My great-grandfather, Walter Albert Thring, was postmaster and founder of Thring School, a one-room school probably established about 1910. He died in 1917, and he and two sons: Herbert and Charles Thring, took out homestead applications in 1907. I am seeking any information on the above, my great-grandfather, who took out homestead papers at Bone Creek, as did my grandfather, Charles Harold Thring, and my great-uncle, Herbert Walter Thring. The Thring pioneer homesteaders in Bone Creek were Walter Albert Thring and his two sons Herbert Walter and Charles Harold (my grandfather). Two of my uncles, Walter George and Charles Simeon were born in the area. My mother was born in BC in 1928. My grandparents, owing to health issues moved to New Denver, BC in 1925, and they remained in the BC Kootenays for the remainder of their lives. They retained ownership of the farm property until sometime in the early to mid-1960s, receiving a share of the wheat crop. I personally visited the couple in 1996, and had a tour, including the site of Thring School, established by Walter Thring. My grandfather retained ownership of the land with my grandmother, Edith Harriet Thring, beginning their married life in the Simmie area from 1916. I do not know how Grandfather managed to participate in the Somme offensive, but I believe he was given a medical discharge from the Canadian branch of the British Army. Two of my uncles, Walter George Thring, and Charles Simeon Thring, were born in the area. My mother was born in BC. I would appreciate any clues on where to look for documents pr any written records. Walter Albert Thring founded Thring School, a one-room affair. He may have run a small post office. I personally visited the site and was shown around the homestead environs by the new farm owners in 1996. Unfortunately, I do not recall their names. Would you have any information? I visited the area in 1996, and saw the people who had purchased the farm from my grandparents about 1966, perhaps a year or two later. I am willing to share any information or records I can find. Ken Cruise, Chilliwack, BC

THRING information Thring School District 963 was located at NE Sec 21 Tsp 11 Rge 17 W of the 3 meridian operating between 1924-1960 near Simmie or Instow, Saskatchewan. Bill Barry in the book Geographic Names of Saskatchewan notes that Charles Thring homesteaded across the street from the school in th year 1914. Bone Creek is a creek at legal land description 17-10-19-W3; Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 49.8166961, -108.5507077 Bone Creek Rural Municipality No. 108 office is located at Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 49.8295641, -108.2463653 Instow, the village is located at NW 8-9-17-W3 Simmie, the hamlet, is locatged at NE 27 11 16 W3 according to Bill Barry. In the Canadian Archives Post Offices and Postmasters database, W.A. Thring is listed as post master 1910-11-01 to his resignation in 1916-06-08 at the Bone Creek Post Office located at Sec.13, Twp.11, R.17, W3 -The post office was open 1910-11-01 to 1917-01-10 in the larger electoral district of Moose Jaw. Charles Thring is listed as applying for a homestead at SE 28-11-17-W3 by the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Charles Thring is listed as applying for a homestead at SW 28-11-17-W3 by the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Walter E. Thring is listed as applying for a homestead applied for at NE 14-11-17-W3 by the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Walter Albert Thring applied for a homstead at NW 13-11-17-W3 by the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Herbert Walter Thring applied for a homestead at the Saskatchewan land titles office, and filled out forms for legal land description SW 24-11-17-W3 by the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Similarly the following persons of the Thring family were successful at receiving a Dominion Land Patent from the Federal Government for successfully proving up their land; 614186 Walter A Thring NW 13 11 17 W3 614189 Walter A Thring NE 14 11 17 W3 614229 Herbert W Thring SW 24 11 17 W3 614242 Charles Thring SE 28 11 17 W3 614243 Chas Thring SW 28 11 17 W3 In the First World War Personnel Records these particular Given Names for the Thring surname do not come up on a search. In the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, Regina Public Library, and the Saskatchewan Public Library there were no local history books written about either Thring School nor Bone Creek. There is however, the book Simmie Saga R-E1207 Item written by Simmie and District History Book Club for the 75th provincial anniversary of 1980 published 1981. Part of Local Histories Collection A local history of Simmie, Saskatchewan and district. Includes the community of Vesper, and the Bissell, Burns, Cedar View, Early, Fossemour, Pelletier Hill, Seederstrom, Stone Farm, Thring, and Wilkinson school districts. Published by the Simmie and District History Book Club. Printed by Derksen Printers. A number of Thring surnames, with matching given names show up for the Kootenays, British Columbia on Family Search as well as the surname Thring appears on census records in Saskatchewan Moose Jaw SubDistrict according to Family Search Also on Family Search is a family record: Walter Albert Thring Birth 1860 St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Marriage 28 Mar 1882 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Death 17 July 1917 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Parents Charles Samuel Thring Catherine Elizabeth Riddell Spouse Mary Ann Marsh with records for children Olive May Thring, Herbert Walter Thring, Ethel Maud Thring. Similarly: Charles Simeon Thring seems to show up as a principal in the Moose Jaw Sub District Census Birth 04 December 1919 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Death 5 May 2004 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Parents Charles Harold Thring Edith Harriet Passmore Spouse Aaltje Jonkman A Charles Thring born to Edith and Charles Thring in circa 1920 shows up on the 1931 Canada Census for Kootenay BC with siblings Watler Thring and Joyce Thring. Similarly: Walter George Thring 1917-1989 • Birth 17 November 1917 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Death 29 May 1989 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Parents Charles Harold Thring Edith Harriet Passmore Spouse Marguerite Tena Campbell Child Charles Gordon Thring registered BC Click on map for larger size. courtesy the map at 1924 Rand McNally Map of Saskatchewan with permissions

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