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• 1 2025-07-28T18:05:41+00:00 Other Residents of 146 Bayswater 12 plain 2025-08-05T19:08:48+00:00 Ann Seaman
  Ann Elizabeth Seaman was the daughter of Carl Patrick and Hannah Seaman, who lived at 146 Bayswater Avenue between approximately 1938 and 1943. She had three sisters: Patricia, Mary, and Monica, and five brothers: Harlon, Thomas, William, Francis, and Donald. The family came from Gouverneur, New York, and moved to Ottawa in 1933. Anne very sadly died at the age of 12 on December 26, 1939. She became ill on the Saturday morning and so was taken to Montréal for treatment, but it was insufficient.
  
  Her sister Patricia was married to Frank Galassi in 1938 and moved back to New York with her husband. Her best friend seemed to be Marjorie Lewis who lived on the same street, only a few houses down (134 Bayswater). Interestingly, the family attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and Ann’s body was interred in the Notre Dame Cemetery. This is in contrast to the other residents of 146 Bayswater, who were all Protestants and most of whom were interred in Beechwood Cemetery. The residents’ church affiliations are particularly interesting in the context of Hintonburg, whose major church is St. Francis d’Assise and which houses many French Canadians. The Seamans probably attended St. Mary’s because of the language: their last name indicates that they were English-speaking, while St. François d’Assisse was French.
  
  The C. P. Seamans moved away from 146 Bayswater around 1943. They seemed to have recommended the apartment to their relatives, since the next family listed as living there is the H. J. Seamans. The C. P. Seamans’ son, William, joined the para-marine section of the U.S. Marine Corps around this time. His two older brothers, Harlon and Thomas, and brother-in-law, Frank Galassi, had already enlisted, and his younger brother Francis planned to enlist in 1944.
  in the room the women come and go 
  talking of michelangelo
  and indeed there will be time to wonder
  do I dare, and do I dare
  time to turn back and descend the stair
  with a bald spot in the middle of my hair
  they will say how his hair is growing thin
  my morning coat, the collar mounting firmly to my chin
  my necktie rich and modest
  but asserted by a simple pin
  
  Donald West
  Donald West was one of the many Canadian volunteer soldiers in the Second World War. He was part of the long tradition of Ottawans enthusiastically serving the country, a tradition that was bolstered by the Fenian Raids and the First World War. He passed his intermediate accountant exams before joining the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Montréal. His wife lived at 146 Bayswater for a brief period while Donald was away, and supported her brother Sgt. Pilot Elford E. Rhoades during his training.
  they will say how his arms and legs are thin
  in a minute there is time for visions and revisions which a minute might reverse
  
  Frank Mackay
  Frank Mackay was perhaps related to the family that owned the Mackay flour mills. These unfortunately burned down in 1900. During the Second World War, he was an Officer of the Purchasing Procurement Department of the United Kingdom Inspection Board. He seemed to be a man with scant regard for bylaws, since he shows up in the “Traffic Court” section of the newspaper multiple times to pay fines for improper parking, disobedience to signage, and speeding; and he was fined for owning a radio without a license. In 1941, he was charged with making unnecessary noise by Constable James W. Moffat: he was forced to bring his car to a sudden stop because of a car which cut him off at the street intersection. He expressed indignation by pressing his horn for an excessive amount of time.
  for i have known them all already, known them all
  have known the evenings mornings afternoons
  i have known the music dying with a dying fall beneath some music from a farther room
  beneath some music from a farther room
  so how should I presume?
  and I have known the eyes already
  known them all
  His mother died suddenly on December 15, 1943, as she was coming to visit him. On the train between Leaside and Agincourt, travelling from Toronto and Ottawa, she suffered sudden pain and died under the care of a nursing sister.
  
  Frank Mackay's name is variously spelled as "Mackey," "McKay," "MacKey," and "Mackey."
  
  In the following timeline, the residents have been arbitrarily assigned different apartment numbers; it is perhaps likely that David Cuthbertson and H. J. Oliver had apartment 1, given that Cuthbertson was the builder of the building and Oliver is undoubtedly the most important resident of the building. 
  
  
  
  
  
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