Charles Alfred Jago1

b. 3 October 1909, d. 9 February 1994
Charles Alfred Jago, son of Charles Jago and Elizabeth Mary Jenkins, was born on 3 October 1909 at Guelph, Ontario,2 and baptized on 14 November 1909 at St. George's Church, Guelph, Ontario.3

Charles had a difficult beginning to his life. Like many other children, Charles lost his father during WW I. He was nine years old at the time. This was a devastating blow to Charles's mother, who never fully recovered.

Charles started work at age 16 to help provide for the family.4

Charles Alfred Jago married Margaret Edith Heyes, daughter of Joseph Heyes and Alice Maud Domville, on 24 July 1937 at St. George's Anglican Church, St. Catharines, Ontario.5

When the children were in high school English Electric closed their St. Catharines office and Charles had to commute to Toronto to work in the offices there. He would stay at his brother-in-law Stan Heyes's place during the week and be home for the weekends.

After Gail and Charles finished school, Charles and Edith moved to Toronto.

When Charles was in his early 50s English Electric closed. He found a job with Ainsworth Electric and stayed with them for about 15 years so he would qualify for a pension. Charles retired from Ainsworth Electric in about 1975 at age 66.4

Shortly after their retirements, Charles and Edith moved from Toronto back to St. Catharines.

Charles and Edith spent many of their retirement years travelling and spending time with their children and grandchildren.6

Charles Alfred Jago died on 9 February 1994 at St. Catharines General Hospital, St. Catharines, Ontario, at age 84.7 He was buried on 12 February 1994 at Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, St. Catharines, Ontario.8,7
Charts
Pedigree of Charles Alfred Jago

Children of Charles Alfred Jago and Margaret Edith Heyes

  • Gail Edith Jago b. 25 Jun 1940
  • Dr. Charles Joseph Jago b. 21 Mar 1943

Exhibits

Charles and Edith (Heyes) Jago in about 1960.
Elizabeth (Jenkins) Jago with her children Charles, Marjorie and Dot. This picture was taken in about 1919.
Charles and Edith (Heyes) Jago and their children, Charles and Gail, taken in about 1944.
Charles Jago and Edith Heyes on their wedding day, 24 July 1937.
The Jago family in 1940. Charles, Edith and their daughter, Gail.
Charles Jago (on the right) and an unidentified friend. This picture was likely taken in the early 1920's in Grimsby, Ontario.
This picture of Charles Jago (sitting) and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Jago (standing on the right) with their children, from left to right, Marjorie, Dot and Charles was likely taken in 1916 just before Charles left to serve in WW I.
From left to right: Marshall Kostash, Mae (Wulff) Kostash, Edith (Heyes) Jago, and Charles Jago. This picture was taken in 1984, in Barry's Bay, Ontario.
Charles and Edith (Heyes) Jago, in about 1984.
Funeral card for Charles Alfred Jago.
Obituary for Charles Alfred Jago from the St. Catharines Standard.

Citations

  1. Robert John Kostash-Gail Edith Jago, wedding invitation, 14 July 1962, privately held by John Kostash, Hamilton, Ontario.
  2. Charles Jago birth registration no. 50811 (1909); Ontario Registration of Births, 1869-; microfilm MS 929, roll 205, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  3. Charles Alfred Jago baptism (14 November 1909), St. George's Anglican Church (Guelph, Ontario), Parish Register J, baptisms 1899-1923; roll 156, Anglican Diocese of Niagara Archives, William Ready Archives, McMaster University, Hamilton.
  4. Charles Alfred Jago, (St. Catharines, Ontario), interviews by John Kostash, in the approximate years of 1980 to 1994;.
  5. Charles Alfred Jago-Margaret Edith Heyes, marriage, 24 July 1937, St. George's Church (St. Catharines, Ontario), Parish Register Z, Marriages 1935-1938; roll 113, Anglican Diocese of Niagara Archives, William Ready Archives, McMaster University, Hamilton.
  6. Edith (Heyes) Jago, (St. Catharines, Ontario), personal recollections of John Kostash, in the approximate years of 1980 to 1986;.
  7. Charles Alfred Jago obituary, The Standard, (St. Catharines, Ontario), 11 February 1994, , privately held by John Kostash, Hamilton, Ontario. Births/Deaths p. C 4.
  8. Charles Alfred Jago, funeral flyer, 12 February 1994, privately held by John Kostash, Hamilton, Ontario.