Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Henry (Jim) Moore was diagnosed with Malignant Hyperthermia in the late 1980s. This is a rare, genetic condition that could be fatal under certain conditions. It was discovered when he almost died during an operation to remove polyps from his throat. It amounts to a severe reaction to certain drugs, particularly anaesthetics, or excessive overheating that causes the body to overheat so rapidly that one can die within fifteen minutes once the process has started. All other blood relatives have been cautioned that the chance they have this condition is high and have been encouraged to be tested. All relatives have been instructed to wear medic alert bracelets whether they have been tested or not. A few have undergone testing to date (1999) and most tested positive for the condition.

Jim suffered a severe stroke in approximately 2004. It affected the complete left side of his body and he never regained the use of his limbs. His speech returned soon after the stroke but it was affected and never returned to normal.

Jim died following about a month of dealing with congestive heart failure and pneumonia. On the day before he died, his handshake was still formidable.

James married Roxie Gwendolyn MYERS, U.E. on 4 Nov 1944 in Christ Church, Fulham, London, England. Roxie (daughter of Ervin MYERS and Ethelda Marion STODDARD) was born on 1 Jun 1918 in Oyster Pond, Jeddore, Halifax Co., NS; died on 5 Dec 2013 in Burlington, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lorne was very good with his hands and, among other things, built the family home on Upper Wentworth Street in Hamilton, ON. He held increasingly responsible positions in industry. He was the toolroom foreman at Wallace Barnes and later plant superintendant at companies in Toronto and elsewhere.

Buried:
Lorneis buried with Edith in the Fairmount Block of the cemetery in plot 238.

James married Edith FERN on 12 May 1920 in Hamilton, ON. Edith (daughter of Henry FERN and Ellen DOWNES) was born on 9 Apr 1896 in Bolton, Lancashire, England; died on 21 Oct 1990 in Dundas, ON; was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Hamilton, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following was written by James Henry Moore, elder son of Edith (Fern) Moore.

"My mother, Edith Moore (nee Fern), was the youngest child of Henry Fern, Packing Case Maker, born June 23, 1857, Hulme Charlton, Manchester, England and Ellen Downes, born December 10, 1859, Louth, Lincolnshire, England, with four sisters and three bothers. Henry and Ellen were married March 27, 1880 and their first child, Margaret, was born February 8, 1881.

"My mother was born April 9, 1896 and her mother, Ellen, died March 25, 1902 in Bolton, Lancashire when my mother was five years old. Her father did not remarry and continued to live in Bolton, Lancashire until his death in 1937. In Lancashire it was customary for girls to go into the textile mills to work at an early age (10 - 12) and my mother's sisters were already working when their mother died.

"School started at age three and my mother, who was five, and her brother George, who was eight, were students at the time of their mother's death so that none of the familty were at home on a continuous basis requiring constant supervision. At the time of their mother's death, the two older sisters, Clara at 20 and Margaret at 21 years of age, took over her responsibilities in the home and gave guidance and protection to the younger children. And when they married a few years later, they continued to shoulder the responsibility for their "baby sister" with help from Beatrice and Emma who were then also old enough to provide the necessary assistance and guidance to their "baby sister."

"In Lancashire, in the decade before World War I (which started in 1914), there was a definite trend towards emigration to Canada and this family was no exception. Although Henry, the father, stayed behind in Bolton, by the time war was declared the entire family had relocated to the east end of Hamilton, although brother Jim was soon to move to Arizona and susequently to Los Angeles and, some time later, Beatrice and Emma were to relocate in San Francisco.

"During the war years (1914 - 1918), my mother was at the stage of her life when girls normally had an active social life and she was no exception. She was active in the Y.W.C.A. and excelled in gymnastics. She was active in volunteer work with the Red Cross and, in 1917, at the age of 21, she was made a Life Member of the Canadian Red Cross Society for her efforts in raising money.

"At that time, she was working at the Hamilton Westinghouse plant testing gas meters. When she first arrived from England, she worked in the knitting mills which was the most logical occupation for an immigrant from Lancashire, the centre of the English textile industry.

"She had a boyfriend who went away to the war and did not come back.

"In 1918, she decided to visit her brother Jim who was in Arizona prospecting for gold. While she travelled by train for most of the trip, she finsihed up travelling by stage coach to reach her destination. She spent some time there and then moved with him to Los Angeles before deciding to return to the Hamilton area.

"She met my father in 1919 and they were married May 12, 1920. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1970 with many good wishes including a telegram from Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

"My mother was a very outgoing, social person. During the early days of her marriage, while she lived in Mount Hamilton, she was an active member of the Mount Hamilton United Church and Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a hard worker in the Ladies Institute in that area. After relocating at 40 Stirton Street in Hamilton, she transferred her activities to St. Giles United Church where she was, again, very active in the Ladies Auxiliary.

