Florence Maude Peters

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Florence’s passport picture – only picture we had until 2023

Her immigration documents describe her as having brown hair, brown eyes and she is 5’1″.

Posts about Florence

  • Joseph Philip Peters
    Joseph Philip Peters was born in 1838 in Newry, Armagh, Ireland.  He was Florence Maud Gallson’s grandfather. Joseph signed up with the Royal Navy and served on the HMS Hastings in 1859 as a Seaman 2nd Class. However, in the 1861 census, Joseph was onboard the HMS Topaze “a 51-gun Liffey-class wooden screw frigate of the Royal Navy” in the Esquimalt… Read more: Joseph Philip Peters
  • Joseph Henry Peters
    WW1 – Volunteered in 1915 and was sent to the Eastern Front where he took part in heavy fighting in the Dardanelles. On the evacution of the Gallipoli Peninsula he was draftered to Egypt and served in the important operations in that theatre of war, but contract malaria. He was in hospital for some time,… Read more: Joseph Henry Peters
  • Gallsons in Endicott, New York
    UPDATED March 27, 2024: Email response regarding an query I made for information from the E-J Tanner and Shoemake Archive: Thank you for contacting the Syracuse University Libraries. I’m copying our Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) on this message, as this department maintains the papers of members of the Johnson family. The SCRC appreciates your… Read more: Gallsons in Endicott, New York
  • Florence’s Family
    Post UPDATED… I finally have the death registration of Philip James Peters, Grandma Gallson’s brother and Edith’s twin. It say Philip died March 9, 1907, age 4, of acute capillary bronchitis, pulmonary congestion. Place of Philip’s death is the same address as Grandma’s birth.
  • John Alone With 3 Toddlers
    SEE UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM.  The pictures below are the only toddler pictures we have of my Mom (Joan), Aunt Jean and Uncle Phil.  Its very odd there aren’t more, because the picture of Grampa with Aunt Jean as a baby shows they had a camera.
  • Suzan Birdsall nee Canning
    Post UPDATED… Suzan was the daughter of Brenda Canning and the granddaughter of Phyllis Vera Peters. Suzan Birdsall Obituary, Death – January 21, 2024 – London, England – Suzan Birdsall, who was affectionately known as Sue, passed away, and it is with profound grief and heavy hearts that we share this news with you. Earlier… Read more: Suzan Birdsall nee Canning
  • Freedom of Information
    Click here to read update I finally decided to make an application to the Archives of Ontario, under the Freedom of Information Act, to get any documentation existing on my grandmother, Florence Peters. It was surprizingly easy. I filled out a very simple form, giving very brief information about GG (Gramma Gallson), why I wanted… Read more: Freedom of Information
  • New Pictures of Florence
  • Mental Health Treatment in 1930
    The Treatment Act of 1930 replaced the Lunacy Act 1890 which stipulated that anyone admitted had to be “certified” which required a magistrate’s oversight – in other words, needed a warrant. Also, there was NO option for self-discharge.
  • Phillip John Gallson
    Phillip Gallson was the son of John Gallson and Florence Peters. He was born in Zolpho Springs, Florida in 1927. Phill spent most of his life in the US Army and served in Korea and Viet Nam.
  • Gramma & My Meandering Thoughts
    My sister Carol and I have had many discussions on Gramma’s mental illness. It is puzzling to us. It makes no sense to us that one person in a family, randomly, out of no where, has a mental illness that incapacitates them so severely that they’re admitted to an insane asylum, never to be released… Read more: Gramma & My Meandering Thoughts
  • John’s Post-Army Life in USA
    When Grampa file his Declaration of Intention for Naturalization (No. 1914) to the US government, he had 7 years from December 16, 1920 to complete the application.  The application shows a lot of information.  It states he crossed the border from Canada to the US on June 10, 1919.  I search on Ancestry.ca through all… Read more: John’s Post-Army Life in USA
  • Hannah Louisa Smith
    After the death of Joseph Henry Peters in 1910, Hannah would have struggled I’m sure to make ends meet.  Perhaps the Great West Railway helped her out.  My curiosity got the better of my wallet and I paid Find My Past to see the 1921 Census for Hannah.  And I got a BIG surprize! Hannah… Read more: Hannah Louisa Smith
  • Phyllis Vera Peters
    On paper, according to documentation, Phyllis Vera Peters is the illegitimate daughter of Hannah Peters, and sister to Florence Peters, my grandmother. Phyllis Vera Peters showed up on the 1921 British Census, within the family unit of Hannah, Ellen, Edith and Albert Peters.  The mystery is whose daughter is Phyllis REALLY?  Her birth registration lists… Read more: Phyllis Vera Peters
  • Florence Says Cheerio to England
    When I’ve been searching the information on the S. S. Metagama, often the headline says the “Famous” Metagama.  Even on Ancestry.ca, one of the welcoming banners talks about someone grandparents fleeing Poland on the Metagama. Below is a painting of the Metagama leaving Liverpool.
  • Overseas Settlement Committee
    This is from the Library and Archives Canada website from 2010, which I can no longer find: Settlement Schemes by Glen Wright, Library and Archives Canada Introduction The genesis of post-First World War settlement schemes began in Britain during the war as a plan to settle ex-service men and women throughout the Empire.  An Overseas… Read more: Overseas Settlement Committee
  • Florence – Domestic Whirlwind
    Florence’s time in Canada from February to October will likely remain a mystery but on October 23, 1920, she attempted to cross the American border to Buffalo, NY.  I say “attempted” because there are TWO border crossing forms.  The first one on October 23, 1920 is stamped REJECTED, but is then marked “passed NF 10/25/20”… Read more: Florence – Domestic Whirlwind
  • Florence Hospitalized
    In 1976, my sister Carol wrote to the Ministry of Health, St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, asking for information about Gramma.  At that time, the hospital preferred to communicate with physicians, so instead of answering Carol directly, they sent a letter to Dr. Wall, Carol’s doctor in North Bay. The additional information given here is that… Read more: Florence Hospitalized
  • Florence – the Drawing
    Below is a drawing sent to me by Shelley Canning, who is the granddaughter of Phyllis Vera Thorpe (nee Peters) (I’ll add a post about this later).  Long story short, Phyllis was registered at birth as the daughter of Hannah Peters, Gramma’s mother, so, on paper, Gramma’s half-sister.  Gramma’s older sister, Ellen, and younger sister,… Read more: Florence – the Drawing
  • Hannah Smith’s Rabbit Hole
    Hannah married Joseph Henry Peters on Christmas Day 1890. Because Smith is such a popular name, its important to find a few collaborating pieces of evidence.  So addresses and occupations are important here.Joseph: 23 Walmer Road – Fa:Joseph Peters – Seaman (deceased by 1890)Hannah: 21 Walmer Road – Fa: James Smith (b. 1843) – China… Read more: Hannah Smith’s Rabbit Hole
  • St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital
    St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital – abandoned now, in St. Thomas, Ontario. This website has LOTS of pictures of the hospital in its abandoned, run down, condition. St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital – Ontario Abandoned Places (talkingwallsphoto.com) Interesting note on this webpage:  “January 2020 – Actor Jason Momoa intends to film a post-apocalyptic television show inside the former… Read more: St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital

Florence’s Pedigree

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