Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1901-1930 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Nicholas Wood Blackburn was a farmer from Madoc Township, Ontario.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Fannie Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Bateman was the daughter of Thomas M. Bateman and Minerva (Robinso) of Concession 3 Lot 23 in Madoc Township, Ontario. She married Nicholas Wood Blackburn on 25 March 1903.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Carol (Blackburn) Duffin in May 2011.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection contains:
1) Twelve letters from Nicholas Wood Blackburn to his future wife, Fannie Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Bateman and one from Lizzie to Nicholas, 1901-1902. Letters from Nicholas were written from Marmora, Blairton, Rat Portage [Kenora], Macdonald (Manitoba), Millbridge, Coe Hill Mines, L'Amable Station, and Turriff.
2) Colour photocopy of certificate of marriage of Nicholas Wood Blackburn and Fannie E. Bateman, 25 March1903
3) Last will and testament of Nicholas Wood Blackburn of Madoc Township, 1918
4) Photocopied diary entries of Lizzie Blackburn at the time of Nicholas's last illness, 1929-1930
5) Photocopy of a letter from the nurse who tended Nicholas Blackburn before his death, 1 January 1930