"In 1979, she was formally recognized for 62 years of volunteer service when she received her second citation from the Red Cross.

"During her lifetime, she enjoyed music and played both violin and piano, although she was more accomplished as a pianist. Even during the closing years of her life, she retained the ability to play for others.

"After my father died in 1972, she remained a widow, living alone in her apartment on Balmoral Avenue at the Delta, except for a few years when she was joined by her sister, Beatrice, who died February 2, 1981. Eventually, it was necessary for her to move into St. Joseph's Villa, Dundas, in June, 1984, where supervisory care was available.

"Edith Moore died October 21, 1990 in her 95th year from congestive heart failure."

Died:
Edith died of congestive heart failure in her 95th year.

Buried:
Edith is buried with Lorne in the Fairmount Block of the cemetery in plot 238.

Notes:

Ervin Joseph Myers was the great grandson of Andrew Myers, Loyalsit of South Carolina.

Ervin married Ethelda Marion STODDARD on 19 Aug 1901. Ethelda was born on 15 Nov 1881; died in 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"James Albert was convinced that there was an unclaimed fortune in England waiting to be claimed by the descendants of Elizabeth Hawksworth (nee Wedgewood)."

"In all fairness to James Albert, there were other descendants of Elizabeth Wedgewood, namely the Bowlbys and Hawksworths (see the Moore genealogy) in Nova Scotia who were similarly convinced. However, James Albert took it upon himself to represent the Moores in this matter. Starting in 1879 and continuing until 1914, there is a file of letters in the Moore Archives wherein he corresponded with his uncles, aunts and cousins, soliciting funds and genalogical information in one effort after another which never appeared to be successful.
However, it did result in the accumulation of genealogical information that has made the writing ofthis journal considerably easier."

The writer assumes that this alleged fortune would be related to the famous company of Wedgewood China. See the Moore genealogy for the name Wedgewood.

James married Luella (Ella) Jane MATTICE on 14 Jan 1890 in Charlotteville, ON. Luella (daughter of Joseph MATTICE and Catharine KNIFFEN) was born on 5 Oct 1861 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 5 Nov 1936 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following two family heirlooms belonged to Luella: the spool bed presently at Gladys (Pearon) Moore's in Stoney Creek and given to Jay Moore by Edith (Fern) Moore and the upholstered rocking chair and matching foot stool given to Jay Moore in Kitchener by his brother, Peter from Toronto.

The Mattice Coat of Arms is described in what Douglas Mattice (b. 1958) referred to as "our family book" as follows:

"The Coat of Arms consists of two banners, one scarlet over one of black. On the scarlet banner are three dice. Above the banner, a helmut or crown of Gold, with a forearm and hand holding and ax. The sleeve is of gold as is the ax handle. The blade is silver. Under the banner is a ribbon banner carrying the motto "Gro - Quad - Gram" - I Shall Be What I Have Been.

In the book there is a picture of Joseph Mattice. He is wearing clothing that seem to be from the late 1800s but there is no date assigned to it.

Buried:
Woodhouse Methodist Church Cemetary, Woodhouse, Ont.

Notes:

About 1888, Henry's family moved to Bolton near George Fern and his family. Henry's wife, Ellen (Downes) Fern, died in 1902 and his children had all moved to Canada and the USA by the early 1920s. His nephew, Alfed Fern, looked after his funeral when he died in 1933. He is buried in All Souls churchyard with his wife.

Died:
Alan Eatock's records show his death in 1933.

Buried:
Henry is buried in All Souls churchyard, Bolton, with his wife, Ellen.

Henry married Ellen DOWNES on 7 Mar 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England. Ellen (daughter of James DOWNES and Sarah Rebecca TAYLOR) was born on 10 Sep 1859 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England; died on 25 Mar 1902 in Bolton, Lancashire, England; was buried in 1902 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Ellen Downes birth certificate reads. "10 Sep 1859, Born, Ellen, dau of james Downes, Private in the 4th Regiment of Foot, and Sarah Downes, formerly Taylor, at Healey's Court, Louth, Lincolnshire."

When Ellen Downes father, James Downes, retired from the Army, the family moved to Salford where she married Henry Fern, a packing-case maker. Her first four children were born there. Then she and her family moved to Bolton where the other children were born.

Buried:
Ellen is buried in All Souls churchyard with her husband, Henry, in Bolton.

Notes:

Married:
Henry and Ellen were married at St. Clement's Church, Salford, Lancashire.


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James married Hannah DOYLE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]