Clifford Robertson

1896 - 1969  (73 years)

• Name	Clifford Robertson
  Birth	29 Jan 1896	Blacks Corners, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217137736
  _FGRAVE	217137736
  _FSFTID	K8SF-86S
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8SF-86S
  Death	1 May 1969	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1969, Thursday May 15, The Almonte Gazette page 10 ?b?MR. CLIFFORD ROBERTSON?/b? The death of Mr. Clifford Robertson occurred suddenly on Thursday, May 1st, while doing his regular evening's work at the Almonte General Hospital. He was 73. Born at Black's Corners in 1896, he was the last member of the family of the late James Robertson and Elizabeth Scott. He received his education in Beckwith schools. The late Mr. Robertson worked in the mills in Carleton Place and Almonte. Later becoming a mechanic, he owned and operated the business now known as Burns, Pontiac. During World War II he was an inspector of guns at Montreal, and was also a mechanic for Producers Dairy for a number of years. In 1963 he became an engineer at the Almonte General Hospital. He retired in the fall of 1966, but still remained on call should the need arise. Mr. Robertson was twice married. In 1922 he was married to the late Lena M. Watchorn, who predeceased him in 1952. In 1958 he was married to Effie (Cooper) Dunlop, who survives. He was a Past Master of Mississippi Masonic Lodge, No. 147 in 1927-28, and of Granite Chapter Royal Arch Masons No. 61. Funeral service was held at the Comba Funeral Home, Church street, on Sunday afternoon, May 4th, at 2 p.m., interment in, Auld Kirk Cemetery. Many beautiful floral tributes were received from neighbours, family, friends and organizations. Pallbearers were two nephews, Ross Shail and Robert Barclay, Carman Craig, Howard Lowe, Hugh McClymont and Millar Struthers. Owing to the arrival of Cpl. David Cooper from Germany at Uplands at 4 p.m., committal service took place in the Auld Kirk Church.
  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	I34634	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	James William Robertson,   b. 1843   d. 1923 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Scott
  Family ID	F12241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lena May Watchhorn,   b. 8 Dec 1889, White Lake, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Oct 1952, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1922	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F12239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Effie Cooper
  Marriage	1958
  Family ID	F12240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1896 - Blacks Corners, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 24 Aug 1922 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 1 May 1969 - Almonte, Lanark County, 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Nov 2021). (Reliability: 3).