It is 100 years since Madge Stevens was born - Pt 01
b. 09 Apr 1909, Cotterview, Mannville, Alberta, Canada
d. 26 Jun 2007, Arran Court Home, Te Atatu, Auckland, N.Z.
(98 years, 2 months, 17 days)
Roselie Madge Humphrey (known as Madge) was born the first of 10 children to Fred and Rose Humphrey, 9th April 1909. Popular Music at that time included Shine On Harvest Moon, To The End Of The World With You, I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now.
Fred and Rose Humphrey were a pioneering family who lived in a sod house on the prairie at Cotterview, Mannville, Alberta, Canada.
An extract from book Family N.W. 12-49-9W4
“Fred Humphrey came to Canada on April 26, 1905 along with four other men from Whitstable, England.
21 Jan 2020 Barb and Ray made a day trip from London to Whitstable - covered in this blogpost
Photo of Fred ready for Whitstable Walking Match.
They took up homesteads quite close to each other and worked all summer where they could. Rosalie Harris was from Meppershall in Bedfordshire in England and set out to be a bridesmaid at her friends wedding in Canada.
Photo of Roselie Harris (standing) with friend in Edmonton 1908
The first night she was introduced to all the boys and that is how she got to know Fred, and eleven months after she met him, they were married.
Rose Humphrey went on to say she “had a real good nurse when her babies came. There was no hospital in Mannville at the time, but Mrs. Hinecker was a splendid nurse.”
Rose Humphrey with one of her 10 children.
Rose Humphrey darning sox in front of the sod house
Lydia, (niece of Madge) with daughter Leslie and her daughter Holly at site of Humphrey Homestead at Mannville in 2007. The lilac bush was the site of the sod house. Lydia and Ken with Leslie and Holly were there to scatter the ashes of Phyllis Kraemar (nee Humphrey - 3rd child and sister to Madge).
Madge's eldest and 4th eldest grandchildren at her grave site in Calgary August 20, 2008
d. 26 Jun 2007, Arran Court Home, Te Atatu, Auckland, N.Z.
(98 years, 2 months, 17 days)
Roselie Madge Humphrey (known as Madge) was born the first of 10 children to Fred and Rose Humphrey, 9th April 1909. Popular Music at that time included Shine On Harvest Moon, To The End Of The World With You, I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now.
Fred and Rose Humphrey were a pioneering family who lived in a sod house on the prairie at Cotterview, Mannville, Alberta, Canada.
An extract from book Family N.W. 12-49-9W4
“Fred Humphrey came to Canada on April 26, 1905 along with four other men from Whitstable, England.
21 Jan 2020 Barb and Ray made a day trip from London to Whitstable - covered in this blogpost
Photo of Fred ready for Whitstable Walking Match.
They took up homesteads quite close to each other and worked all summer where they could. Rosalie Harris was from Meppershall in Bedfordshire in England and set out to be a bridesmaid at her friends wedding in Canada.
Photo of Roselie Harris (standing) with friend in Edmonton 1908
The first night she was introduced to all the boys and that is how she got to know Fred, and eleven months after she met him, they were married.
Rose Humphrey went on to say she “had a real good nurse when her babies came. There was no hospital in Mannville at the time, but Mrs. Hinecker was a splendid nurse.”
Rose Humphrey with one of her 10 children.
Rose Humphrey darning sox in front of the sod house
Lydia, (niece of Madge) with daughter Leslie and her daughter Holly at site of Humphrey Homestead at Mannville in 2007. The lilac bush was the site of the sod house. Lydia and Ken with Leslie and Holly were there to scatter the ashes of Phyllis Kraemar (nee Humphrey - 3rd child and sister to Madge).
Madge's eldest and 4th eldest grandchildren at her grave site in Calgary August 20, 2008
Comments
Please I would like to contact you re Tarawa photos.
judy.bennett@otago.ac.nz
Many thanks