Last Page Activity: November 27, 2011      

 

Fred Clayton THORNE

 

Birth: 22 Mar 1862 Place: Hillier, Prince Edward Co., Ontario

Death: 12 Jun 1948 Place: Squamish, British Columbia1

Father: Samuel "Sam" Thorn THORNE (1834-1906)

Mother: Chloe "Cleo" Ann CHAMBERLAIN   (1841-1935)

 

 

 

Spouse:  Cora "Emma" TERRY

Birth: 10 Jan 1861 Place: Hillier, Prince Edward Co., Ontario

Death: 5 Aug 1946 Place: Squamish, British Columbia2

Father: Harvey TERRY (1830-1895)

Mother: Agnes SCHECAL (1832-1913)

Marriage: abt 1882

   

 

 

Children:

Ella Winnifred (1883-1945)

Edna Eugenie (1885-1975)

Charles "Charlie" Bell (1887-1887)

Fred Cliffton "Cliff" (1890-1983)

Charles "Harold" Arthur (1894-1984)

Doris Maud Terry (1897-1982)

Charlie Ernest (1900-1909)  Died of Scarlet Fever

 

 

 

 

Family photo right: 
Back row: Fred, Doris, Cliff, Emma     Front row: Edna, Charlie, Ella, Harold
   
                          
    
Charlie + Alida + Fred ca 1869 in Indian Head, Sask from tintype
 
Cleo, Charlie, Alida, Fred, Sam 
    
    
 
ca 1888 Fred, Edna, Emma & Ella
Emma and Fred sitting on a vine maple love seat made by Fred.  He also made tables, chairs and rockers.  A number of them have been passed down to his great-great-great-grandchildren.



Below is a scene from their home at SQUAMISH VALLEY HOP RANCH
Left: Marked on back of photo:
 "This was taken of boys in hop picking time.
  Aug & Sept 1902"
 
A closer look shows L-R  Cliff, workers, Harold and Fred
                   
Fred back row, far left, at family gathering 1905
    L-R back Clifton and Harold; Mid Emma and Fred;
front Edna and Doris and Ella
 
       
Photos left were described by Bircham VanHorne as his grandparent's (Emma & Fred's) retirement home in Mamquam (between Squamish & Brackendale, BC). 

"4 acres, 1 cow, 1 horse, a bunch of chickens and some bees ... for a short while. 

Fred was allergic to bees."  Bircham laughed as he remembered, "The horse was curious about the bee hive and came close to look.  A bee flew up his nose and stung him.  The horse reared up and in a fury with head shaking galloped off into the barn." 

Across the road (in the trees), Bircham explained, "was an Indian reserve. 

Edna's sister Doris lived down the road."
    

1881 Canada Census - Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario (Original can be found at LDS Family History Library film 1375873, NA film number C-13237, District 119, Sub-district E, Division 1, Page number 26, Household Number 130)

 Name  Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
 SAMUEL THORN  M   Male   English   47   Ontario   Farmer   Church of England 
 CLEO THORN  M   Female   English   40   Ontario      Church of England 
 CHARLES THORN     Male   English   20   Ontario      Church of England 
 FRED G. THORN     Male   English   19   Ontario      Church of England 
 
EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS written by Fred

1948 April 23  (written in pencil) from Brackendale to his daughter, Edna, and son-in-law, Ralph Van Horne, at 626 West 13th, Vancouver: " Dear Edna and Ralph.  I received you nice letter and glad to hear from you.  Margaret got home all right and not to tired she has been fine so far sleeps good and eats good. Do not send back the Indian Head paper as I do not want them.  I am glad you are getting your cleaning done.  Our weather is rain and cloudy most of the time but greass and trees are coming along fine.  Teddy is fine goes to scool all the time.  Ella has not written to me for a long time guess she is like me does not like to write. would be pleasure to get your letter that she wrote to you.  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"
















 
Sources

1. Death Registration Archives, B13191, GSU 2032423.

2. Death Registration Archives, B13197, GSU 2032481.

3. "Terry Thorne Baby Book 1943-1961" written by his mother Verona. Terry Thorne's (Emma's grandson's) baby book has her born March 10, 1862.

4. Interview with granddaughter Bonnie Thorne-Bennett August 2002