation	Employment Status
Verral, Walter Hurst	English	Canadian	Church of England	Blacksmith	Working on own account
Verral, Emma F	English	Canadian	Church of England
Verral, Fredrick Thomas	English	Canadian	Church of England	Lumber Merchant	Employer
McBean, John Alexander	Scotch	Canadian	Presb	Lumber Merchant	Employer
McBean, Annie Carter	English	Canadian	Presb
McBean, Vera Winnifred	Scotch	Canadian	Presb
McBean, Walter Stanley	Scotch	Canadian	Presb

Name	Months at school in year	Can read	Can write	Can speak English	Can speak French	Mother tongue	Infirmities
Verral, Walter Hurst		Y	Y	Y		English
Verral, Emma F		Y	Y	Y		English
Verral, Fredrick Thomas		Y	Y	Y		English
McBean, John Alexander		Y	Y	Y		English
McBean, Annie Carter		Y	Y	Y		English
McBean, Vera Winnifred	10	Y	Y	Y		English
McBean, Walter Stanley

Census Canada 1901 RG31

Census 1911 Toronto West, Ontario, Canada.

Census Canada 1911

Address: 200 St Clarens Ave

Place: Toronto West, Ontario, Canada

Name	Place of Habitation	Sex	Relationship	Marital Status	Month & year of birth	Age	Birth place	Immigration Year
McBean, John Alexander	200 St Clarens Ave	M	Head	M	26 Sep 1863	47	Ontario, Canada
McBean, Annie Carter	200 St Clarens Ave	F	Wife	M	13 Aug 1864	46	Ontario, Canada
McBean, Walter Stanley	200 St Clarens Ave	M	Son	S	21 Jul 1895	15	Ontario, Canada
McBean, Vera Winnifred	200 St Clarens Ave	F	Daughter	S	25 Mar 1893	18	Ontario, Canada
Verral, Fredrick Thomas	200 St Clarens Ave	M	Brother-in-law	M	5 Feb 1867	44	Ontario, Canada
Verral, Walter Hurst	200 St Clarens Ave	M	Father-in-law	W	Sep 1831	79	England	1882

Name	Origin	Nationality	Religion	Occupation	Employment Status	School months 1910	Can read	Can write	Language
McBean, John Alexander	Scotch	Canadian	Presbyterian	Lumber Merchant	Employer / Own Means		Yes	Yes	E
McBean, Annie Carter	English	Canadian	Presbyterian				Yes	Yes	E
McBean, Walter Stanley	Scotch	Canadian	Presbyterian			10	Yes	Yes	E
McBean, Vera Winnifred	English	Canadian	Presbyterian				Yes	Yes	E
Verral, Fredrick Thomas	English	Canadian	Presbyterian	Lumber Merchant	Employer / Own Means		Yes	Yes	E
Verral, Walter Hurst	English	Canadian	Anglican				Yes	Yes	E

Census Canada 1911

Census 1921 Parkdale, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada RG31, (RG31).

Census Canada 1921

Address: 200 St Clarens Ave

Place: Parkdale, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada

Name	Place of Habitation	Owned or Rented	Rental Per Month	Class of House	Construction Material	Rooms Occupied by family
McBean, John Alexander	200 St Clarens Ave	O		S (Single House)	SB (Stone, Brick)	10
McBean, Annie Carter
McBean, Walter Stanley
Penton, Vera Winnifred
Penton, Anna Winnifred
Penton, John Lee
Penton, William Lee
Rigger, Annie

Name	Relationship	Sex	Marital Status	Age	Birth place	Father Birthplace	Mother Birthplace
McBean, John Alexander	Head	M	M	57	Ontario	Scotland	Ontario
McBean, Annie Carter	Wife	F	M	55	Ontario	England	England
McBean, Walter Stanley	Son	M	M	24	Ontario	Ontario	Ontario
Penton, Vera Winnifred	Daughter	F	M	27	Ontario	Ontario	Ontario
Penton, Anna Winnifred	Grand-daughter	F	S	4	Ontario	U.S.A.	Ontario
Penton, John Lee	Grand-son	M	S	1	Ontario	U.S.A.	Ontario
Penton, William Lee	Son-in-law	M	M	30	U.S.A.	U.S.A.	U.S.A.
Rigger, Annie	Lodger	F	W	70	England	England	England

