April 1925 Editions
April 1, 1925
P. 15
Late Rev. J.R. Earle
b. Metcalfe ON
m. 1906 Miss Edna E. Auld in Winnipeg MB
d. 1925 Toronto ON, 50 years old
survived by widow, 6 children, brother Edmund, and sister of widow Mrs. R.S. Longley of Fowchow, China
P. 23
Deaths - Alexander Gilbert Thibaudeau
d. Mar 17 1925 Newhall CA
eldest son of Rev. and Mrs. A. Thibaudeau of Toronto ON
Deaths - Margaret Alice Hughes
d. Mar 8 1925 Winchester ON, 86 years old
widow of late Jacob Hughes
Obituary - Martha Jane Ferguson
b. Dec 25 1854 near Brampton ON, daughter of late Rev. Dr. Boyle
m. 43 years prior to Mr. H.J. Ferguson
d. Feb 10 1925 Rose Lea Farm ON
survived by husband, 3 sons and 1 daughter
Obituary - Mrs. Keria M. Dobson
b. Isle of Wright, daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. John Hardy
d. Mar 1925 Lindsay ON
relict of late Robert Dobson
came to Canada with parents "some 60 years ago"
survived by daughter Mrs. Isaac Hardy of Hampton ON, and 1 brother Mr. George W. Hardy of Oakwood ON
Obituary - Hannah Wilkinson Williams
d. Jun 5 1924 at home of son Dr. D.R. Williams of Winnipeg MB
relict of John Williams formerly of Chesley ON (d. 1899)
predeceased by (daughter?) Mrs. T.J. Watts 3 years ago
survived by 2 brothers, one of whom is Rev.R.C. Wilkinson of BC, 2 sisters, 3 sons and 3 daughters: Thomas, Dr. D.R., J.W. and Miss Estella at home, Mrs. Rev. J.R. Detwiler of Kitchner ON, Mrs. Rev. T.E. Taylor of Darlingford MB
Obituary - Sarah Garvin Bleeks
b. 1848 Goulburn ON
d. Mar 4 1925 Ottawa ON
buried Munster Cemetery
predeceased by brother Rev. John Garvin 10 years prior
survived by husband William Bleeks of Ottawa ON, son Fletcher and Miss Eva on the old home (Munster ON), Mrs E.W. Garland of Munster ON, Miss Lew A. and Miss Corman of Ottawa ON
In Memoriam - W.C.W. McCullough
d. Apr 3 1923 Lefroy
signed Mrs. McCullough and Edith
April 8, 1925
P. 12
Late Rev. Dr. J.G. Shearer
d. 1859 Bright ON, son of pioneer of western Ontario hailing from land of heather (Scotland?)
d. Apr 1925 Toronto ON
survived by wife, formerly Miss Johnston of Burford ON
P. 14
Late Rev. John G. Shearer - an appreciation of his life
William R. Mallory
b. Mallorytown ON, 83 years ago
d. Mar 15 1925 Blenheim ON
survived by wife
P. 23
Deaths - Walter James Lloyd
d. Jan 4 1925 Pitt River BC after slipping off icy dock - body never recovered
son of late Robert and Mrs. Lloyd of Chesley ON
husband of Opal Devereaux
Obituary - Samuel Squires Young
b. Brampton ON, youngest son of late Rev. William Young
d. Mar 29 1925 Whitby Hospital ON
buried Trenton ON
last survivor of family - predeceased by brothers Rev. William John, Rev. Charles, Rev. Egerton R., James B., George and Henry, sister Catherine (wife of late James Landerkin of Bond Head)
survived by wife, Mrs Anna Ireland Young, and 1 daughter Mrs. Nelson E. Mills of Hamilton ON
Obituary - Frederick Barrington
b. England
d. Jan 31 1925 Keynsham, near Bristol ENG
resident of Waterloo ON who was visiting relatives in England at time of death
survived by widow, 2 sons: Frederick of St. Louis and John of Greenfield Mass., and 2 daughters: Mrs. Vaudry of Montreal PQ and Grace of Greenfield, Mass.
