Mary Ethel Holdaway

1885 - 1950  (64 years)

• Name	Mary Ethel Holdaway
  Born	3 Feb 1885	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171838503
  Name	Mary Ethel Gillespie
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58280
  Died	6 Jan 1950	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Cause: Paralytic Stroke (10 days)
  Buried	9 Jan 1950	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I58280	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Holdaway,   b. 5 Nov 1858, Houghton, Kings Somborne, , Hampshire, England ,   d. 26 Nov 1924, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah Alice Buckborough,   b. 17 Jul 1856, Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1949, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1884	Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario   [4]
  Family ID	F186924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Murray Gillespie,   b. 8 Nov 1878, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1944, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1911	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Joseph Wallace "Wally" Gillespie,   b. 23 Jun 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Sarah Evelin Gillespie,   b. 13 Jul 1912, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George E. Gillespie,   b. 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)   4. Betty Gillespie,   b. CA 1918   5. Wilbert Gillespie,   b. 26 Jun 1919, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1993  (Age 73 years)   6. Norman Wardlaw Gillespie,   b. 5 Apr 1922, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1995, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   7. Florence Mae Gillespie,   b. 15 Oct 1924, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F248541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Murray Gillespie Passes - Following a paralytic stroke a week and a half ago; the death occurred at her home in Ayr on Friday of Mrs. George Murray Gillespie, in her 65th year. A lifelong Ayr resident, the late Mrs. Gillespie, whose maiden name was Mary Ethel Holdaway, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holdaway. Following her marriage to Murray Gillespie, the family resided in Ayr, for many years in their home atop the Cemetery Hill, where she passed away. The late Mrs. Gillespie was well-known in the community, where her kindly presence will be missed by a wide circle of friends and neighbors. She was an adherent of Knox United Church. She was predeceased by her husband six years ago. Surviving are four daughters and four sons: Mrs. George Hamm (Sadie), Blyth; Mrs. Wesley Tamon (Margaret), Blyth; Mrs. Irvin Bowes (Betty), Blyth; Mrs. Everett Hussey (Florence), Ayr; Wallace, George, Wilbert and Norman, all of Ayr. A brother, Charles Holdaway, of Ayr, and 12 grandchildren also survive. - The Funeral - The funeral was held from the W. O. Ball Funeral Parlor on Monday afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev. W. D. Goodger. A very large attendance of friends and neighbors and relatives from Ayr and distant points were present to pay last respects to the deceased. Interment was made in Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were: E. H. Freer, Albert Wood, Leo Hachey, James Swan, Eph. Hawes and Arthur Underwood. The Ayr News Jan 12 1950 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 12. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Mary Ethel Holdaway Date of Birth: 3 Feb 1885 Gender: Female Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Edward Holdaway Mother's name: Alice Backberry [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Gillespie/ In Loving memory of/ George Murray Gillespie/ 1878 - 1944/ his wife/ Mary Ethel Holdaway/ 1885 - 1950/ George E. Gillespie/ H. I. L. of C./ 1914 - 1963/ + [veteran's Poppy] [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Edward Holdaway Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1859 Birth Place: England Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1884 Marriage County or District: Brant Father: William Holdaway Mother: Sarah Goldart Spouse: Alice Buckborough Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1857 Spouse Birth Place: Ontario Spouse Father: Hugh Buckborough Spouse Mother: Rachel Griffith [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: George Murray Gillispie Age: 32 Birth Date: abt 1879 Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1911 Marriage County or District: Brant Father: Joseph Gillispie Mother: Marian Wallace Spouse: Mary Ethel Holdaway Spouse Father: Edward Holdaway Spouse Mother: Alice Buckborough

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Feb 1885 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Paralytic Stroke (10 days) - 6 Jan 1950 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 9 Jan 1950 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth