Fred & Maude Bagnall

wedding 22 June 1922 — Married 56 years

Fred (Cyril) and Maude (Alice) Bagnall were my great-grandparents.

Fred was born on January 23 1891 in Fulham, London, England, to Percy and Annie Bagnall. It’s unknown if he had any siblings. Maude was born July 20 1899 in Grande Prairie, British Columbia, to Frank and Cora Jones. She was the sixth of eleven children, including six brothers (Joseph, Gordon, Victor, Francis, Harold, and Donald) and four sisters (Elsie, Dorothy, Henrietta, and Cora).

Maude and Fred were married June 22 1922 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, when Fred was 31 and Maude was 22. They had two children, a son Robert (Bob) and a daughter Evelyn (my grandmother).

Fred died March 23 1979 in Nanaimo, British Columbia at 92 years of age. They had been married for 56 years. Maude died June 17 1982 in Parksville, British Columbia at the age of 82.

Fred, Evelyn & Maude Bagnall, Vancouver BC, September 7 1940
Fred & Maude Bagnall