Age: 63 or 64 or 65 yrs {articles conflict}
Birth: 1864, Isle of Man
Death: 20 Oct 1929, at residence
Residence: West 5th Ave., Vancouver, BC;
In Vancouver: 9 yrs
Previous residences:
- Edmonton, Alberta; 14 yrs
- Calgary, Alberta
- came to Western Canada as a youth
Military: Veteran, Riel Rebellion; joined General Strange's Scouts; scout and dispatch runner. Based at Fort Edmonton.
Occupation:
- in business in Vancouver, BC; since 1920
- former alderman; Edmonton, Alberta; served 1 term on Edmonton city council; 1911 & 1912
- pioneer merchant; Edmonton, Alberta
- a founder, firm of Gorman, Clancy & Grindley; a partner for 13 yrs
- after the rebellion, joined J.H. Ashdown hardward firm, Winnipeg, Manitoba; one of their first employees. Until 1893.
- 1893, formed hardware business Lindow & Grindley; Fort Saskatchewan
- 1896, joined pioneer hardward firm, Ross Bros. Limited; Edmonton, Alberta
- manager, hardware department, Revillon company; at that time operating just south of the Johnstone-Walker department store, Edmonton, Alberta.
- abt 1907, with Sam Gorman & Mr. Clancy, formed Gorman, Clancy & Grindley, a builders' supplies firm; until 1920.
- 1920, took over the Vancouver branch, operating it under the name T.M. Grindley & company.
Memberships & affiliations:
- involved member of the Liberal party
- member, Masons
- active in civic affairs
Survived by:
- wife
- daughter, Mrs. Cecil C. Sutherland; Edmonton, Alberta
- daughter, Mrs. H.H. Gowan; Vancouver, BC or Edmonton, Alberta {articles conflict}
- 7 grandchildren
- brother, Frank Grindley; attorney-general's department
- brother, R.J; Isle of Man
- brother, W.C.; Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- brother, E.K.; Edmonton, Alberta
- 1 sister; Isle of Man
- sister, Mrs. L.M. Kamp; Vancouver, BC
Funeral service: 24 Oct 1929, St. Mark's Church, Vancouver, BC
Interment: Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
References:
- "Thomas M. Grindley Ex-Alderman Here, Dies at Vancouver -- Was Pioneer Merchant and Veteran of Riel Rebellion --...", Edmonton Journal, 22 Oct 1929; page 13. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Thomas M. Grindley To Be Buried Here Thursday Afternoon", The Province (Vancouver, BC) 23 Oct 1929; page 36. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Deaths", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 23 Oct 1929; page 25. Newspapers.com. Web.
---
BC Death Registration: 1929-09-416921
Name: Thomas Maltby Grindley
Age: 64 yrs
Birth: 8 Nov 1864, Isle of Man
Death: 20 Oct 1929, Vancouver, BC
Status: Married
Father: Thomas Grindley
Mother: Esther Maltby
---
Age: 63 or 64 or 65 yrs {articles conflict}
Birth: 1864, Isle of Man
Death: 20 Oct 1929, at residence
Residence: West 5th Ave., Vancouver, BC;
In Vancouver: 9 yrs
Previous residences:
- Edmonton, Alberta; 14 yrs
- Calgary, Alberta
- came to Western Canada as a youth
Military: Veteran, Riel Rebellion; joined General Strange's Scouts; scout and dispatch runner. Based at Fort Edmonton.
Occupation:
- in business in Vancouver, BC; since 1920
- former alderman; Edmonton, Alberta; served 1 term on Edmonton city council; 1911 & 1912
- pioneer merchant; Edmonton, Alberta
- a founder, firm of Gorman, Clancy & Grindley; a partner for 13 yrs
- after the rebellion, joined J.H. Ashdown hardward firm, Winnipeg, Manitoba; one of their first employees. Until 1893.
- 1893, formed hardware business Lindow & Grindley; Fort Saskatchewan
- 1896, joined pioneer hardward firm, Ross Bros. Limited; Edmonton, Alberta
- manager, hardware department, Revillon company; at that time operating just south of the Johnstone-Walker department store, Edmonton, Alberta.
- abt 1907, with Sam Gorman & Mr. Clancy, formed Gorman, Clancy & Grindley, a builders' supplies firm; until 1920.
- 1920, took over the Vancouver branch, operating it under the name T.M. Grindley & company.
Memberships & affiliations:
- involved member of the Liberal party
- member, Masons
- active in civic affairs
Survived by:
- wife
- daughter, Mrs. Cecil C. Sutherland; Edmonton, Alberta
- daughter, Mrs. H.H. Gowan; Vancouver, BC or Edmonton, Alberta {articles conflict}
- 7 grandchildren
- brother, Frank Grindley; attorney-general's department
- brother, R.J; Isle of Man
- brother, W.C.; Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- brother, E.K.; Edmonton, Alberta
- 1 sister; Isle of Man
- sister, Mrs. L.M. Kamp; Vancouver, BC
Funeral service: 24 Oct 1929, St. Mark's Church, Vancouver, BC
Interment: Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
References:
- "Thomas M. Grindley Ex-Alderman Here, Dies at Vancouver -- Was Pioneer Merchant and Veteran of Riel Rebellion --...", Edmonton Journal, 22 Oct 1929; page 13. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Thomas M. Grindley To Be Buried Here Thursday Afternoon", The Province (Vancouver, BC) 23 Oct 1929; page 36. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Deaths", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 23 Oct 1929; page 25. Newspapers.com. Web.
---
BC Death Registration: 1929-09-416921
Name: Thomas Maltby Grindley
Age: 64 yrs
Birth: 8 Nov 1864, Isle of Man
Death: 20 Oct 1929, Vancouver, BC
Status: Married
Father: Thomas Grindley
Mother: Esther Maltby
---
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement