According to her "necrology," Kathleen joined the sisterhood of her own ree will with no pressure from her parents. She joined when she was sixteen ind writes that she was "lonesome enough to die" at times in the Novitiate in .achine, Quebec , but decided to stay—and was glad of it. She did a lot of good work in B.C ., first teaching at an Indian school in Kamloops, next nursing at St . bseph's Hospital in Victoria. In 1947 Kathleen was named Superior and Administrator at the hospital at . She filled a similar position at Emit hers. Sister Kathleen became a victim of Parkinson's Disease in 1956, [which forced her to retire in 1965. Her funeral was held at nine a.m., Christmas Eve, 1969, in Victoria. Sister Kathleen was also quite interested in her ancestry. It was Kathleen's family outline which I used to begin this study. I could however, find no trace of Margaret Lacey being a "countess", which Sister Kathleen had suggested. A story is told of family life around the dinner table when the boys—Bill, Joseph, and John—were present along with their father and, no doubt, other family members. It seems that Bill could be stubborn at times and insisted upon eating with a particular fork, currendy in the possession of his brother John. After complaining for some time, his father told John to pass over the fork to keep the peace. This done, Bill held the fork under his arm while he continued to eat his remaining dinner with the spoon with which he had started. On October 29, 1912 Jim's son John married Ellen Zita MacDonald daughter of Dougald MacDonald and Mary Isabella MacDonald of . John had lived in Boston for a while, like many young people of While there he had worked as a coachman, taxiing people around Boston with a horse and carriage. The wedding was described in thcCbarlottetown Guardian on Novem- Ibcr 1, 1912 as follows: A very happy event took place in the St. Dunstan's [sic] Church at on Tuesday the 29th of October last when Miss Ellic MacDonald of that place was united in marriage to John Doyle of Lot 48, the ceremony was conducted by Rev. Father MacDonald. The bride who was becomingly attired in a suit of Old Rose broadcloth with hat to match, was attended by her sister Elizabeth MacDonald , while Francis Doyle of Charlottctown supported the groom. After the ceremony the bridal party drove to the home of the bride where dinner was served after which they drove to the home of the groom where a large number of friends gathered to receive them and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The numerous and cosdy presents received testify to the esteem in which they arc held in the community. A host of friends extend their heartiest wishes for a happy and successful journey through life. Two of the guests present were Angus and Lizzie. Their wedding gift was rocking chair, probably made for the occasion by Angus. (This chair is now i the possession of my brother Paul and his family). The ncwlywcds resided th John's parents on the farm in Mermaid . 61