Harry Crozier1

M, #41013
Father*Percy Stanley Crozier1 b. 1899, d. 23 Aug 1963
Mother*Sarah Muriel Briscoe1 b. 29 May 1901, d. 19 Feb 1996
Relationship4th cousin of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited4 Apr 2020
     In the obituary of Sarah Muriel Crozier who died 19 February 1996, her son, Harry Crozier, was listed as predeceased.1

Citations

  1. [S10217] Deaths: Crozier, Sarah Muriel, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 20 Feb 1996, Page 46, column 6 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Sarah Muriel Crozier née Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Verna Edith Briscoe1

F, #41015, b. 1919, d. 4 May 2011
Father*John Francis Briscoe1
Mother*Bertha Shellhorn1
Last Edited16 Jan 2024
     She was born in 1919.2,1 Verna married Gordon Henry Bates in 1943.1,2
     Verna Edith Briscoe died on 4 May 2011, probably in Pembroke, at Ontario, Canada.1
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Verna Edith Briscoe was buried on 10 May 2011 at Pauls Cemetery, North Algona Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2,1
     In the obituary of Basil John Briscoe who died 26 May 1997, his sister, Verna Bates, was listed as a survivor.3
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen published in Ottawa, Ontario, 7 May 2011.1

Family

Gordon Henry Bates b. 2 Oct 1917, d. b 26 May 1997
Marriage*Verna married Gordon Henry Bates in 1943.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S10218] Deaths: Bates, Verna Edith, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 07 May 2011, Page 44, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Verna Edith Bates née Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Gordon H. Bates and Verna E. née Briscoe
    Grave marker transcription:
    BATES
    George H. Bates 1917 - 1994 (wedding) 1943
    Verna E. Briscoe 1919 - 2011
    At home with the Lord.
  3. [S10219] Deaths: Briscoe, John Basil, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 28 May 1997, Page 26, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary" Basil John Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

John Francis Briscoe1

M, #41016
Last Edited16 Jan 2024
     John married Bertha Shellhorn.2,1
     In the obituary of Basil John Briscoe who died 26 May 1997, his father, John Briscoe, was listed as predeceased.3
     In the obituary of Verna Edith Bates who died 4 May 2011, her father, John Briscoe, was listed as predeceased.2

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Mary Dellis Brisco, Birth: 22 Jul 1914, Hagarty, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Parents: John Francis Brisco and Bertha Shellhorn, Registration #: 050546. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S10218] Deaths: Bates, Verna Edith, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 07 May 2011, Page 44, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Verna Edith Bates née Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  3. [S10219] Deaths: Briscoe, John Basil, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 28 May 1997, Page 26, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary" Basil John Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Bertha Shellhorn1,2

F, #41017
Last Edited16 Jan 2024
     Bertha married John Francis Briscoe.1,2
     In the obituary of Basil John Briscoe who died 26 May 1997, his mother, Bertha Briscoe, was listed as predeceased.3
     In the obituary of Verna Edith Bates who died 4 May 2011, his wife, the former Bertha Shellhorn, was listed as predeceased.1

Citations

  1. [S10218] Deaths: Bates, Verna Edith, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 07 May 2011, Page 44, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Verna Edith Bates née Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  2. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Mary Dellis Brisco, Birth: 22 Jul 1914, Hagarty, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Parents: John Francis Brisco and Bertha Shellhorn, Registration #: 050546. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  3. [S10219] Deaths: Briscoe, John Basil, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 28 May 1997, Page 26, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary" Basil John Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Goldie Briscoe1

F, #41018
Father*John Francis Briscoe1
Mother*Bertha Shellhorn1
Last Edited4 Apr 2020
     In the obituary of Basil John Briscoe who died 26 May 1997, his sister, Goldie Thomas, was listed as predeceased.2
     In the obituary of Verna Edith Bates who died 4 May 2011, her sister, Goldie Thomas, was listed as predeceased.1

