Nellie Gertrude Passmore

1876 - 1950  (73 years)

• Name	Nellie Gertrude Passmore
  Birth	1 Sep 1876	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Jun 1950	Orillia, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Burial	15 Jun 1950	St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery, Orillia, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I6387	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Family	Duncan Cameron Thomson,   b. 25 Sep 1868, South Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jun 1954, Orillia, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1895	South Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Jean Nellie Thomson,   b. 9 Oct 1896, South Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Sep 1986, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)   2. Robert Duncan Thomson,   b. 9 Nov 1898, Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Jul 1973, Streetsville, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)   3. James Hoccum Thomson,   b. 7 Feb 1901, Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Jan 1971, Orillia, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)   4. Caroline Marie Thomson,   b. 19 Jul 1903, Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1947, Picton, Ontario, Canada (Age 43 years)   5. Ruth Frances Thomson,   b. 22 Dec 1906, Orillia, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Sep 2006, Orillia, Ontario, Canada (Age 99 years)   6. John Passmore Thomson,   b. 24 Jun 1909, Orillia, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Jul 1988, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 79 years)   7. George Edgar Thomson,   b. 6 Nov 1910, Orillia, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Nov 1910, Orillia, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   8. Donald Albert Thomson,   b. 16 Sep 1913, Orillia, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jan 1992, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F2374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Birth registration 037501 Archives of Ontario microfilm MS929 reel 27. Birth attended by Dr. James Ross. Nellie's parents were living at 35 William Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada when she was born. Her father was a butcher. The Orillia News-Letter, Wednesday, June 14, 1950 Mrs. D. C. Thomson A member of a pioneer Orillia family, Mrs. Nellie Passmore Thomson, wife of Duncan C. Thomson, of 156 Nottawasaga street, died last night. She was 73 years old. Mr. Thomson for many years operated Thomson's mill in town. The funeral was arranged for Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in St Andrew's Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Orillia, Mrs. Thomson was well known and highly respected. She was the daughter of the late Isaac Passmore, pioneer businessman. Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters, Mrs. R.H. Norris (Jean) of Islington, and Ruth at home; four sons, Robert D. of Streetsville, James of Canton, John of North Bay and Don of Capetown, South Africa: and a sister, Mrs. J.F. Ball.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. date of death for Nellie Gertrude Passmore (place from Yvonne McGrath) [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. in St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery (date from her obituary)