Francis Gordon PopeAge: 75 years1918–1993
- Name
- Francis Gordon Pope
Birth | February 14, 1918 38 39 |
Alias | Tub or Tubby yes |
Death of a paternal grandmother | Susannah Heale April 16, 1921 (Age 3 years) |
Death of a paternal grandfather | George Pope April 29, 1921 (Age 3 years) |
Residence | Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter June 1, 1921 (Age 3 years) |
Death of a maternal grandmother | Kate Coombs February 6, 1946 (Age 27 years) |
Death of a father | William Pope July 17, 1954 (Age 36 years) |
Death of a mother | Amy Madeline Innes November 24, 1968 (Age 50 years) |
Death of a sister | Amy Madeline Pope January 22, 1991 (Age 72 years) |
Race | English yes |
Death | May 30, 1993 (Age 75 years) |
Burial |
Family with parents |
father |
William Pope Birth: December 2, 1879 44 39 — Bow, Devon, England Death: South Burnaby — July 17, 1954 — Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
mother |
Amy Madeline Innes Birth: September 10, 1878 33 22 — Hackney, Middlesex, England Death: November 24, 1968 — British Columbia, Canada |
Marriage: November 28, 1905 — Islington, London, England |
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5 months elder sister |
Amy Madeline Pope Birth: May 3, 1906 26 27 — Tottenham, London, England Death: January 22, 1991 |
2 years elder brother |
William James Innes Pope Birth: July 25, 1908 28 29 — Como, Quebec, Canada Death: farm accident — August 11, 1997 — University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
1 year elder sister |
Winnifred Eva Pope Birth: August 9, 1909 29 30 — Como, Quebec, Canada Death: September 28, 2006 |
2 years elder sister |
Marguerite Kate Pope Birth: September 2, 1911 31 32 — Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada Death: August 24, 2008 — Ryley, Alberta, Canada |
5 years elder brother |
Robbert Ernest Victor Pope Birth: March 30, 1916 36 37 — Montréal, Quebec, Canada Death: September 9, 2006 |
23 months himself |
Francis Gordon Pope Birth: February 14, 1918 38 39 — Senneville, Quebec, Canada Death: May 30, 1993 |
Family with Helen Medwid |
himself |
Francis Gordon Pope Birth: February 14, 1918 38 39 — Senneville, Quebec, Canada Death: May 30, 1993 |
wife |
Helen Medwid Birth: January 1, 1927 — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Death: September 15, 2008 — Alberta, Canada |
daughter |
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Shared note | "Volunteered September 5 1940 at age twenty-two years, he served in Canada and in the United Kingdom as an air force mechanic. He got his Mechanic ticket in Chicago Illinois, in 1939. He worked on the airplanes and got them ready for action. Tub would tell about watching the planes come back from their missions and as he listened to them, he would know what had to be fixed for the next day. When stationed in England he visited with family members there. With the rank of Corporal he was discharged in Calgary Alberta February 27 1945. He received the following medals: The 1939 - 1945 Star, the 1939- 1945 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Diamond Jubilee 60 Georgius VII GBR Omn, Georgius VI D: G. BR." -- Pope Family Chronicles, 2007 "Francis Pope married Helen Medwid of Edmonton. They have five children -- Marilyn, Gordon, Kenneth, Donald and David. Marilyn married Bert Podruzny of Ryley. They live in Calgary and have three daughters -- Charmaine, Marcie and Tracy. Gordon married Cheryl Bratrud of Ryley and they now live in Edmonton. Kenneth married Angeline Kudrowich of Ryley. They live in Fort Saskatchewan and have two children, Shawn and Melanie. Donald married Susan Ingram of Tofield, they live in Lethbridge and have a son, Kearn. David is attending school at Ryley." -- The Beaver Tales History of Ryley and District, 1980ish |