1. William ARTHURS was born in Bolton, ON.
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William married Georgina BRADLEY Arthurs, daughter of William BRADLEY and Henrietta BOLTON Bradley.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 F i. Ethel Arthurs HENNINGS was born about 1914 in Bolton, ON.
3 F ii. Edna ARTHURS was born about 1914 and was christened in Bolton, ON.
4 M iii. Clarence ARTHURS was born about 1916 in Bolton, ON.
+ 5 M iv. Harry ARTHURS was born in 1917 in (Maybe) Bolton..
Second Generation 2. Ethel Arthurs HENNINGS was born about 1914 in Bolton, ON.
General Notes: Ethel and Edna were twin sisters.
Ethel married Edwin Robert HENNINGS, son of Herbert HENNINGS and Elizabeth (Lizzie) NICHOLSON Hennings.
General Notes: Grampa Edwin was an Irish Protestant. His family was from the Newcastle area of Ontario.
Noted events in his life were:
• EMPL: Employment: Newcastle, Ontario. Sex Surety:0
Children from this marriage were:
+ 6 F i. Edna Olive HENNINGS Hunt was born on 18 Apr 1909 in Toronto, ON.
7 M ii. Ernest HENNINGS .
8 M iii. Williiam HENNINGS .
9 F iv. Pearl HENNINGS Fraser .
10 M v. Albert(Bert) HENNINGS .
11 M vi. Henry Bolton HENNINGS .
12 F vii. Lorraine HENNINGS McGee .
13 M viii. George HENNINGS .
14 M ix. Edward HENNINGS .
15 F x. Fern HENNINGS Barnett .
5. Harry ARTHURS was born in 1917 in (Maybe) Bolton..
General Notes: >Birth note: Description: He later moved to the us and lived in Pittsburg, PA.
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Harry married Ethel UNKNOWN Arthurs about 1929 in Pittsburg, PA.
General Notes: Ethel was a US Citizen. She and Harry met after he followed Clarence to Pittsburg.
Children from this marriage were:
16 M i. Ray ARTHURS was born about 1930 in Pittsburg, PA.
Ray married Sally UNKNOWN Arthurs about 1951.
17 M ii. Ronald (Ronnie) ARTHURS was born about 1932 in Pittsburg, PA.
Ronald married Ann UNKNOWN Arthurs about 1955. Ann was born about 1934.
Third Generation 6. Edna Olive HENNINGS Hunt was born on 18 Apr 1909 in Toronto, ON.
Research Notes: >Birth note: Birth Surety:0
Edna married Albert HUNT, son of John HUNT and Florence IRVING Hunt, on 21 Jul 1928 in Dartmouth Cres, Mimico, Ont. Albert was born on 10 Oct 1907 in Allandale, ON and died on 27 Aug 1983 in Toronto, ON at age 75.
Marriage Notes: Edna and Al were married at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Motton, in Mimico Ontario. Edna Motton was the twin sister of Grandmother Ethel Hennings.
General Notes: Al Hunt and Edna Hennings were married in 1928. They lived in Long Branch on Elder Avenue. He worked at Anaconda for a while but times were tough and jobs were scarce in the 1930s. He sold screen doors in the summer and Christmas trees in the winter to make ends meet. Al continued to be active in lacrosse on the Lakeshore as a coach and team manager and league organizer of youth lacrosse. He had many friends through lacrosse and loved to talk about those he knew who had gone on to fame and fortune in other endeavours, such as the Mohawk Indian Jay Silverheels who played Tonto in the Lone Ranger and Bob Pulford a Leafs star of the 1960s. In those days Al would take me to the Lacrosse games in Long Branch at the lacrosse box behind the Bapco Paint plant on the Lakeshore. After the game we would carry on to his evening work as a cleaner at Wylie's Press and several other industrial plants in the area. In his later years Al drove a delivery truck for an auto parts firm in Toronto. He drove all over the city for years until his eyesight began to fail. He began to have difficulty with his kidneys and went on dialysis treatments. He was finally hospitalized because of his kidney failure and died shortly after.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 18 F i. Gloria Yvonne HUNT Addison was born on 2 Aug 1929 in Mimico, ON.
+ 19 M ii. Ernest Warren HUNT was born on 20 Oct 1930 in 57 Elder Ave, Longbranch , ON.
20 F iii. Ruth Elaine HUNT Paterson was born on 13 Apr 1935 in 51 Elder Ave, Longbranch, ON.
Ruth married David Walter ATKINSON in Feb 1957 in St James Esquimalt Garrison Church, Esquimalt, BC.
Ruth next married Allen PATERSON on 21 Apr 1989.
