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Alice Sophia Franks

Female 1867 - 1945  (77 years)


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  • Name Alice Sophia Franks 
    Born 5 Oct 1867  Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243786075 
    Residence 1901  Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Immigration 1903  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Name Alice Sophia Spooner 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Anglican 
    Residence CA 1915  4 Jarvis St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence CA 1918  14 Lowell St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-150272 
    Died 25 Mar 1945  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I150272  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Family Sergeant Joseph Spooner,   b. 22 May 1870, Bury St Edmunds, , Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1915, , Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 29 May 1887  Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Joseph Edward Spooner,   b. 11 Oct 1887, Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1965  (Age 77 years)
     2. George Henry Spooner,   b. Jan 1889, Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1965, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     3. Alice Spooner,   b. Sep 1890, Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William Samuel Spooner,   b. 30 Apr 1892, Radcliffe, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1952, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     5. Rose Mau Spooner,   b. 25 Feb 1894, Radcliffe, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1942, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     6. Margaret Emily Spooner,   b. 25 Jul 1895, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1989, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     7. Florence Beatrice Spooner,   b. 14 Jan 1897, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1971, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Arthur Spooner,   b. 12 Apr 1897, Mile End, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. James Herbert Spooner,   b. Jun 1902, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 2000, Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 97 years)
     10. Edward Walter Spooner,   b. 18 Aug 1902, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Wilbert Richard "Bert" Spooner,   b. 14 Nov 1905, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1993, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     12. Viola Spooner,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F38062  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SPOONER - Alice. 79 years, Sunday, March 25, 1945 at Victoria Hospital, London. Formerly of Windsor. Wife of the late Sgt. Joseph Spooner. who was killed in World War I with the 18th Battalion: dear mother of Joseph, Farmington, Mich.: George, Galt: Mrs. Alice Miller and Edwin of Toronto: William and James. Windsor: Mrs. Florence Turner. Detroit: Mrs. Margaret Brown, London, Ont.: Sgt. Arthur Spooner, Camp Ipperwash; Sgt. Major Burt, Overseas: and the late Mrs. Rose Winton. Burial will be in Galt, Wednesday. March 27. Rev. Thomas of Trinity Anglican Church officiating.

      The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Mon, Mar 26, 1945 Page 24

  • Sources 
    1. [S505] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican (Galt) CC#4497 Internet Link .
      Spooner/ In memory of/ Alice S. Franks/ wife of/ Joseph E. Spooner/ died Mar. 25, 1945/ in her 79th year/

    2. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 36.

    3. [S2230] Census - England - 1901, England County London, Middlesex Municipal ward South Registration district Mile End Old Town Archive reference RG13 Piece number 329 Folio 13 Page 15.
      JosephSpoonerHeadMarriedMale 33Ships WorkerBury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
      Alice SSpoonerWifeMarriedFemale34Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
      JosephSpoonerSonSingleMale13Commercial Office BoyBethnal Green, Middlesex, England
      GeorgeSpoonerSonSingleMale12Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
      AliceSpoonerDaughterSingleFemale11Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
      WilliamSpoonerSonSingleMale9Radcliffe, London, England
      Rose MSpoonerDaughterSingleFemale1Radcliffe, London, England
      ArthurSpoonerSonSingleMale0Mile End, Middlesex, England

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Alice Spooner, b. 5 Apr 1867, London, England, d. 25 Mar 1945 London, Ontario, s/o Franks. wife of Joseph Spooner, burial Galt

    5. [S2587] England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription - FindMyPast.

    6. [S2612] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932.
      NameJoseph Spooner
      GenderMale
      Marriage Age21
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1866
      Marriage Date29 May 1887
      Marriage PlaceSaint Thomas, Bethnal Green: Baroness Road, Tower Hamlets, England
      Father Joseph Spooner
      SpouseAlice Sophia Franks
      Register TypeParish Register

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Oct 1867 - Bethnal Green, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 May 1887 - Bethnal Green, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - Bethnal Green, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1903 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - CA 1915 - 4 Jarvis St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - CA 1918 - 14 Lowell St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Mar 1945 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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