Photo: Blakely wedding near Flesherton

I have not figured out whose wedding picture this is but there are many Blakelys in this photo. I am working on a ID chart for the people I recognize. This house in on highway 10 just south of Flesherton. I stopped by there about 20 years ago and it had changed quite a bit. The people living there were tenants and had no idea of the history. I don't know who built it but I am looking into it. If you recognize anyone or the house, please let me know.  ** If you have saved this photo off this site before July 2014 please note that the photo was reversed and the version now is what it should be. :)

These are pics I took of the house in 1991 

Photo:Eliza Jane Blakely

Back Row: Allen T. Kennedy & Eliza Ann Rogers Kennedy. Front Row: Jane Hayes Kennedy, Eliza Jane Kennedy Balfour with Allen L. & Naomi Katherine Balfour, & Elizabeth Blakely Rogers McDermid.

     This is a photo of Eliza Jane Blakely (seated far right) and her family. It was taken about 1905 in Huron county Michigan at the Allen Kennedy homestead. Eliza is the sister of Thomas Blakely Sr.

A Flesherton Invention

In 1904 Thomas A Blakely submitted his patent of the Roller ball bearing. His co-inventor was Fred Harrison.

The patent can be viewed here.

Here is the patent for his  Anti friction-Bearings 

William Stafford

William Stafford 1921-1941

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Bill Stafford was born Feb 22,1921 in Toronto,Ontario Son of Harry Stafford and Lillian Pearl Blakely. Grandson of Thomas A Blakely.

Bill with his mother Lillian Pearl Blakely and younger brothers Walter (Bud)Stafford and baby George Stafford

George,Bill,Bud and baby Jack Stafford 1927

Bill as a teenager

                                                             

He was a member of the Army Amateur Radio Corps. A ham radio enthusiast, Bill's call letters were VE3AXG 

1939



Bill was killed during an air-raid in London on April 17th,1941

Walter Robert Blakely

Walter Robert Blakely was born on August 23,1876 in Grey, Ontario, Canada, the sixth child of Thomas Blakely and Margaret Isabella Orr.

He left Canada in 1897 and moved to North Dakota.

When he was 26, He married Bessie M Downs,daughter of William Downs, on 29 Apr 1903 in Minto North Dakota.


Walter Robert Blakely and Bessie M Downs had the following children:

Winifred B Blakely was born on 27 May 1916 in North Dakota. She died on 16 Oct 1996 in Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States of America.
Harriett M Blakely was born about 1905 in North Dakota.
Walter Robert Blakely Jr was born about 1908 in North Dakota.


He died on 19 Dec 1926 in 1000 west Broadway Anaheim, California,

Advertisements

Just wanted to share a few advertisements from Flesherton, Ontario

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1888

Joseph Alexander Blakely

Grace and Joe Blakely

Joseph Alexander Blakely was born on 12 Dec 1855 in Streetsville Ontario, son of  Thomas Blakely and Margaret Isabella Orr.

In 1884 Joseph served as councillor for ward 3 in Flesherton.

Joseph Alexander Blakely and Grace Sharp had the following children:

Garnet Wellesley Blakely was born on 26 Dec 1888 in Grey, , Ontario, Canada. He died on 12 Oct 1895 in Grey, , Ontario, Canada.

Gladys Irene Blakely was born on 20 Aug 1890 in Proton, Grey County, Ontario, Canada,. She died on 26 Oct 1904 in Grey, , Ontario, Canada.

Joseph died on 22 Jan 1941.

Grace Sharp on far left

Thomas Alberton Blakely Sr

Thomas Alberton Blakely sr was born 1825 in Enniskellen,Fermanagh Northern Ireland

son of George Bleakely and Mary Graham

*note the difference in spelling from his father. His brothers used Blakeley.

Thomas had two brothers and three sisters.

Martha b 1828 m Johnston SPARLING

Elizabeth b 1930 m John Ferguson BLACK

Eliza-Jane b 1834 m John ROGERS, m Neil McDERMID

Alexander b 1837 m Jane BLOCK

Henry b 1845 m Clara Tiers

In 1854 Thomas married Margaret Isabella ORR

The couple moved to Grey county to start a family.They had 11 children

Joseph Alexander born 1855

George born 1857

Mary-Jane b 1858

William Guy b 1861

Thomas b 1863

John b 1865

Margaret b 1870

 Ephriam b 1867

Catherine (Cassie) b 1874

Andrew b 1872

Walter b 1876

Thomas died in Flesherton Ontario on Aug 7 or 8th,1877

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my blog for Blakely genealogy. I started researching this branch of my tree in 1991. I had originally planned to put my research into print but after putting it off for 20 years I felt it would be easier to put it on a blog.

There isn't much here yet. I have started adding newspaper clippings and a few charts and hope to add stuff daily.

For those of you connected to Pearl Blakely Stafford I may start a separate blog for the Stafford branch.

                                           Family of Thomas Blakely and Isabella Orr
                                                    C 1890 Flesherton Ontario