Fourth Generation18. Gloria Yvonne HUNT Addison was born on 2 Aug 1929 in Mimico, ON.
General Notes: Gloria was born at Aunt Edna Motton's house on Dartmouth Crescent in Mimico. Aunt Edna was a twin sister of Grandmother Ethel Hennings. At the time the Hunt family lived in Long Branch. Gloria recalls that she lived at 51 Elder Avenue from the age of five. She was the eldest of three children to Edna and Al. She attended Daisy Avenue school where she first met Herb Addison. One of her school friends was Patsy, Herb's younger sister. After Gloria and Herb were married in 1949, she and Patsy went to England to join Herb who was in training with the RN. Gloria was a homemaker and a seamstress. She took pride in making most of her own clothes. In the 1970's she opened a consignment clothing shop in Sidney called Pandora's Closet. In the early 1990's she sold Pandora's and started a new business, a Tuck Shop in the Dunsmuir Lodge in Saanich. After several successful years Gloria sold the shop.
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Gloria married Herbert Thomas ADDISON, son of Herbert James ADDISON and May PAXTON Addison, on 9 Apr 1949 in Dunn Memorial Presbyterian Church, 26Th Street, Long Branch, ON. Herbert was born on 21 Apr 1928 in Toronto, ON and died on 6 Aug 2002 in Sidney, BC at age 74. The cause of his death was Cancer (Metastising Melanoma complicated by Lymphocetic Leukemia).
Marriage Notes: Description: The reception took place at HMCS York in Toronto.
Surety:0
General Notes: Herbert Thomas Addison was born in east end Toronto but grew up in Long Branch. His family moved to 31 Elder Avenue when he was about 6 or 7 and he went to Daisy Avenue School where he first met Gloria. As a youngster Herb loved sports and played lacrosse, hockey and golf. In 1945-46 he attended the University of Toronto and studied actuarial science. He used to visit his Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Ida Paxton while he was in the city for classes. The travel back and forth on the street car made for long days though and after one year he decided to join the RCN. Herb did his training in the UK, at RNC Greenwich where most junior officer training was done. He returned home in 1949 to marry Gloria and she went to the UK with him while he finished his training with the RN. Herb completed his Subs courses in Portsmouth before returning with Gloria to Canada in July 1950. They lived in a flat on Bayers Road in Halifax. From March to June 1952 Herb attended the RN P and R T Course. Christmas 1952 was spent back at home in Toronto on 35th Street with family. Then in January '53 he and Gloria rode the train across Canada to Victoria. They lived a short time on Hambly Street and then moved to 1626 Ross Street. In August 1960 the Addisons moved again, this time to Deep Brook, NS, where Herb continued as the Officer in Charge of the P and RT School at the Navy's main recruiting and training base, HMCS CORNWALLIS until 1963. Another move across the country took place in 1963 when the Addisons returned to Victoria. In 1970 another move took the Addisons to the USA where Herb took up a position in Current Naval Intelligence in SACLANT Headquarters, Norfolk, VA. Herb was always a keen golfer. His final career move at age 65 was to become a professional golf caddy. He toured Canada and the US, caddying and selling yardage books at Canadian Professional Golf Association tournaments and other major golf events. At 71 he decided to stay home in Sidney, BC to work on his own game. He passed away 6 August 2002 at home, 9342 Webster Place, Sidney.
Children from this marriage were:
21 F i. Janette Elaine ADDISON Leitch was born on 30 Sep 1950 in Toronto, ON.
Janette married J. Robert LEITCH on 5 May 1973 in Kingston, ON. J. was born on 12 May 1950.
22 M ii. Timothy Herbert ADDISON was born on 26 Aug 1954 in St Joseph's Hospital, Victoria, BC and was christened in Esquimalt On Board HMCS ONTARIO.
Noted events in his life were:
• Graduation: Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach VA. Graduation Surety:0
• Graduation: Royal Military College, Kingston Ontario. Graduation Surety:0
Timothy married Susan Jeanette NEWHOOK Addison, daughter of Lloyd Walter NEWHOOK and Joyce Ellen POWELL Newhook. Susan was born on 21 Mar 1951 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland.
19. Ernest Warren HUNT was born on 20 Oct 1930 in 57 Elder Ave, Longbranch , ON.
Research Notes: >Birth note: Birth Surety:0
Ernest married Margaret Rose (Margie) SUTHERLAND Hunt on 23 Jun 1956 in Queensway United Church, Long Branch, ON. Margaret was born in 1930 in Toronto, ON.
Children from this marriage were:
23 M i. Kevin HUNT .
24 F ii. Janine HUNT .
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