Harry Dawson Gilmour

1885 - 1957  (72 years)

• Name	Harry Dawson Gilmour
  Birth	12 Jan 1885	Appleton, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
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  Death	4 May 1957	Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	1957, Thursday May 9, The Almonte Gazette page 8 Harry D. Gilmour A number of Almonte attended the funeral in Carleton Place, Wednesday afternoon of the late Harry D. Gilmour, who died at the age of 73 years. He was a native of Almonte and well-known here and in this district as a building contractor. 1957, Thursday May 16, The Almonte Gazette front page Last Tribute Paid Former Contractor. A prominent building contractor in the Ottawa Valley, Harry Dawson Gilmour passed away in the Civic Hospital, May 4th in his 73rd year. Born in Appleton, the oldest son of the late A.C. Gilmour, contractor, and his wife, Susan Coultas. He lived in Almonte where he was educated and went into partnership with his father. He was married in Vancouver in 1909 to the former Rose Isabel Gammons of Hasting, Minn., niece of Mrs L.W. Shipman. They returned to live in Almonte where Mr Gilmour enlisted in the 130th Battalion and served overseas for three years in the First World War, being wounded and gassed at Vimy Ridge. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, Mrs Gordon Erratt, (Hazel) of Vancouver; Mrs Charles Godfrey (Rosamond), Carleton Place; Mrs N.S. Mahara (Kathleen) and Mrs J.F. Coulter (Marjorie), both of Ottawa. Two sons, Sgt Victor Gilmour, R.C.A.F., St. Sylvester, Que, and Dawson Gilmour, Peterborough. Also eight grandchildren. The one remaining member of his family is a sister, Mrs Stanley Turnbull (Eunice) of New York. He was a member of Memorial Park United Church, Carleton Place. The funeral service was conducted by Rev H.N. Giffin, from the Allan R. Barker Funeral Home, Carleton Place. Interment was in the Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte. The Carleton Place Branch of the Canadian Legion formed a guard of honour at the Funeral Home and conducted a service at the graveside.
  Burial	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I29717	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Allan C. Gilmour,   b. 1862, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Feb 1928, Almonte, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Susanna Coultas,   b. 28 Oct 1863, Baildon, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England d. 28 Apr 1948, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1884	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F10337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Isabel Gammons,   b. 1881   d. 1980 (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	1909
  Children	1. Flight Lieut. Ronald A. W. Gilmour,   b. 1912   d. 23 Aug 1956, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 44 years)   2. Rosmond Isobel "Rose" Gilmour,   b. 19 May 1913   d. 12 Nov 1991, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)   3. Victor Argyle Gilmour,   b. 1920   d. 26 Dec 2014, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F9049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Jan 1885 - Appleton, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 4 May 1957 - Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth