Annie Marie Townsley

George Nelson Townsley
(1845-)

Annie Maria Noble
(1856-)

Annie Marie Townsley
(1882-1975)

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William Cranston Cripps

Annie Marie Townsley ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³

Born: 7 Dec 1882, Parry Sound, Ontario ⁹ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷
Marriage: William Cranston Cripps in 1902 in Regina, Sask. ¹ ² ³
Died: 25 Feb 1975, Red Deer, Alberta aged 92 ⁹ ¹⁴ ¹⁸ ¹⁹
Buried: 28 Feb 1975, Alto- Reste Memorial Gardens, Red Deer, Alberta ⁹ ¹⁴ ²⁰

bullet General Notes:

The death certificate for her daughter Clara May (Cripps) Laing shows the maiden name of her mother to be Townsend. The interview of Annie Marie's son Herbert W. Cripps in March of 2001 from Kamloops B.C. indicated that the maiden name was Townsley. A follow up with Herbert W. Cripps on March 18, 2001 confirms that the correct name is Townsley.
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Red Deer Advocate, March 7, 1975

Long Time Clive resident dead at 92
Funeral services were held Friday for a long time resident of the Clive district.
Mrs. Annie Marie Cripps, mother of former Red Deer Exhibition board member Frank Cripps, died Tuesday (Feb 25, 1975.. ed.) in Red Deer General Hospital. She was 92.
Mrs. Cripps, the daughter of George Nelson and Annie Marie Townsley, was born Dec 7, 1882 in Parry Sound, Ont. She came west and married William C. Cripps in Rgina in 1902. They lived on a homestead at Milestone, Sask. and later purchased a farm near Avonlea, Sask.
In 1919, they moved to a farm in the Pleasant Valley area of the Clive district, where they resided until the spring of 1963. Mrs. Cripps then moved to Lacome, where she lived until moving to Twilight Lodge in Red Deer.
She resided in Red Deer at her death.
She was active in the community, helping children in their sports programs and in the church.
She is survived by four sons, Jack of Penticton, B.C., Herbert of Kamloops, B.C., Ernest of Kelowna, B.C. and Frank of Red Deer; 15 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Cripps was predeceased by her husband; two daughters, Mary Jane O'Hare in 1961 and Clara M. Lang (sp) in 1968; and three grandchildren.
Rev. Harold Jenner officiated at funeral services from lthe Eventide Funeral Chapel in Rd Deer. Burial followed in Alto-Reste Memorial Gardens.
Eventide Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, 1901, Regina, Sask. ¹⁷

Annie married William Cranston Cripps, son of John (Jack) Cripps and Sarah Dodds, in 1902 in Regina, Sask..⁹ ²⁶ ²⁷ (William Cranston Cripps was born on 9 Jan 1881 in Stisted twp, Muskoka, Ontario,¹⁴ ¹⁹ ²⁰ ²⁸ ²⁹ died on 19 Jan 1963 in Lacombe, Alberta ¹⁴ ²⁶ and was buried on 22 Jan 1963 in Alto- Reste Memorial Gardens, Red Deer, Alberta ¹⁴ ²⁰.)

bullet Marriage Notes:

The Cripps and the Townsley families knew each other when they lived in Muskoka area of Ontario, prior to moving to Saskatchewan, ³⁰

1 Cripps, William Cranston, obituary, Jan 1963, Red Deer Advocate, Jan 1963. Red Deer Advocate, Jan, 1963
Clive Man Dies at 82
Last rites were being held this afternoon from the Eventide Chapel at Lacombe for William Cripps, 82, of Clive who died Jan 19 at the Lacombe Municipal Hospital.
Rev. T. Sneddon of Red Deer was officiating.
Mr. Cripps was born in Prairie Sound, Ontario, (sp.. should be Parry Sound, Ontario) and came west to farm in Saskatchewan in 1899. He took up a homestead in the Clive district in 1919, farming there until his retirement in 1962. He was married in 1898.
He is survived by his wife, Annie of Clive, four sons, Jack of Pentiction, Ernest of Kelowna, Herb of Kamloops, and Frank of Clive; a daughter, Mrs Clara Lang (sp should be Laing) of Winfield B.C; 19 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, one brother and one sister.

