Life Events
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| Birth | Thomas Lennox Graham was born on 27 Jul 1890 in Montreal, Quebec.2,3
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| Research Note | The burial register recorded his birth year as 1889 but he was 8 months old in the 1891 census which was taken in April 1891, so the birth year 1890 as recorded in the 1901 census appears to be the correct one. |
| (with Parents) 1891 Census | Thomas appeared on the 1891 Census of Montreal, Quebec with his parents. He was 8 months old and born in Quebec.3 |
| (with Parents) 1901 Census | Thomas appeared on the 1901 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario with his parents. He was a student, 10 years old, born July 27 1890 in Quebec.2 |
| (Listed) Passenger List | Thomas was found on a passenger manifest for the SS Sicilian, arriving in Quebec City on October 12 1903 from Glasgow, which it left on October 3rd. The list of Saloon passengers included Mrs W Graham and her children Thomas and Kerr. They had been in Forfarshire and their final destination was Montreal.4 |
| (with Parents) 1911 Census | Thomas appeared on the 1911 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario with his parents. He was 20, born in July 1890 in Quebec, of Scotch origin, Presbyterian, and worked as a salesman in a store. He worked 52 weeks at 51 hours a week for $400.5 |
| Marriage | He married Laura Amelia Grace Ogilvy.6
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| 1921 Census | Thomas L and Grace Graham appeared on the 1921 Census of Ottawa, Ontario, at 412 McLaren Street in the home of Thomas' parents. They were both 31 years old, born in Ontario, and Presbyterian. Thomas was a retail merchant working on his own account, as was his father. Their children were Jean (6), Frances (5), Lilias (4), and Isabell (2).7 |
| (Widowed) Death | His wife died of lobar pneumonia on 3 Jan 1934 at the age of 44 .8 |
| (Informant) Death | Thomas Graham of 412 MacLaren Street registered the 1934 death of his father William Graham.9 |
| (Informant) Death | Thomas Lennox Graham registered the 1934 death of his mother.10 |
| Marriage | He married Stella Hambrook.
[Research note: The year of marriage is unknown, but they had a son who was born and died in 1931]11 |
| Death | Thomas died on 7 Apr 1962.1
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| Burial | He was buried on 11 Apr 1962 in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario. The cemetery register showed that Thomas Lennox Graham, nativity Montreal, Quebec, late residence 166 Glen Avenue, retired security treasurer, born 1889 July 27, died 1962 April 7, parents William Graham & Frances Martin Kerr. The informant was his wife Mrs Stella S Graham. He was buried in Section 41, Lot 94 Centre at 3 PM.1 |
| Obituary |
Graham, Thomas Lennox -- In hospital on Saturday, April 7, 1962, Thomas Lennox Graham, 166 Glen Ave., beloved husband of Stella Hambrook, in his 73rd year, dear father of Mrs. Georges Leus (Jean), Montreal, Mrs. John Paddon (Lillias), Oakville, Mrs. A. Ivan MacIntyre (Francis), Pointe Claire, Quebec, Mrs. Gordon Draper (Margaret), Miss Isobel, both of Montreal, and Thomas L., of Ottawa; also surviving, 10 grandchildren. Resting at Hulse and Playfair Ltd. Central Chapel, 315 McLeod St., Service Wednesday, 3 p.m. Interment Beechwood cemetery. 11 |