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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Mary Jane Hall

30 May 1848, Tottenham, Simcoe Co., Ontario (matches the plate's age of 74 almost exactly; census self-reports vary — see researcher's note) – 22 Jun 1922

One of 2 plates in the same photograph · transcribed from the original

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

22 Jun 1922

Date of birth

30 May 1848, Tottenham, Simcoe Co., Ontario (matches the plate's age of 74 almost exactly; census self-reports vary — see researcher's note)

Age at death

74 years, 23 days

Place of death

Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mary Jane Hall
Died June 22 1922
Age 74 years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

Marriage

Mary Jane Griffith married William Hall on 8 January 1872 in Bondhead, Simcoe Co., Ontario. The couple had seven children (five daughters, two sons) and moved to Gordon Twp., Manitoulin Island, about 1884. Full census tables for the household appear on William Hall's coffin plate record (same photograph).

Birth date

Her birth date of 30 May 1848 (Tottenham, Simcoe Co., Ontario) is a family-record date and lines up almost exactly with the plate's inscribed age of 74 at her 22 June 1922 death. Census self-reports drift, as usual for the era: the 1901 census gives 30 May 1852 (age 48), and the 1911 census gives an estimated birth of 1850 (age 61) — both a few years later than the family-record date used here.

Ethnic origin note

The 1881 census records her ethnic/racial origin as "Irish" despite her being Ontario-born — a Griffith family origin, not a birthplace discrepancy.

Thanks to Karen Linley for submitting this coffin plate info.

Sources consulted

  • 1881 Ontario Census — Bruce North, Arran, page 58, Household #251
  • 1891 Ontario Census — Algoma, Gordon Township, Household #74
  • 1901 Ontario Census — Algoma, Gordon Township, Lot 8 Con B, Household #67
  • 1911 Ontario Census — Algoma East, Gordon, page 8, Household #69

People named in this record

  • Mary Jane HallSubject
  • William HallSpouse

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph (multi-name plate)
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and shared transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Mary Jane Hall (22 Jun 1922), part of a multi-plate photograph," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/hall-mary-jane-1922/ : accessed [your access date]).

This plate is one of several recording members of the same family; see related records below for the others in the same photograph.

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