Letter, Margaret Jones to Barry and Stewart Jones, 30 August 1942
Description
- Creators
- Jones, Margaret, Author
- Jones, Barry; Jones, Stewart, Recipient
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Correspondence
- Description
- A single-page (front and back) handwritten letter from Margaret Jones to her sons Barry and Stewart Jones. In her letter, she mentions that she had intended to send an Air Mail letter with some snapshots of the family but since they did not have the photographs yet she will do so later. The boys’ cousins Jean and Pat were there for a visit and since they were taking the train in Wolverhampton, Margaret Jones took them to the pictures to see The Jungle Book.
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
- Copley
Pattingham
Aug 30th 1942
My Dear Boys,
My intention was to write an Air Letter this week-end, because I fully expected that we should have [printouts?] of the snapshots that Bob Gillin took: I thought it a good idea to send them by air mail so that they would be more certain of reaching you. – Surely they will be here by Tuesday or Wed. So that I shall send an Air letter then, but this is just a short note because I did not want to miss ---
Jean + Pat have been here all week + we’ve all had a very nice time. Jean teased George (the Dutchman) all the time but I don’t think he minded. The cutting of the wheat was finished [one?] dinner time
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+ they were very excited when al the rabbits came out. Jean caught a very baby one alive + put it in a box but it didn’t live long. – I had to put them on the train at Wolverhampton so as “The Jungle Book” was on at the pictures we went to see it. Pat was a little bit frightened at some parts but Jean wanted to sit through it all over again! –
It is a [fortnight?] now since we heard from you so maybe we’ll get a letter tomorrow! Wouldn’t that be just lovely? –
Daddy is fine + we’re hoping for a good spell of weather to finish the harvest. Today has been wet + Dr. Curtis + his wife have been here so it was a pity about the rain.
You’ll maybe get the Air Mail before this – but anyway lots + lots of Love – Mummy. - Date of Original
- August 30, 1942
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Jones, Margaret ; Jones, Barry ; Jones, Stewart ; Gillin, Bob
- Local identifier
- 2017AM001.059
- 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: 54.61667 Longitude: -1.86667
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- Recommended Citation
- Letter, Margaret Jones to Barry and Stewart Jones, 30 August 1942. E. Ann McRae Personal Collection, Item No. 2017AM001.059
- 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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