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Record #8957
Name :
: Florence Elizabeth THOMAS (1888 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1888

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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Sheppey
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

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Agency
: Unknown
NotesA birth registration was found for Florence Elizabeth Thomas: Year of Registration: 1888; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Sheppey; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 858. Parents: James Thomas and Harriett Jones, married 1885 in Greenwich, Kent, England.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A death registration was found for Harriett Thomas: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869; Year of Registration: 1903; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 34; District: Greenwich; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 610.

After Harriett Jones Thomas died, Florence Thomas and her younger siblings, James and Ma(r)y, were sent to Canada.

On December 26, 1907, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Florence Thomas, 20, born in Kent, England, to James Thomas and Harriett Jones; and Allan Hughes, 29, farmer, born in Clarkson, Ontario, Canada, to Silas Hughes and Matilda Patterson.

Allan and Florence Elizabeth Thomas Hughes had at least 7 children: Isobel Hughes; Grant O. Hughes; Ilene A.M Hughes; James A. Hughes; Margaret F. Hughes; Robert O. H. Hughes; and Barbara M. J. Hughes.

Florence Hughes was named Oakville (Ontario's) Senior Citizen of the Year in 1975. Her certificate was signed by Mayor Harry Barrett and Clerk D. W. Browne. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-07-18 20:17:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-07-19 09:52:39 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8957 THOMAS, Florence Elizabeth1888ENG, KEN, Sheppey 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
8959 THOMAS, James Edgar1896ENG, KEN, Sheppey 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown