Monday 2 December 2019

Margaret Isabella Blakely


Margaret Isabella Blakely was the second born daughter of Thomas Blakely and Isabella Orr.

She was born on July 17, 1869, in Grey, Ontario


On Dec 24,1895 She married Alfred Allen in Toronto.

Alfred Allen

The couple had two daughters

Isabella Alice born Aug 5, 1899 married John Gass

Catherine was born in 1896 married John Ellis


Catherine and Warren Ellis

Isabella Alice and John Gass had 4 children
John R Gass
Nancy Allen Gass
Mary Elizabeth Gass
Margaret Gass


Catherine and John Ellis had 4 children 
Wayne Irvin Ellis 1933-1997
Warren Ellis 
Joan Ellis
Lee Ellis

Margaret died 13 Apr 1955 and is buried in Ohio







Thursday 20 June 2019

Thomas Alberton Blakely Jr



Thomas Alberton Blakely was born March 16 1863, in Portlaw, Artemesia Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Thomas Blakely and Margaret Isabella Orr.

He had ten siblings.



Thomas was a jack of all trades and owned several types of businesses around Grey county throughout his life. He also was a Municipal Councillor and a police trustee.
In 1905 Thomas submitted an application for a patent for the double ball bearing. Check out his invention here!







Dec 24,1885 Flesherton Advance
 When he was 24, he married Hanna Margaret Lever, daughter of Roger Lever and Isabella Rebecca Holley, on Sept 27 1887 in Flesherton,Ontario



Thomas Alberton Blakely and Hanna Margaret Lever had the following children:

Thomas Clifford Blakely was born on 16 Jun 1892 in Dundalk Ontario Canada (Grey County). He died on 07 Feb 1970.

Aleath Leone Blakely was born on 24 May 1896 in Ontario. She died on 07 Sep 1962 in Dunnville,Ontario, Canada.

Luella Margaret Blakely was born on 30 Jun 1905 in Grey, Ontario, Canada. She died on 13 Oct 1974.

Estelle MYRTLE Blakely was born on 21 Jul 1890 in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada. She died on 20 Oct 1960. She married John Charles Miller on 13 Dec 1913 in York,  Ontario, Canada.

Clarence Elverton Blakely was born on 29 Apr 1894. He died on 18 Jan 1896.

Gordon Roswell Blakely was born on 04 Mar 1902 in Grey, Ontario, Canada. He died on 22 Apr 1993. He married Gloria Gaddye on 04 Dec 1926 in Peel, Ontario, Canada.

Lillian Pearl Blakely was born on 06 Feb 1898 in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada. She died on 12 Oct 1988. She married Harry Stafford on 05 Nov 1918 in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

Florence Margurite Blakely was born on 27 Jun 1900 in Flesherton. She died on 11 Sep 1900.

Wilford Elmo Blakely was born on 19 Oct 1888 in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada. He died on 23 Jan 1947 in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.

Letta May Blakely was born on 24 May 1896 in Flesherton, Artemesia Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada (Twin of Aleath). She died on 15 Jun 1896 in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada (Died at birth).





John Blakely, Sarah Linley Blakely, Hanna Lever Blakely, Thomas A Blakely



Jan 9,1907

May 5 1887



Thomas A Blakely







Thomas died on 13 Feb 1937 in Toronto Canada (Buried Flesherton).











Friday 15 March 2019

Andrew Wilson Blakely

Andrew Wilson Blakely was born May 31,1872 in Grey County,Ontario.

He was the second youngest son of Thomas Blakely and Margaret Orr.

He married Nettie Natalie May Barr - Born 22 MAY 1879 • Renfrew Ontario Canada
Died JULY 13 1944 • Walhalli North Dakota
This photo is marked A.B. I am pretty sure it is Andrew but I am not 100%



Harry Stafford

Harry Stafford was born on Feb 6, 1889 in Islington County, a borough of London UK
He was the 3rd born son of Elizabeth Sims and William Thomas Stafford.

In 1897 Harry and his younger brother Charles were sent to Canada through the Barnardo Homes. You can read more about it here.
Harry Stafford



Walter Stafford


Walter Stafford


Walter Stafford was born on Feb 25 1887 in Islington, London, England

He was killed May 10, 1917 in France


He is remembered at The Arras Memorial at Faubourg-D´Amiens Cemetery, Arras France


Click to enlarge 

In 1913 he married Rosa Street. The couple had 2 daughters, Phyllis and Heather
1919 - Rosa Street Stafford, her parents and daughters Heather and Phyllis . Heather was 2 months old when her father Walter was killed.