Townson family arrived in Toronto Canada 1918

[owdumlad]

I am looking for further information regarding the Townson family after arriving in Canada. Caroline Townson "Below" is my wifes Great Grandmother she arrived here shortly after being widowed in 1917.  I was wondering if anyone could assist us in finding out further information on her and her children. 
Such as did she remarry, where did she live , when did she pass away, when and to whom did the children marry . I know this is a large order but any assistance or guidance in these areas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Tony and Janis .


Caroline Townson      age 29  W  Houskeeper  all born England
Norman    "                 age   9
Constance (?) May      age 8
Jack                             age 7
Edna                            age 5

Ship:  Missanabie
Departure:  Liverpool, England
Arrival:  St Johns, Newfoundland
Arrival Date:  March 17, 1918

Travelling to Wm. Hartley, 337 Ossington  Ave.  Toronto, Ontario

[cosmac]

The only thing I have been able to pull up - and who knows if its related - is from the
www.ontarioobits.com site

obit
HIGGINS, Edna (TOWNSON); ; Oshawa ON; Oshawa This Week; 2007-1-19*BT/VM

obit
HIGGINS, Edna (TOWNSON); ; Pickering, ON; durhamobituaries.com; 2007-01-17

It this is your Edna she would have been 95 when she died.  You can order this obituary by going to the above site - it does take awhile to receive it.

Debbie

[Janice M]

Here is a link to some of the Toronto City Directories.

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=toronto%20directories

Just in case they had lived in the Pickering / Ajax area

http://www.pada.ca/

Ontario County GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onontari/research-address.html

[Janice M]

Ancestry – (Cork Thomson)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/05i4/

British Light Infantry Regiments
http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/scli/archive/arc_ksli.htm

If the above are not you, then worth getting in touch with.

Link to your other post
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=45511.new

[owdumlad]

Thanks everyone for your help . The obit for Edna was in fact the correct Edna. She was my Wifes Great Aunt.

We did find out a bit more information as follows

Norman Townson ( my Wifes Grandfather ) married Muriel Ruby Steane but we dont have the date of marriage.

We also found out their birth dates and date of death as follows :

Norman Townson Born 12/12/1909 Colne , Lancashire
Died 8/22/1970 , Toronto

Muriel Ruby Townson ( maiden name Steane ) Born 7/1/1913 Toronto. Died 3/13/1978, Toronto

We can't find a lot about the Steane family but we are working on it .

Thanks again
Tony.

[*Sandra*]

There is an ancestry tree which covers this family but no reference to obituaries for the Townson's or Steane family.
Re-visted older thread 2009

Maybe RK or Eileen could assist with these to fill out the family tree.

There is a FIND A GRAVE entry

Norman Townson - 1908 - 1979

Glendale Memorial Gardens Etobicoke, Toronto Municipality, Ontario.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105816416/norman-townson

Muriel R. Townson 1913 - 1978

Glendale Memorial Gardens Etobicoke, Toronto Municipality, Ontario.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105816435/muriel-r-townson

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Muriel Stene appears on the 1921 census Toronto.

Fred Steane 50   Head
Martha Steane 50   Wife
Alfred Steane 22   Son Rolland Steane 18   Son
Edward Steane 16   Son Jefferson Steane 15   Son
Arthur Steane 13   Son Grace Steane 10   Daughter
Muriel Steane   7   Daughter Pearl Steane 19   Daughter-in-law.

https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e003043770

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Birth Muriel Ruby Steane -

Muriel Ruby Steane  - Birth Date   1 Jul 1913 York, Ontario, Canada
Father Frederick Steane - Mother Martha May Aldis.

Father died in 1948 - Frederick William Steane - 26 March 1870 England - 24 May 1948 York Toronto. Aged 78 years.

Father Benjamin Charles Steane - Mother Elizabeth Steane
Spouse Martha May - Certificate Number 016984

Frederick William Steane - Burial Prospect Cemetery. 26 May 1948 - Section 26  Lot 190.

Muriel May Steane - Burial Prospect Cemetery.  Section 26 Lot 190


http://www.finditatmpg.com/Details.aspx?GID=QRp7gcdCE2YyiMp0sWddsg%3d%3d

http://www.finditatmpg.com/Details.aspx?GID=P9%2fGriNOdvWEN5VgOVvujg%3d%3d

Sandra

[brigidmac]

 Caroline Smith 23 cotton winder b Yorkshire was boarding with William + Sarah .Hartley and family in Colne in 1901 

Emily J smith age 25 also with them .

Have you followed up this family to see if any of the children were with them in 1921