Ing, Wright, Forsbury, Waller, Ely and Related Families

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Thomas Stanton MATTHEWS

GROOM'S LAST NAME: MATTHEWS
GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES: THOMAS STANTON
BRIDE'S LAST NAME: RANSAM [Ransom or Ransome]
BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES: SARAH MABEL DATE OF MARRIAGE: 12/25/1901
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: S NORFOLK
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1901,001156

1901 census District: MB MACDONALD (#8)
Subdistrict: Portage la Prairie k-1 Page 7
12 55 Mathews Milton M Domestic S Oct 2 1880 20
13 55 Mathews Thomas S. M Domestic S Oct 3 1878 [doesn't compute] 28

Thomas Stanton Matthews 1870-1951
Born near Durham, Ontario, Canada
Married in 1900 to Mabel Ransome (September 6, 1880-1916) who was born at Treherne, Manitoba.
[Censuses place her birth in Ontario, but they were married in or near Treherne, MB in 1901.]
Thomas was an officer of the Invermay Agricultural Society in 1922 ...
His great grandparents came from England and Ireland. He bought a farm in Invermay, Saskatchewan. Also was an elevator man.[i.e. grain elevator manager-operator] Moved to Ponoka, Alberta in 1925. Thomas and Mabel both worked in the Ponoka Hospital, and resided in Ponoka, Alberta.

Sarah "Mabel" RANSOM

1881 Canadian Census
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
John RANSOM M Male English 30 O <Ontario> Farmer C. Methodist
Cararaline RANSOM M Female English 26 O <Ontario> C. Methodist
Herbert RANSOM Male English 3 O <Ontario> C. Methodist
Sarah M RANSOM Female English <1 Born: Sep; 9/12 O <Ontario> C. Methodist
Joseph PADARTO Male German 18 O <Ontario> Farm Servant C. Methodist
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Source Information: Census Place Minto, Wellington North, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375895 NA Film Number C-13259 District 153
Sub-district B Division 1 Page Number 70 Household Number 287

1901 census District: MB MACDONALD (#8)
Subdistrict: Norfolk (South/Sud) i-7 Page 12
15 125 Ransom John M Head M Apr 24 1848 53 [Ontario]
16 125 Ransom Caroline F Wife M Jun 2 1856 44 [Ontario]
17 125 Ransom Herbert M Son S May 21 1878 22 [Ontario]
18 125 Ransom Mabel F Daughter S Sep 6 1880 20 [Ontario]
19 125 Ransom Wilbert M Son S Jun 30 1886 14 [Ontario]
20 125 Ransom Millard M Son S Apr 11 1894 7 [Ontario]