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From: "Jane Watt" <>
Subject: Re: [ONT] A tough one
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 00:25:53 -0500
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Pages of the Past are also available at the Mississauga Central Library.
Jane in Streetsville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bonnie Ostler <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [ONT] A tough one


> Find someone to do a look up for Matthew Wilson 1943 on "Pages of the
Past"
> the digitized Toronto Star. There is a copy available to the public at
the
> National Library of Canada and I think (not sure) the Toronto Reference
> Library is a subscriber.
>
> Bonnie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gunson&Jones" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:59 PM
> Subject: [ONT] A tough one
>
>
> > Hello List
> > I have a tough one here and I'm hoping someone can lead me in the right
> > direction.
> > My paternal grandfather, Matthew WILSON was murdered in Toronto in 1943.
> > The only information I have is as follows:
> > Matthew stopped at the Gladstone Hotel on his way home from work at
> > Dominion Bridge Company in Mt. Dennis.
> > Three months later, his body washed up at the Exhibition Front.
> > Matthew was married to Velma (PHILLIPS) and they resided on Bank St. at
> the
> > time of his death. The house no longer exists.
> > They had 5 children, Norman, James, William Edwin (Eddie)(my father),
and
> > twin girls, Marion and Marilyn.
> >
> > Can someone tell me where I would begin to look for information on
> Matthew?
> > He has no surviving children, and his wife has passed also. I am
unaware
> > of any siblings, and have no idea where to even start searching for
> > information.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be very welcomed.
> > Cheers
> > Pat
> >
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