Beatrice Grace Varley, RN^{[1, 2, 3]}

1908 - 2005  (96 years)

Barry's Mother (Relationship supported by Ancestry DNA tests)

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• Name	Beatrice Grace Varley  [4]
  Suffix	RN
  Birth	12 May 1908	Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5]
  	Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911 about Bestrice GraceVarley Name: Bestrice Grace Varley Date of Birth: 12 May 1908 Gender: Female Birth County: Halton Father's name: Wm Varley Mother's name: Edith Buygard Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS929_8Source Information:Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Births,1869-1911 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2010.
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Grace Varley  [4]
  Census	1911	Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Name: Grace Varley Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Age: 3 Birth Date: May 1908 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Wm Varley Mother's name: Edith Varley Tribal: English Province: Ontario District: Halton District Number: 76 Sub-District: Trafalgar Sub-District Number: 18 Household Members: Name Age Wm Varley 28 Edith Varley 22 Grace Varley 3 Fred Varley 1 Ina Varley 1/12 Source Citation: Year: 1911;Census Place: Trafalgar,Halton,Ontario. Page 16, Family No: 161.
  Residence	5 May 1966	Weston/Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Find-a-Grave Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108454422
  Death	15 Apr 2005	Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  	Cause: kidney failure - incorrect medication
  Burial	19 Apr 2005	Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  	Address: Glendale Memorial Gardens 1810 Albion Road Etobicoke (Toronto), ON Canada 416-675-9489
  Person ID	I18311	Ancestors of Susan and Barry Reynolds
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	William Henry Varley,   b. 27 Nov 1882, Driffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 5 May 1966, Milton, Halton, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Edith Helen Buszard,   b. 25 Aug 1889, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Nov 1918, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Murray Reynolds,   b. 9 Jul 1906, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jul 1974, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1939	Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8, 9]
  	Married in St. David's United Church by Dr. Mustard. [4]
  Marriage Witnesses	16 Sep 1939  [4, 9, 10]
  	Dorothy Humphrey, Francis W. Budge
  Married By	16 Sep 1939  [4, 9, 10]
  	Rev. Chas. A. Mustard
  Children	+ 1. B. Reynolds + 2. Marilyn Margaret Reynolds,   b. 27 Dec 1944, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Feb 2023, Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 12 May 1908 - Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada Census - 1911 - Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 16 Sep 1939 - Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Residence - 5 May 1966 - Weston/Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: kidney failure - incorrect medication - 15 Apr 2005 - Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: Glendale Memorial Gardens 1810 Albion Road Etobicoke (Toronto), ON Canada 416-675-9489 - 19 Apr 2005 - Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Reynolds, J. Murray (1906 - 1974) Grace and Murray Reynolds with grandson John, May, 1974

  
  

  Headstones

  Reynolds, J. Murray (1906 - 1974) J. Murray / 1906 - 1974 / B. Grace / 1908 - 2005 / Reynolds

  
  

