Built before 1914, a wood frame cottage on Vaughan Street in Gimli was purchased in 1925 by three sisters: Ann Marr Fordham (1894-1972), Margaret Marr Gresham (1897-1972), and Marjorie Marr Cheatley (1903-1968). It was later left to their brother Ross McKenzie Marr (1906-1978) and passed down to his daughter Roslyn Marr Silversides. The cottage is a good example of one of the simplest types of cottage designs in Loni Beach and Gimli—small, comfortable, light, and airy.
Cheatley Cottage / Marr Cottage (September 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Cheatley Cottage / Marr Cottage (November 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.64452, W96.98318
denoted by symbol on the map above
Birth registrations [Annie Rachael Marr, Ross McKenzie Marr], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage registration [Margaret Kathleen Marr, Albert Burton Gresham], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Marjorie Helen Marr, Joseph Donovan Cheatley], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Marjorie Helen Cheatley], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 April 1968, page 25.
Death registration [Annie Rachael Fordham], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Ann R. Fordham], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 March 1972, page 34.
Obituary [Margaret Kathleen Gresham], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 August 1972, page 28.
Obituary [Ross McKenzie Marr], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1978, page 192.
Loni Beach: A Gimli Heritage Neighbourhood by Gimli Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, Heritage Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 September 2023
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