Obituary - Nehemiah Hockin
b. Camelford, Cornwall, ENG, 83 years ago
m. Phillipa J. Clemes of Port Hope ON
d. Feb 1925 Toronto ON
buried Port Hope ON
came to Canada age 12
Obituary - T. Wesley Robinson
m. Miss Frances Casselman
d. Mar 12 1925 Ottawa ON, 72 years old
buried S. Gower ON
lived 60 years in Heckston ON
survived by widow, 2 children: William and Mrs. W.R. Eastman, and 4 brothers
In Memoriam - Mrs. Kate Whitmarsh
d. Mar 21 1921 Rochester Minn.
signed children: Mrs. J.R. Brown of Grand Forks BC, Mrs. J.B. Bache of Wenatchee WA, and R. Bruce Whitmarsh of Los Angeles CA
In Memoriam - Gertrude Torrance Cloke
d. Apr 8 1924
daughter of Anna and late Rev. William Torrance
signed mother and children
Golden Wedding - Rev. W.A. and Mrs. Mary Hanna
celebrate 50th anniversary Mar 5 1925 at home in Delta ON
Rev. W.A. - b. Mar 27 1849 near Delta ON
Mary E. Bowser - b. Nov 30 1852 near Delta ON
4 children: Mrs. F.R. Sinkins (Mabel) of Toronto ON, Mrs. E.A. Henderson (Edna) of New York City NY, Dr. Charles E. of Delta ON, and Mrs. J.H. Braithwaite (Evelyn) of Toronto ON
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April 15, 1925
P. 15
Diamond Anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wickett
celebrated 60th anniversary at Christmas time in Vancouver BC
88 and 81 years old
m. 60 years ago at Fingal ON
6 daughters and 2 sons - 2 present at celebration - Miss Evelyn at home and Mrs. F.W. Murgatroyd of ON
P. 17
Late Rev. J.R. Earle - an appreciation
P. 20
Golden Wedding - William T. and Caroline Dowsett Legett
m. Mar 16 1875 Brockville ON
Caroline from S. Crosby ON
1925 residing in Crosby ON
8 children - 4 surviving - Edgar of Ottawa ON, Frederick of Toronto ON, Charles at home, Mrs. Harding at home and her daughter Nellie
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P. 21
Late Walter D. Swayze
d. Apr 2 1925 St. Catherine's ON, 74 years old
April 22, 1925
P. 15
Golden Wedding - Mr and Mrs Thomas Cook
celebrated 50th anniversary Mar 3 1925 Markdale ON
m. at Traverston
family present: daughter Marguerite of Toronto ON, Dr. and Mrs, R.M. Cook of Calgary AB, Mrs J.W. Love of Zealandia SK
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P. 21
Married - Campbell-Cassidy
m. at Lachute PQ Mar 28 1925, Christina Janet, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Campbell to Halton Creighton Cassidy of Uniontown PA, only son of Rev. T. Creighton and Mrs. Cassidy of Montreal PQ
P. 23
Birth - Isabel Mary Harry
b. Apr 8 1925 Elstow SK
daughter of Rev. S.A. and Mrs. Harry
Deaths - John Albert Windsor
d. Mar 20 1925 Bashaw AB at home
Obituary - Abner Poole
b. Prospect ON, 75 years ago
d. Mar 24 1925 Winnipeg MB
buried Brookside Cemetery Winnipeg MB
predeceased by wife 5 years ago
survived by 1 son: Clarence S. of St. Norbert (MB?), 2 daughters: Miss Minnie of Winnipeg MB and Miss Elsie of Moosejaw SK, and 2 brothers: M.L. of Amaranth MB and Alfred of Carlyle SK
Obituary - Mrs. Charles Neill
b. May 16 1841 Devonshire ENG
m. Mar 17 1858 Coburg ON
d. Mar 17 1925 Gore's Landing
husband predeceased her 24 years before
survived by 1 son Thomas of Gore's Landing and 9 daughters: Mrs. Dr. Waldon of Killarney MB, Mrs. Miles Macdonald of Stonewall MB, Mrs. W. Finlay of Sudbury ON, Mrs. A.R. Latter of Stratford ON, Mrs. Albert Cheyne of Peterboro ON, Mrs. S.J. Ward and Mrs. H. McCullough of Coburg ON, Mrs. J.D. Fowlie and Miss Maude of Gore's Landing
Obituary - Catherine Frances Knaughty Boyd
b. Apr 25 1840 March Twp. Carleton Co. ON
m. John Boyd (predeceased)
