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Ronald Percy ("Percy") Field

M, #8679, b. 22 September 1903, d. 24 January 1960
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FatherPhilip Percy Field (b. 25 January 1869, d. 30 September 1959)
MotherLucy Anne Farrant (b. 21 April 1866, d. 15 November 1929)
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Ronald Percy Field

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Ronald Percy ("Percy") Field was born on 22 September 1903 at Willow Cottage, 45 Lower Richmond Road+, in Mortlake, Surrey, EnglandO.1,2,3,4,5,6,5 Percy and Bea were married on 24 March 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO.7,8,4 He died on 24 January 1960 at age 56 in London, Ontario, CanadaO.9 He was buried on 27 January 1960 at Needham Memorial Chapel in London, Ontario, CanadaO.10
Ronald Percy Field was also known as Percy Field. He lived in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, EnglandO, on 2 April 1911.2 He emigrated on 29 June 1912 from London, Middlesex, EnglandO. He immigrated on 1 July 1912 to Le Havre, Manche, Basse-Normandie, FranceO. He immigrated on 13 July 1912 to Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, CanadaO. He was educated Fern Avenue School between 1913 and 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. He was educated Central High School of Commerce taking General Business Subjects between 1918 and 1919 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. Between June 1919 and August 1920 Percy was a parcel boy at T. Eaton Company in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. Between September 1920 and April 1922 Percy was an office clerk at "Office Specialty company" in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. In 1921 Percy was a Clerk.3 He lived in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO, on 1 June 1921.3 Between May 1922 and March 1924 Percy was shipping clerk in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. Between April 1924 and July 1934 Percy was a machine operator at Yorkville Laundry in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. He lived in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1931.11 Between July 1934 and August 1939 Percy was jobbing contractor in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. Between August 1939 and April 1940 Percy was a farm hand for E. A. Wilburn in Orton, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Between April 1940 and January 1941 Percy was an Inter City Forwarding in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO. He served in the military with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Military Policeman during World War Two between 9 January 1941 and 1 February 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO.12 He was awarded the Defence Medal, Volunteer Service Medal with bar and 1939-45 War Medal on 15 January 1944. He was awarded the General Service Badge on 1 February 1946. He lived in Middlesex, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1957.13 The cause of death of Percy on 24 January 1960 in London, Ontario, CanadaO, was heart disease.

Children with Beatrice ("Bea") Gordon (b. 9 February 1903, d. 6 April 1985)

SonLiving+
SonVictor 'Vic' William Field+ (b. 28 May 1931, d. 24 September 2019)
  • 1903
    Birth
    22 September 1903 | Mortlake, Surrey, EnglandO
    Citations: 1,2,3,4,5,6,5
  • 192824
    Marriage | Beatrice ("Bea") Gordon
    24 March 1928 | Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO
    Beatrice ("Bea") Gordon
    Age: 25
    Birth: on 9 February 1903 | Alyth, Perth, ScotlandO
    Death: on 6 April 1985 | Guelph, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citations: 7,8,4
  • 196056
    Death
    24 January 1960 | London, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 9
  • 1960
    Burial
    27 January 1960 | London, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 10

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Field home in Kingston upon Thames England. 1911
Nora, Ron, Arch and Doll taken at Kingston upon Thames, England in 1911.
Ronald Percy Field
Ronald Percy Field
Beatrice Gordon and Ronald Percy Field
Beatrice Gordon and Ronald Percy Field...1928
Four generations of the Field family
Ronald Percy Field pocket watch
Custodian: Ron Field
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Ronald Percy Field pocket watch
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Custodian: Ron Field
8mm Home Video
Last Edited 31 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S83] Gordon Family Bible, given to William Gordon at Marriage and in the possesion of Ron Field, Entry made by Spouse Beatrice Gordon. Bible kept by Vera Fi eld.
  2. [S1145] 1911 Census of England, Surrey, Kingston Upon Thames, RG14; Piece: 3507; Schedule Number: 62, Philip Percy Field household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 1 Mar 2020); The National Archives of the UK.
  3. [S291] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;, n.d), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 78; Census Place: Toronto (City), Parkdale, Ontario; Page Number: 12
  4. [S335] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;, n.d), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 850
  5. [S277] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;, n.d)
  6. [S369] Ancestry.com, Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;, n.d)
  7. [S104] Marriage Certificate, Certificate # 3636 License No. F 2205 Anglican. Made photocopy from original kept by Sharleen Field.
  8. [S83] Gordon Family Bible, given to William Gordon at Marriage and in the possesion of Ron Field, Entered in Bible by Beatrice Gordon, the bride.
  9. [S83] Gordon Family Bible, given to William Gordon at Marriage and in the possesion of Ron Field
  10. [S338] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;, n.d), Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
  11. [S1035] Ancestry.com, 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27303; Census Place: Toronto Northwest, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: w
  12. [S182] Statement of Service in the Canadian Armed Forces (Name: National Archives of Canada;), Statement recieved Nov. 6 1992 from National Archives.
  13. [S434] Ancestry.com, Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;, n.d)

William Sanborn

M, #8682
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Children with Nettie A. Walsh (b. 23 June 1882, d. 16 November 1954)

DaughterEva Katherine Sanborn+ (b. 1904, d. 1973)
DaughterDorothy Sanborn (b. 1909)
DaughterAlice Viola Sanborn+ (b. 6 August 1912, d. 30 June 1970)
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Alice Viola Sanborn

F, #8683, b. 6 August 1912, d. 30 June 1970
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FatherWilliam Sanborn
MotherNettie A. Walsh (b. 23 June 1882, d. 16 November 1954)
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Alice Viola Sanborn was born on 6 August 1912 in New York, United StatesO. Dayton and Alice were married on 6 August 1932 in Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO. She died on 30 June 1970 at age 57 in Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO.

