Thomas H Bond (abt. 1813 - 1876)

Born about 1813 in England

Husband of Catharine Tregallas-Roberts (Atkinson) Bond — married 21 Dec 1839 in Saint John, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 28 May 1876 at about age 63 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Thomas H. Bond was born in England or in Nova Scotia^[1] about 1813. He married Catherine Atkinson on December 21, 1839 in Saint John, New Brunswick.^[2] Their son, Berkeley, was born in Saint John in 1842.

They moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Thomas was a hardware merchant. They had 9 children, the youngest being Laura Bond, who would later be married to the Prime Minister of Canada, Robert Borden.

In 1861, the family consisted of:^[3]

• 1 female, age 3-4 (Annie)
• 1 male, age 4-5 (Frederick)
• 1 male, 1 female, age 5-10 (George, Margaret)
• 1 female, age 10-15 (Clara)
• 1 male, 2 females, age 15-20 (Berkeley, Emma, unknown)
• 1 male, 1 female, age 40-50 (Thomas, Catherine)
• 1 female, age 60-70 (likely mother of either Thomas or Catherine)

Their youngest daughter, Laura, was born after the 1861 census. In 1871, there were 6 children at home: Emma, Clara, Margaret, George, Annie and Laura.^[4] Their son, Frederick, had died in 1870 at the age of 12.^[5] Their son, Berkeley, was already married.^[6] There was one other daughter, who was likely also married by the time of the 1871 census.

Thomas died on May 28, 1876 in Halifax.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Death certificate says England. 1871 census says he was born in Nova Scotia. On daughter Laura's entry in the 1891 census, it says her father was born in Nova Scotia, whereas on the 1921 census it says England.
2. ↑ New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Volume 8, Number 863, December 28, 1839, New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, NB – Marriage of Thomas Bond and Catherine Atkinson
3. ↑ 1861 Census, Library and Archives Canada Nova Scotia, Halifax (City), Ward 5 - Line 1
4. ↑ 1871 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada Nova Scotia, Halifax West, Halifax Ward 5, Pg 66
5. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics – Deaths: - Registration Year 1870; Book 1808; Page 274; Number 643 – Death of Frederick W. Bond, 1870, Halifax
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics – Marriages: Registration Year 1869; Book 1815; Page 131; Number: 361 – Marriage of Bentley B Bond and Emma A. Trider, 1869, Halifax County
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics – Deaths: - Registration Year 1876; Book 1808; Page 594; Number 472 – Death of Thomas H. Bond, 1876, Halifax

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