Thomas Edward Blunden (1865 - 1937)

Born 31 Dec 1865 in Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 9 Jan 1937 at age 71 in Forest, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Thomas Edward Blunden was born on 31 December 1865. He was the eldest son of Trevor Lloyd Blunden and Elizabeth Jones.

In the 1871 Canada Census, Thomas Blunden (aged 5) was recorded living with his father Trevor Blunden (35 and a Farmer), his mother Elizabeth Blunden (30) and his two siblings Annie Blunden (7) and Catherine Blunden (2) at Plympton, Lambton, Ontario^[1].

His father Trevor died on 11 May 1874 at about age 39.

He married Mary Rodwell Brydges some time between 1901 and 1911.

In the Canada Census of 1911, Thos E Blunden (aged 48) was recorded living with his wife Mary Blunden (33) in Lambton West Sub-Districts 1-37, Ontario. No children recorded^[2].

Thomas Blunden (aged 65) and his wife Mary Blunden (51) were recorded living at Forest, Ontario in the 1931 Canada Census^[3].

He passed away in 1937 at the age of 71 due to Uremia and Cancer of the Prostate, and was buried on 12 January 1937 at Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada^[4][5].

Sources

1. ↑ Canada Census, 1871: Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47H-LDY : 11 March 2018), Thomas Blunden, Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 7, line 6; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9896, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,675.
2. ↑ Recensement du Canada de 1911: Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-249Q : 16 March 2018), Thos E Blunden, 1911; citing Census, Lambton West Sub-Districts 1-37, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,505.
3. ↑ Canada Census, 1931: FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RSR-B1MJ : Wed Mar 20 19:21:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Blunden and Mary Blunden, June 1, 1931.
4. ↑ Death: "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKVQ-RHP : 11 March 2018), Thos Edward Blunden, 09 Jan 1937; citing Lambton, , Ontario, 021027, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,294.
5. ↑ Find a Grave: Database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112275018/thomas_edward-blunden: accessed April 29, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Edward Blunden (31 Dec 1865–9 Jan 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #112275018, citing Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Leeanne Blunden (contributor 48049180).