Beatrice Eleanor Man (1870 – 1951)

Beatrice Eleanor Man was born on 23 August 1870 in Rangoon, Burma, the eldest daughter of Edward Garnet and Catherine (Matthews) Man, and was baptized on 27 August 1870 at Rangoon. She married James Graham Adam on 3 June 1893 in Rangoon, Burma.

Beatrice (man) Adam for new website

Beatrice died in February 1951 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. James was born on 22 February 1862 in Glasgow, Scotland and he also died in 1951 in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Beatrice and James belong to Generation Six; their children belong to Generation Seven and are:

  1. GRAHAM EDWARD
  2. JOHN LINDSAY
  3. KATHERINE DENISON
  4. BEATRICE MONICA
  5. GORDON WEBBER
  6. GARNET DENISON

Below is the wedding of Beatrice Man and James Adam. From left to right: Dorothy Man, Edward Garnet Man, Harry Man, Mrs. Edward Garnet Man, the two men standing have not been identified, the bridesmaid is Jocelyn Man and the page Cecil Gus.

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In 1892 the Man family took a trip to the pagoda at Pegu. A ‘poem’ was written commemorating the trip which can be read here 

Beatrice Adam with Monica and Marina

On the 1906 census last line is noted Harry Man, Beatrice’s brother, aged 31. Was Harry just visiting or was he maybe trying out the life in Canada? We know that by 1909 he was in Hamburg, Germany and the guess is he was passing through as a visitor.

1906 Census
1906 Census
Adam Family on the 1911 Canadian Census
1911 Census
1916 Census
1916 Census

Below: the 1921 Census of Canada, the Adam family is the last unit.

1921 Census of Canada
1921 Census of Canada

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