Child with Dayton E. Wall (b. 24 August 1909, d. 3 May 1991)

DaughterShirley Wall+ (b. 29 March 1933, d. 4 April 2017)
  • 1912
    Birth
    6 August 1912 | New York, United StatesO
  • 193220
    Marriage | Dayton E. Wall
    6 August 1932 | Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
    Dayton E. Wall
    Age: 22
    Birth: on 24 August 1909 | New York, United StatesO
    Death: on 3 May 1991 | Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
  • 197057
    Death
    30 June 1970 | Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
Last Edited 22 June 2024

Dayton E. Wall

M, #8684, b. 24 August 1909, d. 3 May 1991
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FatherEugene N. Wall (b. 6 December 1878, d. 21 July 1979)
MotherGoldie May Fizette
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Biography

Dayton E. Wall was born on 24 August 1909 in New York, United StatesO. Dayton and Alice were married on 6 August 1932 in Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO. He died on 3 May 1991 at age 81 in Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO.

Child with Alice Viola Sanborn (b. 6 August 1912, d. 30 June 1970)

DaughterShirley Wall+ (b. 29 March 1933, d. 4 April 2017)
  • 1909
    Birth
    24 August 1909 | New York, United StatesO
  • 193222
    Marriage | Alice Viola Sanborn
    6 August 1932 | Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
    Alice Viola Sanborn
    Age: 20
    Birth: on 6 August 1912 | New York, United StatesO
    Death: on 30 June 1970 | Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
  • 199181
    Death
    3 May 1991 | Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
Last Edited 22 June 2024

Shirley Wall

F, #8687, b. 29 March 1933, d. 4 April 2017
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FatherDayton E. Wall (b. 24 August 1909, d. 3 May 1991)
MotherAlice Viola Sanborn (b. 6 August 1912, d. 30 June 1970)
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Biography

Shirley Wall was born on 29 March 1933 in Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO. She died on 4 April 2017 at age 84 in East Shelby, Orleans, New York, United StatesO.

Child with Living

DaughterLiving+
  • 1933
    Birth
    29 March 1933 | Medina, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
  • 201784
    Death
    4 April 2017 | East Shelby, Orleans, New York, United StatesO
Last Edited 22 June 2024

Vera Evelyn Speechley

F, #8691, b. 18 September 1929, d. 29 October 2012
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Vera Speechly

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Vera Evelyn Speechley was born on 18 September 1929 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO. Victor and Vera were married on 19 September 1953 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO. Victor 'Vic' William Field and she were divorced on 15 June 1987 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO. She died on 29 October 2012 at age 83 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO.1

Children with Victor 'Vic' William Field (b. 28 May 1931, d. 24 September 2019)

SonLiving
DaughterLiving
SonLiving
  • 1929
    Birth
    18 September 1929 | Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO
  • 195324
    Marriage | Victor 'Vic' William Field
    19 September 1953 | Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO
    Victor 'Vic' William Field
    Age: 22
    Birth: on 28 May 1931 | Toronto, Ontario, CanadaO
    Death: on 24 September 2019 | Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO
  • 198757
    Divorce | Victor 'Vic' William Field
    15 June 1987 | Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO
  • 201283
    Death
    29 October 2012 | Brantford, Brant, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 1

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Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S241] Online Obituary, (29 Oct 2012) Vera Evelyn Speechley

David Mackenzie, OBE

M, #8693, b. 5 January 1882, d. 13 September 1950
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FatherGeorge Alexander Mackenzie (b. 8 May 1850, d. 13 October 1917)
MotherAdamina Campbell (b. 27 May 1852, d. 4 December 1903)
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David Mackenzie, OBE, was born on 5 January 1882 at Bridgend House in Perth, Perth, ScotlandO.1 David and Alison were married on 18 June 1927 in London, Middlesex, EnglandO.1 He died on 13 September 1950 at age 68 at Huntingtower Cottage in Perth, Perth, ScotlandO.

Child with Alison Walker Lawrie (b. 1907, d. 2008)

SonDavid John Mackenzie, CB+ (b. 3 October 1929, d. 26 November 2015)
  • 1882
    Birth
    5 January 1882 | Perth, Perth, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 192745
    Marriage | Alison Walker Lawrie
    18 June 1927 | London, Middlesex, EnglandO
    Alison Walker Lawrie
    Age: ~20
    Birth: in 1907 | Woking, Surrey, EnglandO
    Death: in 2008 | Leith, Midlothian, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 195068
    Death
    13 September 1950 | Perth, Perth, ScotlandO
Last Edited 26 July 2022

Citations

  1. [S714] Ancestry.com, Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;, n.d), Westminster, Anglican Parish Registers, City of Westminster Archives, Westminster, London, England., City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STM/PR/6/14
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