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Ada Pauline Gosney


Ada Gosney (Gossney) was born March 9,1862 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England

She was the daughter of William Gossney and Anna Early

On November 9,1883 she married John Charles Barclay so of Alexander Barclay and Elizabeth ?

John and Ada's Marriage record


The couple had the following children:


  • Frederick William Barclay born 1884
  • Clara Barclay Born 1886
  • John Barclay born 1889
  • Annie Elizabeth Barclay born 1892

She died March 20,1902. She was supposedly the first women to be cremated in Quebec or Ontario (not sure where she died exactly) Her remains were not interred until August 10, 1929 in Prospect Cemetery in Toronto. 

Adas burial record - To view, download and open with photo viewer




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