Trafford John Pringle (1917 - 1979)

Born 16 Oct 1917 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Doris Lillian (Ridge) Jorgenson — married 30 Nov 1946 (to 2 Jul 1949) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Died 20 Oct 1979 at age 62 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Jack was born in autumn 1917, the second child and second son of John Pringle and Elsie Joule. Half-sister Mona and brother Jim were already part of the household.

The family lived at 326 East 18th Avenue,^[1] with brother Charles Ernest arriving in 1919. By 1920 the family lived at 8667 Cartier Street.^[2][3] Brother Ian Melrose and sister Ellen Isobel arrived, and by 1923 the family had moved to 2026 West 41st Avenue.^[4] Sister Elsie Sarah followed, and by 1926 the family lived at 6460 Ontario Street,^[5] where father John passed away the following year at age 54. Jack was nine.

The 1931 Canada census found Jack living with his mother and six siblings at 81-39th Avenue East in Vancouver.^[6]

Jack attended Van Horne elementary school but did not graduate high school.^[7] The Second World War saw Jack serve as a Private with the Westminster Regiment and Loyal Edmontons. A broken leg had him on the wounded rolls in spring 1944.^[8]

At age 29 In autumn 1946, Jack married 24-year-old Dolly Ridge at her parents' home in Vancouver.^[9][10] The pair had a daughter, then divorced in summer 1949.^[11]

Trafford John Pringle passed away in autumn 1979.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1916, page 852, https://bccd.vpl.ca/1916/Henderson's_Greater_Vancouver_City_Directory/jpeg/0455_Vancouver_Names_A-Z_Page_398.jpeg
2. ↑ Henderson's Vancouver Directory, 1920, page 873, https://bccd.vpl.ca/1920/Henderson's_Vancouver_Directory/jpeg/0371_Names_A-Z_Page_511.jpeg
3. ↑ Sixth Census of Canada, 1921, British Columbia, District No. 23, Enumeration Sub-District No. 11, Municipality of Point Grey, page 9, lines 15-20, https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002876549
4. ↑ Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory, 1923, page 1098, https://bccd.vpl.ca/1923/Henderson's_Greater_Vancouver_Directory/jpeg/0401_Vancouver_Names_A-Z_Page_699.jpeg
5. ↑ Wrigley's British Columbia Directory, 1926, page 1175, https://bccd.vpl.ca/1926/Wrigley%27s_British_Columbia_Directory/tiff/0996_Vancouver_Names_K-Z_Page_188.tif
6. ↑ Seventh Census of Canada, 1931, British Columbia, Electoral District Vancouver South 238, Enumeration Sub-District No. 21, City of Vancouver, page 24, lines 22-29, https://central2.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?id=e011773819&app=census1931&op=img
7. ↑ "Four Brothers Serve In Army", Vancouver Province, January 8, 1944, page 5
8. ↑ Vancouver Province, June 2, 1944, page 5
9. ↑ Vancouver Sun, November 23, 1946, page 17
10. ↑ Province of British Columbia, Marriage Record, Reg. No. 1946-09-015031, https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/7fdc9c1c-5bfd-420a-a226-59b727fcc3ad
11. ↑ Vancouver Sun, July 2, 1949, page 45
12. ↑ Province of British Columbia, Death Record, Reg. No. 1979-09-017101