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Edward Maughan was born 04-Jan-1906 in Toronto, Ontario. Edward died 11-May-1979 (interesting to note his will was dated 9-May-1979) and buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto (Predam Plot). Edward's funeral was held at the Newbigging Funeral Home in Leaside. Edward's father was Harry Maughan. His mother was Eleanor Harriet Predam. Edward did not marry and never had any children.
Edward was a concert pianist who taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He is listed in the 1938 Toronto Directory (and other varying years) as a music teacher with the Toronto Conservatory. As early as 1951 hs is co-credited with copyright to an interpretation of Mozart's Romance in A Flat. He performed regularly and we have an image of a concert advertisement from the Hart House (University of Toronto) archives.
We were able to contact one of Ted's former students, Howard Lopez, who was kind enough to share some memories:
'Mr. Maughan was the most kind, gentle, compassionate, caring, talented, exemplary man I have ever known. I was so lucky to have had him as a piano teacher and likely have made a carreer of music because of him. I can only hope I have honoured him enough for all he taught and shared. Hows that for a start? If your could email me: howard@howardlopez. I will reply in greater detail when I have more time and when I don't have to navigate a touch screen...! Funny I bumped into another fellow student at a corporate event a couple of years ago and will forward your note to him. In the summers he would vacation in Paris, France. I still have a letter he sent me with the hotel address. He studied under Alfred Cortot and his last car was a Buick leSabre that took off like a rocket. How do I know? I bought it from the estate. My mother was a long-time student, and fashioned her music teaching carreer because of him. It was a huge loss to her when Mr. Maughan passed away, as it was for me. There was still a photo of him on the wall in the music room when I sold my fathers home a couple of years ago.'
Based on a review of the available City of Toronto Directories from 1924 to 1969 (the years Edward would have been 18+) we find following addresses and occupational information:
- 1924 - living at 37 Albany Ave with widowed mother Eleanor H. Maughan; music teacher Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1925 through 1926 living at 37 Albany Ave with widowed mother Eleanor H. Maughan and elder brother John H. Maughan; music teacher Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1926 - living at 37 Albany Ave with widowed mother Eleanor H. Maughan and elder brother John H. Maughan; music teacher Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1927 - not listed, niether is mother (died 04-Mar-1926) or brother John
- 1928 - not listed
- 1929 - living at 33 Albany Ave with maternal grandmother Alice Predam and 3 spinster aunts Bessie, Rose and Ruby; music teacher Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1930 - not listed
- 1931 - not listed
- 1932 - not listed
- 1933 through 1938 - residing at 37 Albany Ave with aunts Bessie, Rose and Ruby; music teacher Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1939 through 1949 - Suite 201, 88 Carlton St; music teacher Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1950 through 1969 - Suite 1, 598 St. Clair Ave W; teacher
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