George Midgley born 10th August 1865 at Acaster Malbis, ch; 10 September 1865, Acaster Malbis, Yorkshire, died 1921 Saskatchewan who emigrated to Canada about 1884. He was the son of Thomas Midgley and Mary Haw of Wigginton. Yorks. Thomas Midgley was born on the 27th March 1833 at Copmanthorpe near York the third son of Samuel and Hannah Midgley; on the 24th November 1856 he married Mary Haw. In 1859 they moved to Acaster Malbis where five of their seven children were born, by the early 1870s the family had moved to Fishergate in York. By the time their last child was born the family had moved again this time to Huntington where Thomas took the tenancy of a small farm it was here that Mary died from 'Phthisis' (TB) on the 3rd April 1882. Thomas remarried a year later this marriage did not last long as Thomas died on the 4th May 1883 from tetanus after injuring his hand. The genealogy of this family can be found in a zipped gedcom file at https://www.midgleywebpages.com/hnc.zip Florence Midgley of Toronto Glen Midgley of Toronto, Canada had a grandmother Florence Midgley b. 1878 who d. 1980 in Toronto and reached the age of 101.5. Glen believes that Florence's lineage can be traced back to Yorkshire but has not yet found the link. Contact Glen Midgley Albert Midgley of Barnsley Dwelling: 35 Bridge St Also see Barnsley
Page.  Samuel Thomas Midgley of Bradford, was a composer and musician in
England
of some note. (unintentional pun?) See Midgley
of Bierley etc. [pdf] p. 42 where Samuel's musical achievements are
detailed. His son, Arthur Reginald Midgley [Rex] migrated
to Ottowa, Canada after WW1. Samuel's daughter, May, and another son continued to
live at 12 Oak Street, Bradford until their deaths. Rob Midgley reports that
Rex's sons became quite well known in sporting and outdoor circles. The
youngest, Vincent, skied for both the UK and Canada..
Contact Allan Midgley [Allan is this email address current?] Thomas William Midgley Grandfather Thomas came to Canada from Yorkshire about 1882 and was married in Canada to Isabella Robertson. He was christened 7 November 1875, father: William Midgley, Lutton, mother: Ann [I.G.I] Thomas had seven children. The second youngest was Garfield Midgley (born Norwood, Ontario), contact Allen Thomas Midgley [new mail address 16th Nov. 2007] Edmund Midgley Furniss (b 1830, Leeds, Yorkshire, d. 1912) married Rachel Spencer (b.1828, d.1916) at Bradford Parish Church November 16th 1851. They had five children: 1. Annie Elizabeth b. 1852,Yorkshire, d. 1928. 2. Spencer b. 1855, Yorkshire, d. 1921. 3. William b. 1856, Yorkshire, d. 1910. 4. Emma b. abt. 1860, Ontario, Canada., d. 1885. 5. Charlotte ("Lottie") b. 1866, Ontario, Canada d. November 10, 1867 6. Charlotte ("Lottie") b. 1868, Ontario, Canada. d. 1947. Edmund and Rachel emigrated to Canada with their three young children, accompanied by members oRachel's extended family, in 1857. Edmund established a marble importing and carving business in Ontario. Rachael was born in Ovenden,Yorkshire; the daughter of Samuel Spencer. Edmund Midgley Furniss was the son of John Furniss [Furness] of Leeds and Ann Midgley of Leeds..John died between 1843 and 1851. Ann Midgley was born about 1803 in Leeds, the daughter of Jonathan Midgley, grocer, of Meadow Lane. She was christened 17th November 1805, at St. Peter, Leeds.Proven siblings of Ann Midgley are: *William Midgley b. 1801 - William became a straw hat maker in Leeds *Sarah Midgley b. April 1803, d. Oct 1803 Other siblings are probable but not yet proven. From "The Hamilton Spectator" Saturday August 8, 1931 "The funeral of Ada MIDGLEY, wife of Peter MIDGLEY, 71 Garfield Avenue
Lewis Midgley Married 1910 in Halifax to Sarah Emma Vickerman. They both migrated to ?Saskatoon. They had two children, Pauline and Charles. Contact: Bernard Vickerman in Victoria, Australia. Frederick Midgley Born 8th June 1891, Bradford. He married Gertrude Mary Brook born 21st Dec 1898, Bradford. Frederick had a brother, John, but Blair does not know where John was born or where he lived. Contact: Blair Midgley, Hamilton, Ontario. Gerry Hodgson has a Midgley in his family history as well as Conboy, Brannan, Jones and Bickerstaffe. Contact: Gerry Hodgson, BC Mount Midgley lies in the Kootenay Mountains in British Columbia and is considered to be an advanced climb. HOME PREVIOUS Notes: 1. Charlotte is credited with the genealogical notes for her parents and grandparents. 2. Heather in Ontario © Tim Midgley, 2000, revised 27th June 2024.
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