Rice Family

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Bob Rice, Photographer

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Black and white negative of a photograph of the Rice family on the porch of their residence on the south side of Rossland Road, west of Brock Street.

Back row: Mrs. Mary Ann Rice (nee Annis; 1839-1903), W. Collins, Jim Phipps, Jim Rice (1856-1934), Jim Pengelly, Ethel R. Pengelly, James Rice (1807-1898), Edie Rice, Mrs. Nancy Rice (nee Park; 1819-1894).
Second row: Sam Rice (1861-1931), Bobby McAllister, Jocie Rice, Annie Rice (1871- ).
Front row: Mable Rice (1875 - ), Mary Coolidge.

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James Rice ( 1807-1898) was born in Devonshire, England. He came to Canada sometime in the 1830s and married Nancy Park of Ireland at Whitby Township in 1840. The couple had 10 surviving children: Mary Rice (1841-1921), John (1843-1920), Ann (1846-1932), George (1848-1858), Thomas (1851-1904), Charlotte (1853-1893), James (1856-1934), Samuel (1861-1931), Robert Lyons (1866 - ).

John Rice married Anna Jane Murray (1845-1871) in 1845 and had two daughters. He then married Mary Ann Annis (1839-1903) and had two more daughters. John was appointed Official Assignee of the County of Ontario in 1877 and also served as secretary treasurer of Ontario Ladies' College.

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