Sarah married Alfred Clarence PASSMORE on 21 Jun 1894 in Brampton, Ontario. Alfred (son of Frederick Fortescue PASSMORE and Isabella Henrietta RANKIN) was born on 6 Apr 1860 in Toronto, Ontario; died on 26 Mar 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Toronto Twp. No. 1 Churchville Cemetery plot 341. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In his WW1 Attestation Paper, filled out on Sept. 10, 1915, Fred lists the current address of his parents as RR2, Norval, Halton County, Ontario.

Fred Passmore joined the Royal Canadian Dragoons and then the Fort Garry Horse, which were part of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade in World War 1. For most of the war, the Brigade fought as infantry. According to his military record [RG150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7623-30], he landed in France on Feb. 25, 1916. He was promoted from private to Lance Corporal on May 21, 1917.

On Aug. 10, 1917, he transferred to the School of Military Aeronautics, part of the British Royal Flying Corps (RFC), which later became the Royal Air Force (RAF)). He was formally discharged from the Fort Garry Horse on Nov. 12, 1917 to join the RFC. He trained and spent the rest of the war as a RFC fighter pilot. His RFC military record contained in "Nominal Roll of Canadian Airmen Serving in the RFC and RAF N to R"( held at Library and Archives Canada), shows that he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 27 September 1917, and then Lieutenant on 1 April, 1918. He served in the 24th Squadron of the RAF from 29 May 1918 to 20 November 1918, and was transferred to H.Q. Wing on 20 January, 1919. 24 Squadron, formed in 1915, was flying SE5a fighter planes in 1918. This was arguably the best and fastest single-seat fighter aircraft possesed by the Allies in WW1.

"A History of 24 Squadron" by A.F. Illingworth [reprinted by Naval and Military Press in association with the Imperial war Museum] stated that it flew mostly air combat missions (attacking German fighter planes which were trying to attack Allied reconnaissance and artillery spotter aircraft), plus some ground attack missions. Between 1915 and 1918 it accounted for 200 downed enemy planes. The book credits Fred Passmore, along with fellow pilots in "B" Flight, with forcing an enemy plane to land on an Alied airfield on 26 July, 1918. It also credits him and another pilot with damaging and driving down another enemy plane on 27 June, 1918.

Fred returned to Canada (his parents house at 83 Brunswick ave., Toronto) in 1919.

Fred was the first in his family to acquire a car, and worked in Toronto for a few years as an auto mechanic. Later he became a high school teacher of auto mechanics. The family lived at various times in London, Ontario, Port Arthur, Brantford, Galt, Hamilton and Sarnia.

A reference letter for Fred was found in Passmore family files:

"Tottenham, Ontario, Canada
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that from July 1st 1910 to June 30th 1914 I was pastor of the church where Mr. Fred Passmore and his people attended service. I know the family intimately, as every member of it was a member of my church. Fred's Father and Mother were both leaders in our church work. He comes from one of our best Canadian homes, and was himself a leader in our young peoples' society. I never knew anything small or mean about Fred Passmore. I feel there cannot be any doubt of his loyalty and trustworthiness. I am sure if he is given a work of responsibility and trust that up to the measure of his ability - he will make good. I recommend him most heartily. He is worthy.
Sincerely
C. Atherton Belfry
Methodist minister
Tottenham, Ontario, Canada

The letter is undated. It may have been written in the early 1920s when Fred was seeking work after the war. Or it may have been written during the war when Fred was applying to join the Royal Flying Corps.

Frederick married Mary Elizabeth FLETCHER on 19 Jan 1927 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Arthur W. FLETCHER and Mary Elizabeth JAMIESON) was born in 1886; died on 24 May 1982; was buried in Toronto Twp. No. 1 Churchville Cemetery plot 341. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jennie married Lloyd Alexander STIRLING on 24 Aug 1929 in Toronto Ontario. Lloyd (son of George STIRLING and Jennie (Jane) WOODS) was born on 16 Jun 1899 in Hancock, Michigan; died on 17 Aug 1959 in Toronto; was buried in Toronto Twp. No. 1 Churchville Cemetery plot 300. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

During the first world war, she corresponded with several soldiers serving in France who were from her Huttonville high school class. Letters to her from these soldiers have been preserved. Her most frequent correspondent, from the time he enlisted in 1915 until his death on May 9, 1917 (missing in action, presumed dead) was George H. Tripp.

Lola trained to be a teacher and taught at King Edward Public School in Toronto from the early 1920s until her marriage in 1939. She also took night courses at Central Technical School. She lived with her great aunt Mary Ann Passmore, and her parents at 83 Brunswick Avenue in Toronto, fromm 1916 to 1934.

