Emma Jane Tatham

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238972
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-473284
• Residence: 1881, Bingley, , Yorkshire, England

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MRS. EMMA J. WHITTAKER, 75, died Feb. 8 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William K. Gardner, 512 Landon, where she had made her home for several years.

She was born Aug. 21, 1875 in England and lived in Canada and Detroit before coming here.

Besides Mrs. Gardner she is survived by two sons, Leslie V. and Geoffrey of Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Blight and Mrs. Constance McConkey of Ontario; 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

The body was taken from the Bell funeral home to New Hamburg, Ont for services and burial on Monday.

Eccentric, Birmingham, Michigan, 15 Feb 1951 pg 3

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Buried At St. James' Cemetery

The death of Mrs. Hartley Whittaker, widow of the late Hartley Whittaker, occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Gardner, Birmingham. Mich., last Thursday. She is survived by two sons, Leslie and Geoffrey, Detroit; three daughters, Mrs Blight (Dorothy) of Jarvis; Mrs. McConkey (Constance) Brantford, and Mrs. Gardner (Phyllis), of Birmingham, Mich.; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The funeral took place from the Becker Funeral Home, New Hamburg, on Monday, with interment in St. James' Cemetery, Huron Road, with Rev. D. D. Jones, rector of St. George's Anglican Church, New Hamburg, officiating. The late Mrs. Whittaker was the former Emma Jane Swire [father was Swire Tatham], and was a native of Keithley [1881 census state Bingley], Yorkshire, England. Her husband, who predeceased her 17 years ago, lived for some time with the late Wm. Illingworth family in Wilmot township.

New Hamburg Independent 2 Feb 1951

Emma — Hartley Whittaker. Hartley was born 16 Aug 1873, Keighley, , Yorkshire, England; died 4 Jan 1933, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Saint James Anglican Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Leslie Victor Whittaker was born 31 Dec 1895, Springburg, Keighley, Yorkshire, England; died 26 Apr 1974, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.