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Barnston, W. M. S. (William McTavish Stuart), 1856-1891
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1856-1891
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William McTavish Stuart Barnston was born c. 1856 in North West Territories, Canada, where his father George Barnston (c.1800-1883) was an HBC fur-trader and naturalist. His brother James Barnston (1831-1858) was a physician and botanist.
He married in 1875 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and had three daughters and three sons. He died on November 25, 1891. in New York, New York, and is buried in Montreal, Quebec.
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Barnston, George, approximately 1800-1883 (approximately 1800-1883)
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Barnston, George, approximately 1800-1883
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Barnston, W. M. S. (William McTavish Stuart), 1856-1891