Marjorie Mowat (Maude) Thomson

1908 - 1992  (84 years)

• Name	Marjorie Mowat (Maude) Thomson
  Birth	5 Mar 1908	North Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Sep 1992	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	16 Sep 1992	Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I11395	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	David Edgar Thomson,   b. 1 Dec 1874, North Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Nov 1933, Ardtrea, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Alice Emily Kean,   b. 9 Mar 1881, North Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1902	Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jack Burwash Hunter,   b. 29 Oct 1914   d. 24 Jul 1995, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Between 1950 and 1951
  Family ID	F3903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Marjorie or Marjory? Birth Registration 045783 Archives of Ontario microfilm MS929 reel 196, Marjorie Maude Thomson, born 5 March 1908 to David E. Thomson and Alice Kean. Dr. A.R. Harvie attended. Her name was officially changed on 14 May 1938 to Marjorie Mowat Thomson. Married later in life. Had moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada when she was about 17 and worked all her life there. Was living in Toronto in 1933 when her father died. Was still Miss Marjorie in 1940 when she spent Christmas with her mother in Orillia and in 1944 when she spent New Years with her brother Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomson. Was living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1976 when her brother Francis Oliver died and in 1983 when her sister Guinivere May died. Had no children. Worked for the Toronto Stock Exchange. In the Toronto City Directories, Marjory was listed 1931-42 working for Biggar & Crawford as teletype operator, clerk, order clerk and wire operator; 1943-50 as private secretary at Seagrams Distillers; was not listed 1951-73; 1974-82 as Sec-Treas at Dana Designs; until 1989 as Office Manager at Dana Consultants and 1990-92 as retired. Marjory lived in 1931 at 16 Gerrard E.; 1932 at 657 Huron; 1933 at 103 Madison; 1936 at 96 Avenue Road; 1937 at 14 Admiral Road; 1938 at 619 Huron; 1939 at 1-21 Sussex Avenue; 1941-45 at 45 Madison Avenue; 1946-1950 at 17 Edgewood Crescent; 1974-1992 at 360 Laird Drive. 1931-1942, her name was in the City Directories as Marjorie, 1943-1992 as Marjory. Marjory disappeared from the City Directories in 1951 to 1974, Jack Burwash first appeared in the City Directories as owner of 360 Laird Drive in 1951. Therefore an assumption has been made that Marjory and Jack married about 1950-1951 and moved to 360 Laird Drive. Buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Garden of the Apostles, Lot 524 Grave A2. The Packet & Times (Orillia), Tuesday, September 15, 1992, Page 11 and The Toronto Star, Monday September 14, 1992, Page C26 HUNTER, Marjory (nee Thomson): At Riverdale Hospital, Toronto, on Sunday, September 13, 1992. Beloved wife of Jack. Loving sister of Murray of Bracebridge and the late James, Francis, Gwen and Jean. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the "Humphrey Funeral Home-A.W. Miles Chapel", Toronto from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday. Complete service in the chapel on Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. In lieu of flowers, a donation to your favourite charity would be appreciated.