Citations

  1. [S10218] Deaths: Bates, Verna Edith, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 07 May 2011, Page 44, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Verna Edith Bates née Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  2. [S10219] Deaths: Briscoe, John Basil, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 28 May 1997, Page 26, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary" Basil John Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Ethel Briscoe1

F, #41019
Father*John Francis Briscoe1
Mother*Bertha Shellhorn1
Last Edited4 Apr 2020
     Ethel married Gordon Griffith.2
     In the obituary of Basil John Briscoe who died 26 May 1997, his sister, Ethel Griffith, was listed as a survivor.2
     In the obituary of Verna Edith Bates who died 4 May 2011, her sister, Ethel Griffith, was listed as predeceased.1

Citations

  1. [S10218] Deaths: Bates, Verna Edith, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 07 May 2011, Page 44, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Verna Edith Bates née Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  2. [S10219] Deaths: Briscoe, John Basil, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 28 May 1997, Page 26, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary" Basil John Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Mary Dellis Brisco1

F, #41020, b. 22 July 1914, d. 2006
Father*John Francis Briscoe2
Mother*Bertha Shellhorn2,3
Last Edited16 Jan 2024
     She was born on 22 July 1914 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 050546.3 Mary married Clifford Leonard Thur on 18 July 1935 at North Algona Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 020360. Their marriage registration gives the place of their marriage as North Algona, but the newspaper article claimed they were married at Killaloe.4,5,6
     Mary Dellis Brisco was buried at Grace Evangelical Missionary Cemetery, Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.7
     Mary Dellis Brisco died in 2006.7
     The following article appeared in the Ottawa, Ontario The Ottawa Journal, 20 July 1935 :
THUR - BRI8COE.
     PEMBROKE. Ont. July 19 (Special) — A well-known couple of Golden Lake district was united in marriage yesterday at Killaloe, when Miss Mary Briscoe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Briscoe, of Killaloe, became the bride of Clifford Thur, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thur, Golden Lake. The ceremony was performed at the Baptist church with Rev. L. H. Pletch, of Pembroke, officiating. The couple will reside in Golden Lake. The bridesmaid was Miss Ruth Thur, sister of the bridegroom, and the best man, Basil Briscoe, brother of the bride.4

     In the obituary of Basil John Briscoe who died 26 May 1997, his sister, Mary Thur, was listed as a survivor.6
     In the obituary of Verna Edith Bates who died 4 May 2011, her sister, Mary Thur, was listed as predeceased.2

Family

Clifford Leonard Thur b. c 1910, d. 1984
Marriage*Mary married Clifford Leonard Thur on 18 July 1935 at North Algona Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 020360. Their marriage registration gives the place of their marriage as North Algona, but the newspaper article claimed they were married at Killaloe.4,5,6 

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Mary Dellis Brisco, Birth: 22 Jul 1914, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Parents: John Francis Brisco and Bertha Shellhorn, Registration #: 050546. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S10218] Deaths: Bates, Verna Edith, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 07 May 2011, Page 44, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Verna Edith Bates née Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  3. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Mary Dellis Brisco, Birth: 22 Jul 1914, Hagarty, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Parents: John Francis Brisco and Bertha Shellhorn, Registration #: 050546.
  4. [S14327] Thur - Briscoe, The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 20 Jul 1935, Page 7, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Thur - Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  5. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Clifford Leonard Thur (25) & Mary D Briscoe (21); Marriage: 06 Jul 1935, Killaloe, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: John C Thur & Mary Kranz, Bride's Parents: John Briscoe & Bertha Shelhorn, Groom's Birthplace: North Algona, Bride's Birth Place: Hagarty Township, Registration #: 020360.
  6. [S10219] Deaths: Briscoe, John Basil, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 28 May 1997, Page 26, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary" Basil John Briscoe. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  7. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Killaloe Grace Evangelical Church Cemetery: Mary D Thur née Briscoe
    Grave marker transcription:
    THUR
    Clifford L. Thur     1909 - 1984
    Mary D. Briscoe     1914 - 2006.