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Event Date : August 30, 1893
Event Type : Death

Description : Age: 37 years, 6 months.Had been a member of Municipal Council for several years, and a successful businessman.Died at his residence, John St., from a lengthy illness.Leaves a wife and three children.

Event Date : Wednesday, December 04, 1946
Event Type : Death

Description : Wife of A.C.W. Soper and mother to Mrs Howard E. Vallat (Doris) and Caroline died in Bradford at the age of 63. She was born in Bradford to Mr Thomas Edmanson and the late Mary Hannah Goodchild. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. Additional information in The Bradford Witness, December 18, 1946 page 7.

Event Date : Thursday, August 29, 1957
Event Type : Death

Description : Died suddenly at Toronto, formerly of Cookstown, in her 76th year. Beloved wife of the late William J. Hounsome, dear mother of Edna May of Peterborough, Ont.; Allen A. and Bert L. Hounsome, Toronto; sister of Clara (Mrs. Russell Draper), Cookstown; Emma (Mrs. Earl James), Toronto; Ernest, George and William J. Dales, all of Gilford, Ont., and Fred Dales of Orillia. Rested at the Trull Funeral Home, 1111 Danforth Ave. Service Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Interment St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Cookstown.

Event Date : Saturday, October 14, 1972
Event Type : Death

Description : At his home in Bradford on Saturday, Oct. 14, 1972 William J. Hounsome in his 93rd year, beloved husband of Sadie Kane and dear father of Elsie (Mrs. William Reynolds) Bond Head, Irvin, Bradford, and the late Olive. Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Rested at the Lewis Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held at the Bradford United Church on Monday at 2:30 p.m. Interment, Bond Head Cemetery.

Event Date : Saturday, October 14, 1972
Event Type : Death

Description : William John Hounsome, one of West Gwillimbury's oldest residents, passed away in his 93rd year on Oct. 14. He was born on the 13th Line of West Gwillimbury, on June 7, 1880. On March 11, 1903 he married Sarah Kain, of Richmond Hill. They had five children, Olive, predeceased, Elsie, Mrs. William Reynolds of Bond Head, Herbert of Bradford, Bertha, Mrs. Harry Reynolds of Bond Head, and Irwin, living on the home farm. Also surviving are 17 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson. Pallbearers were Joe Reynolds, Keith Reynolds, Doug Reynolds, Bill Bridger, Ray Hounsome and Don Hounsome.The elders of the United Church of Bradford acted as flower bearers. Mr. Hounsome had retired from farming 20 years ago and had been living in Bradford where he was active in church affairs and senior citizens. Interment was in the Bond Head Cemetery.

Event Date : Monday, November 01, 1954
Event Type : Death

Description : Frank Albert Saint, Bradford's oldest citizen and former well known resident of the Scotch Settlement, passed away in York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Monday, November 1, 1954, in his 94th year. He suffered a broken shoulder as the result of a fall in his home in Bradford about ten days previously and was unable to rally from the shock. Born in England, the late Mr. Saint came to this country about 1870 with his parents who established a home in a farm in the Scotch Settlement, near Bradford. In 1887 he married Annie Campbell of Bradford and continued farming in the Settlement. Of quiet disposition, he was a lover of horses and became widely known as a breeder of fine Clydesdale horses, in recognition of which he was made a life member of the Ontario Clydesdale Club in 1946. After his wife's death in 1926 he remained on the farm until about eight years ago when he moved to Bradford to reside with his daughter. He is survived by one son, Dr. Fred F. of Calgary, Alta., and two daughters, Lena M. of Bradford and Mrs. J. W. Bateman (Wilma) of Toronto. Another son, Arthur J., predeceased him about two years ago.The funeral, which was largely attended, was held last Thursday afternoon from the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Bradford, with Rev. C. E. Jackson of Bradford Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment was in Scotch Settlement Cemetery.The pallbearers were Wm. Melbourne, K. Melbourne, H. Coutts, B. Stewart, K. Saint and M. Jones.

Event Date : Monday, November 01, 1954
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket, in his 94th year. Beloved husband of the late Annie Campbell and dear father of Arthur J. (deceased), Lena at home, Wilma (Mrs. J. W. Bateman), Toronto, and Dr. Fred F. of Calgary. Resting at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Bradford, for service on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Interment Scotch Settlement Cemetery.

Event Date : Wednesday, July 17, 1940
Event Type : Death

Description : Passed away at the age of 80 after suffering from several paralytic strokes. She had moved to West Gwillimbury with her family as a young girl and knew her future husband, John H. Lee since they first arrived. They had been married 52 years at the time of her passing. Is interred in St. Paul's cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

Event Date : Wednesday, January 23, 1974
Event Type : Death

Description : Funeral services were held for Seward Matthew Lee, January 26 in the chapel of the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home in Bradford. Mr. Lee died at the York County Hospital, Newmarket, Wednesday, January 23. In his 84th year, Mr. Lee was the husband of Bertha Collins and children, John D. Lee of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mrs. Thomas (Jean) Moulding of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Peter (Charlotte) Lauback of Woodland Hills, Calif., Samuel Lee of Bradford, Mrs. A. D. (Agnes) Palmer, Newcastle, N.H., Mrs. Robert (Edith) Stone of Rexdale, S. David Lee of Lakefield, Mrs. Thomas (Margaret) Evans of Bradford and Mrs. J. Antony (Barbara) Hines of Willowdale. Mr. Lee was a highland farmer, and owned a farm just north of Bradford. He was the only son of the late John Lee and Charlotte Hodgson. He was the brother of Mrs. R. Minnie Watt of Raymore, Sask., Mrs. J. E. Fraser (Luella) of Port Elgin, Mrs. J. Christine Hamilton, of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Mrs. D. Kenneth Jack (Henri) of Clarkson .Seward Lee is also survived by 26 grandchildren. Burial was held at the Anglican Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. A Masonic Lodge Service was also held for Mr. Lee Thursday, January 24.

Event Date : Saturday, November 03, 1962
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at her home, Coulson's Hill, in her 69th year. Beloved wife of Edwin L. Fennell and dear mother of Doris (Mrs. A. M. Cameron), Sault Ste. Marie; John, of Bradford, and Mary (Mrs. W. S. Calhoun), Toronto. Rested at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe St., Bradford, until Tuesday noon. Service in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Coulson's Hill, at 2 p.m. Interment adjoining cemetery.