2 Townsley, Annie Marie, obituary, Mar 7, 1975, Red Deer Advocate, Red Deer, Alberta, March 7, 1975. Red Deer Advocate, March 7, 1975

Long Time Clive resident dead at 92
Funeral services were held Friday for a long time resident of the Clive district.
Mrs. Annie Marie Cripps, mother of former Red Deer Exhibition board member Frank Cripps, died Tuesday (Feb 25, 1975.. ed.) in Red Deer General Hospital. She was 92.
Mrs. Cripps, the daughter of George Nelson and Annie Marie Townsley, was born Dec 7, 1882 in Parry Sound, Ont. She came west and married William C. Cripps in Regina in 1902. They lived on a homestead at Milestone, Sask. and later purchased a farm near Avonlea, Sask.
In 1919, they moved to a farm in the Pleasant Valley area of the Clive district, where they resided until the spring of 1963. Mrs. Cripps then moved to Lacombe, where she lived until moving to Twilight Lodge in Red Deer.
She resided in Red Deer at her death.
She was active in the community, helping children in their sports programs and in the church.
She is survived by four sons, Jack of Penticton, B.C., Herbert of Kamloops, B.C., Ernest of Kelowna, B.C. and Frank of Red Deer; 15 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Cripps was predeceased by her husband; two daughters, Mary Jane O'Hare in 1961 and Clara M. Lang (sp) in 1968; and three grandchildren.
Rev. Harold Jenner officiated at funeral services from lthe Eventide Funeral Chapel in Rd Deer. Burial followed in Alto-Reste Memorial Gardens.
Eventide Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.

3 Letter from George MacKinnon of Bracebridge, Ontario, Jan 7, 1980, Letter from George MacKinnon of Bracebridge, Ontario, Jan 7, 1980. States that the father of John Cripps was Amos Cripps and John was one of six brothers, Amos, Jacob, Gideon, John, Joe and Villers and also, not for sure, their father's name was John.

"I recently read a book which was written recently pertaining to the area of Aspdin and I noticed that a John Cripps lived on lot 8, concession 10 in Stisted township in 1878, I believe, but no further relevance was made until your letter revealed that your father was born there.
According to information supplied by my mother's sisters- Mrs William Weathers and Mrs William Brenn- their father Mr. John Cripps, a brother Daniel and two sisters Joanne of somewhere in Oregon and Mary of Garrick, Sask. were descendants of Amos Cripps- one of six brothers- Amos, Jacob, Gideon, John (Jack), Joe, and Villers. The John or Jack of this family I believe was your grandfather and also, not for sure, his father's name was John.
According to my aunt's story of their great grandfather was that he arrived in the U.S. from Ireland to work for the U.P. (Union Pacific.. ed) Railroad- fought in the civil war- came to Toronto (York)- later to Cookstown, Ontario, where he and his sons cut timber for railroad ties at Holland Landing- moved north with his six sons and their wives to a place near Huntsville called Chubb Lake. It was most interesting yesterday listening to my aunts relate the story of the family arriving at Chubb Lake- apparently in one day they cleared some land- planted a garden, built a log house complete with hand split cedar shakes. After living there for a while some or all moved to Aspdin and neighbouring places."

4 Interview with Herbert William Cripps, of Kamloops B.C. March 15, 2001, Interview with Herbert William Cripps, of Kamloops B.C. March 15, 2001, Clara May Cripps mother was Annie Marie Townsley. Herbert Cripps said that after his grandmother Cripps died (quite early. about 1889), Herbert's father William Cranston Cripps was taken in by the Townsley family. William Cripp's father died later in 1899.

