Noah Thomason & Mary Haddock

My GR grandfather, Noah THOMASON,
was born Dec 8 1882 in Atherton, Leigh, Lancashire
according to the information on his death certificate.

He was the 2nd of 8 children of John THOMASON & Esther TICHBORNE,
who had married Aug 12 1878
in the Congregational Church
in Pennington near Leigh Lancashire.


My GR grandmother, Mary HADDOCK, known to most as "Polly",
was born May 30 1886 in the Union Workhouse in Atherton Lancashire.

She was the daughter of Alfred HADDOCK & Martha DICKINSON
who had married Oct 4 1880 at the Parish Church in Tyldesley Lancashire.

At the time of their marriage,
Noah and Mary were living right NEXT DOOR to each other!
Noah was living at 154 Mealhouse Lane while Mary was living at 156 Mealhouse Lane :-)

Noah & Mary had 7 children but only 4 lived to adulthood:

1) Ada born Sep 23 1906 in Astley, when the family lived at 8 Lester's Row.
[christened Nov 4 1906 at St Mary's Leigh Lancashire]
She married Henry LITTLER on Mar 1st 1924
at St Paul's Anglican Church in Michel BC (4 children)
At the time of Ada's birth,
Noah was working as a 'stripper and grinder' in a cotton mill.


2) William born 1908 of 14 Lester's Row Astley
died Nov 12 1911
buried Nov 15 1911 in Leigh Cemetery


3) Esther born Dec 1909 of 14 Lester's Row Astley
died Mar 11th 1911
buried Mar 14 1911 in Leigh Cemetery


4) Frederick born Oct 1911
bapt Nov 19 1911 in Astley
died Dec 28 1986 in Vancouver BC
married to Elizabeth (Bessie) BELL (1 daughter)

5) Noah born Nov 8 1912 in Astley
died Jul 19 1968 in Cranbrook BC
married to Pearl STEWART (2 children)


6) Sydney bapt Jan 22 1914 in Astley
died May 22 1916
buried May 24 1916 in Leigh Cemetery


7) Martha bapt Aug 24 1916 in Astley
married 1st to Unknown (2 children)
married 2nd to Vaughan Howard DAVIS (2 sons)
married 3rd to Charles BASSETT
Martha died Mar 1987 in Vancouver BC

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On Sep 20 1919,
Mary Haddock THOMASON signed her name
and applied for a copy of a birth certificate on Ada's behalf
so that Ada could go to work at age 13
according to the rules of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.

At this time in 1919, the family were still living at 14 Lester's Row, Astley.

From the time of his arrival in the area of Michel BC,
Noah worked as a labourer in the mining industry until about 1945.

Noah & Mary moved to Vancouver BC about 1946
where they spent their retirement years living at 2809 West 15th Avenue
in a wonderful old house that is probably still standing :-)

Noah & Mary celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary

Mary died Jul 15 1961 in her sleep at home.
CAUSE of DEATH:
Cerebral Hemorrhage ~ Right Side and Hypertension

Her doctor states that she was under his care from Jul 1st 1961 to Jul 15th
and that he last saw her alive on Jul 13 1961 only 2 days before her sudden death.

Noah died Aug 26 1965 in Vancouver BC.
CAUSE of DEATH:
Acute Coronary Occlusion and Coronary Insufficiency

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