Event Date : Saturday, January 31, 1953
Event Type : Marriage
Municipality : Toronto, Ont.

Description : Ruth Florence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thompson, to Mr. Stewart William Langford, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Langford of Bradford. The wedding took place in Donlands United Church, Toronto. Rev. I. G. Perkins officiated. Matron of honour for her sister was Mrs. Albert Fancy. Miss Sally Dittmer was bridesmaid. Flower girls were Miss Lynda Fancy and Miss Susan Smith. Mr. Keith Langford was groomsman, and the ushers were Messrs. Albert Fancy, Sam Lee and Campbell Donell. Mr. and Mrs. Langford will reside in Bradford.

Contains items relating to the transportation methods of Bradford's past. Headings include: 200th Anniversary of Yonge Street Canals Carrying Place Early Transportation Government Records Highway 11 Highway 27 Highway 89 Highway 404 Old Plank Road/ Highway 88 Roads - General Radial Railway The Grand Trunk Railway The Northern Railway The Simcoe & Huron Railroads Train Wrecks
*Transport by Water

May 7, 1991
Death
SAVILLE, John Harris (Jack) -- (live member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #286, Rexdale) at Humber Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, May 7, 1991. Jack Saville of Weston. Beloved husband of Berle [sic] Marett. Dear father of Jackie and her late husband Larry Johnson of Bradford, Margaret and her husband Gary McDermott of Vancouver, B.C. John and his wife Peggy Saville of Orange City, Iowa. Dear brother of Gordon Saville and Edith Smith. Dear grandfather of Wendy Lapp, Jay Johnson, Sean and Michel McDermott, Holly, Poppy and Megan Saville. Dear great grandfather of Ryan and Steven Lapp, Sarah and Andrew Johnson. Private family service was held at the Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St. Bradford. Followed by cremation. Donations to the Children's Wish Foundation, 1730 McPherson Ct., Unit #30, Pickering Ontario. L1W 3E6 would be appreciated.

Event Date : Saturday, June 28, 1958
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Doris Eileen, daughter of Mr. J. Albert Hand, Toronto, and the late Mrs. Hand, to Gordon Strong, son of Mrs. Faris, Bradford, and the late Mr. W. G. Faris. The wedding took place at High Park Avenue United Church, Toronto. Rev. C. Gardner Ward officiated. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Ross Dance of Kingston. Mr. Murray G. Faris of Bradford, brother of the groom, was the best man, and the ushers were Mr. Cyril O. Howes and Mr. John S. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Faris will reside at Rolphton, Ont.

Event Date : Sunday, June 28, 1953
Event Type : Death

Description : Mrs. Wesley Banting of Toronto passed away early Sunday morning, June 28, in her 80th year, at the home of her brother, Ferris Donnell. Mrs. Banting was the wife of the late Wesley Banting, who were former residents of Cookstown. Left to mourn the loss of a loving mother are Mrs. L. Hariot (Louise), Mrs. G. Young (Rhoda), Frank and John, all of Toronto; Donnell of Foote's Bay, and Clara Banting of Timmins. Two brothers, Ferris Donnell of Toronto and H. G. Donnell of Cookstown, and one sister, Mrs. R. H. Sim, Toronto, also survive. The service was at the Turner and Porter Funeral Home, 436 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto, on Wednesday, July 1. Interment at Lewis' Cemetery, Cookstown. Thirty-four relatives and friends attended the short service at Lewis' Cemetery, when the Rev. Mr. Marsh of Toronto conducted the service.