5 Clara May Cripps, death certificate, BC Archives, Clara May Townsend, death certificate, Clara May Cripps, death certificate, maiden name of mother says Townsend... (disputed by Herbert W. Cripps.. assures that maiden name= Townsley). Clara May Laing, died Kelowna B.C. March 16, 1968, age 60, born Dec 28, 1907 in Avonlea, Saskatchewan, buried March 20, 1968, Lakeview Cemetery, Kelowna, fathers name William Cripps, mothers maiden name Townsend, no first name given., informant was John Laing.
[note by editor,,, mother's maiden name turned out to be Townsley not Townsend..jca]

7 Cripps, William Gregory, email June 27,2001, William Gregory Cripps, email June 27, 2001. June 27, 2001, Hi Jim
Wow!! Your site is amazing. Here are answers for a few of the noticable items, I will spend some more time in the next few days going through your site and add what I can.
Anna Marie Townsley d. Feb 25/1975 at Red Deer, AB
William Cranston Cripps I have as being born in Lake Moskoka, Ont same date. His father John I have as been born in 1843 not 1856. His grandmother was Catharine Caroline b.1821 d. nov 27/1875 Orchardville, Ont.
Frank Roderick Cripps (my father) died Oct 24, 1998 maried Marjorie Elaine Duffy
My name is William Gregory Cripps . 20/12/48 married Cheryl Mercy Gallagher on Oct 4/75 children Amy Aline Sheppard b.29/6/72, Abram Andrew Cripps b. 20/12/76, Beau Franklin Cripps b. 20/12/76
Regards
Greg Cripps

8 Cripps, Frank , obituary, Oct, 1998, Red Deer Advocate, Oct 1998. Red Deer Advocate, October 1998,
Cripps,
Mr. Frank Cripps of Red Deer passed away peacefully on October 24, 1998. Frank was born January 22, 1922 at Clive, AB. He took his schooling at Satinwood, then continued his education at Olds Agricultural College. After completing his studies, he enlisted for the war, but was called back to the family farm, which he continued operating until 1966. On June 14, 1945 he married Elaine Duffy of Clive. Frank and Elaine enjoyed 53 wonderful years together. During this time Frank and Elaine farmed and operated a cabinet making business, then in 1966 moved to Red Deer where he owned Pam Ron Furniture until 1971. In 1972 Frank went into the mobile home business at Town & Country Homes until his retirement in 1988. Frank was active in the community, beginning in 1958 as President of Haynes Scout Troup, coached hockey and baseball, was active with the Lacombe Light Horse Association, served on the Westerner Exposition Board, was chairman of the Red Deer Spring Horse Show, and worked with the Red Deer Silver Buckle Rodeo committee. He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife Elaine, son Greg (Cheryl) of Red Deer, daughters Sherry (Eric) Hauck of Leduc and Autumn (Hob) Murphy of Edmonton, six grandchildren Jacquie, Randy, Greg, Amy , Beau and Abram, 2 great grandchildren Khain and Tayte, one brother Herb Cripps of Kamloops and extended families the Syd Robertson's of Calgary and the Andy Advani's (extended grandchildren Scott, Sabrina, Shauna, Stacey) of Lacombe.
Frank was predeceased by his parents William and Annie, brothers Jack and Ernie, sisters Mamie O'Hara and Clara Lang (sp. should be Laing, ed.) If friends desire memorial contributions may be made to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, 11560- University Ave. , Edmonton, T6G 1Z0. A remembrance gathering will be held at the Pioneer Lodge, 4324-46 A Ave. , Red Deer on October 30, 1998 from 2-4 pm.

9 Townsley, Annie Marie, obituary, Mar 7, 1975, Red Deer Advocate, Red Deer, Alberta, March 7, 1975.

10 1891 census, Muskoka, subdistrict Parry Sound, Parry Island, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1891 census, Muskoka, subdistrict Parry Sound, Parry Island, Ontario. :
1891 Census record, National Archives of Canada , Muskoka, subdistrict of Parry Sound, McDougall, Parry Island, film #C6355, page 22.

CRIPPS, JOHN, age 35, b. Ontario, parents born Ontario, Presbyterian, occupation: teamster

Cripps, Jeannie, age 6, b. Ontario, parents both born Ontario
Cripps, Maggie, age 5, b. Ontario
Cripps, Jamie, age 12, b. Ontario
Cripps, Willie, age 10, b. Ontario.
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1891 Census, National Archives of Canada, Muskoka , Ontario, subdistrict of Parry Sound, McDougal and Parry Island, film C6355, page 13

Townsley, George, age 47, b. England, parents born England, Methodist, general laborer
Townsley, Maria, age 36, b. Ontario, parents both born Scotland

