The Jury Family – How They Saved History (Part 1) by Carol Small – Middlesex Centre Archives Middlesex Centre is home to many who have contributed much to our community, province and country. This is the story of one family. There is a short road stretching from the Nairn Road to Glendon Drive that bears the name “Jury Road”. Jury Road was named for pioneer residents, Amos Jury and his family, which happened to include his son, Wilfrid. Why are the Jury family members significant in history? It is hard to recount the work of Amos and Wilfrid separately as they were a father-son team who worked together. Thus, this article intertwines both.
190 Wortley Rd. Martial Arts and Wellness Programs in the Heart of Wortley Village The Jury family emigrated from Ireland to Adelaide Township. A son, William (1822-1887) married Elizabeth Fletcher (1839-1943) and in 1858 settled on Lot 12 Concession 2 Lobo Township. Here they had eight children, were members of First Lobo Baptist Church and donated land for S. S. #9 Lobo (Jury School), pictured at left
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Wilfrid joined the Navy in 1914 and was posted to Halifax, where he became a Special Messenger to Commander Wyat of British Military Intelligence. With his duties, he travelled across Canada, England and Bermuda. On December 6, 1917, Wilfrid experienced the Halifax Explosion, the largest blast of its time. He was in a small liberty boat in the harbour. The blast produced a huge wave that smashed the liberty boat and washed Wilfrid up on the Dartmouth side of the harbour. Found on the beach, Wilfrid remained in a house, unconscious with chest injuries and unidentified, for several weeks. His parents received notice that Wilfrid was missing and presumed dead. His mother was sent a medal that Wilfrid was to have received for “never having failed on a mission”. Wilfrid’s injuries caused him to lose the use of one lung. He recovered in Halifax, Byron’s Beck Memorial Sanitorium and at home. With regular check- ups required, Wilfrid quipped that he was the only patient they had been trying to cure for sixty years. Wilfrid and Marie Jury
Kung Fu & Tai Chi School EXPERIENCE MARTIAL ARTS AND WELLNESS BOOK A TRIAL CLASS AT https://kungfu-taichi.ca Dedicated classes for children • Day Camps Classes for teens, adults and seniors. Their son Amos (1861-1964) inherited his parents’ farm in 1887. Amos married Julia Alder (1862-1950). Julia’s family were weavers from England and carried on their craft along with farming near Melrose. The Alder Weaving Shop is now located at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. Amos Jury was an artist who gave painting lessons in his home. He studied art at Woodstock College and had taken classes in London, Ontario and in England. Amos’s education in England happened by luck. He left home by train to visit galleries and paint in Toronto. On the train, he met a man who was on his way to England to tour galleries there. Both admired William Turner, a British artist. Amos went with him. The Jurys received a postcard several weeks later postmarked from England. On the Jury farm, along the banks of the Oxbow Creek, was the site of a major prehistoric Indigenous village. Amos collected artifacts from that site and others in the area. His son, Wilfrid (Wilf) (1890-1981), took a keen interest and accompanied his father on his expeditions. Visitors to the Jury home, such as Chief Alec Elijah of the Oneida Nation, fascinated Wilfrid with their tales. The Oneida people adopted Wilfrid and gave him an Indigenous name that meant “Heap of Stones”. Wilfrid learned lacrosse and played with an Indigenous team. While in close contact with the Onieda community, Wilfrid learned their customs.
Jury Home at Fanshawe Pioneer Village and Wilfrid in the Navy.
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