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Samuel KINNEAR

Samuel KINNEAR

Male 1920 - 1999  (78 years)

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  • Name Samuel KINNEAR  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 22 Aug 1920  Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Christening Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Date not given
    Gender Male 
    _UID E6AF6DB9625640748CAAD4ACADF9C955A1BA 
    Residence Apr 1929  Ballydonety, Ballydugan, Downpatrick, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Emigration 20 Apr 1929  Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Thomas A Kinnear and Family UK Outward Passender list.jpg
    Thomas A Kinnear and Family UK Outward Passender list.jpg
    Immigration 29 Apr 1929  Montreal, , Qu Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Leaving Belfast 20 April 1929
    Occupation 1931  Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Student 
    Residence 1931  Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    12 Mount Allen 
    1931 Census Canada Thomas Albert Kinnear and Family.jpg
    1931 Census Canada Thomas Albert Kinnear and Family.jpg
    Military 1945 
    • https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/36039888/159-squadron-battle-orders

      20 Jan 1945 - A/C/ "Z" KH211
      23 Jan 1945 - A/C "Z" 212
      27 Jan 1945 - A/C "V" KH366
      30 Jan 1945 - A/C "V" 366
      6 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" 408 (0930 hrs)
      9 Feb 1945 - A/C "V" KH366 (17.00 hrs)
      11 Feb 1945 - A/C "F" (17.00 hrs)
      12 Feb 1945 - A/C "Z" KH212 (17.00 hrs)
      15 Feb 1945 - A/C "Y" 327
      16 Feb 1945 - A/C "Q" (17.00 hrs)
      18 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (17.00 hrs)
      22 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (11.00 hrs)
      24 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (9.00 hrs)
      28 Feb 1945 - A/C "X" KH408 (11.00 hrs)
      2 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH408
      Bomb Load 7? x 1000 lbs Spl Load
      Petrol 1960 mains, 180 ea au, 2320 galls
      Ammunition Nose Gun 500 rds .5, Tail Gun 1000 rds .5
      Pyrotechnics 24 Flame Floats 12 Sea Markers
      6 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH996
      11 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH408
      17 Mar 1945 - A/C "X" KH408
    Death 5 Jun 1999  Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Queensway Hospital
    Cremated 29 Jun 1999  Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St John's Dixie Crematorium
    Occupation Military Pilot, Airline Pilot 
    Residence Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    76 Rathburn Road 
    Burial Pine Lake, Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3675  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 

    Father Thomas Albert KINNEAR,   b. 1861, County Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1936, Jerrettspass, , Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Annie DICKSON,   b. 1874, County Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1921, Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1898  Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    • or Downpatrick Unitarian
      he reason he didn't marry until he was 37 was because he had to literally wait until his mother had passed away before he was able to bring a wife home to the farm. [8]
    Family ID F1106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernice Catherine Agnes MCMARTIN,   b. 7 Nov 1922, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 2013, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 24 Apr 1943  Runnymede Road Baptist Church, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    • Kinnear-McMartin

