Edward's father, Ralph Easton Hammond

No date on photo, probably WW1

Born- July 8, 1892, Belle Plaine Iowa, county Benton , USA.

Catholic.

Married- Bridget Murray Gorman on May 5, 1926 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Died- July 25, 1955 in St.James, Manitoba

Ralph worked for the railroad as a lineman.

His father, Charles Perry Hammond,(Chas.) was born in New York State on Nov 27 1849. He was a Locomotive engineer in Iowa for the Santa Fe Railroad ,When Ralph was around 9, Charles moved his young family to Winnipeg, where he worked for CP Rail. (See letter of sympathy from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers upon the death of his wife at end of page)

Edward's mother, Betty Hammond (nee Bridget Murray Gorman),
Age 27, Winnipeg, 1925

Bridget Murray Gorman or "Betty" , Born Dec. 30, 1898 Lochgelly, Scotland (or Cowdenbeath. She emigrated to Canada in 1924. Her family heritage was Irish Catholic, from County Cork on the maternal side.

Betty worked in a bakery.

Married- May 5, 1926 Winnipeg

Died- May 11, 1989 Toronto, Age 90

Betty Hammond (nee Bridget Murray Gorman),
Age 90, Winnipeg, 1988 (Photo: Linda Hammond)

Sympathy letter, written to Chas.Hammond upon the death of his wife, Fanny Lavina Cascaden, in 1907. Fanny was born June 26, 1865 in Southampton, Bruce, Ontario and died June 3, 1907, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Buried in Brandon Manitoba )