| Name |
Thomas 'Tom' PHILLIPS [1] |
| Birth |
1864 |
,, Northamton, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Biographical Note |
- Tom Phillips was born, 1870, in Northampton, England and died the 27th of April, 1949, in Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. Tom and Esther 'Ettie' ( Ennis ) Phillips had 1 adapted daughter, Ina. Ina and Tom took a trip to England but the date is unknown. 'Tom came from a wealthy family in England. His home there was a huge mansion whose new wing was 200 years old. Mary Phyllis (Reeder) Fletcher Hawkins has a piece of hand woven linen that was a sheet that came from their estate and was woven over 300 years ago. Tom's ancestors include a Lord and it was his castle that Tom owned. The linen made at that time, was woven in three foot widths and sewn together to make a wide sheet. When girls married, all their linens were hand woven from flax grown in their own fields. The piece Phyllis has was woven and used in the original part of the castle built in the 1600's. In 1720 a new wing was added on and all the old linens and cooking utensils were left in the old part and undisturbed until just before World War II when taxes became so high the property was let go for taxes. The old relics were then divided among the relatives. Her piece of linen came to her from Auntie May (Coy) Barber and Phyllis presumed that Auntie May got it from her Aunt Ettie. It is about a yard square. ‘The paragraph was contributed by Mary Phyllis (Reeder) Fletcher Hawkins. Tom remarried and Ina left home in 1940. This account is stated on pages121 and 123 in the book 'ENNIS HISTORY ', Published in 1979 by Jean Agnes (Ferguson) Smith. Photos of Tom and Ettie can be found on pages 122 and 123 and also in their scrapbooks in this family tree.
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| Death |
Apr 1949 |
, Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada [1] |
| Burial |
27 Apr 1949 |
, Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada [1] |
| Person ID |
I48158 |
Ancestral Trails |
| Last Modified |
13 Apr 2024 |
| Family |
Esther 'Ettie' ENNIS, b. 1870, , Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Nov 1936, , Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1899 |
, Wolseley, North West Territory, Canada [1] |
- North West Territory is now Saskatchewan
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| Children |
| | 1. Ina PHILLIPS, b. 21 Dec 1911, Flare, Northampton, England |
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| Family ID |
F8941 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Apr 2024 |
1864 - 1949 (85 years)