James Fareay

  Research Notes:

James Fareay was married twice:

1st marriage: 1925, Calgary, AB
Ivy May Thomas, b 1902 in England; died 1940 at Calgary, AB
1 child: Dorothy, b about 1932 at Calgary

2nd marriage: 1942, Calgary
Esther Olson, 1908-1997 **

her obit is posted on findagrave:

Mrs. Ivy M. Fareay Succumbs to Illness
Mrs. Ivy May Fareay, aged 38, of 821 fourth avenue northwest, died in hospital here on Wednesday afternoon, following a brief illness. She was born at Rainham, Kent, and came to Calgary 33 years ago .....
Surviving are her husband, James; a daughter, Dorothy; three sisters, Mrs. A. J. Scammell of Regina, Mrs. J. A. Whitelaw and Mrs. William Gilliham of Calgary; two brothers, Charles and Edward of Calgary.
Excerpt from The Calgary Herald, February 8, 1940, page 13

** on findagrave id, 136621382, note:
Esther, and her twin sister, Ethel, were born to Louis Seymour Olson and Bertha Herniman Olson on their farm at Lamerton, Alberta. In Calgary, Alberta, on September 21, 1942, she married James "Jimmy" Fareay and became the very proud mother of 11 year old Dorothy Fareay. She lived most of her life in Calgary but moved to Edmonton for the final years of her life, to be near daughter Dorothy and her family, and some of Esther's siblings.


re: OBIT for Dorothy Fareay Low, died 5 Jul 2016

Dorothy Fareay Low
On July 5th, 2016 Dorothy Low passed away peacefully at the age of 84.
She has gone to join her beloved husband, Douglas. She leaves behind her adored children: Diana (Stuart), Nancy (Tom), Art (Laurie), Loretta (Mark) ... 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren .... brother-in-law, Alan (Helen) as well as nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends. [ no link to findagrave

James married Ivy Mae Thomas in 1925 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Ivy Mae Thomas was born on 12 Jan 1902 in England, died on 7 Feb 1940 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was buried in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.)

James next married Esther Olson, daughter of Louis Seymour Olson and Bertha Violet Herniman, on 21 Sep 1942 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Esther Olson was born on 11 Nov 1908 in Lamerton, Alberta, Canada, died on 3 Mar 1997 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was buried in Mirror Cemetery, Mirror, Alberta, Canada.)