Thirza Lavinia Clark
ID # 2463, (1870-1958)
| Father | William Clark (1841-1899) |
| Mother | Emma Catherine Mathewson (1841-1918) |
| Birth | Thirza Lavinia Clark was born on 7 May 1870 at Teddington, London, England. |
| Marriage | She married William Edgar Demill on 16 June 1891 at Ainslie Street Methodist Church, Galt, Ontario. The following is taken from the marriage registration as filed at Galt, but also from the entry in the marriage records of Ainslie Street Methodist (Wesley United Church), Galt. Mrge reg. 012033-91 Galt, Waterloo Co. William Edgar Demill, 22, bachelor, moulder, Methodist. Born Prince Edward Co., residing Galt. Parents Benjamin Demill and Fannie Snyder. Thirza Lavina Clark, 20, spinster, Methodist. Born England, residing Galt. Parents William Clark and Emma Matthewson. Witnesses Andrew Oliver and Katherine Clark. On 16 June, 1891, at Galt, by Rev. Andrew Cunningham. On the registration, the surname of the first witness is unreadable, but the church's record shows him to be Andrew Oliver. The clergyman's name appears on the registration as A. Cunningham. The church's record shows him as And'w Cunningham. We must believe his given name to be Andrew, though a church history dated 1979 as him as Alfred Cunningham. Since And'w is repeated numerous times on the page we must believe 'Andrew' to be correct. |
| Death | She died in 1958. |
| Burial | She was buried at Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario. |
| Note | Thirza, or Thirz as she was known, was the last of the Clark children to be born in England. The 1871 census in Teddington, London, shows Thirza, age 9 months. This also shows her place of birth as Teddington. Two of her older siblings, brothers, as well as her mother, are said to be born in Bromley. Thirza's middle name appears as Lavina on the church record for her marriage (see marriage notes). The FreeBMD index, however, shows her middle name to be Lavinia. Considering that Thirza had an Aunt Lavinia, this seems the more likely. |
Children of Thirza Lavinia Clark and William Edgar Demill |
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| Last Edited | 30 Nov 2022 |