Memorable Manitobans: Dorothy Ivy Mudge Jones (1904-1994)

Educator.

Born in England in 1904, daughter of James Mudge (1877-?) and Florence Evelyn Mudge (c1877-?), she accompanied her parents to Canada in 1908. By 1916, the family had taken up residence in Township 11 Range 4 East of the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, within the district of the Kawende [Oakville] Post Office, and her father served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, first stationed at Camp Hughes.

In 1918, she passed grade 9 at Portage la Prairie, overseen by School Inspector Thomas Martin Maguire. She earned a BSc degree (1932) from the University of Manitoba then became a teacher, serving as the Principal of Miami School (1925-1926), Garson School (1927-1930), and Warren School (1933-1934). Around 1936, she was living at Dauphin.

On 30 July 1938, she married civil engineer and Transcona resident Llewellyn Edward “Ted” Jones (1910-1999, son of William Jones) at St. Lukes Church in Oakville. The newlyweds took a road trip to Toronto, Ontario where they took up residence. Two sons were born at Toronto, Ontario, including James Llewellyn “Jimmy” Jones (1942-2023).

She died in 1994 and was buried in the Saint George's Church-on-the-Hill Cemetery at Etobicoke, Ontario.

Sources:

1916 Canada census, Library and Archives of Canada.

1921 Canada census, Ancestry.

Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

“Successful outside Winnipeg in grade 8-9 examinations,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 July 1918, page 10.

“University announces additional scholarships,” Manitoba Free Press, 8 June 1928, page 4.

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

“Degrees [Bachelor of Science],” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 May 1932, page 6.

“Manitoba graduate wins Toronto honor,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 July 1933, page 1.

“Grobb - Gregg,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 October 1936, page 9.

“Transcona notes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 1938, page 3.

“Dorothy Ivy Mudge weds Llewellyn Edward Jones in pretty mid-day bridal,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 July 1938, page 11.

“Dr. and Mrs. L.E. Jones,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 October 1942 page 8.

Obituary [Dorothy Ivy Mudge Jones], Toronto Star, 5 May 1994, page 78.

Obituary [Llewellyn Edward Jones], National Post, 25 June 1999, page 15.

Obituary [James Llewellyn Jones], Toronto Star, 19 February 2023, page A13.

We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 21 April 2024

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