George Donald Elford1

M, #50785, b. 2 December 1938
Pedigree
Father*John Harding Elford1 b. 28 May 1914, d. 26 Nov 1987
Mother*Bertha Grace Vamplew1 b. 28 Feb 1915, d. 22 May 2005
Relationship3rd cousin of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited1 Feb 2025
     George Donald Elford was stillborn on 2 December 1938 at Euphrasia Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada.1

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: George Donold Elford; Death: 02 Dec 1938, Euphrasia, Grey, Ontario, Canada, Age: 0, Birth Date: 02 Dec 1938, Ontario, Father: John Harding Elford, Mother: Grace Bertha Vamplew, Informant: John Harding Elford, father, Burial: not given, Registration #: 017360; Note: Stillbirth.

Andrew Edward Griffin1

M, #50799, b. circa 1894, d. circa 22 December 1952
Pedigree
Last Edited6 Feb 2025
     He was born circa 1894.2 Andrew married Pearl Fanny Butts.1
     Andrew Edward Griffin died circa 22 December 1952 at Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.3,2
     Andrew Edward Griffin was described as a police constable living in Toronto at the time of his daughter Dorothy Pearl's birth on 23 July 1916.1
     Andrew Edward Griffin was described as the Chief of Police at the time of his daughter Dorothy's marriage in January 1936 at Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.4

Family

Pearl Fanny Butts b. 1894, d. 23 Mar 1964
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Dorothy Pearl Griffin, Birth: 23 Jul 1916, Crystal Beach, Welland, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Andrew Edward Griffin and Pearl Fanny Butts, Registration #: 901756, Delayed registration date: 4 Feb 1944, Fort Erie, Welland, Ontario, Certified by: Andrew Edward Griffin, father. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S15288] Chief Griffin Will Be Buried On Wednesday, Niagara Falls Review, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 23 Dec 1952, Page 11, column 6 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Police Chief (retired) Andrew E. Griffin. Hereinafter cited as Niagara Falls Review.
  3. [S15287] Former Police Chief's Widow, Niagara Falls Review, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 24 Mar 1964, Page 19, column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Pearl Griffin nee Butts. Hereinafter cited as Niagara Falls Review.
  4. [S15283] Weddings: Vamplew - Griffin, Niagara Falls Review, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 17 Jan 1936, Page 3, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Vamplew - Griffin. Hereinafter cited as Niagara Falls Review.

Pearl Fanny Butts1

F, #50800, b. 1894, d. 23 March 1964
Pedigree
Last Edited6 Feb 2025
     She was born in 1894 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA.2 Pearl married Andrew Edward Griffin.1
     Pearl Fanny Butts died on 23 March 1964, enroute to Douglas Memorial Hospital, at Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.2
     Pearl Fanny Butts was buried on 25 March 1964 at Ridgemont Cemetery, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.2

Family

Andrew Edward Griffin b. c 1894, d. c 22 Dec 1952
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Dorothy Pearl Griffin, Birth: 23 Jul 1916, Crystal Beach, Welland, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Andrew Edward Griffin and Pearl Fanny Butts, Registration #: 901756, Delayed registration date: 4 Feb 1944, Fort Erie, Welland, Ontario, Certified by: Andrew Edward Griffin, father. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S15287] Former Police Chief's Widow, Niagara Falls Review, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 24 Mar 1964, Page 19, column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Pearl Griffin nee Butts. Hereinafter cited as Niagara Falls Review.