Thomas Daniel Hawes

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• Military: WW2 Army
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-342223

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Thomas Daniel Hawes

A former Ayr resident. Thomas Daniel Hawes of Toronto passed away in Toronto General Hospital on Saturday. October 24th. He was in his 69th year. Born in Toronto, he was a son of the late Thomas E. Hawes and the former Lillian White. He received his schooling in Ayr and gained his trade as a stationary engineer at John Watson Mfg. Mr. Hawes enlisted with the Canadian Army and saw action overseas during World War II. Following the war he joined Manufacturers Life in Toronto as a stationary engineer, retiring three years ago. Surviving are his wife Ida, a daughter Mrs. Victor (Pat) Nash of Toronto; two sisters Mrs. Robert (Lil) Todd and Mrs. Gilbert (Ann) Gemmell, both of Ayr: two brothers, Jack of Burlington and Art of Galt: also four grandchildren. Funeral service and burial took place in Toronto on Tuesday.

The Ayr News 28 Oct 1981 pg 8

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• Residence: Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169134
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Service #730416
• Military: 1916; WW1

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Death of Thos. Hawes

Was a Resident of Ayr for 35 Years and a Veteran of World War I

The death occurred suddenly this (Wednesday) morning at 7.30 o'clock at his residence, Piper street, of Thomas Edward Hawes, after an illness of about three months. Mr., Hawes, who was in his 58th year, was born in London, England, and came to reside in Ayr 35 years ago.

In World War I, he was a member of the 111th Battalion. He was a member of Christ Church, Ayr, and, for a time, sang in the choir. For many years he was employed in the plant of the former Hilborn Company here, and also worked for the Hecker-H-0 Co. at Greenfield. Mr. Hawes had been living retired in recent years.

Surviving are his wife, whose maiden name was Dorothy White; two daughters and three sons, as follows: Mrs. James Rutherford and Mrs. Gilbert Gemmell, Galt; Thomas Hawes, Toronto; Arthur Hawes, Ayr, and John Hawes, R C A F, British Columbia. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Annie Stallard, England, and Mrs. Arthur Cate, Toronto. There are four grandchildren.

The late Mr. Hawes is resting at the Harold Gray Funeral Home, Galt. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

The Ayr News Nov 1 1945 pg 3

Thomas married Dorothy Lillian "Lillian" White 3 Sep 1912, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Dorothy (daughter of Arthur White and Sarah Eleanor Matthews) was born Dec 1895, , England; died 21 Mar 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Mar 1981, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothy Lillian "Lillian" Hawes
• Name: Lillian White
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169135
• Immigration: 1907, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1936, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1981, Piper St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. Thomas Hawes

Mrs. Thomas Hawes of Piper Street, Ayr, passed away in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener on Saturday, March 21st, 1981. She was 85. The former Dorothy Lillian White, she was born in England, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White. As a young girl she moved with her family to Canada, living in the Toronto area for a time before settling in Ayr. Mrs. Hawes was a valued member of Christ Anglican Church, Ayr; director of the Altar Guild and past president of the Ladies Guild. Predeceased by her husband; survived by sons, Thomas of Toronto, Arthur of Cambridge and Jack of Burlington; daughters Mrs. Robert (Lillian) Todd and Mrs. Gilbert (Anne) Gemmell, both of Ayr. Also survived by a sister Mrs. Howard (Betty) Dolphin of Weston, 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the Kipp Funeral Home, Paris on Monday, March 23rd. Rev. Bren de Vries of Christ Church officiated. Interment in Ayr Cemetery.

The Ayr News 25 Mar 1981 pg 11

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195712
• Immigration: 1907, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cutting Heading Saw mill
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• House of Industry and Refuge: 1936

Arthur married Sarah Eleanor Matthews 1895, , England. Sarah (daughter of Henry Matthews and Eliza Stevens) was born 1 Jul 1869, Hutton, Essex Co., England; died 28 Oct 1920, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Oct 1920, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Eleanor White
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195713
• Immigration: 1907, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Death of Mrs. Arthur White

Died, in Ayr, on Thursday, Oct. 28^th, 1920, at 12: 20 a.m., Sarah Eleanor, beloved wife of Arthur White, in her 52^nd year. The deceased had been in her usual state of health and going about her duties up to within a couple of hours of her demise and the sudden call came as a surprise, the immediate cause being acute indigestion. Mrs. White was born at Hutton, Essex, England, and was married in 1895, coming to Canada in 1907. She resided in Oshawa for a short time, thence to Ayr, where she lived for upwards of 13 years. When Christ Church (Episcopalian) was organized she became one of its first members, and was also a prominent member of the Women's Guild. The members of her family comprise three daughters, Mrs. Thos. Hawes, Ayr, and Addie and Eliza at home. One sister, Mrs. Wm. Manley, also resides here, and four other sisters and one brother live in England. Mr. White also survives. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon to the Ayr cemetery, Rev. E. L. Roberts conducting the service. The pallbearers were Messrs. Harry Marshall, Percy Carter, Harold Cornford, W. Watkins, and Jacob and Arthur Undeerwood.

Ayr News Nov 4 1920 pg 1

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53553

Henry — Eliza Stevens. Eliza was born CA 1839, of, Hutton, , Essex, England; died , , England. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eliza Matthews
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-57098