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Object Name
Wedding Dress
Object ID
2013.018.001
Title
Wedding Dress of Mary (Minnie) Macklin (nee Reid).
Date
1911.
Description
Ivory lace and eyelet wedding dress, with elbow length sleeves and a high neck. The dress was worn by Mary (Minnie) Reid on her wedding to Robert Macklin, July 1, 1911. The dress was ordered from Duncannon, Ireland.
People/Subject
Macklin, Mary
Mary Reid was born in 1883. She married Robert Macklin on July 4, 1911, in Vancouver. He was a member of the Vancouver City Police for eight years before coming to Langley. Once in Langley "Chief" Macklin was in charge of the Langley Police Department for over 20 years. Robert and Mary had eight children : Alexander and twin Frances, Robert, William, James, Elizabeth, Anne, and Margaret. Robert died suddenly on October 31, 1943, at the age of 63, while feeding the cattle on their farm on Johnston Townline Road (216th Street) in Murrayville. Mary died in Murrayville on November 1, 1955, at the age of 72. The subdivision in this area is now called Macklin Corners.
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