Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Edith Roberts

Female 1900 - 1960  (60 years)


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  • Name Edith Roberts 
    Born 11 Jan 1900  Liverpool, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1919  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Name Edith Shilling 
    Residence 1921  46 Sharon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Church of England 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-309830 
    Died 10 Jun 1960  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 13 Jun 1960  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I309830  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Family Percy Greenhill Shilling,   b. 1897, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Howard Shilling,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Jean Shilling
     3. Eva Shilling
     4. Eva Shilling
     5. Percy Schilling,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     6. Florence May "May" Shilling,   b. 1923,   d. 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F240682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Percy Shilling - Mrs. Percy Shilling, 60, of 43 Wellington St. North, died Friday at K-W Hospital after an illness of three weeks. The former Edith Roberts, she was born Jan. 11, 1900, in Liverpool, England, and came to Canada 41 years ago. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church and a life member and past president of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, to whom she was married Oct. 4, 1919. Surviving also are two sons, Percy and Howard, both of Kitchener; three daughters, Mrs. Walter (Florence May) Davies, Mrs. Maurille (Jean) St. Croix and Mrs. Douglas (Eva) Daly, all of Kitchener; two brothers, William Roberts of Liverpool and Robert Roberts of San Francisco, and 16 grandchildren. The body is at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home where the funeral service will be conducted Monday at 2 pm with Rev. Harold Balsdon officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens, Breslau.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 20 Page 6.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edith Roberts - Shilling.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1900). Edith Shilling (1900-1960) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 2 September 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207035562/edith-shilling.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1900 - Liverpool, , Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1919 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Oct 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jun 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Jun 1960 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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