Letter, Margaret Jones to Barry and Stewart Jones, 16 May 1942
Description
- Creators
- Jones, Margaret, Author
- Jones, Barry; Jones, Stewart
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Correspondence
- Description
- A two-page handwritten letter from Margaret Jones to her sons Barry and Stewart. She discusses the boys’ Easter holidays (remarking that there were no Easter eggs made in England that year) and admits that she was sick in bed with the flu the week before. It was also their 11th wedding anniversary and she congratulates Barry on his upcoming 10th birthday.
The last page of the letter is missing.
1. Whitsuntide – the name used especially in Britain and Ireland for the Christian festival of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ’s disciples
The letter was provided by E. Ann McRae. - Notes
- The Pate-Jones Collection consists of some photographs of the family members and a large group of letters. The majority of the letters are written by Margaret nee Wilson, and some by her husband Howard Jones, to their sons Barry and Stewart Jones, or to Mr. and Mrs. Pate. From 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, Barry and Stewart lived with Margaret’s second cousin Andrew Wilson Pate and his wife Mary Herron nee McClure at the Brantwood Farm. The original farm was founded by Andrew’s father James Pate, and was situated on the south side of Powerline Road and Gretzky Parkway, which at that time, was considered part of the County of Brant.
The correspondences cover from detail Margaret Jones’ dilemma in settling her boys with virtual strangers, her return trip to England to rejoin the war effort there, news of farm life in England, the concern that England might lose the war, and the anguish of both families when Andrew Pate died in 1944, leaving his teenage son to run Brantwood Farms. These letters are therefore a fascinating way to conceptualize how the war affected daily life in Canada locally, and in England.
In recent decades, the original Brantwood Farm that was situated on the south side of Powerline Road was sold by the Pate family for development. The farms are now located on the north side of Powerline Road, and consist of several farms belonging to several Pate families, mostly within the County of Brant, remaining a thriving local establishment to this day. - Inscriptions
- Pattingham
Wolverhampton
May 16th 1942
My Dear Barry + Stewart,
A letter arrived from Stewart this week written after you had been to the Pictures. I expect that was in your Easter Holidays - - And wow it is nearly Whitsuntide 1 ! – A letter from Uncle Ted says that he sent you Easter Eggs for Easter (so you were alright) – There were none made over here this year. –
I am sorry that I missed writing last week-end, but I suddenly + most unexpectedly had a nasty turn of ‘flu. - - I thought that t was past the time for having ‘flu for another year so I was most indignant!! Anyway I had to be in bed for a few days but we
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Managed to muddle through. Does Stewart have any colds nowadays? I hope not, now that he is minus his tonsils. – And how about Jim? I never seem to hear anything about Jim. How is he getting on? - -
Actually, last week-end was the anniversary of our wedding – We have been married for eleven years. The next event is Barry’s 10th Birthday. We shall send a cable but as this letter may reach you by June 11th “Many Happy Returns” to Barry - - A Happy June 11th - - + I hope to ^see you before you are eleven!
Of course, I have not been out anyway this week, but Uncle George +
[rest of letter missing] - Date of Original
- May 16, 1942
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Jones, Margaret ; Jones, Barry ; Jones, Stewart
- Local identifier
- 2017AM001.048
- Collection
- E. Ann McRae Personal Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1334 Longitude: -80.26636 -
England, United Kingdom
Latitude: 52.5891 Longitude: -2.26538
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Letter, Margaret Jones to Barry and Stewart Jones, 9 August 1943. E. Ann McRae Personal Collection, Item No. 2017AM001.048
- Terms of Use
- The information and images provided are for personal research only and are not to be used for commercial purposes. Use of this information should include the credit "provided by Ann McRae"
- Contact
- County of Brant Public LibraryEmail:digitalhistory@brant.ca
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