Mary Ellen (Tomlinson) Apperley (abt. 1878 - 1940)

Born about 23 Apr 1878 in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Eugene Francis Apperley — married 4 Mar 1896 in Alexander, Manitoba, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1940 at about age 62 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Mary Ellen Tomlinson was born 23 April 1878 in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Joseph Tomlinson and Ellen Tomlinson.

Mary Ellen married Frank Apperley 4 March 1896 at Daly, Manitoba^[1][2] They moved to a homestead near Mortlach, Saskatchewan where six children were born.

1. Thomas Raymond born 1904
2. Frederick Hatton born 1907
3. Harry Alva born 1910
4. Sarah Gladys born 1913
5. Esther Mary born 1915
6. Francis Clegg born 1917

Eugene enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1916 and served until 1918, when he failed to return to Mortlach.^[3]

Mary Ellen and the children moved to Arran, Saskatchewan, where her parents were living. A son, Stephen Edward Tomlinson Apperely was born at Arran in 1920.

Mary Ellen later moved to Swan River, Manitoba.

Mary Ellen Apperley died 17 Jun 1940 in Brandon, Manitoba^[4][5] and is buried at Swan River, Manitoba.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records"
   Marriages more than 80 years ago, online database
   Manitoba Vital Statistics Branch; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
   https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Entry for Eugene Francis Apperley and Mary Ellen Tomlinson; Registration Number: 1896,002401; Place of Marriage: Daly; Date of Marriage: 04/03/1896
2. ↑ Marriage: "Certificate of Marriage Registration"
   Manitoba Vital Statistics Branch; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
   Photocopy, certified 29 April 2003, of original dated 30 June 1906
   In the collection of Gerald Apperly (8 November 2022)
   Bridegroom: Eugene Raymond Francis Apperley; Bride: Mary Ellen Tomlinson; Date: 4th March 1906
3. ↑ Newspaper: "Non-Support of Wife is Charge Against Appleby"
   The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan; 17 March 1919, page 2, column 2
   Newspapers.com Newspapers Clip: 31868775 (accessed 8 November 2022)
4. ↑ Death: "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records"
   Deaths more than 70 years ago, online database
   Manitoba Vital Statistics Branch; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
   https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php (accessed 8 November 2022)
   Entry for Apperley, Mary; Registration Number: 1940,028019; Date of Death: 17/07/1940; Age: 63 years; Place of Death: BDN
5. ↑ Death: "Official Registration of Death"
   Manitoba Vital Statistics Branch; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
   Photocopy, certified 10 January 2011, of original document dated 19 July 1940
   In the collection of Gerald Apperly (8 November 2022)
   Name of Deceased: Mary Apperley; Place of Death: Brandon, Manitoba; Date of Death: 17 July 1940
6. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   FamilySearch, online database
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-2RDC accessed 12 March 2019
   Mary Ellen Tomlinson Apperly; Burial: Swan River, Swan River Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Birchwood Cemetery
   citing record ID 119462859, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also:

• "Census of Canada, 1901," online database with images. Entry for Mary E Apperley; Province: Manitoba, District Name: Brandon, District Number: 6, Sub-District Name: Daly, Sub-District Number: F, Division Number: 4, Family Number: 5, Page Number: 1, Line Number: 28, Microfilm: T-6431, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 173061. Digitized image Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=173061 : accessed 17 Oct 2022).
• "Census of the Northwest Provinces, Canada, 1906," online database with images. Entry for Apperley, May Ellen; Province: Saskatchewan, District Name: Assiniboia West, District Number: 12, Sub-District Number: 23, Family Number: 150, Page Number: 13, Line Number: 2, Microfilm: T-18358, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 22278. Digitized image Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=22278 : accessed 9 November 2022).
• "Census of Canada, 1911," online database with images. Entry for Apperley, Mary Ellen; Province: Saskatchewan, District Name: Moose Jaw, District Number: 211, Sub-District Number: 24, Family Number: 142, Page Number: 12, Line Number: 46, Microfilm: T-20454, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 7615172. Digitized image Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=7981572 : accessed 9 November 2022).
• "Census of the Prairie Provinces, Canada, 1916," online database with images. Entry for Mary Ella Apperley; Province: Saskatchewan, District Name: Swift Current, District Number: 30, Sub-District Number: 23, Meridian: W3, Family Number: 53, Page Number: 5, Line Number: 18, Microfilm: T-21945, Reference: R233-47-9-E, Item Number: 1629339. Digitized image PDF Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1629339 : accessed 13 October 2022).
• "Census of Canada, 1921," online database with images. Entry for May Apperley; Province: Saskatchewan, District Name: Mackenzie, District Number: 219, Sub-District Number: 43, Family Number: 168, Page Number: 17, Line Number: 5, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 6218432. Digitized image Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=6218432 : accessed 9 November 2022).
• "Census of Prairie Provinces, Canada, 1926," online database with images. Entry for Appesley, Mary E; Province: Saskatchewan, District Name: Mackenzie, District Number: 23, Sub-District Number: 58, Family Number: 15, Page Number: 2, Line Number: 19, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 767203. Digitized image Library and Archives Canada: Censuses https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=767203 : accessed 9 November 2022).
• A Time to Remember - A History of Mortlach and District; Published by the Mortlach History Book Committee; 1983, "Apperley, Eugene Francis," by Fred; page 109. University of Calgary, Digital Collections (https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/archive/A-Time-to-Remember---A-history-of-Mortlach-and-district-2R3BF1O1B86GD.html : accessed 6 November 2022).