Dark complexion, brown eyes, dark hair. Christina's birth certificate (#003813), filed in Carleton County, Ontario, lists her birth as August 9, 1879; father: King McCord Arnoldi (architect, Ottawa), mother: Emily Peppa Zollehoffer(sp?). The 1881 census shows King Arnold (father, 36), Emily (mother, 26), Christina (2), Margret (5 mths). King Arnoldi (1843-1904) was born in Montreal, son of a physician. His birth certificate is available on Ancestry.ca. He and Emily Zollikofer(sp?) were married in Ottawa in 1878 (Reg. #001940). He is buried at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa (Ancestry.ca, Interments Book, 1904). Information about Christina's father's career as an architect is available at http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1267 A 1912 passenger manifest shows a Christina P. Arnoldi arriving at Halifax, N.S. from Liverpool, England.(Ancestry.ca) The 1921 census shows Christina Pauline Arnoldi, owner, in Burnaby, British Columbia, single. Italian. Farmer.
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