d. Mar 30 1925 at home of son Robert Boyd of Metcalfe ON
survived by 7 children: Mrs. William Carson, Robert, John and Thomas all of Metcalfe ON, Rev. Alfred L. of Toronto ON, George of London ON, Rev. S. Wesley of Sutton PQ, 1 sister: Mrs. William Loney of Brittania, and 3 brothers: William Hopewell of Brittania, James and Charles Hopewell of Ottawa ON
Obituary - Andrew Muir Heddle
b. May 24 1831 Orkney Islands
m. Dec 23 1863 Sarah Jane Hart (d. 2 years prior)
d. Mar 16 1925 Benmiller ON
buried Colborne Cemetery
came to Canada when he was 20 years old
6 sons and 6 daughters survive: Thomas E. of WA, Richard of VI, John of SK, Andrew of Mich., Samuel and James of Goderich ON, Mrs. Ben Shoebridge, Mrs. C.C Culver, Mrs. John White and Mrs. A. Shoebridge all of Mich., Mrs. Agnes Stokes and Mrs. A.C. Ross of Goderich ON
April 29, 1925
P. 12
Rev. Thomas Lawson of Saskatchewan
article on his 50 years of ministering
b. Toronto ON, son of William and Mary Lawson (who came to Canada in 1837 from Yorkshire England
P. 15
Late Mrs. J. Woodsworth
b. Esther Josephine Shaver May 5 1846 Etobicoke ON, daughter of Peter Shaver who was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent
m. June 16 1868 Rev. James Woodsworth (d. Jan 1917 Winnipeg MB)
d. Apr 16 1925 Winnipeg MB
survived by 4 sons and 2 daughters: James S. an M.P. for Ottawa ON, Richard B. of Red Deer AB, Mary J. at home in Winnipeg MB, Joseph F. of Edmonton AB, F. Harold of Kobe Japan, Mrs. Dr. Arthur R. Rose of Hafford SK
P. 19
Golden Wedding - Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wardlaw
celebrated 50th anniversary Mar 31 1925
Peter b. Etobicoke ON
m. Miss Elizabeth Parsons of Fairbanks ON
P. 23
Obituary - Mrs. Phillip Clapp
b. Sarah Lucretia Van Tassel April 1832 Sidney Twp. , Hastings Co. ON, of UEL descent
m. Phillip Clapp (d. 43 years prior)
d. Feb 1 1925 at home of daughter Mrs. John A. Barr of Hatzic BC
daughter of Ora Van Tassel and Phoebe Ketcheson (mother was a descendent of William Ketcheson...his descendents are widely known through the Bay of Quinte)
last of her generation - 3 sisters and 4 brothers predeceased her
survived by 5 children: C.S. of Belleville ON, W.B. of Winnipeg MB, Mrs. H.O. Foster of Vancouver BC, Mrs. T. Nightingale of Prince Edward Co. ON, Mrs. john A. Barr of Hatzic BC
Obituary - Mary Crocker Jory
b. Devonshire England, came to Canada at age 3, family settled at Darlinton ON
m. 1865 Huron Co. ON Uri Stephen Jory (b. 1844 Lakefield ON, d. 11 months prior to her death)
d. Feb 1 1925 Crystal City MB
1879 moved to Crystal City MB, golden anniversary celebrated in 1915
survived by Mrs. A.E. Werry, Mrs. E.H. Worden and Wilbur of Crystal City MB, Mrs. J.A. Jacobs of Manitou, Mrs. George H. Walsh of Olds AB
Obituary - Mrs. Catherine Stutt Rowland
b. 1848 near Orno d/o Ralph Stutt
m. 1868 South Clarke to James Rowland (d. 7 years prior)
d. Feb 13 1925 Newcastle
11 children - 8 survive, 6 sons and 2 daughters: J.F. of Kingston ON, H.A. and Arthur of Toronto ON, R.S. of Winnipeg MB, Howell on the homestead (South Clarke), J.A. of Durham ON, Mrs. C.W. Baker of Montreal PQ, Mrs. Dr. Fallis of Shelbourne
In Memoriam - George Douglas Ross
d. May 5 1914, 8 years and 7 months
son of Rev. and Mrs. Ross
signed parents and sisters
P. 24
Late Andrew Stewart - an appreciation
Late Rev. James Coburn - an appreciation
b. Belfast, Ireland, came to Canada 1871
d. 1925 Toronto ON
famous blind evangelist (lost sight at 1 1/2 years old)
survived by widow, 1 son Rev. John Coburn and 3 daughters: Mrs. W.G. Ellis and Misses Milly and Clara