Thomas Smith1

#11883, (1858 - 1931)
FatherThomas Smith1 (c 1828 - 1896)
MotherChristina McKinnon1 (bt 1825 - 1826 - 1904)
RelationshipGrandson of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen's children & grandchildren
Angus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants

Children of Thomas Smith and Mina Henry

Life Events

BirthThomas Smith was born on 16 Jul 1858 in Tara, Bruce County, Ontario.2
 
(with Parents) 1861 CensusThomas appeared on the 1861 Census of Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. He was 4 years old and born in Upper Canada.3 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusThomas appeared on the 1871 Census of Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. He was 13 years old and born in Ontario.1 
(Witness) Marriage Thomas Smith witnessed the marriage of his brother John F Smith and Frances Elizabeth Peacock on 1 Jan 1879 in Arran, Bruce County, Ontario. He was recorded as Thomas Smith Jr of Arran.4 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusThomas Smith appeared on the 1891 Census of Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. Thomas was 33, born in Ontario, father born in Ireland, mother in Scotland, religion Canada Presbyterian, and he was a Theological Student.5 
OccupationHe was a ordained as a minister on 6 Apr 1893.2 
(Minister) Marriage Thomas Smith officiated at the marriage of his brother John F Smith and Eliza Chambers on 23 Nov 1898 in Tara.6 
1901 CensusRev Thomas Smith appeared on the 1901 Census of Sydenham Township, Grey County, Ontario. He was a lodger, single, born 16 July 1857 in Ontario, age 43, of Scotch origin, a Presbyterian Minister, worked 12 months for $700.7 
MarriageThomas Smith married Mina Henry on 29 Oct 1902 in Thistle Ha (Lot 22 Con A Sydenham), Leith, Grey County, Ontario.
Information from marriage registration: Thomas Smith, 45, resident Sydenham, born in Ontario, bachelor, Minister, Presbyterian, son of Thomas Smith & Christina McKinnon;
Mina Henry, 30, residence Sydenham, born in Ontario, spinster, Presbyterian, daughter of Robert Henry & Janet E Gibson;
THey were married by Revd J B Fraser MD and the witnesses were Elisabeth Henry of Sydenham and Revd Peter McNab of Kilsyth.8 
1916 CensusThomas and Mina appeared on the 1916 Census of Alberta, at Township 11 Range 7 W4, enumerated 1 Jun 1916. Thomas was 39 and employed as a minister. Mina was 44. Their children were Janet M (11) and Robert (9)
Everyone was born in Canada, Presbyterian, and of English origin.9 
Residence In 1918, Thomas and Mina lived in SE 24-38-27, Balmoral, Alberta, settled [now the site of the Balmoral Golf Course].2 
1921 CensusThomas and Mina appeared on the 1921 Census of Pine Lake, Alberta, at Section 24 Township 28 Range 27 W4. They owned their 4 room wood house. Thomas was 64, born in Ontario, father born in Ireland, mother in Scotland, and was a farmer working on his own account. Mina was 49, born in Ontario, father in Scotland, mother in Ontario. Their children were Janet (16) and Robert (14, attending school), both born in Ontario. The family was Presbyterian.10 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Mina died on 18 Oct 1925.11  
Item. His sister Agnes came to look after them after his wife & daughter's deaths.2 
DeathThomas died on 1 Dec 1931 in Alberta.2
 
Item. His funeral was held at Knox Presbyterian Church in Red Deer.2 
Last Edited20 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. 1871 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (28), Arran Township (e-3), page 50, family 167.
  2. Letters from Lorne Smith, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, dated March 2002 +.
  3. 1861 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Canada West, Bruce County, Arran Township, Page 42.
  4. Ontario Marriage Registration. Smith/Peacock, #001324-79.
  5. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (52), Arran Township (c-2), page 10.
  6. Ontario Marriage Registration. John F Smith & Mrs Eliza Porter, #003658-00.
  7. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, North Grey (65), Sydenham, page 4.
  8. Ontario Marriage Registration. Smith/Henry, #007976-02.
  9. 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Medicine Hat (13), Page 11.
  10. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Red Deer, SD 10, Page 28.
  11. Obituary of Mrs Thomas Smith in Red Deer News, 10 October 1925. Image online at http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/RDN/
  12. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. James Blain Smith, #016908-03.
  13. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Janet Christina Smith, #017978-05.
  14. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Robert James Smith, #021997-06.
  15. British Columbia Death Registration. Robert James Smith, #69-09-005522.