Living Estate of Margaret Thomas - May 12-16, 2018 | Live and Online Auctions on HiBid.com

Includes: Quality furniture, sterling, large sterling flatware set, coins, Moorcroft, original artwork, Spode, Royal Crown Derby, Royal Doultons, crystal and much more! The Wood family was in the lumber business on the Ottawa River. Margaret’s grandfather purchased land on Monaghan Road at Parkhill but died in 1900 before the house was completed. Margaret’s family lived in the house on Monaghan Road until it was sold for redevelopment in the early 1960s. Canadian women first served in the RCN during the Second World War. Margaret joined the Women’s Royal Canadian Navy Service (WRCNS) — whose members were commonly called “WRENs” (after the Women's Royal Navy) and served on both coasts. Margaret was married in 1946 and raised her family in Toronto, returning to Peterborough in 1984. Margaret was one of the first to purchase and move into the townhomes at 1850 Cherry Hill. Estate background The estate is a combination of several family lines. The Wood family was in the lumber business on the Ottawa River and moved to Peterborough in 1900. The Baskette family and the Thomas family lived in London Ontario. The Lount family lived in many cities as the estate owner’s grandfather was with the Bank of Montreal. The Edwards family was in Ottawa and Peterborough, a cousin of the owner’s grandmother owned 24 Sussex. The owner and her husband were only children and have many family treasures in addition to their own family items.