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Thurtell and Related Families
Notes for Harriett THURTELL
Harriet Thurtell never married. She was extremely interested in the
Thurtell family history and worked a great deal on it. She visited
Hobland Hall, Suffolk, England, and painted a picture of it which is in
the home of Susan Persia Thurtell Miller. She also completed a family
tree, a photocopy of which is in the possession of Susan Miller. Her
name is sometimes spelled Harriet, but she spells it Harriett in a letter
to her nephew, Henry (Harry) Thurtell at the time she sent him the copy
of the rough draft of the family tree. She is buried in Woodlawn
Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Her obituary from the Mackie Collection states: "OBITUARY - Guelph
Evening Mercury & Advertiser, March 7, 1913, p. 4 - Laid to Rest. Miss
Harriet Thurtell, only surviving daughter of the late Benjamin Thurtell
of Guelph, passed away the fifth of March at the residence of Prof. Ellis
of Toronto University. The funeral service took place at Prof. Ellis'
residence, 74 St. Alban's Street, Toronto. Mrs. Ellis being a niece of
the deceased. The body arrived in Guelph by the Grand Trunk train at
Union Cemetery. Archdeacon Davidson, of St. George's officiating. Mr.
Guy Thurtell of Guelph Township, is a nephew of the late Miss Thurtell
and her two nephews Messrs. Geo. and H. W. Mickle, from Toronto were
among the mourners. The Mickles were brought up on the Guelph Township
farm, which used to be known as Mount St. Patrick." A note from
Charlotte Mackie clarifies that Union Cemetery, Guelph, was named
Woodlawn Cemetery in 1925.
The Halton Local History index on the internet
(http://spartan.hhpl.on.ca/localhistory/forms.htm) shows that a death
notice for Harriet Thurtell was also in the "Acton Free Press" on March
13, 1913, on page 2, column 1.
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