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

William Robert Harris "Bill" Arundell[1]

Male 1887 - 1968  (81 years)


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  • Name William Robert Harris "Bill" Arundell 
    Born 1887  , Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Name Bill Arundell  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-352729 
    Died 12 Feb 1968  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I352729  Generations
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2026 

    Father Robert Harris Arundell,   b. 1862,   d. 10 Jun 1911, Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Blanche Demarasq,   b. 11 Aug 1861, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1951, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F302680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Carleton Jameson,   b. 1899,   d. 25 Nov 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth "Bet" Arundell,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Shirley Arundell,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F252245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • W. H. Arundell, a former manager of the Bank of Montreal branch in Brandon, died recently in Preston. Ont. Mr. Arundell is survived by his wife; and two daughters. Mrs. F. N. Hancock of Preston and Mrs. R. R. Hall of Ottawa.

      The Brandon Sun, Wed, Feb 28, 1968 Page 5

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      William R. H. Arundell

      By Record Staff Writer
      PRESTON

      William Robert Harris Arundell, 115 First Ave., Preston, a retired bank manager, died suddenly Monday. He was 80.

      Mr. Arundell was born in Minnesota, U.S.A. He had lived the last 10 years here. He was a retired bank manager of the Bank of Montreal. Mr. Arundell started his banking career in 1904 in Yarmouth, N.S. Later he went to Western Canada for 25 years, returning to Galt in 1937. He retired from the Galt branch in 1949. Following retirement. he was for two years secretary of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. He moved to Meaford in 1951 where he resided until 1958, when he returned to Preston. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. Mr. Arundell had served with the Royal Flying Corps. in the First World War.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Jane C. Jameson, two daughters, Mrs. Neil (Elizabeth) Hancock, Preston, and Mrs. Roderick (Shirley) Hall, Ottawa; one brother, L. H. Arundell, Newmarket, and four grandchildren.

      The body is at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home where funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. Committal will be in Park Lawn memorial chapel. Interment in Preston Park Lawn cemetery.

      Kitchener Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, February 13, 1968

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jane C. Arundell.

    2. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      ARUNDELL/ William Robert Harris/ 1887 - 1968/ Jane Carleton JAMESON/ 1899 - 1991.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1887 - , Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1968 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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