William, age 10, born Ontario
Maria,age 9, b. Ontario
Jeannie, age 5, b. Ontario
Milla, age 2, b. Ontario

(note by editor.. it would appear that the age of 47 given here is likely incorrect as the age given in the 1881 census was only 32 as was his wife Maria, age 22. son George (now thought to be actually William was age 1. jca)

11 Townsley, William George, obituary, 1959, Edmonton Journal, Wednesday, November 18, 1959, page 64. :
TOWNSLEY -- On Tuesday, November 17, 1959. Mr. William George Townsley beloved husband of Mrs. Maude Townsley, of 11236 96th Steet, passed away age 78 years. Besides his loving wife; he is survived by two sons, Wayne and Harold , both of Edmonton, one daughter, Mrs Gordon Carnegie (Phyllis), Entwistle; one sister, Mrs W. Cripps, Clive, Alta; and nine grandchildren. Mr Townsley was predeceased by a son Lloyd in 1939.

The funeral service will be held in the Roy and Owen Chapel of Chimes , corner 108 Steet and 102 Avenue, on Thursday, November 19, at 2:00 pm. Rev J.E. McNeil will officiate, and the interment will take place in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

12 1901 census, Regina, Saskatchewan, District of Assiniboia (204), subdistrict C-2, polling division 3, Regina Town Centre, page 12, National Archives of Canada, 1901 census, Regina, Saskatchewan, District of Assiniboia (204), subdistrict C-2, polling division 3, Regina Town Centre, page 12, line 1, film T-6553. :
1901 census, Regina, Saskatchewan, District of Assiniboia (204), subdistrict C-2, polling division 3, Regina Town Centre, page 12

line 1, family 94,
Townsley, Geo. male, white, Head, married, birth date 25 Aug 1845, age 55, born England, immigration date 1878, English origin, Nationality: English, religion: Methodist, occupation: Labourer Townsley, A.M, female, white, Wife, married, birth date 20 July 1856, age 44, born Ontario, Scotch origin, nationality: Canadian, Methodist
Townsley, Wm. male, white, son, single, birth date 13 March, 1881, age 20, born Ontario, English origin, Canadian, Methodist, occupation: Farmer
Townsley, A.M, female, white, daughter, single, birth date 7 Dec 1882, age 18, born Ontario
Townsley, J, female, white, daughter, single, birth date 11 Sept 1885, born Ontario
Townsley, M, female, white, daughter, single, birth date 1 Nov 1887, age 13, born Ontario

13 Cripps Family, Herbert Cripps, Kamloops, B.C. THE CRIPPS FAMILY
The ancient name of Cripps is one of the oldest English names and is represented by a unique Coat of Arms created many hundreds of years ago, when knights wore armour and required identification the field of battle.

The first Cripps family arrived in America in 1621, several others arrived during the 1700's. One branch of the family came from Yorkshire, England during this time and settled in the New England States. During the American Revolution they moved as United Empire Loyalists to Upper Canada near Brockville, Ontario.

Jack Cripps who married Sarah Dodds lived in Parry Sound, Ont. with sons James and William and daughter Madge. He was what in those days was termed a Riverman who rode the logs down river from where they were harvested.

Son William, when in his late teens, traveled to the Qu'Appelle Valley near Regina, Sask. to work on an uncle's ranch. After a year or two he filed on a homestead near Milestone, Sask. Also, at this time he married Annie Marie Townsley from Parry Sound who had been a close friend since childhood. She had come to Regina, I presume, to keep an eye on William where she was a seamstress in a tailor shop. This experience fitted her very well for the future in fashioning clothes for the family, far from a town on a homestead.

After a few years, William sold the homestead and purchased 480 acres of farm land near Avonlea, Sask. where he farmed until 1919. Their family consisted of four sons and two daughters, namely: Mamie, John, Clara, Herbert, Ernest & Frank. He sold the farm in 1919, prior to the Great Drought and the depression that followed, and purchased a farm south of Clive, Alta. where he farmed until his death.

Herbert, after completing college and a variety of enterprises joined John in Vancouver, B.C. where we taught riding and other equestrian activities at the Lions Gate Riding & Polo Club. There he met Autumn Pontifex, whose family also came from England, near London. A daughter, Daphne Gail was born in 1942, six months prior to Herb being posted overseas with the Canadian Forces, where he spent the next 3 1/2 years.

