Wednesday's Child: George M. Mapplebeck

The second child of William Mapplebeck (the half-brother of James Mapplebeck) and his first wife Anna Maria Marriott was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on 23 February 1876. According to the birth registration, the child was named George Markham Mapplebeck.

George Markham Mapplebeck birth registration. Registered 6 March 1876. County of Wentworth. City of Hamilton. Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data: Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Births and Stillbirths – 1869-1913. MS 929, reel 26. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario.

George died of bronchitis two months later, on 25 April 1876. According to his death registration, his middle name was Martin.

George Martin Maplebeck death registration. Registered 26 April 1876. County of Wentworth. City of Hamilton. Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data: Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1938. MS 935, reel 14. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.