1916 - 2014 (97 years)
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Name |
Eleanor Audrey "Babs" McLaren [5] |
Nickname |
Babs |
Birth |
31 Oct 1916 |
Hythe, Kent, England [5] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
16 Jul 2014 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Person ID |
I543 |
Heddle fam tree |
Last Modified |
19 Jul 2014 |
Father |
Major Richard Juson "Dickie" McLaren, b. 13 Dec 1880, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Aug 1917, Ypres, Belgium (Age 36 years) |
Mother |
Eleanor Marguerite "Reitta" Moore, b. 11 Jun 1882, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
22 Dec 1909 |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Family ID |
F194 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Biography / Administrative History
Audrey (Babs) McLaren was born 31 October, 1916, in Hythe, England. Her parents moved to Canada when she was one year old. She was educated in Hamilton, Ontario; Montreux, Switzerland; and Florence, Italy. In 1941, she joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. At the end of the Second World War, she joined the National Film Board as a film cutter and became a film technician the following year. At the Film Board, she met Alma Duncan, with whom she formed the film company, Dunclaren Productions, in 1951, where she acted as cameraman. After Dunclaren ceased its activities, she worked as a photographer.
(from archives of canada - see sources)
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Sources |
- [S275] Audrey "Babs" McLaren, Book - Diary of Mary McLaren, (Akins Printing, 1988).
- [S281] Travel record - Babs McLaren, Canada to US, Sept 1933, (Ancestry.com. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.).
- [S277] Web - Alma Duncan records with references to Audrey McLaren, (http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=1405782117018_142_78_200_14&l=0&v=0&lvl=1&coll=1&rt=1&itm=274745&rsn=S_WWWuaaqstfCN&all=1).
- [S278] Travel record - Babs McLaren, Italy to US, May 1934, (Source Citation: Year: 1934; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_5484; Line: 9; .
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
- [S586] Death notice - Eleanor Audrey "Babs" McLaren, (The Globe and Mail, 19 July 2014.).
- [S194] Marriage record - Richard Juson McLaren + E M Moore 1909, (Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data:
Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. MS932_144.).
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