Person:Elsie Jacks (1)

Mrs. Archie W. Thompson, Bowmanville^S5
Following an illness which extended over a period of three months, necessitating great suffering, yet patiently borne, there passed to rest on Monday, August 29th, Elsie Pearl Thompson. Deceased was born near Hampton on Oct. 26th, 1888, being the only daughter of the late Henry Jack and Jessie Ann Moffat Jacks, and has lived around the Salem neighbourhood practically all her life. On April 1st, 1918 she was united in marriage with Archie Wylie Thompson who with three daughters, [names of living individuals have been removed] survive, also her aged mother, Mrs. Henry Jacks.

The funeral which was largely attended took place from the family residence on Thursday, Sept. 1st, and was conducted by Rev. A.W. March of Tyrone, interment taking place in Bowmanville Cemetery. The floral offerings were beautiful and very much appreciated. The pallbearers were Messrs. E.J. Silver, C.M. Carruthers, R.M. Cale, L.A. Squair, L.C. Coombes and W.G. Werry.

Among those attending from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Thompson and daughter, Mary Katherine and Miss A. Gielty, Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Amos Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Will Greenaway, Little Britain, Mrs. Alfred Rich, Oakwood, Mrs. Howard Willoughby, Island Grove, Lake Simcoe, and Mrs. Alan Williams, Toronto.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Durham, Ontario, Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
   31 Mar 1901.

   ON DURHAM (West/Ouest) (#56) Subdistrict: Darlington D-1 Page 10
   
   41 105 Jacks Henry M Head M Oct 3 1866 34 O(ntario) r EnglishCanadian S. Army Farm Lab
   42 105 Jacks Annie F Wife M Nov 26 1867 33 O(ntario) r ScotchCanadian S. Army
   43 105 Jacks Elsie P. F Daughter S Oct 26 1888 12 O(ntario) rEnglish Canadian S. Army

2. ↑ Thompson-Jacks, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
   1918.

   Name: Elsie Pearl Jacks
   Birth Place: Darlington Township
   Age: 29
   Father Name: Henry Jacks
   Mother Name: Jessie Ann Moffatt Jacks
   Estimated birth year: abt 1889
   Spouse Name: Archie Wylie Thompson
   Spouse's Age: 25
   Spouse Birth Place: Manvers Township
   Spouse Father Name: William Thompson
   Spouse Mother Name : Catherine Jane Fowler Thompson
   Marriage Date: 1 Apr 1918
   Marriage Place: Durham
   Marriage County: Durham
   Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Elsie Pearl Thompson, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
   1938.

   Name: Elsie Pearl Thompson
   [Elsie Pearl Jacks]
   Death Date: 29 Aug 1938
   Death County or District: Durham
   Age: 49
   Gender: Female
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
   Birth Location: Durham, Ontario
   Father: Henry Jacks
   Mother: Jessi Ann Moffatt [I read Jessie ...]

4. ↑ Archie Thompson household, in Durham, Ontario, Canada. 1921 Census of Canada
   1 Jun 1921.

   Name: Elsie Thompson
   Gender: Female
   Marital Status: Married
   Age: 33
   Birth Year: abt 1888
   Birth Place: Ontario
   Relation to Head of House: Wife
   Spouse's Name: Archie Thompson
   Father Birth Place: Ontario
   Mother Birth Place: Ontario
   Racial or Tribal Origin: Irish
   Province or Territory: Ontario
   District: Durham
   District Number: 74
   Sub-District: Darlington (Township)
   Sub-District Number: 10
   City, Town or Village: Darlington Tp
   Street or Township: Darlington
   Municipality: Darlington
   Neighbors: View others on page
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Archie Thompson 31
   Elsie Thompson 33
   Beryl Thompson 2
   Hilda Thompson 0 (17 days old, enumerated June 7th. So born about May 21 if 17 days from June 7th, or born about May 15th if calculated from official enumeration date of June 1)

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Mrs. Archie W. Thompson, Bowmanville, in Canadian Statesman. (Bowmanville, Ontario)
   Page 5, Column 6, 8 Sep 1938.