Lola's diaries, up to the late 1930's have been preserved. Until her marriage, she lived with her parents, enjoyed a very active social life, and was also very active in her church. During the 1920s and 1930s, she had many suitors, and more than one marriage proposal. She likely broke a few male hearts. With friends, she travelled to Europe in the summer of 1930. She also travelled to parts of the eastern USA during summers in the 1920s. She travelled later to Bermuda.

Lola's first mention in her diary of Ray Falconer was in December of 1927. She did not say how they met, but it might have been through Ray's cousin Marjorie Hopper, who lived up the street from Lola's family on Brunswick Avenue in Toronto.

Louisa married David Ray FALCONER on 22 Jul 1939 in Toronto, Ont.. David was born on 29 Apr 1904 in Stanley, Manitoba; died on 7 Apr 1989 in Victoria, British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen's obituary in Globe and Mail, 7 Jan. 2020:

Helen Marie Crawford passed away at the Oakville Trafalgar Hospital on December 19, 2019. Sadly, it was only 5 months ago that Helen lost her husband (Donald James Crawford) of almost 70 years.

Helen was totally devotedto not only caring for her ailing husband over the years, but totally devoted to hosting and excitedly sharing in the lives of her four children (Fred, Shelley, Tom and Robert); her eight grandchildren (Amanda, Lindsay,Shannon,Emily, Mike, Sarah, Jacob and Abbey); and her four great-grandchildren (Ethan, Ava, Austin and Maisie).

Helen will be remembered as a very charming, sophisticated and friendly lady who had a wonderful sense of humour and a positive personality. She never lost her sense of humour, even in the last few days of her life.

Helen and her only sister (Marian Engel) grew up living in a variety of different towns around Ontario from Thunder Bay to Sarnia. By the time Helen had graduated from grade 13, she had attended 10 different schools. This was very hard on Helen, because she would just be starting to make friends and feeling comfortable at one school, and then her father, who was a teacher,would be transferred again to some other town. Helen never let this stop her from being able to make friends and being able to make the most of her new surroundings.

As part of her early education, Helen's parents decided to take a year off and homeschool her and her sister while travelling in a trailer around the United States. Helen often mentioned that this was one of the best and happiest times in her life. They even visited Mount Rushmore as it was being constructed.

Helen later attended McMaster University, studying English and History, and this is where she met her husband Donald, after inviting him to a Sadie Hawkins dance. They were married a few years later and she enthusiastically and unselfishly supported and followed Donald to a variety of different cities around Ontario and Quebec, as he was being promoted and transferred by Dupont. Helen continued to show her ability to make new friends, set up a new home for the family, and make the most of her new surroundings.

Helen's parents also introduced her to a love of travel which she and Don shared throughout their lfe together. Helen became a travel consultant when her youngest child Robert was in school full time. This allowed her to learn about a variety of destinations she and Donald would later visit and also allowed her to take care of her many loyal clients. Helen loved working as a travel consultant, was consistently a Top Performer each year and did so on a full time basis until she was 83 years old.

Helen also loved her church and was an active member at Lorne Park Baptist Church for many years. When she could no longer attend Sunday church services, she would go online and read the church bulletin to keep up to date on church activities and finances.

Helen will be missed and remembered with much love by all. There will be a small memorial service to be held in the spring at the Churchville Cemetery, where Helen will be buried alongside her lifetime companion Donald. If anyone is interested in learning more about this, please feel free to contact any of the family members.

Helen married Donald James CRAWFORD in 1949 in Hamilton, Ontario. Donald was born on 3 Feb 1926 in St Catherines, Ontario; died on 26 Jul 2019 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marian's beginnings were recounted in the literary notebooks she wrote during her lifetime. These have been collected as "Marian Engel's Notebooks", edited by Cristl Verduyn, and published in 1999 by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Marian was born to a single 18 year old mother and was adopted at age 3. Her birth name was Ruth Freer. She had a fraternal twin sister, Lorna (or Eleanor) Freer. In her notebooks Marian stated that her birth mother was a graduate of Central Commerce High School, and that her mother, a widow, was an accountant working for Eaton's department store.

Marian lived with her Passmore family in various Ontario cities where her father taught high school: Port Arthur, London, Brantford, Galt, Hamilton and Sarnia. In her late teenage years, she wrote short stories and submitted them, with some success, to magazines, such as "Seventeen". Marian graduated with a B.A. in Language Studies in 1955 from McMaster University, and with a M.A. in Canadian Literature in 1957 from McGill University. At McGill, her thesis supervisor was a well-established writer, Hugh McLennan, who had a great influence on her later literary career. A collection of letters between McLennan and Marian is found in "Dear Hugh, Dear Marian: the McLennan-Engel Correspondence" (1995).

