Douglas Christopher Thew1922–
- Name
- Douglas Christopher Thew
- Type
- birth name
- Given names
- Douglas Christopher
- Surname
- Thew
| Birth | 1922 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eliza Francis Thew November 20, 1949 (Age 27 years) |
| Event | Return to Canada with wife & 2 children February 1952 (Age 30 years)Note: Franconia was returned to Cunard in June 1948 and was refitted on Clydeside; finally resuming passenger service on 2 June 1949 on the Liverpool to Quebec and Liverpool to Halifax routes.[1] In this role, Franconia brought many postwar immigrants and refugees to Canada. The ship sailed from Liverpool 28 June 1949 and arrived Quebec 5 July and sailed from Liverpool again 21 July arriving Quebec 28 July. In July 1950 she went aground on the Île d'Orléans in the Saint Lawrence River after leaving Quebec.[13] After being pulled off the reef she was repaired and resumed in service on the Canadian run in September 1950.[14] The Franconia was retired in 1956 with her fleetmate RMS Ascania having been replaced on the Canadian run by the Saxonia, Ivernia and the Carinthia.[10] |
| Death of a brother | Victor Clarence Thew 2000 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a wife | Iris Ivy Ewart about 2004 (Age 82 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: August 7, 1891 — Queen Charlottes Hospital, Marylebone, London, England Military: Canadian Expeditionary Force — September 22, 1914 Death: |
| mother |
Mabel Annie Flint Birth: December 28, 1890 — Ontario Canada Death: |
| elder brother |
Victor Clarence Thew Birth: 1919 Death: 2000 |
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4 years himself |
Douglas Christopher Thew Birth: 1922 |
| brother |
Private |
| Family with Iris Ivy Ewart |
| himself |
Douglas Christopher Thew Birth: 1922 |
| wife |
Iris Ivy Ewart Birth: 1922 Death: about 2004 |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| Event | Franconia was returned to Cunard in June 1948 and was refitted on Clydeside; finally resuming passenger service on 2 June 1949 on the Liverpool to Quebec and Liverpool to Halifax routes.[1] In this role, Franconia brought many postwar immigrants and refugees to Canada. The ship sailed from Liverpool 28 June 1949 and arrived Quebec 5 July and sailed from Liverpool again 21 July arriving Quebec 28 July. In July 1950 she went aground on the Île d'Orléans in the Saint Lawrence River after leaving Quebec.[13] After being pulled off the reef she was repaired and resumed in service on the Canadian run in September 1950.[14] The Franconia was retired in 1956 with her fleetmate RMS Ascania having been replaced on the Canadian run by the Saxonia, Ivernia and the Carinthia.[10] |
- Generation 1
Douglas Christopher Thew, son of Sydney Christopher Thew and Mabel Annie Flint, was born in 1922. He married Iris Ivy Ewart.
Douglas Christopher Thew and Iris Ivy Ewart had 2 children.