• Archibald Walter Longhurst
  • born June 8, 1877 in Oro County, Ontario
  • married on June 5, 1901, in Barrie, Ontario, to Fannie Esther Burton (born March 10, 1878 in Cookstown, Ontario)
  • in direct line to Alfred Thomas Burton Longhurst
  • see census links above (for the family)
  • for full details, see this page...

• Alfred Thomas Longhurst
  • born January 17, 1879 in Oro County, Ontario
  • record of birth
  • occupation: butcher
  • married June 27, 1900, in Ingersoll, Ontario, to Florence ("Florrie") Derbridge (born c1878, in England, daughter of Joseph Derbridge and Eliza Dillie), witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Stevens of Ingersoll
  • record of marriage
  • children:
    • May Victoria Longhurst
      • born May 24, 1901, in Ingersoll, Ontario
      • religion: Methodist
      • married May 24, 1919, to Samuel Robert Wilkinson (labourer, born in 1901, in Ridgetown, Ontario; son of John Wilfred Wilkinson and Ruth Cattle)
      • record of marriage, witness Archie Longhurst, clergyman George T. Watts
      • children:
        • Dorothy Eileen Wilkinson
          • born March 12, 1920, in St. Thomas, Ontario
          • child born to Dorothy:
          • (Dorothy) married Murray Eugene Shackleton
          • child born to Dorothy and Murray:
          • (Dorothy Eileen Longhurst) died October 7, 1985, in St. Thomas, Ontario

• (May Victoria Longhurst) died January 1, 1953, in St. Thomas, Ontario

• Archibald Thomas Longhurst
  • born October 25, 1903, in Ingersoll, Ontario
  • record of birth

• Mary Florence Longhurst
  • born December 23, 1909, in Barrie, Ontario

• Harvey Ernest Longhurst
  • born December 4, 1912, in Hamilton, Ontario

• Alfred Thomas Longhurst died 1966

• Gold Floribelle ("Goldie") Longhurst
  • born January 21, 1882 in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth
  • married September 15, 1900, to John Bell of Collingwood (born January 27, 1879, in Holland Landing, Ontario, son of David Bell and Eunice Baker)
  • marriage witnesses were V.M. Cooper and P.J. Bartley of Barrie
  • record of marriage
  • children:
    • John Donald Bell
      • born August 10, 1903, in Barrie, Ontario
      • record of birth

• Harold Frank Bell
  • born August 13, 1907, in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth

• note: at time of son Harold's birth, their address was 115 Owen Street, Barrie, and John's occupation was labourer
• note : census of 1901 for Collingwood, Ontario, reports that John Bell worked in a pork factory, as did Wesley Soule (see above connection)
• note: 1901 census shows Goldie Bell, age 19, wife of John Bell, as above
• note : this family and the Soule family (see connection above) were either neighbours or lived in the same house, according to the census

• Edward James Longhurst
  • born December 23, 1883 in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth
  • occupation: labourer
  • married July 23, 1908, in Waubashene, Ontario, to Janet Cheetham
  • died November 5, 1920 in Fort William, in an accident in a quarry (a fall perhaps - fractured skull, shock and internal injuries, immediate)
  • address at time of death was 182 East Brock Street (Fort William being Thunder Bay now)
  • buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Thunder Bay
  • record of death

• Frank Longhurst
  • born Aug. 15, 1885, in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth
  • married August 30, 1916, in Barrie, Ontario to Albertha V. (Virette) Pearson (born 1892, daughter of John Pearson and ______ Corbett)
  • marriage certificate

• Mary Anne Longhurst
  • born May 17, 1887, in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth, #031850
  • link to familysearch.org to see the whole record (may require login)

• Harold Emmerson Longhurst
  • born Sep. 3, 1889, in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth
  • married on February 4, 1922, in Stratford, Ontario, to Ethel Hockridge (daughter of John Hockridge and Annie? Hart)
  • record of marriage
  • Harold a Presbyterian and merchant, Ethel a Methodist and clerk
  • note: two "M"'s in Emmerson, in Harold's signature on record of marriage, only one on record of birth

• Rachel Pearl Longhurst
  • born Feb. 10, 1891, in Barrie, Ontario
  • family address at this time was Bradford Street, Barrie
  • record of birth
  • "Congregationalist"
  • married February 26, 1912, in Whitby, Ontario, to James Charles Smith, of "the municipality of the city of Toronto" since February 2, 1912 (born 1888, in Whitby, Ontario, son of James Smith, a grain buyer, and Mary Clark)
  • record of marriage

• this article reports the wounding of Herbert Longhurst in WWI, son of Mrs.Charles Smith.

• Harvey Longhurst
  • born Sep. 3, 1892, in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth
  • see many small details on WWI recruitment record

  • Harvey died in 1961. He is bured in the same location as his mother and father, see details below.

• Violet Longhurst
  • born Feb 4, 1895, in Barrie, Ontario

• record of birth

• married Lorne Matchett (born 1896)

• Lorne died in 1964. Violet died in 1980. Both are buried in Sixth Line Cemetery, in Lefroy, Ontario, just south of Barrie. See location photos below.
• Lorne Matchett (aged 35 in 1931) could be the inspiration for Archibald Thomas Longhurst and wife Lulu naming their 5th son Lorne. Lorne and Violet seemed to have lived close to Violet's parents since they are buried nearby in the same cemetery. Archibald Thomas would be a grandson of Archibald John.

• Augusta Longhurst
  • born August 1, 1896, in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of birth
  • died August 20, 1896, in Barrie, Ontario
  • record of death shows cause of death as cholera infantum (gastroenteritis, fatal in some children, not exactly cholera but similar symptoms)

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The passing of Archibald John Longhurst and Mary Martha Looker...

• Archibald John Longhurst died May 12, 1929, in Thornhill, Ontario "at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Smith".
• Ailments noted in the record of death were "several years" of heart disease (as cause of death), and three years of arthritis.
• Archibald John Longhurst was buried on May 14, 1929, in the 6th Line Cemetery, in Lefroy, Ontario, just south of Barrie). Archie's sister Christiana (Legge) informed the Registrar.
• The gravestone reads... Archibald Longhurst, 1849-1929; his beloved wife Mary M. Longhurst, 1853-1938; (son) Harvey Longhurst, 1892-1961.
• Mary Martha Looker died April 8, 1936, in Ontario. She is buried with husband Archibald.

Barrie Examiner, Thursday, May 16, 1929. Obituary, Archibald Longhurst. Archibald Longhurst, an old resident of Barrie and Innisfil Township, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 1929, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Smith, Thornhill, after an illness of over ten years with rheumatism. Born October 14, 1849, in Vaughan Township, deceased farmed for a time in Innisfil and carried on the trade of butcher in Barrie for thirty years, later taking up building and cement contracting. In religion he was a Presbyterian and in politics he was a Conservative. He is survived by his wife, formerly Mary Martha Looker, and eleven of his family of fifteen children, namely, Mrs. Wesley Soules, North Bay; Mrs. John Black, Chicago; Mrs. Chas. Smith, Thornhill; Mrs. Lorne Matchett, Churchill; Mrs. jos. Price, Fort William and Mrs. Thos. Somers, Woodstock and Walter Longhurst, Belleville; Thomas, Chatham; Frank, Barrie; Harold, Chicago; and Harvey on the homestead, Sixth Line, Innisfil. The funeral on Tuesday, May 15, was attended by many relatives and friends, services were conducted by Rev. J. McEwen with interment in Sixth Line Cemetery.

• Barrie Examiner, Thursday, May 16, 1929, obituary. Click on this link for full page.