Aunt Patsy

Fifteen year old Aunt Patsy with my Uncle Donald in 1941 Verdun.

Patsy and family

seated back: my Uncle Donald, Patsy, Sadie Matchett (a neighbor and family friend identified by my Uncle Donald). front: my grandfather, Donald Nosworthy, unknown boy (I assume one of Patsy's sons, likely Wayne), grandmother Annie/Nan Nosworthy, Patsy's husband Ron Wightman. Taken 1953 in Verdun?

Is anyone still in touch with any of the Wightmans?

Maralyn adds: This is the house that my Father helped Uncle Ronald to build. The house was located in Greenfield Park on Devonshire Rd. Greenfield Park is on the south shore across the bridge from Montreal.

Toronto 1953

Roy's son, Gordie, Don's children (my uncle and mother), Donald and Peggy. This was taken in 1953 at the 'water works' on the shore of Lake Ontario. This is at the bottom of the hill from Roy's house. Swimming is no longer allowed there.

Ville LaSalle

This is my mother, Peggy Nosworthy, my Uncle Donald, my grandmother Annie (Cumming), then I don't know the young mother and two small children, and finally, my grandfather Donald Nosworthy. The photo is simply labeled, Ville LaSalle, which I know is a borough of Montreal. This was taken when the family came from Kansas City to visit the Canadian relatives. Any help on the unidentified people?

OK, Maralyn (Johnston) LeBlanc has cleared this one up. She writes: " The Mother in the photo is my Aunt Margaret (my Uncle Billie's wife). The boy standing is Richard and the boy being held is Russell (earlier mistaken for Russell and Linda). Uncle Billie was still living in Lasalle in the 1960's when my husband & I lived close by on 40th Avenue, Riverside Park, Lasalle. "

Russell's wife, Yvonne, wrote to correct the identity of the children here as Linda was not yet born. Also of note, Billy and his family retained the 'E' and spell their name Noseworthy.

Mary Nosworthy

Greatgrandmother Mary Falconer (Boliver) Nosworthy.

Born January 03, 1887 in Italy Cross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Italy Cross is an unincorporated area just outside of Bridgewater. Boliver cousins still live on and farm parts of the original homestead. The second photo is with her daughters, Yvonne and Myrtle, dated July 1973. Third photo is her grave marker, shared with Teddy, at Mount Royal Cemetery. She died September 09, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec.

Donald Nosworthy

Donald C. Nosworthy, my grandfather. Although he never saw action or went overseas he served in the artillery at home. He was quite proud of this picture probably taken in the late 1930s.

Buddy in Australia

Here are a couple of Uncle Buddy. These were taken in the early 1960s when he lived in Australia.

Original slides scans contributed by Glenn Nosworthy.

Uncle Bruce again

A later photo of Bruce, perhaps the 1960s. Photo provided by his son, Bob.

Uncle Bruce

The youngest of the brood, Uncle Bruce nicknamed "Geegaw", sometime in the 1930s.

Aunt Peggy

Peggy (Nosworthy) Johnston and her husband, Eddy Johnston. I am not sure of the dates. Photos provided by their daughter, Maralyn.

Maralyn adds: My Mother wrote a date on back of that photo of her: January 18, 1935. She was 22 yrs. old. I have a feeling that the photo of my Father was taken at the same time. He was 25 yrs. old.

Myrtle and John

Aunt Myrtle (Nosworthy) and husband John Reid. Myrtle was the first child of Alfred and Mary and I believe the only one born in Halifax, Nova Scotia before the family moved to Quebec City.

Maralyn LeBlanc adds: " Her family and your grandfather's family (my Uncle Donald) lived next door to each other on 4th Avenue in Verdun in the 1940's. My family lived close by at 743 Richard Avenue in Verdun. Your mother & I chummed around together as children. Myrtle had a great personality and was very ambitious. She and my Uncle John were at my wedding in April 1958. She entertained us in her Westmount home and later on in her apartment block on L'Acadie Blvd. in the Town of Mount Royal. "

Mary, Sandy, Yvonne

I don't know the first two people. Third from the left is greatgrandmother, Mary (Bolivar) Nosworthy, then Sandy Farr, another unknown, and Yvonne (Nosworthy) Farr, Sandy's mother.

Lolly, Billy

Uncle Lolly and Uncle Billy, 1940s.

Lolly served in an armored division in WW II. His tank was hit in a battle and he was left for dead. After the battle cleared he was found alive but severely burned.

Maybe someone else can fill in more on this incredible story....

Buddy, Granny

Uncle Buddy with his mother, Mary (Bolivar) Nosworthy, in 1940. Buddy was in the RCAF. He joined up as an enlisted man, but was promoted to Lieutenant. He served with a firefighting crew at an Air Force base in Britain in the war.

