Effie May Hamilton

1877 - 1940  (63 years)

• Name	Effie May Hamilton
  Birth	8 May 1877	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192798287
  _FGRAVE	192798287
  Death	24 Sep 1940	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	?b?Mrs. David Findlay Of Carletort Place Is Called By Death?/b? ?b?Widow of Prominent Stoe Manufacturer Was Generous Contributor To Many Charities ?/b?CARLETON PLACE. Sept. 24. (Special) Mrs. Effie May Findlay. widow of David Findlay. prominent stove manufacturer of this district, died shortly after noon today at her home on High street. Her passing removes one of the most generous contributors to the Red Cross Society and the Victorian Order of Nurses with whom she had been connected before suffering a stroke seven years ago. Prior to being confined to her home. Mrs. Findlay was active in the various organizations connected with the Memorial Park United church and was a member of the Ladies Aid and the Women's Missionary Society. She was a life member of th Red Cross Society and vice-president of the Victorian Order of Nurses Association. ?b?Born in Ramsay Twp.?/b? A daughter of Mrs. Duncan Hamilton and the late Mr. Hamilton, she was born in Ramsay township and spent her early life there. Her husband predeceased her by six years. A member of the Carleton Place Horticultural Society. Mrs. Findlay had one of the finest gardens in the district, which was a show-place of the community. She had previously been an active bowler and curler. Surviving, besides her mother. Mrs. Duncan Hamilton, are three daughters. Miss Helen of Toronto: Mrs. D. B. McColl. Toronto, and Mrs. W. J. Phillips. Nanaimo. B.C.; four sons. David K.. D. Hamilton and George E., all of Carleton Place, and Pilot Officer H. John Findlay. with the R.C.A. F., Ottawa, and two sisters. Mrs. J. A. McEwen and Miss Ruby Hamilton, Carleton Place. The funeral service will be conducted at her late home on Wednesday afternoon at two o'cloclc (Standard Time). Burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery.
  Burial	25 Sep 1940	United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370
  Person ID	I37088	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Dr. Duncan McGregor Hamilton, M. D.,   b. 17 Oct 1844, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 17 Jul 1921, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jane Hall,   b. 1 Mar 1854, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Mar 1945 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1873	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F11881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Findlay,   b. 4 Apr 1860, Perth, Lanark County, Canada West d. 26 Aug 1934, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1898	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Helen "Hattie" Findlay,   b. 4 Jul 1899, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1983 (Age 83 years)   2. David Kirpatrick Findlay,   b. 15 Aug 1901, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1990, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   3. Duncan Hamilton Findlay,   b. 27 Sep 1902, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Aug 1982, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)   4. George Edward "Geordie" Findlay,   b. 25 Nov 1904, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jul 1981, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)   5. Jean Hall Findlay,   b. 29 Nov 1905, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1969, Canada (Age 63 years)   6. Margaret Findlay,   b. 26 Mar 1907, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Sep 1973, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 66 years)   7. Kenneth Carlyle Findlay,   b. 2 Nov 1910, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Dec 1939, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 29 years)   8. Flying. Officer Hugh John Findlay, Royal Canadian Air Force,   b. 6 Jun 1913, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Sep 1941, Acklington, Northumberland, England (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F13171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 8 May 1877 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 8 Jun 1898 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 24 Sep 1940 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 2677 Cemetery Side Road. Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario K7C 3P2 Canada 613 257-7370 - 25 Sep 1940 - United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth