Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane
Born	1872 Scotland
Died	1914 (aged 41–42) Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death	Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place	Coleman, Alberta
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Miner
Religion	Roman Catholic from birth record

Early Life

Birth

Born 11 Nov 1872, Castlehill, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Parents

Patrick Keenan, a railway labourer, age 21 married Ann Murphy, seamstress, age 24 at Carluke 12 Oct 1865. Patrick's father is listed as James Kane - so was the name Keenan correct?

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

• Mary Cain/Kane
• James Kane (died)
• James Kane (died)
• Patrick Kane
• Ann Kane
• Charles Kane
• John Kane
• Catherine Kane

Marriage

Patrick Kane, age 27, bachelor, of Castlehill, Carluke, coal miner, son of Patrick Kane and Ann Murphy married Mary Murphy 6 Sep 1900, Roman Catholic Chapel, Craigncub, Dalziel, Lanark, Scotland. Brother Charles was a witness.

Children

• Charles Kane (1901-)
• Annie Kane (1903-)
• Mary Kane (1907-)
• Harold Kane (1909-)
• Margaret Kane 1911-)

Census Records

1881 Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, age 8
1901 Carluke, Lanarkshire, age 28
1906 Coleman, Alberta, age 33, immigrated in 1903
1911 Coleman, Alberta, age 38

Immigration to Canada

1898 Corean, single, miner, going to Pennsylvania
1903 (from census) to Canada

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Cemetery

Patrick is buried in Coleman, Alberta.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

1916 census, Mary and children are living in Coleman. Mary did not remarry.

Compensation

Schedule A

Interesting Facts

Patrick's two brothers: Charles and [John?]: were spare men at the mine that day and were turned back at the mouth of the mine.
Went by the name "Paddy".

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