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| Margret Elizabeth JONES
Birth: 22 Apr 1893 Place: Carleton County, Ontario 1 Death: 8 Jul 1978 Place: Squamish, British Columbia 1 Father: Daniel JONES (1854-) Mother: Sarah A. LARKIN (1870-)
Spouse: Charles "Harold" Arthur THORNE Birth: 10 Jul 1894 Place: Vancouver, British Columbia Occupation: Guest Ranch owner - "The Circle T" in Brackendale, British Columbia Death: 9 Mar 1984 Place: Vancouver, British Columbia2 Father: Fred Clayton THORNE (1862-1948) Mother: Cora "Emma" TERRY (1861-1946)
Marriage: 10 Feb 1915 Place: Vancouver, British Columbia?3
Children: Harold Arthur "Art" (1915-1987) Dorothy Olive (~1920-) Clayton (1926-)
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MARGRET ELIZABETH JONES "Margret worked in Vancouver before going to work as a housekeeper for the manager of Woodfibre Pulp Mill." "Margaret met Harold A Thorne in Squamish" "After marriage, while her husband Harold was working in the stores department of the PGE (Pacific Great Eastern Railway) they lived in Brackendale. They had two ranches. One was 99 acres and the other 18 acres. They lived on the 18 acres, then moved to the 99 acres; after selling the 99 acres for $2,800 (as relayed by their son, Clayton) they moved to the 18 acres which became the Circle T ranch." "Aunt Margret was my favourite aunt. When I was fourteen years old I spent a month with them in Brackendale. Dorothy was older than me by a few months. Aunt Margret was a good cook. Clayton is so much like his mother. " - Martha Black-Jefferson 2006
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| Series of 3 pictures in Squamish, BC. in 1975 Left: Margret (Jones) Thorne; Middle: with great-grandson, Bryan Thorne; Right: with great-grandsons Michael & Bryan Thorne and grandson, Terry Thorne. |
| NOTES for Margret (Jones) Thorne 1948 April 13 LETTER EXCERPT written by her husband, Harold, from Brackendale to his sister Edna and brother-in-law Ralph Van Horne at 626 West 13th, Vancouver: "... I have been real busy trying to get things done. You know it wont be long before the 24th of May and we must be in shape by then. The material I ordered when I was down did not come until yesterday, but I changed my plans again and have the Fireplace built and stained and varnished also the br. I am almost through with the main hall, then for the kitch although I have the most of it done. Have not touched the grounds or garden yet but will get at it before long I hope. Everything is looking green here now, so we may be going to have some real weather afteral. Margaret is talking of trying to come home this coming sunday if the Dr. will let here. If so I will try and come down saturday to come back with her, I also want to thank you all for what you have done for us both and for calling on margaret while she has been down. Everybody is O.K. here and hope you all are the same. As ever. Harold." 1948 April 23 LETTER EXCERPT written by her father-in-law, Fred Thorne, from Brackendale to his daughter, Edna, and son-in-law Ralph Van Horne at 626 West 13th, Vancouver: " ... Margaret got home all right and not to tired she has been fine so far sleeps good and eats good. ..... You and Ralph should come up here some saturday you would both be pleased with work Harold has done on the Dude ranch. he hopes to get it finished by the 24th of may. Love to all Dad" |
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Sources
1. Death Registration Archives, B13586, GSU 2051145. 2. Birth Registration Archives, B13811, GSU 2134881. 3. Marriage Registration Archives, B11379, 1983707. 4. "Terry Thorne Baby Book1943-1961" written by his mother Verona. Terry Thorne's baby book has her born in Ottawa, Ontario. 5. Interview with Clayton Thorne summer of 2005. 6. Family photos 7. Family Search Index project CO1515-8 System origin Ontario -ODM Canada Source film 1846452 |
