| Father | Phillips Phillips |
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| 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. |
| Birth | Thomas 'Tom' Phillips was born in 1864, in Northamton, EnglandG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Esther 'Ettie' Ennis daughter of Robert Strain Ennis and Frances Elizabeth Wark, About 1899, in Wolseley, North West Territory, CanadaG. North West Territory is now Saskatchewan.1 |
| Death | Thomas 'Tom' Phillips died in April 1949 in Armstrong, British Columbia, CanadaG.1 |
| Burial | He was buried on 27 April 1949 in Armstrong, British Columbia, CanadaG.1 |
| Daughter | Ina Phillips b. 21 December 1911 |
| Father | Thomas 'Tom' Phillips b. 1864, d. April 1949 |
| Mother | Esther 'Ettie' Ennis b. 1870, d. 26 November 1936 |
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| Name | Ina Phillips was also known as Ina Webster. |
| Name | She was also known as Ina Hayward. |
| Note | She was adopted by Tom and Ettie. Ina, their chosen daughter, was a niece of Tom. Ina was one of Herbert Phillips three children. Tom had a nurse bring her to Canada in 1949 and they adopted her. Ina and Tom took a trip to England but we don't know when. Ina said she had never known a kinder person than Ettie was. Ina was a clerk in the post office in Armstrong, British Columbia. She left home in 1940. She was married to a Mr. Webster but had no family and were divorced. She ater married Alvin Hayward and had two lovely children. The names, Alix, Clyde, and Stettler are names of towns in Canada that Ina remembers. This account can be found on pages 121 and 122 in the book, ' Ennis History ', published in 1979 by Jean Agnes (Ferguson) Smith. a biographyof Ina is on page 122. A photo of Ina can be found on page 121. |
| Birth | She was born on 21 December 1911, in Flare, Northampton, EnglandG.1 |
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| Note | The Reverend Thomas Wettenhall Rogers family lived sixteen miles south ofWolseley on 36-15-9, west of the second for many years. Mr. Rogers hadbeen born in Sussex, England in 1874 and came to Canada as a young man.He had procured work in the Grenfell post office for a few years, afterwhich he bought a homestead for $10 in the Baring district. On the first of July, 1896 he married Miss Agnes Fotheringham, who hadtaught school at different points in the Grenfell area. She was born atMerriton, Ontario, on the 29th of March, 1874 and had come west with herparents, one sister and five brothers in 1884. Mr. Fotheringham and theolder brothers built a sod house to live in until such time presenteditself that they could build one from lumber. For farm power for cultivating their land they used one pony and one ox,a far cry from the very large and modern equipment we see working theland in this day and age. Mr. Fotheringham taught school in the Moffat district and preached inchurch services in various homes close to Bonnie Brae, his home. He andhis sons built the Kirkfield Presbyterian Church in 1885 some threemiles from their home beside what is now known as #47 highway. Thechurch was burn down in April 1951 by a prairie stubble fire that got out of control andcompletely wiped out the church and all its contents and today a stonecairn stands close to where the church was built. Among the treasuredthings destroyed was a very large and beautiful Bible given to the churchby Andrew T. Fotheringham, on the fly leaf of which was a scroll done by J. T. M.Anderson who was principal of the Grenfell School, and later Premier ofSaskatchewan. All that is left now is a little cemetery, where some of the followingnames may be found: Gaw, McNabb, Frances, Gates, Auld, Orr, Rogers,Turner, Balding, Fotheringham, Telfer, Anderson. In the Centennial year, 1967, a stone cairn was placed on the site of theold church in honor of those old pioneers 'Who held fast to the faith ofour fathers, in the little white church in the snows' Rev. J. R. Wyber, B.A., B.D., conducted the dedication service assistedby Dr. A. E. Elliott. Mr. A. W. Fotheringham unveiled the memorial. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers had four children, the eldest being Mrs. VictorBurton ‘Vic’ (Muriel) Ennis, now of Grenfell, Lionel (deceased) whosewife, Elsie, lives in Winnipeg. Sydney (deceased), his wife, Myrtle, isin Grenfell and Mrs. Archie (Gwen) Hie in Wolseley. This account is stated in the book - ‘Bridging the Past -Wolseleyand District 1880-1980’, and was submitted by Mrs. Gwendolyn ‘Gwen’Marion (Rogers) Hie to that book on page 422. The additional statement about the church was copied from page 167 of thebook - 'Grit And Growth, The Story Of Grenfell', by Annie I. Yule, 1980edition. |
| Birth | Thomas Wettenhall Rogers was born in 1874, in Sussex, EnglandG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Agnes Annabella Fotheringham on 1 July 1896.1 |
| Daughter | Laura Muriel 'Muriel' Rogers+ b. 11 April 1897, d. 6 January 1992 |
| Son | Sydney 'Syd' Rogers+ b. 29 July 1901, d. 29 November 1970 |
| Daughter | Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Marion Rogers b. 17 December 1903, d. 21 June 1992 |
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| Name | Agnes Annabella Fotheringham was also known as Agnes Annabella Rogers. |
| Birth | She was born on 29 March 1874, in Merriton, Ontario, CanadaG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Thomas Wettenhall Rogers on 1 July 1896.1 |
| Daughter | Laura Muriel 'Muriel' Rogers+ b. 11 April 1897, d. 6 January 1992 |
| Son | Sydney 'Syd' Rogers+ b. 29 July 1901, d. 29 November 1970 |
| Daughter | Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Marion Rogers b. 17 December 1903, d. 21 June 1992 |
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| Note | William Lester and Myrtle Phoebe (McDonell) Main lived in Nipiwin, Canadain 1989. |
| Birth | William Lester Main was born on 25 January 1907, in Glenavon, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Myrtle Phoebe McDonell daughter of Capt. James Sterry McDonell and Phoebe Frances Lamb, on 10 December 1935, in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.1 |
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| Birth | Glenn Wallace Hill was born on 23 June 1910, in Corning, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Margaret Christina McDonell daughter of Capt. James Sterry McDonell and Phoebe Frances Lamb, on 3 April 1930, in Summerberry, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.1 |
| Death | Glenn Wallace Hill died on 11 December 1975 in Duncan, British Columbia, CanadaG.1 |
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| Birth | Christina Marguerite Hill was born on 12 May 1951, in Rossland, British Columbia, CanadaG.1 |
| Death | She died on 19 April 1954 in Rossland, British Columbia, CanadaG.1 |
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| Birth | Roy John Swanson was born on 10 May 1911, in Fillmore, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Flora McDonell daughter of Capt. James Sterry McDonell and Phoebe Frances Lamb, on 10 October 1938, in Fillmore, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.1 |