Aida May Toop

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• Name: Ada Toop
• Name: Ada Wray Toop
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1959, Thursday April 2, The Almonte Gazette page 4

?b?Mrs Stuart King?/b?
After an illness of several months there passed away at the Rosamond Memorial Hospital on Thursday, March 26th, Ada May Toop, beloved wife of Stuart King and mother of Tom King, in her 59th year. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W.A. Toop. She was born in Ramsay Township and lived her live in the Ottawa Valley. In June 1934 she was united in marriage to Stuart King of Tatlock. A year later they moved to Almonte. Mrs King was a member of the Almonte United Church. Although she did not enjoy good health herself, her life was devoted unselfishly in ministering to those who needed her help. Beside her husband and one son, she leaves to mourn her passing, three sisters, Mrs A.A. Waddington (Millie), Montreal; Mrs John Root (Lillie), Orton; Mrs Haines Root, (Pearl), Orton and two brothers, Oliver, Pakenham and Orval, Napanee, as well as many nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held from the Comba Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon with Rev J. Ray Anderson officiating. Interment was in Auld Kirk cemetery. The pallbearers were nephews, Sidney and Billie Storie, Clarence Raycroft, Cecil King, Billie McVey and Lawrence Toop. Many floral tributes and expressions of sympathy were received testifying to the esteem in which Mrs King was held.

Aida married Stuart Smith King on 23 Jun 1934 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Stuart (son of Thomas Duncan King and Catherine "Kate" Taylor Hanson) was born on 21 Jun 1901 in Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Nov 1972 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 21 Nov 1972 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Walter "Tom" King was born on 26 Dec 1941; died on 10 Apr 2022; was cremated in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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• Name: Gus Toop
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Walter married Margaret Adeline "Addie" Lawford in 1897. Margaret (daughter of Robert G. Lawford and Sarah Ann Thompson) was born on 26 Feb 1878 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Dec 1952 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1927, Friday February 25, The Almonte Gazette, page 4
Frederick Sydney Toop
One of the oldest residents of Almonte passed away on Saturday, February 12, in the person of Mr Frederick Sydney Toop at the age of 90 years. The late Mr Toop was the son of William Toop and Elizabeth Eyers of Marsh, Wiltshire, England. He was married to Miss Rachel Sarah Haines at Westborough, in Wiltshire, in 1857 and if he had lived they intended celebrating the seventieth anniversary of their marriage on the 1st of July on the occasion of their sixty ninth anniversary they received a letter of congratulation from King George. They have resided in Almonte for 54 years with the exception of a year or two spent in Cornwall, in the home which Mr Toop built in the New England section on Christine street. Mr Toop was sick only a short time and his passing came as a shock to his friends. Besides his widow, who is 87 years old. he leaves to mourn his loss four sons and three daughters, namely William and Augustus of Almonte; Gordon of Ramsay and Percy, of Edmonton Alta; Nellie, Mrs Robt. Lees, of Moose Jaw; Lillie, Mrs Wm Hamilton, of Regina; Minnie, Mrs Wm. More of Ramsay; all of whom were present at the funeral. Arthur died about 23 years ago and two children in infancy He is also survived by 45 grandchildren and 36 great grand children. The funeral on Tuesday, which was largely attended was conducted by his pastor, Rev A.C. Dixon, of the Baptist Church of which deceased was the oldest member, assisted by Rev E.P.H. King, a former minister, now of Arnprior. Rev J.M. Rutherford and Rev J.R. MacCrimmon. Interment was made at the Auld Kirk Cemetery vault. The pallbearers were his four sons: Messrs William, Augustus, Gordon, Percy and a son-in-law Mr More also Mr Wm Simpson. Mrs Toop will live with her son, Mr Augustus Toop.

Frederick married Rachel Sarah Haynes in 1857. Rachel was born on 17 Jul 1840 in Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England; died on 20 Oct 1931 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1931, Friday October 23, The Almonte Gazette, page 4
Mrs Frederick S. Toop
Death claimed another well-known and highly respected resident of this district in the person of Mrs Frederick S. Toop, who passed away at the home of her son, Mr William H. Toop, New England, on Tuesday of this week. Deceased whose maiden name was Rachael Sarah Haines, was born at Wiltshire, England, on July 17th, 1840. She was married in that place on July 1st, 1857 to Mr Frederick S. Toop, who predeceased her in February, 1927. The family come to Canada in 1872 and took up residence in Almonte, where she had spent the remainder of her life. Left to mourn the loss of a loving mother are seven children: ? William H., of town; Mrs W.R. More, Ramsay; Mrs W.H. Hamilton, Regina; Mrs Robt Lees, Moose Jaw; Augustus, town; Percy, Edmonton, and Gordon in Ramsay. Two children died in infancy and Arthur E., in Ramsay, in 1904. She lived to see the children of the fourth generation and leaves 46 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. The funeral took place from the residence of her son, Mr William Toop on Thursday. Interment was made in the Auld Kirk Cemetery.

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1922, Friday May 19
The Almonte Gazette front page
Mr Robert Lawford
Mr Robert Lawford, who has been a citizen of Almonte
or vicinity all his life was afflicted with a stroke of the heart a
short time ago, and although he received loving attention
and care he gradually weakened and passed peacefully
away on Saturday morning, 13 inst., at the age of 76 years.
The funeral took place the following Monday afternoon
and the services were conducted by Rev Geo Gomme.
Robt Lawford was a son of a veteran of Waterloo and
the Crimea, who having received his government grant
came from the south of England and settled in the township
of Beckwith where Robert was born. Three of the eleven
children still survive, viz.: Mrs Dobson and Thos Lawford of
Smiths Falls and Mrs Brownlee, of Ashton. Robert had a
quiet and reliable life, chiefly as a farmer and a woodman.
He was known far and wide for his ability in handling the
axe. He was a member of the Baptist church, and was a
Conservative in politics. In early life he married Sarah
Thompson, sister of Geo Thompson, of our town. She
passed away twenty-four years ago and left a family of five
boys and 3 girls: Mrs Toop and Sidney, of Almonte; Earl of
Westboro and George of Toronto, were both overseas for
several years and won high honours. The other surviving
members of their family are Robert, of Campbellford, and
Mrs Sheriff Atkins of Gravelburg. William, the eldest, died in
1908 and Alice in 1913.

Robert married Sarah Ann Thompson in 1873. Sarah was born in 1850 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1899 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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