After her M.A., Marian taught in Westmount, Quebec, McGill University, University of Montana-Missoula, and at St. John's School in Nicosia, Cyprus. Marian was writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta in 1977-78 and at the University of Toronto in 1980-82.

In 1962 she met and married Howard Engel, a CBC radio producer at the time. They lived for a while in Cyprus, where Marian taught at St. Johns RAF School in Nicosia, and where Howard was working on a CBC documentary. After returning to Toronto, they had twin children in 1964. Marian and Howard divorced in 1977. Howard went on to become a successful writer of detective novels.

Marian became an acclaimed novelist and was an important part of the Canadian literary scene. In many of her novels, Marian exhibited a fascination for the "irrational" elements of life. One of her most famous novels, "Bear", won the Governor General's Award for Fiction in 1976. Besides novels, Marian published a number of magazine short stories and articles between 1972 and 1984.

Her published books were:

"No Clouds of Glory" (1968), re-issued As "Sarah Bastard's Notebook in 1974)
"The Honeyman Festival" (1970)
"Monodromos" (1973) (re-issued as "One Way Street" in 1975)
"Adventure at Moon Bay Towers" (1974) - a childrens' book
"Inside the Easter Egg" (1975) - short stories
"Joanne: the Last Days of a Modern Marriage" (1975)
"Bear" (1976)
"My Name is not Odessa Yarker" (1977) - a childrens' book
"The Glassy Sea" (1979)
"Lunatic Villas" (1981) - published in the UK as "The Year of the Child"
"Islands of Canada" (1981) - with photographs by J.A. Kraulis
"The Tatooed Woman" (1985) - short stories, published postumously.

Marian was pssionate in the causes of national and international writers. She was a founding member and first Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada, and she campaigned for payment to authors in proportion to library circulation of their books. She served on the City of Toronto Book Award Committee in 1975-77, and won the award in 1981 for "Lunatic Villas". She also served on the Canadian Book and Periodical Development Council and was a Trusree of the Toronto Public Library Board in 1975-78. In 1982, Marian was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, and in 1984, she was Metro Toronto YWCA's Woman of Distinction in Arts and Letters.

After her death in 1985, from cancer, several books were published about Marian's literary career: "Dear Hugh, Dear Marian: the McLennan-Engel Correspondence" (1995); "Marian Engel's Notebook: 'Ah mon cahier, ecoute..' (1999); "Marian Engel: Life in Letters" (2004); "Marian and the Major: Engel's Elizabeth and the Golden City" (2010). The latter book, by C. Verduyn, incorporated an unfinished novel that Marian working on at the time of her death.The Writers' Development Trust of Canada established the $10,000 Marian Engel Award, to be presented annually to a mid-career woman writer. The Award was later combined with a similar Timothy Findley Award to form the Writers' Trust Notable Author Award.

Marian married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Joan was always known as "Joan".

Joan was an enthusiastic and skilled potter. Over many years she made beautiful practical and ornamental ceramic objects for family and friends, and for sale to others.

Her obituary, in the 17 Mar. 2018 Globe and Mail was as follows:

"Barbara Dewar
Barbara "Joan" Dewar, born February 2, 1931, died peacefully on March 12, 2018 after a short illness. She was cared for by her family and the staff at Michael Garron Hospital (formerly Toronto East General Hospital).
Predeceased by her first husband Fraser Hugh Dewar; and her second husband Reverend Donal Gordon Ray; she will be greatly missed by her own children Andrew (Takako), Jennifer (Dave) and Sarah (Andy); as well as Donald's children, Judith (Fred), Ian and Duncan (Christine). Joan will also be missed by her six granchildren, Brendan, Devlin (Nell), Nathalie (Dan), Hugh, Fiona and Morna. Joan will also be missed by the summer residents of Sand Lake, where she had a cottage.
Joan was a graduate of Bishop Strachan School and Trinity College (University of Toronto). Joan was an active member of of the Donway Covenant United Church for almost 60 years. She was also a member of the Potters Studio for over 30 years.
A celebration of Joan's life will be held on May 26, 2018 at 2 P.M. at the Donway Covenant United Church. A second celebration will be held at the Sand Lake Log Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to any of the following organizations in remembrance of Joan: Alzheimer Society of Ontario, Heart and Stroke Foundation, or Michael Garron Hospital."

Barbara married Donald Gordon RAY on 21 Jun 2003 in Don Mills, Ontario, Canada. Donald was born in Jan 1918; died on 17 Dec 2010 in Toronto. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married Fraser Hugh DEWAR on 9 Mar 1957 in Toronto, Ontario. Fraser (son of Kenneth Hugh DEWAR and Florence Hattibel FRASER) was born on 2 Mar 1921 in Toronto; died on 14 Jun 1989 in Toronto. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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