      In Runnymede Road Baptist church Saturday afternoon, Flying Officer S. Kinnear R.C.A.F. took as his bride Bernice K. McMartin, Beresford Ave. The bride is the daughter of Mc and Mrs. W.J. McMartin and the groom is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kinnear, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Rev. P. Loney officiated in a setting of palms. Presiding at the organ was R. Richardson, and the soloist was Miss Elizabeth Watson, Port Arthur. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white satin with torso length bodice and tulle skirt. The fingertip veil was caught to a halo of orange blossoms, and she carried crimson roses. The attendants were Miss Elieen Membery and Miss Winnifred Kinnear, wearing gown in pale orchid styled similarly to that of the bride with heartshaped halos matching their dresses anc carrying cascades of cream roses. Flying Officer H. Reeves was the best man. At the Club Top Hat, Mrs. McMartin recieved in an aquamarine dress of triple sheer with corsage of cream roses. Recieving with her was Mrs. David Kinnear, Hamilton, sister in law of the groom. The newlyweds left for Montreal by plane, the bride traveling in a chartreuse wool suit with camel hair coat and brown accessories. [9]
    Kinnear McMartin Wedding Toronto Star.pdf
    Kinnear McMartin Wedding Toronto Star.pdf
    Children 
     1. Samuel William KINNEAR,   b. 22 Nov 1943   d. 18 Dec 1994, Collingwood, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     2. Wendy Elizabeth KINNEAR
     3. Sybil Anne KINNEAR
     4. Robert Shane KINNEAR
     5. Cathrine Agnes KINNEAR
    Family ID F1131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Aug 1920 - Hollymount, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - - Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1929 - Ballydonety, Ballydugan, Downpatrick, Down, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 20 Apr 1929 - Belfast, , Antrim, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 29 Apr 1929 - Montreal, , Qu Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Student - 1931 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Mount Allen - 1931 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Apr 1943 - Runnymede Road Baptist Church, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jun 1999 - Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremated - 29 Jun 1999 - Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 76 Rathburn Road - - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pine Lake, Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Sam.jpg
    Sam.jpg
    Shane Kinnear:
    For anyone who asks - Dad is in the cockpit of the B24 Liberator. It was the bomber that he flew through Monsoons and plenty of flack on his was to the Burma bridge (later known as the Bridge on the River Kwai). After one particularly difficult mission he was singled out and later award the DFC - The Distinguished Flying Cross. Enough to make everyone proud and land his handsome mug on the front page of the Toronto Daily Star (April 7 1942?)
    Sam Kinnear May 1938.jpg
    Sam Kinnear May 1938.jpg
    Sam Kinnear Hamilton.jpg
    Sam Kinnear Hamilton.jpg
    Sam Ethel and Winnie.jpg
    Sam Ethel and Winnie.jpg
    1931 Census Canada Thomas Albert Kinnear and Family.jpg
    1931 Census Canada Thomas Albert Kinnear and Family.jpg

    Documents
    Sam Kinnear gets wings Toronto Star.pdf
    Sam Kinnear gets wings Toronto Star.pdf

  • Notes 
    • KINNEAR, Sam D.F.C. Peacefully, at Queensway Hospital, on June 5th, 1999. Born in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, on August 22nd, 1920. Loving husband of Bernice for 57 years. Caring father of Wendy and Charles Lawrence, Sybil and Joe Virball, Shane, Cathrine Kinnear and David MacQuarrie and the late Bill Kinnear. Devoted grandfather to Jessica, Aubray, Elana, Andrew, Amanda and the late Sam, and great-granddaughter Kayla. Born to a family of eleven children and survived by his brother David Kinnear and sisters Ethel Johnston and Winnie Foster. Sam was a decorated veteran of the RCAF in World War II, a member of the Burma Bombers Association and will be fondly remembered by his friends in Thorncrest Village and at the family cottage on Pine Lake in Muskoka. After the War, Sam was a pilot with Trans-Canada Airlines, Eaton's of Canada and then the Argus Corporation, until his retirement at age 65. Sam was a devoted husband, a proud father and an accomplished pilot.

      Surname: Kinnear Given name: Samuel Age: 8 Sex: M Nationality: Ir Date of arrival: 1929/04/29 (YYYY/MM/DD) Port of arrival: Quebec , Quebec Ship: ATHENIA , Anchor Donaldson Reference: RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-a Volume: 1929 volume 2 Page: 178 Microfilm reel: T-14751 [7]
    • (Research):First Name:Samuel Last Name:Kinnear Year:1920 Registered Quarter/Year:Jul - Sep 1920 Registration District:Downpatrick Volume:1 Page:541 Country:Ireland Category:Vital Records (Birth, Marriage, Death) Record collection:Births & baptisms Record set:Ireland Births 1864-1958 Collections from:Ireland

  • Sources 
    1. [S710] David Kinnear's Obituary, (Toronto Star).

    2. [S127] Sam Murdock Email, Sam Murdock Email.

    3. [S118] Margaret Ferguson Letter and Tree, Margaret Ferguson Letter and Tree.

    4. [S119] Julie Kinnear Email, Julie Kinnear Email.

    5. [S144] Kinnear Family Register.

    6. [S1256] Ancestry.com, 1931 Canadian Census.

    7. [S759] Sam Kinnear Obit.

    8. [S117] Lori Godin, Lori Godin.

    9. [S148] Sam Kinnear and Bernice McMartin Marriage, (Toronto Star).


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