Daniel Jones and his friends came to Vancouver on the flip of a coin (to read more about that, visit this page). Once there they met a bunch a beautiful sisters and two of them fell madly in love. Daniel with Eliza (Bessie) Howells. His friend James Digby Kaye fell in love with her sister Gwen Mary (Winnie) Howells.
Bessie and Daniel were married May 23rd, 1911.
James and Winnie were married July 20th, 1911.
James Kaye and Winnie Howells had 3 children.
Gwen Kaye, Marguerite Kaye, and Hugh Ross Kaye. The family moved to California. James Kaye died in 1937 and Winnie married Rich Curtiss in 1944.
Daniel got a job as a ticket taker for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. They settled in Vancouver. This is a picture of their home.
Daniel Jones and Bessie Howells had four children.
Marjerie Grace (Marjie) Jones born on April 10th, 1912.
Edwina Hannah Jones born on May 31st, 1913.
Merle Tydful Jones born on December 29th, 1915.
Ivor Howell Jones born on April 6th, 1920.
Picture of Daniel, Marjie, Edwina, and Bessie, Bessie is pregnant with Merle.
The family lived in a variety of homes, in Vancouver. This is another one.
Marjie and Edwina.
Marjie and Edwina.
We believe this is a picture of Bessie with baby Merle.