Buddy & Grace

Uncle Buddy with his wife, Grace (Telford), perhaps when they were still dating. They married in 1939.

Glenn Nosworthy has cleaned up the original photo and I have added it here.

Based on Maralyn's comments on the previous post I am going to assume this was taken at the same time and place. That is at Plattsburgh Beach, New York in 1939. They were at the beach with Peggy and Eddie Johnston.

Peggy & Eddie

Peggy (Harriette Margaret Nosworthy) and her husband, Eddie Johnston. 1930s ??

Their daughter Maralyn adds this:

They are my parents and the photo was taken at Plattsburgh Beach, New York in 1939. They were at the beach with my Uncle Bud & Aunt Grace that day. Bye the way, Uncle Bud & Aunt Grace were my Godparents.

Buddy

Uncle Buddy in 1937. Pretty sharp dresser. He could have been in movies.

Billy and Roy.

Uncle Billy in the 1940s.

Greatgrandpa Nosworthy

Alfred George Nosworthy. This is the only photo that I have ever seen of the "Old Man", as my grandfather referred to him. This was taken by Yvonne sometime in the 1960s. She was the only one of his children to maintain contact with him. He was self employed as an architect in Montreal.

When I visited Yvonne in the early 1990s she showed me this photo and trusted me to take it home to Kansas City, create a copy negative, and mail it back to her.

There is not much to tell about Alfred. My grandfather always said the old man was from St Johns NF and that he was adopted. That is not to say that he was not a Nosworthy. He would likely be adopted by an aunt or uncle but who knows. He was probably from the St Johns area but not necessarily from St Johns. I have a copy of the marriage certificate and it lists his parents as Samuel and Harriet Noseworthy, no maiden name given for his mother. I haven't been able to track anything else on him. There are lots of stories regarding his origins, that his mother was a native, that he may have been from the West Indies.

He made his way to Nova Scotia where he married Mary Bolivar in 1907, listing his occupation as carpenter at that time. I was told once that they met when he was working with a carnival. They had their first childen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Myrtle in 1907 and Roy in 1909. They then moved to Quebec City where most of the children were born, Roy through Teddy, and finally to Montreal where they had Billy, Dorothy, Patsy and Bruce. This would put the move from Quebec City to Montreal taking place between 1919 and 1922.

Surely their must be other photos of him somewhere.

Nosworthys in World War II

From a Montreal newspaper in 1940.

text reads: Five brothers in the Armed Forces of Canada is the proud record of the Nosworthy family. Sons of Mrs. Mary Nosworthy of 936 Calumet Place, and all born and educated in Montreal, they are shown above, including two who are on active service overseas. From left to right in order of their ages, they are: AC-1 Roy Nosworthy, 31, now at S.F.P.S., Dauphin, Man., Cpl. Melville (Buddy) Nosworthy, 28, at R.C.A.F. headquarters here; Pte. Louis (Lolly) Nosworthy, 25, in the Royal Montreal Regiment; Pte. Edward (Teddy) Nosworthy, 23, Royal Montreal Regiment; and Pte. William (Billy) Nosworthy, 19, in the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps. Edward led the parade to the recruiting offices joining up right after the outbreak of the war, to be followed by Louis a month later, with Melville, Roy and William signing on quickly afterward in that order. Melville, Louis and William were employed by the Canadian Car & Foundry Co. and Roy and Edward also had steady jobs with other firms before they decided to don the King's uniform.

Lolly, Yvonne, Sandy, Roy

Lolly, Yvonne, Sandy Farr (Yvonne's daughter), unknown (maybe Roy's wife Margaret?), Roy. 1960s.

Greatgrandma Nosworthy & daughters

Standing left to right, Peggy, Yvonne, and Myrtle, with their mother Mary (Bolivar) Nosworthy. Maybe mid 1970s.

Yvonne & Bert

Aunt Yvonne (Nosworthy) with her husband Bert Farr in 1941.

Teddy, Yvonne, Lolly

Here we have, left to right, Teddy, Yvonne, and Lolly in the 1940s.

Uncle Roy

Here are a couple of photos of Uncle Roy Nosworthy (Cecil Leroy). I assume the colour one was taken in Toronto in the late 1970s or early 1980s and the black and white is from the 1960s.

I believe he was the first one of the family to move away from Montreal. My family stayed at his home on a trip in 1963. The house is on Silver Birch Ave in The Beaches neighborhood of Toronto.

I remember he had an extensive scrapbook of boxing newspaper clippings. One night we walked down to Queen Street to watch the pony races which I thought was quite exciting at the age of eight.

My Grandparents and Mom

My Grandparents, Annie (Cumming) and Donald Clare Nosworthy, holding my mom Peggy (Margaret Dollina Nosworthy) in 1938. This was taken in Verdun, Quebec, now a borough of Montreal.