Orphan Willie Woods – Help Please.

[atth2o]

Hi Genie,

Nipigon was famous for it's fishing and still is today.  It looks like the main industry in the area at the turn of the century was the logging industry and a paper/pulp mill.  And despite it not being mentioned when I did a history lookup, there is always the furrier industry.  The Hudson Bay company employed a lot of people to purchase pelts from.

Nancy

[geniecolgan]

Hi Everyone,


              Update

I've just been on the phone with Willie's son and I think I've convinced him to join us on here  

It seems that Nancy has tracked down Willie's first wife  

..... but more sad news.... she died in childbirth     

More to come tomorrow when, I hope, Roger joins us.

You are all so good, He's is most impressed 

Genie

[KarenM]

Death Registration for:

Alberta Thistlewaite
Place of Death:  Weston Hosptial
Age:  22 years
Place of Birth:  Ontario
Father: .......   Kelly, born England
Mother:  ........Derbyshire, England
Informant:  Wilford E. Thistlewaite
Address:  334 Dufferin Street
Place of Burial:  Norwood, Ontario
Date of Death:  August 3, 1928
Primary Cause of Death:  Broncho Pneumonia
Did an Operation precede Death:  Difficult Labour, breach extraction (?)
Reg. NO. 005697

Karen
 

[geniecolgan]

That's her Karen 

Apparently she had huge babies.... ouch 


...and the last one killed her 

[KarenM]

Death Registration for:

Baby Thistlethwaite
Male
Weston Hospital
Date of Birth:  July 27, 1928
Father:  Wilford Thistlethwaite, born Canada
Mother:  Alberta Kelly, born Ontario
Informant:  Wilford Thistlethwaite, 334 Dufferin Street
Place of Burial:  Prospect Cemetery
Cause of Death:  Prematurity
Date of Death:  July 28, 1928
Reg. No. 005306

Karen

[geniecolgan]

Yes!!!

Another hit 

Boy oh boy. 

[KarenM]

Border crossing for Wilford, May 14, 1929, Lewiston Crossing

Accompianied by 1/2 sister Helen, age 20
AGe:  28 years
Occupation:  Truck Driver
Place of Birth:  Norwood, Ontario
Race:  England
Destination: Buffalo, New York
Going to Join Uncle John Anderson, 72 Alban Street
Purpose of Coming: Visit, one month
Height:  5'6"
Complexion:  Dark
Hair:  Brown
Eyes:  Gr.
Father:  Henry, Norwood, Ontario

Karen

[KarenM]

He also crossed over at Lewiston in 1922, occupation farm lab., mother Mrs. Henry Thistlethwaite, destination  Rochester, New York, he is 21 years old.

Karen

[LesleyG]

It's nice to see that the two boys were able to stay in touch and were even living together in the 1920's.
The address shown on the death of Willie's wife, 334 Dufferin St., is where James was living in 1922 when he was married.

Lesley