William Gourlay Chamberlain

1884 - 1955  (71 years)

• Name	William Gourlay Chamberlain
  Birth	23 Apr 1884	Westmeath, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200887518
  _FGRAVE	200887518
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	12 Dec 1955	Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	1955, Tuesday September 13, The Ottawa Journal, page 4 W.G. Chamberlain Billings Bridge, Dies William Gourlay Chamberlain, of Billings Bridge, died in an Ottawa hospital following a long illness. He was 73. Born in Westmeath, Ont., he was a son of Noah J. Chamberlain and Isabella Gourley. In 1908, he married Gertrude Donnelly, who died in 1933. He had resided in the Ottawa district for the past 30 years, working as a stationary engineer until his retirement. He attended Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle. He is survived by three sons, Roy of Sudbury, Harrison and Herbert, both of Ottawa; four daughters, Mrs Wilfred St. Jean (Ida), Mrs Herbert McGee (Rita), Mrs Vernon McGee (Audrey), and Mrs George Benson (Muriel), all of Ottawa; one brother, Joseph, of Eastview; two sisters, Mrs Harold Letts and Mrs Arthur Letts, both of Ottawa; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Rev Howard Kerr will conduct the funeral service Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Fred N. Garrett funeral home. Interment will be in the Auld Kirk cemetery, Almonte .
  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	I38	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Noah Chamberlain
  Mother	Isabelle Gourlay
  Family ID	F2907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Alice Barker,   b. 29 May 1889, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Nov 1908, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 19 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1907	Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Married at the Home Of Bride. Ref: M S: Almonte Gazette: William Gourlay Chamberlain, age 23, Ramsay, 9th Line, B. Westmeath, Farmer, meth, s/o Noah Chamberlain & Isabelle Gourlay, to Mary Alice Barker, age 18, b. Ramsay, 8th Line d/o Wm Barker & Ann Coxford.
  Children	1. Leonard Wyman Chamberlain,   b. 26 May 1908, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Gertrude Donnelly,   b. 15 Aug 1884, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Feb 1933, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1910
  Children	1. Roy Chamberlain   2. Rita Chamberlain   3. Audrey Chamberlain   4. Muriel Chamberlain   5. Irene Chamberlain   6. Harrison Jackson Chamberlain,   b. 1910   d. 1998 (Age 88 years)   7. Ida Jane Chamberlain,   b. 1912, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Nov 1986, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)   8. Herbert Percival Chamberlain,   b. 29 Aug 1917, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Mar 1976 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F6631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Apr 1884 - Westmeath, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 11 Dec 1907 - Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 12 Dec 1955 - 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S69] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette, "A Young Life Gone Out - Mary Alice Barker," 27 Nov 1908, p. front page; digital images. (Reliability: 3).