Person:Archibald Thom (1)

Name and Relationships

Name: Archibald Thom. Source is

Parents: William Thom and Agnes Alison. Source is Archibald Thom`s 1860 marriage registration and 1914 death certificate.

Personal History

1837 - Birth: Archibald Thom was born on September 21, 1837 in Toronto, Ontario. Source is 1901 Canada census, birth location - Ontario. Source is 1901 Canada census, Toronto is specified on 1914 death certificate.

1860 - Marriage: On November 8, 1860, Archibald Thom 23 married Sarah Gordon 16 in Pickering Ontario. Source is their marriage registration.

1861 - Census: In 1861, Archibald Thom 23, school teacher, was living with his wife Sarah Thom 16 in Pickering, Ontario. Source is 1861 Census of Canada.

1871 - Census: In 1871, Archibald Thom 30, merchant, was living with his wife Sarah Thom 26 and their 4 children: Agnes 7, John 5, William 3 and Alexander 1 month in Osprey Township. Ellen Mills 19 was boarding? Source is 1871 Census of Canada.

1880 - Birth of Child: In 1880, their youngest child, Ruth Thom was born. Archibald Thom was listed as a merchant living in Osprey Township, Ontario. Source is 1880 birth registration of Ruth Thom. NOTE: Osprey Township was originally in Simcoe County, then Wellington County and is now in Grey County.

1881 - WHERE IS ARCHIBALD? HIS FAMILY IS LISTED BUT HE IS NOT in the 1881 Canada census

188? - In ??, Archibald Thom was hired to run the Emsdale General Store along with the post office. He resided in Katrine, Armour Township where he had a farm and taught school. Source is Susan Binsted, Find a Grave, 2012. NEED TO VERIFY SOME ELEMENTS. NOTE: Katrine is a few kilometres south of Burks Falls .

1891 - Census: On April 6, 1891, Archibald Thom 52, school teacher, was living with his wife Sarah Thom 44 and their 6 children: Agnes (spelled Agmes in this census 27, John (spelled Joker in this census) 25, William 23, Alexander 19, Harry (spelled Hary in this census) 15 and Ruth 10 in Armour Township, Muskoka and Parry Sound. Source is 1891 Census of Canada.

Archibald Thom had a newspaper in Emsdale. Source is Mary M Irwin Memoirs, unpublished. DATE? before he moved to Sundridge.

1893 - Work: In 1893, Archibald purchased the weekly newspaper, The Sundridge Echo from R. Hewitt. He took a partner, John Harper, and moved his family to Sundridge, Ontario. Source is Susan Binsted, Find a Grave, 2012. NEED TO VERIFY SOME ELEMENTS

1901 - Census: On April 6, 1901, Archibald Thom 63, publisher, was living with his wife Sarah 56 and 2 of their children: William 33 and Ruth (listed here as Ruby) 20 in Sundridge, Ontario. John Harper 39, partner of Archibald Thom, Frances Chapman 13, lodger and Barbara McNiven 21, board-in lodger were listed in the same household. Arch Thom was the enumerator for this census. Source is 1901 Census of Canada.

WHEN DID HE MOVE TO THE WEST?

1906 - Census: On July 6, 1906, Archibald Thom 63 (same age as in 1901?) was living with his wife, Sarah 58 and unmarried son William 38 on a farm at Quill Lake at Section 24, Township 36, Range 17, Meridian W2. The family is listed directly after the John Thom family in the census so they must have lived close by. Source is 1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

WHEN DID HE MOVE BACK TO ONTARIO?

1911 - Census: In June, 1911, Archibald Thom 73 was living with his wife, Sarah 66 and unmarried daughter Agnes, 47 in Sundridge, Ontario at 1141 Main St. Both Sarah and Agnes are listed as milliners working out of their house in Sundridge. Source is 1911 Canada census. Archibald Thom was the census enumerator.

1914 - Death and Burial: On October 28, 1914, Archibald Thom 77 died in Sundridge Ontario. Cause of death was heart failure. Source is his 1914 death registration. His son-in-law, John Harper was the informant. On October 30, 1914, Archibald Thom was buried in Strong Cemetery in Sundridge. Source is his 1914 funeral notice. His grave marker states that he died Oct 28, 1914 aged 77 yrs, 1 mon, 16 days. Source is a photo of his grave marker.

Grave Marker: At Rest ARCHIBALD THOM Died Oct 28, 1914. Aged 77 yrs 1 mo, 16 ds His Wife SARAH GORDON Born Feb 18, 1844 Died Oct 31, 1919. Strong Cemetery, Sundridge, Parry Sound, Ontario.