D'Arcy Jerome PrendergastAge: 73 years1895–1968
- Name
- D'Arcy Jerome Prendergast
- Given names
- D'Arcy Jerome
- Surname
- Prendergast
| Birth | April 4, 1895 33 28 |
| Birth of a brother | William Killoran Prendergast June 17, 1897 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ralph Macaulay Prendergast January 18, 1899 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Winnifred Regis “Freddie” Prendergast July 1, 1901 (Age 6 years) Note: gravestone, St. Peter's Cemetery, London, Ontario; date from WKP jr.'s records, probably from Wm. Prendergast.
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| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Killoran October 1, 1901 (Age 6 years) Cause: bronchial pneumonia Note: obituary in the local paper; image exists of the original obituary, see photos
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| Education | High school between 1908 and 1912 (Age 12 years)Address: Jarvis Street School or college: Jarvis Collegiate |
| Education | University between 1912 and 1922 (Age 16 years)School or college: University of Toronto, University College |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Winnifred Ryan April 15, 1912 (Age 17 years) |
| Occupation | Cardiologist, St.Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON Note: Did a residency in cardiology at St. Bartholomews Hospital in England. Member of the Royal College of Physicians, 1925.
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| Residence | between 1895 and 1915 Address: 53 Howland Ave. to 1900;
121 Empress Crescent to 1907;
41 (was 11) McKenzie Ave. to 1915, minus 1910/11 school year spent in Germany. Note: from D'Arcy's own memoir, transcribed by Joanna Anderson, granddaughter
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| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Prendergast November 10, 1920 (Age 25 years) Age: recorded as: 85 yrs 8 mos Cause: 'apoplexy' i.e. stroke Note: Huron county death record (1869-1838), gives birth year as 1835; see note about baptismal certificate, and Cornelius's birth date.
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| Burial of a paternal grandfather | John Prendergast November 12, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Graduation | Type: Bachelor of Medicine 1922 (Age 26 years)Agency: University of Toronto |
| Marriage | Margaret Patricia McDonnell — View this family June 15, 1926 (Age 31 years) Address: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Note: from newspaper photo and announcement
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| Birth of a daughter #1 | Joan Prendergast March 15, 1927 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helen Marie Prendergast June 10, 1928 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | D'Arcy Prendergast November 22, 1929 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Neil Prendergast July 10, 1932 (Age 37 years) Note: Noted in the family history and on the McDonnell family tree.
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| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Margaret Prendergast December 17, 1935 (Age 40 years) Address: Toronto, Ontario Note: seven years younger than Helen; get exact date
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| Death of a father | William Prendergast May 18, 1936 (Age 41 years) |
| Burial of a father | William Prendergast May 19, 1936 (Age 41 years) |
| Residence | 1940 (Age 44 years) Address: 124 Crescent Rd., the former home of his wife's family, the T.E. McDonnells |
| Death of a son | Neil Prendergast 1941 (Age 45 years) Note: noted in the family history: no source mentioned
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| Death of a mother | Margaret Theresa Killoran February 15, 1957 (Age 61 years) Note: photo of gravestone in St. Peter's Cemetery, London, Ontario; date per WKP jr.'s record
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| Death | August 23, 1968 (Age 73 years) Cause of death: cardiac arrest |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Prendergast Birth: July 13, 1861 27 25 — Hibbert Twp., Perth Co., Canada West Death: May 18, 1936 — 375 Wortley Rd., London, ON |
| mother |
Margaret Theresa Killoran Birth: 1867 31 27 — Downie Twp, Perth County, ON Death: February 15, 1957 — London, ON, Canada |
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Marriage: July 11, 1893 — St. James Roman Catholic Chruch, Seaforth, ON |
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21 months himself |
D'Arcy Jerome Prendergast Birth: April 4, 1895 33 28 — Seaforth, ON Death: August 23, 1968 — Toronto, ON, Canada |
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2 years younger brother |
William Killoran Prendergast Birth: June 17, 1897 35 30 — Toronto, ON, Canada Death: |
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19 months younger brother |
Ralph Macaulay Prendergast Birth: January 18, 1899 37 32 — Toronto, ON, Canada Death: March 16, 1973 — Toronto, ON, Canada |
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2 years younger sister |
Winnifred Regis “Freddie” Prendergast Birth: July 1, 1901 39 34 — Toronto, ON, Canada Death: 1983 — London, ON, Canada |
| Family with Margaret Patricia McDonnell |
| himself |
D'Arcy Jerome Prendergast Birth: April 4, 1895 33 28 — Seaforth, ON Death: August 23, 1968 — Toronto, ON, Canada |
| wife |
Margaret Patricia McDonnell Birth: November 2, 1899 27 26 — Chicago, IL Death: November 9, 1972 — Toronto, ON |
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Marriage: June 15, 1926 — Toronto, ON, Canada |
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9 months daughter |
Joan Prendergast Birth: March 15, 1927 31 27 — Toronto, ON, Canada |
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15 months daughter |
Helen Marie Prendergast Birth: June 10, 1928 33 28 — Toronto, ON, Canada Death: November 2, 2009 — St. Marys, ON, Canada |
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17 months son |
D'Arcy Prendergast Birth: November 22, 1929 34 30 — Toronto, ON, Canada Death: 1985 — Toronto, ON, Canada |
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6 years daughter |
Mary Margaret Prendergast Birth: December 17, 1935 40 36 — Toronto, ON, Canada Death: July 31, 2001 — London, ON, Canada |
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-3 years son |
Neil Prendergast Birth: July 10, 1932 37 32 — Toronto, ON, Canada Death: 1941 — Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Occupation | Did a residency in cardiology at St. Bartholomews Hospital in England. Member of the Royal College of Physicians, 1925. |
| Residence | from D'Arcy's own memoir, transcribed by Joanna Anderson, granddaughter |
| Education | 1912 - March 1915: Physiology and Biochemistry, pre-med. Returned Nov. 1918; BA 1919 MD 1922 See Appendix II of the Prendergast Family History for more detail. |
| Marriage | from newspaper photo and announcement |
| Note | WW2 - Surgeon Lieutenant, Royal Navy 1944-1945 in the Murmansk convoys. |
| Note | Had the doubtful distinction of being the oldest medical officer at sea in British destroyers in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic. |
| Note | Got to Russia for a short time during the war and enjoyed the trip not at all. Does not drink except when alone or in company, and hopes to be arrested at 96 for assaulting a policeman. |
| Note | WW1 - Lieutenant, 83rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery; 1917 - R.A.F. 10th & 18th Balloon Company - Observer - made a 5700' record jump; acting Captain from mid-1918 to replace an injured officer. |
| Note | WW1 - private - 25th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery - France - 1914-1916 |