Mary Margaret Ready

1906 - 1992  (86 years)

• Name	Mary Margaret Ready
  Birth	7 Mar 1906	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Teacher / Nurse
  Residence	1936	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Residence	1950	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Death	11 Sep 1992	Indian River, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Burial	St. Mary's Cemetery, Indian River, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Person ID	I3233	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	James Arnold Ready,   b. 15 Jul 1871, Irishtown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 23 Jul 1937, Indian River, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Anne Maud Mullin,   b. 26 May 1876, Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 24 Feb 1931, Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1904	Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Family ID	F1340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Birth Record - Mary Margaret Ready
  		Census - 1911 Census of Canada - Township 19, Prince Edward Island (Kensington)
  		Census - 1921 Census of Canada, Kensington, Prince Edward Island
  		Newspaper Article - Mary Ready Article published in the Charlottetown Guardian on June 23, 1931. Mary had returned to Kensington from Miscouche following an accident where Mary received a severe cut to her face.
  		Newspaper Article - Mary Ready Article published in the Charlottetown Guardian on June 6, 1936. Mary was a nurse in training in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was returning to Summerside to visit her father who was critically ill in the hospital.
  		Newspaper Article - Mary Ready Article published in the Charlottetown Guardian on September 24, 1938. On the occasion of Mary's graduation from the Halifax Infirmary School of Nursing. Her sister Annie, and Annie's (future) husband Harold attended.
  		Newspaper Article - Mary Ready Article published in the Charlottetown Guardian on June 14, 1950. Mary Ready was returning to Summerside with her sister, Annie, following the death of Annie's husband, Harold McIver.
  		Document - James Ready Genealogical history of James Ready and his descendants, from the document, The Descendants of Michael Ready and Mary Duggan, accessed from http://www.islandregister.com/ready2.html. This document was submitted by Ron Nelson. James Ready and his descendants are shown at #30, on pages 19 & 20 of this document. Note that the information for James’ daughter Angelina is inconsistent with the baptismal records found in the PEI Archives.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Arthur and Mary Ready Located at St. Mary's Cemetery, Indian River, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

  
  

• Notes

  Mary was born in 1906, the daughter of James A. Ready and Annie Mullin of Kensington, P.E.I. She was considered a very attractive person who decided to remain single and become actively involved with her community. Her early education was in Kensington High School, Miscouche Convent, Notre Dame Convent and Prince of Wales College. She taught school in Northam and Cumberland while further equipping herself to teach piano. She taught school in Kensington for 10 years and at the same time taught piano lessons and played for public entertainment, including for silent movies. She played hockey with the Granite Sisters of Kensington. She took her nurses training in Halifax Infirmary and received her R.N. there. Her nursing career included private nursing in Halifax and Montreal, and service in the Victorian Order of Nurses. Twenty years before her death she retired to Kensington where she continued to use her many gifts in generous service of the community, following in the tradition of the Ready and Mullin families who were well known for their for their leadership in the community and in the church. She soon became active in the Senior Citizens’ Federation, holding offices both locally and provincially. For many years, even up to a year before her death, through her newspaper column, she kept seniors across the province up to date in the activities of the federation. That Mary had earned a host of friends through her gift of friendship and her gentle sense of humor was very evident in the many tributes paid her at the time of her wake and funeral. She died peacefully at the Prince County Hospital on Friday, September 11, 1992. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Indian River, with Father Cash officiating. Source: Newspaper Article on Death Mary Ready, was born on 21 March 1906. Educated at Kensington School, Miscouche Convent, Notre Dame Convent and Prince of Wales College, she taught school in Northam, Cumberland, and Kensington. Mary also taught piano lessons, and performed for public entertainment, including silent movies. She played hockey with the Granite Sisters of Kensington. Mary was a registered nurse who trained at the Halifax Infirmary. Mary served as a Victorian Order nurse, worked as a private nurse in Halifax and Montreal, and managed a seniors' home in Montreal. She retired to Kensington in the 1970s and continued to be active in her church and community. She became especially involved in the Senior Citizen's Federation. Mary Margaret Ready, R.N., died 11 September 1992 at Prince County Hospital. From the Collection of Kathleen Ready McIver at Memory PEI. http://www.gov.pe.ca/paroatom/index.php/kathleen-ready-mciver-collection