Ada Mary Warburton (LTJ8-31B)

## Ada Mary Warburton

### Siblings

Alfred Warburton (GZVV-8T8), Harold Warburton (GZVV-2VZ), Walter Warburton (GZVV-VQV), Susan Warburton (9324-8K2), Arnold Warburton (96QD-XSH), Susan Warburton (GLCZ-MSZ)

## **About**

Ada Mary Warburton was born on 30th May 1870, She was christened on the 26th February 1871. She died supposedly on the 23rd October 1931\*, at the age of 61, during a hiking incident. By the end of the 1920s and early 1930s, Ada Mary Warburton had become well known in British Columbia. She'd been a retired nurse, and she loved to go long walks in remote mountain areas. 'Mary Warburton', 'Miss Warburton', or 'Nurse Warburton' were often used to refer to her. On two occasions she didn't show up on time, and the rescuers came looking for her. They found her the first time. On the second occasion, nobody was able to locate her, and the British Columbia court eventually ordered that she be presumed dead.

In July 1923, Mary arrived in Canada. She sailed on the Montlaurier, and she landed in Quebec City. She went to live with James Lott and Susan Lott (Warburton(Her sister)). In December 1923, she attempted to go into the United States at Vancouver, Washington, but the American authorities refused to allow her to enter.

## **Parents and Siblings**

Her mother, Martha Pollitt, was 32 when she gave birth to Ada. Her mother's identification code is M3N5-VGD. Her father, Alfred Warburton, was 36/7 when he became a father to Ada. Her father's identification code is GQ2S-GHC. She has six siblings: Alfred Warburton (GZVV-8T8), Harold Warburton (GZVV-2VZ), Walter Warburton (GZVV-VQV), Susan Warburton (9324-8K2), Arnold Warburton (96QD-XSH), and Susan Warburton (GLCZ-MSZ)

## **Residences**

1871- St George, Manchester, United Kingdom

1881- Saxby St, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England

1923-1926- 1060 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1M3, Canada

## **Occupation History**

Pre 1931- Nurse

1931- Retired

## **Disappearances**

### **Disappearance 1**

In August 1926, Mary went on a four-day hike over a mountain trail from Hope to Princeton. She did not make it to Princeton, and it appeared that she was lost or injured.

*Montreal Gazette, September 14, 1926, page 1, column 4. ⬇*

Near the end of September, searchers had lost hope of finding her.

*Vancouver Province, September 28, 1926, page 9, columns 1-3. ⬇*

However, a group of searchers found her on September 27. She was weak and hungry, but she was otherwise surprisingly well.

*Vancouver Province, September 30, 1926, page 1, column 8.⬇*

### **Disappearance 2**

In September 1931, she was on another long wilderness hiking trip.

*Vancouver Province, September 30, 1931, page 1, column 9. ⬇*

While she was on this trip, she went missing again.

*Vancouver Province, November 2, 1931, page 22, column 1. ⬇*

The press then showed a picture of her in the paper, and about a note that was found by the provincial police.

*“Missing Hiker Lost,” Vancouver Province, November 13, 1931, page 1, columns 5-6. ⬇*

All attempts to rescue her were unsuccessful. In 1934, the British Columbia Supreme Court ordered that Mary be presumed dead.

*Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 27, 1931, page 26, column 3. ⬇*

## In-Depth Explanation of Relation

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\* presumed by the British Columbia court.