• Notes

  Grace worked as a maid for the United Church facility (?) across from Deer Park United Church (Avenue Road and Bloor?), Toronto, ON (Grace (Varley) Reynolds) Kingsley Joblin was the minister at Westminster United in Weston, ON just before Murray and Grace Reynolds moved there in 1947. He started the couples club and was involved with the organization of the club (as was Murray and Grace) after he left Westminster to teach at Emanuel College, Toronto. Kingsley's brother was the minister at Manor Road United Church, Toronto, ON, when the Reynolds' family moved from Manor Road Church to Westminster in 1947. (Grace (Varley) Reynolds) George Pratt (Harriet Pratt's brother) was a 'cute old guy'. He kept a chamber pot in his room, even though the bathroom was next door, when he came to visit. It was my job to empty the chamber pot. (Grace (Varley) Reynolds) The wicker basket that contained a cake was sent from Grace Varley's great grandmother in England (Sarah Webb) to Grace's grandmother (Harriet Pratt). (Grace (Varley) Reynolds) The house where Grace Varley was born is on the road that used to be known as Town Line in Oakville, ON. (Grace (Varley) Reynolds) Notes By Grace Reynolds: Memories For a "31" Grad - Grace Reynolds The evening before our first day - trying on our uniforms & meeting on the stair landing (no sitting room) in the Dennison House - Rusholme Rd. & College St. This was a time to meet our classmates - last names only were used. Sept. 28 - first day of our careers - orientation - classes - learning more - doing more with patients - studying, working on the wards. "Will make it?" - never quite sure. The "Cap Day" following six months of probation. Worked 12 hr. night duty for 2 months. Given more responsibilities - sleep time broken for classes. Never got a whole day off until holiday time. Holidays - go home, rest up, ready for another year. Spent 2 months at Sick Children's Hosp. - enjoyed my time there. Some students went to the Psychiatric Hosp. in Guelph. 2 months Public Health - really interesting. 2 months diet kitchen. Then - wonderful day - graduation "1931" held in the garden at Rusholm Rd. in the afternoon followed by a dance in the evening. It was a wonderful day - graduation ceremonies - family - friends - flowers. A perfect June day to remember. -Grace Reynolds abt.1995 Summary of Grace's Life Grace Beatrice Reynolds - nee Varley born May 12, 1908 - Oakville orphaned in 1908 [1918?] - mother, aunt, baby brother died in 1908 [1918?] flu epidemic spent 10 years with grandparents left school to work at 16 and moved to Toronto at 18 yrs. went to night school and 1/2 days day school while she worked so she could obtain her credits so she could go into training to be a nurse in 1928 at Women's College Hospital graduated in 1931 obtaining a prize for obstetrical nursing. took a post grad. course at Toronto Psychiatric Hospital mainly to be doing something when there was less call for nurses. Learned a lot and enjoyed the course. the thirties were difficult times - recession years. married in 1939. Married nurses not allowed to register for private duty work or work in hospitals. when war started in '39 nurses were needed again - but was now busy at home with two children. later did part time and full time nursing at the Women's College Hosp. and Humber Memorial Hosp. was busy and happy in church activities Harvey Ave. Church, Manor Rd. United and Westminster Church. taught Sunday school, was active with the couples club & later with the Fellowship group. Helped with meals for the Lions & Rotary Clubs. also, always active with the doings of my Hospital Alumnae - serving on the executive & president at one time. during the thirties my holidays were spent attending CGIT camps as nurse - one summer at a United Church "Fresh Air" camp and a camp run by the University Settlement. A close friend - a nurse - her obituary notice said "a long and useful life." like that & for the most part sums up my life - it has had its ups & downs - mostly happy. am grateful to have had a loving husband, a great family & good friends. PS. happy to have had the opportunity to visit some other countries to broaden one's horizons. -Grace Reynolds abt.1995 [4, 11] (Medical):Grace was wrongly diagnosed with pneumonia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Susan and Barry Reynolds, Personal - Reynolds, Susan and Barry. [S96] Susan and Barry Reynolds, Web Site - Lake and Reynolds Genealogy, (Family Genealogy(Canada, Susan and Barry Reynolds, 2008) , www.reynolds-lake.ca). [S195] Dettweiler, Allan, Web Site - Ezra Eby Revived!, (http://www.ezraeby.com/index.php : 28 July 2008), ). [S6] Ancestry.com, 20 Aug 2011. [S17] Ancestry.ca, (Genealogy Data(Ancestry.ca) , www.ancestry.ca), 6 Jul 2011. [S1005] Oakville Daily Journal Record, Newspaper, Death Notice - Varley, William, ((Oakville, Ontario, Canada, 6 May 1966), Microfilm of newspaper p 14), File: Varley, Varley, William Henry. [S82] Susan and Barry Reynolds, Personal - Reynolds, Susan and Barry, 23 Apr 2005. [S2564] Grace Reynolds, Personal - Reynolds, Grace (Varley) - July 1999, (July 17, 18 1999, Barry Reynolds, Notes, Toronto,Ontario,Canada), File: Reynolds; Reynolds, John Murray. [S2562] Archives of Ontario, Vital - Can., ON - Marriage - Reynolds, Murray & Varley, Grace - 1939, (16 September 1939 Chas. A. Mustard, Certificate ofMarriage# 4068), 3 Nov 2001, File: Reynolds; Reynolds, John Murray. [S2563] Newspaper, Marriage Notice - Reynolds, Murray & Varley, Grace - 1939, 7 Oct 2002, Reynolds; Reynolds, Samuel. [S1011] Grace Reynolds, Personal - Reynolds, Grace (Varley), (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 23 Apr 2005, Reynolds; Reynolds, John Murray.