Media from Wix
Did your grandmother clip and save newspaper stories about family weddings? One such story was featured in a recent blog post (Brinstons wed in Boston States). Maybe you have an old book or calendar with birthdays and anniversaries noted. Be sure to add this information to your family story. If any of the marriages involve Brinstons I would like to know too. Here is a 1949 wedding story from the community of Curling, Newfoundland.
Western Star, Corner Brook NL, 1949 07 29, p. 2, col. 6.
For the Brinston One-Name Study I am looking for marriage dates. Any that occurred up to 1960 can be recorded in the Guild Marriages of the World Index which is available for the public to search for names of interest. https://one-name.org/marriages-of-the-world-search/
Here are some couples who are in my database without marriage dates or places and in some cases without birth surnames for the wives. Most are from Newfoundland with Ontario and Nova Scotia also represented. I will do a similar list for Brinston women and their spouses in another post.
Addis Melvin Brinston (b 1925 St. John’s NL – d 1985 Ontario) & Mabel Jean (d 1966 ON)
Addis Melvin Brinston (b 1925 St. John’s NL – d 1985 Ontario) & Catherine Marie
Alfred Earl Brinston (b 1918 Sound Island NL – d 1976) & G. Ruby Roberts (1925-1993).
Allen James Brinston (b 1900 Sound Island NL – d 1978) & Elsie Sheppard (1907-1991)
Frank Brinston (1908-1968, Arnold’s Cove NL) & Tryphenia Guy (1913-1997)
Frederick Brinston (1918-2005) & Mary Ann Dinn (1920-1994) both of Witless Bay NL
George B. Brinston (b 1915 Epworth NL – d 1972) & Edna Hiscock
George Stanley (b 1911 Sound Island NL – d 1975 Cornerbrook NL) & Alfreda Duretta Sharpe
Henry Brinston (b 1887 Nova Scotia – d 1986 Halifax) & Maud Jane Manuel
Herman Gordon Brinston (b 1941 Swift Current NL – d 1996 Clarenville NL) & Alice M. (1948-2002)
James Brinston (b 1824 Sound Island NL) & Hannah Giles (1827-1867)
James William Burbridge Brinston (b 1921 in L'Anse-a-l'Eau NL – d 1968) & Isabella Brewer
John James Brinston (1853-1931, Sound Island NL) & Phoebe Peach
Joseph Brinston (1848-1901, Sound Island NL) & Rachel Palfrey (likely; one record shows Paffer)
Leonard E. Brinston (1931-1980, Arnold’s Cove) & Elizabeth Greene
Nelson Brinston (1856-1918) & Hannah Eddy (1858-1935) both of Sound Island NL
Orval Brinston (1910-1999, Ontario) & Agnes Casselman (1911-1975)
Ralph Brinston (1896-1971, Ontario) & Dorothy Bottrill (1900-1967)
Ralph Hawkins Brinston (1897-1964, Halifax) his 2nd marriage after April 1959 to Margaret
Robert Brinston (1819- ) & Matilda Hollett (abt 1816-1900) both of Sound Island
Sylvester Brinston (b 1908 Boston, USA – d St. John’s NL) & Mary Ellen aka Nellie
Thomas Lloyd Brinston (1905-1986) & G. Fae Seeley (1911-2004) both of Ontario
Please also send along information on other marriages that are missing from the Brinston One-Name Study. Photos are welcome too. You can check here for what is already in the database: https://brinston.one-name.net/
Reference
Western Star, Corner Brook, News from Curling Personal, 1949 07 29, p 2, col 6. Newfoundland Historic Newspapers, MUN – Digital Archives Initiative: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/landingpage/collection/cns_news