Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
River Villa, The Cottage where the bride and her husband, Jack Kettlewell, planned to honeymoon all summer, was burned to the ground before her body w(...)
River Villa, The Cottage where the bride and her husband, Jack Kettlewell, planned to honeymoon all summer, was burned to the ground before her body w(...)

River Villa, The Cottage where the bride and her husband, Jack Kettlewell, planned to honeymoon all summer, was burned to the ground before her body w(...)

Date5/22/1947
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: River Villa; The Cottage where the bride and her husband; Jack Kettlewell; planned to honeymoon all summer; was burned to the ground before her body was found. Only the stone walls and chimney of the five-room frame building; owned by Mr. Kettlewell's partner; remains [Incomplete]
GeographyCity, town, townshipGeorgian Bay (Ont. : Township)
GeographyHistorical locationSevern Falls (Ont.)
GeographyRegion or DistrictMuskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121078F
Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright
Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/23/1947
Ronald Barrie, Mimico, who went on the honeymoon with his chum and the bride, said he found Kettlewell dazed in cottage before fire
Ronald Barrie, Mimico, who went on the honeymoon with his chum and the bride, said he found Kettlewell dazed in cottage before fire
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/22/1947
Bride of nine days, Christine Kettlewell, left, was found dead in nine inches of water in Severn river only a few hundred feet from honeymoon cottage (...)
Bride of nine days, Christine Kettlewell, left, was found dead in nine inches of water in Severn river only a few hundred feet from honeymoon cottage (...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/25/1947
Barrie's friend and husband of the dead bride, Jack Kettlewell, is seen with his father at Bracebridge
Barrie's friend and husband of the dead bride, Jack Kettlewell, is seen with his father at Bracebridge
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/21/1947
Back from war, Jack Kettlewell, seen in army kit, married Christine early in May
Back from war, Jack Kettlewell, seen in army kit, married Christine early in May
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/25/1947
Companions for years, Barrie and Kettlewell are seen together before the Severn river tragedy
Companions for years, Barrie and Kettlewell are seen together before the Severn river tragedy
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/25/1947
Scene of shooting at Minden was this snow covered summer cottage where two OPP officers died in the snow after blasted from a distance of eight feet b(...)
Scene of shooting at Minden was this snow covered summer cottage where two OPP officers died in the snow after blasted from a distance of eight feet b(...)
Dutton, Don
12/12/1968
Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush
Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush
Mahler, John
6/1/1984
Outside courthouse are Kettlewell, left, Richard Thomas, who said Barrie was in bad financial condition in recent months, Kettlewells' father, and Bar(...)
Outside courthouse are Kettlewell, left, Richard Thomas, who said Barrie was in bad financial condition in recent months, Kettlewells' father, and Bar(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/21/1947
A Mother's Tears: Lisa Young, a tenant in the building where a child's body was found yesterday, weeps as she holds her daughter, Amy
A Mother's Tears: Lisa Young, a tenant in the building where a child's body was found yesterday, weeps as she holds her daughter, Amy
Faught, Ken
10/23/1990
Widow attends trial: Lemona Johnson (right) with unidentified friend, enters courthouse today where two police are on trial for manslaughter in shooting death of her husband, Albert
Widow attends trial: Lemona Johnson (right) with unidentified friend, enters courthouse today where two police are on trial for manslaughter in shooting death of her husband, Albert
Beaty, Keith
10/16/1980
Why, how Christine Kettlewell died
Why, how Christine Kettlewell died
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/25/1947