Bessie Florence Kelso

1893 - 1973  (80 years)

• Name	Bessie Florence Kelso
  Born	10 Mar 1893	Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Bessie Florence Purdy
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Bookkeeper, Shoe Factory
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-208203
  Died	15 Apr 1973	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	18 Apr 1973	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I208203	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Henry Kelso,   b. Jul 1856, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Mary McGill,   b. CALC 15 Jan 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1888	Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F189618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Henry Purdy,   b. 6 Jul 1887, , Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1962  (Age 75 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1914	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F221162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PURDY, Mrs. Bessie Florence At the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt Cambridge, on Sunday, April 15, 1973, Bessie Florence Kelso, 95 Cambridge St., Galt Cambridge, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Kelso; beloved wife of the late William H. Purdy; dear sister of Essie (Mrs. Clifford Dempsey), Preston Cambridge; a sister, Bell (Mrs. Charles McCauley) predeceased in 1972; several nieces and nephews survive, Resting at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grand Ave. N., Galt Cambridge. Funeral and committal service in the funeral home on Wednesday, April 18, 3.30 p.m. Interment, Mount View cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Apr 1973 pg 26

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 14. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 010042 (1893). Name:Bessie Kelso Date of Birth:10 Mar 1893 Gender:Female Birth Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Henry Kelso Mother's name:Mary McGill [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. PURDY/ in loving memory of/ William H Purdy/ July 6, 1887- Dec 29. 1962/ his wife/ Bessie Florence Kelso/ Mar. 10. 1893 - Apr. 15. 1973/ Thy will be done / [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 004044 (1888). Name:Mary McGill Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1866 Birth Place:Garafraxa, Ontario Marriage Date:26 Dec 1888 Marriage Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada Father:Archibald McGill Mother:Martha McGill Spouse:John Henry Kelso [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022809 (1914). Name:William Henry Purdy Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1888 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:10 Jun 1914 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Dennis Purdy Mother:Francis McConnell Spouse:Bessie Florence Kelso

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1893 - Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jun 1914 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Apr 1973 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 18 Apr 1973 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth