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Albert Percival (Percy) Mufford was born November 4, 1901 to parents Elizabeth Ruth and Jonathan Hicks Mufford. He married Hilda Phillips in Milner on June 25, 1925. They had two children, Norma Ellen (Langley's 1944 Harvest Queen) and Barry. Percy died October 3, 1973.

The Thorndale Hatchery, also known as The Stock Farm and Hatchery, bred chickens and Holstein cattle and was operated in Milner, B.C., by J. H. Mufford & Sons.
See Also: Thorndale Hatchery, Mufford Hatchery

John Hicks Mufford, born in 1870, is the son of Thomas Prior Mufford and Millicent Mufford. He married Elizabeth Ruth (Ruth) Harding on November 2, 1893. They had five children: Leonard Hicks, Albert Percival (Percy), Wallace Victor, John Reginald (Reg), and Aurelia Olive (Relly). John died on April 25, 1946.

Leonard Hicks Mufford was born March 1, 1896, to parents Jonathan (John) Hicks and Elizabeth Ruth Mufford (nee Harding). He spent all his life in Milner, and was a veteran of WWI. He was a member of the Milner Orange Lodge and the Milner Community Assoc., and was involved with the Thorndale Hatchery. He married Mary Fairweather (nee Hill) in Milner on December 23, 1925. They had two daughters, Mrs. D. Kier and Thelma. Len died on March 11, 1953, at the age of 57.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-352/1122)

Wallace Victor Mufford was born August 2, 1894 to parents Elizabeth Ruth and John Mufford. He married Ivy McInnis, and they had seven children: Roderick John, Ruth Naomi, Gordon, Allen Gordon, Wallace Jr., Alice and Jean. Ivy died in October 1950, and Wallace married Ellen McIver (nee Hallack), widow of Kenneth McIver, on September 20, 1951. Wallace Mufford died on May 18, 1964.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-332/1103)