In 1949 a son Herbert Douglas was born, who, after completing university at U.B.C. took up a position as High School teacher in Summerland, B.C. Soon thereafter he married Linda Marie Logan and their family consists of Mandy Lee, Logan and Taylor. A short history of the family of Herbert William Cripps, born 1911

14 Interview with Herbert William Cripps, of Kamloops B.C. March 15, 2001, Interview with Herbert William Cripps, of Kamloops B.C. March 15, 2001.

15 Cemetery records, Alto Memorial Gardens Red Deer, Red Deer Archives, Red Deer, Alberta, Key 536, Alto Memorial Gardens, Red Deer. Cripps, Anna Marie, 1882 - int 28 Feb 1975 ( 92yr), location C 168C 1
Cripps, William C, 1881- int 22 Jan 1963, location C 168C 2

16 1891 census, Muskoka, subdistrict Parry Sound, Parry Island, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1891 census, Muskoka, subdistrict Parry Sound, Parry Island, Ontario.

17 1901 census, Regina, Saskatchewan, District of Assiniboia (204), subdistrict C-2, polling division 3, Regina Town Centre, page 12, National Archives of Canada, 1901 census, Regina, Saskatchewan, District of Assiniboia (204), subdistrict C-2, polling division 3, Regina Town Centre, page 12, line 1, film T-6553.

18 William Gregory Cripps, interview, June 26, 2001, William Gregory Cripps, Interview June 26, 2001.

19 Cripps, William Gregory, email June 27,2001, William Gregory Cripps, email June 27, 2001.

20 Cemetery records, Alto Memorial Gardens Red Deer, Red Deer Archives, Red Deer, Alberta, Key 536, Alto Memorial Gardens, Red Deer.

21 Interview with Herbert William Cripps, of Kamloops B.C. March 15, 2001, Interview with Herbert William Cripps, of Kamloops B.C. March 15, 2001, Clara May Cripps mother was Annie Marie Townsley.

22 Clara May Cripps, death certificate, BC Archives, Clara May Townsend, death certificate, Clara May Cripps, death certificate, maiden name of mother says Townsend... (disputed by Herbert W. Cripps.. assures that maiden name= Townsley).

24 Townsley, William George, obituary, 1959, Edmonton Journal, Wednesday, November 18, 1959, page 64.

27 Letter from George MacKinnon of Bracebridge, Ontario, Jan 7, 1980, Letter from George MacKinnon of Bracebridge, Ontario, Jan 7, 1980.

28 1891 census, Muskoka, subdistrict Parry Sound, Parry Island, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, 1891 census, Muskoka, subdistrict Parry Sound, Parry Island, Ontario, page 22. Cripps, Willie, age 10, b. Ontario.

29 1881 census, Stisted twp, Muskoka, Ont, National Archives of Canada, film C-13244, Muskoka region, Stisted twp, page 18. :
Cripps, John, male, age 33, born Ontario, religion W. Meth., racial origin unknown, occupation Farmer, married
Cripps, Sarah, female, age 24, born Ontario, religion C. Presbt., racial origin Scotch, married

Cripps, James, male, age 2, b. Ontario, racial origin Scotch
Cripps, William, male, age 3/12 (Jan), b. Ontario, racial origin Scotch

30 Cripps, Herbert, interview, Oct 31, 2001, Jan 5, 2003, Herbert Cripps, Kamloops, B.C. The interview of Herbert Cripps on October 31, 2001 confirmed the following :
1: That the name Noble was one of his ancestors.. see the middle name of one of his brothers

2: That he had an uncle William Townsley, but didnt believe that there were
any other uncles. Wiliam had 3 sons, Lloyd who died young, Wayne and Harold. They all lived in Edmonton, AB. An uncle named George was not familiar to Herbert.

3. That he had two aunts that were Townsley girls.. One was called Lizzie and was the wife of a Mr. Croker from Ontario. She never came out west.

4. That the other aunt was named Jennie and married Tom Westover from the lower mainland here in B.C.

5. The Cripps and the Townsley families knew each other from the time when they all lived in Muskoka area of Ontario (Parry Sound)

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