Name	Immigration Year	Naturalization Year	Nationality	Origin	Speak English	Speak French	Other Language	Religion
McBean, John Alexander			Canada	Scotch	Yes	No		Presbyterian
McBean, Annie Carter			Canada	Scotch	Yes	No		Presbyterian
McBean, Walter Stanley			Canada	Scotch	Yes	No		Presbyterian
Penton, Vera Winnifred			Canada	Scotch	Yes	No		Presbyterian
Penton, Anna Winnifred			Canada	French	Yes	No		Methodist
Penton, John Lee			Canada	French	Yes	No		Methodist
Penton, William Lee	1917		U.S.A.	French	Yes	No		Methodist
Rigger, Annie	1884 (pencil)		Canada	English	Yes	No		Anglican

Name	Can read	Can write	School months 1920	Occupation	Employment Status	Place of work	Total earnings 1920	Unemployed	Weeks Employed	Weeks Unemployed
McBean, John Alexander	Yes	Yes		Merchant	OA (Own Account)	Lumber
McBean, Annie Carter	Yes	Yes
McBean, Walter Stanley	Yes	Yes		Accountant	W (Worker)	Lumber	1200	No
Penton, Vera Winnifred	Yes	Yes		Housewife
Penton, Anna Winnifred	No	No
Penton, John Lee	No	No
Penton, William Lee	Yes	Yes		Druggist	W (Worker)	Drug	500
Rigger, Annie	Yes	Yes

Census Canada 1921 RG31

Death York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (200 St Clarens Ave) 29 May 1941 John Alexander McBean.

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

1. PLACE OF DEATH 200 St Clarens Ave, York, Toronto

2. LENGTH OF STAY

3. PRINT FULL NAME OF DECEASED McBean John Alexander

RESIDENCE 200 St Clarens Ave, York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4. Sex

Male

5. Nationality

6. Racial Origin

7. Single, Married,

Widowed or Divorced

Married

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

8. BIRTHPLACE Canada

9. DATE OF BIRTH

10. AGE 77

OCCUPATION

11. Trade, profession or kind of work

12. Kind of industry or business

13. Date deceased last worked at this occupation

14. Total years spent in this occupation

15. If married give name of wife Annie Carter Verral

or husband of deceased

FATHER

16. NAME James McBean

17. BIRTHPLACE

MOTHER

18. MAIDEN NAME Elizabeth Frances Smith

19. BIRTHPLACE

20. Person giving information Walter Stanley McBean

Address 384 Beresford Ave

Relationship to deceased Son

21. Place of Burial, Cremation or Removal

Date of burial or removal

22. Burial Permit was issued by

Address

23. UNDERTAKER

24. DATE OF DEATH May 29 1941

25. I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased from:

CAUSE OF DEATH Cerebral Thombosis

26. If a woman, was the death associated with pregnancy?

27. Was there a surgical operation?Date of operation

State findings Was there an autopsy?

28. If death was due to external causes (violence) fill in also the following:

Signed by John Connor M.D.

29. Division Registrar's Record No.

30. Filed

Death York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (200 St Clarens Ave) 29 May 1941 John Alexander McBean

10.

Obituary, May 30, 1941.

RETIRED LUMBERMAN JOHN A. M'BEAN DIES

Established One of the First Firms in Toronto

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One of Toronto's oldest lumbermen, John Alexander McBean died yesterday at his home, St. Clarens Ave. He was in his 78th year and had lived in Toronto all his life.

A son of the late James and Elizabeth McBean, he was educated at Wellesley school. He entered the lumber business in 1835, later establishing the firm of McBean and Verrall. He retired in 1932 because of ill-health. Mr. McBean was a member of the Commercial Travellers' association and the Canadian Order of Foresters.

Surviving are his widow, Annie C. Verrall McBean; one son, Walter; two sisters, Mrs. William McLaren of Lumsden, Sask., and Miss Annie Louise McBean of Toronto; one brother, Rev. William J. McBean of Denver, Col., and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the A. W. Miles funeral chapel, St. Clair Ave., with interment in Mount Pleasant cemetery.

Obituary, John A. McBean, May 30, 1941

11.: Obituary in The Globe and Mail, 5, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 30, 1941.

Obituary in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 30, 1941

12.: Announcement in The Globe and Mail, pg. 24, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 30, 1941.

Announcement in The Globe and Mail, pg. 24, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 30, 1941

13.: Mariage Cert held.