1853 - 1935 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Jane Annie Murdock was born 26 Nov 1853, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died 12 Aug 1935, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Jane Annie Hammersley
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116957
- Immigration: 1857, , Canada
- Residence: 1874, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
- Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
Notes:
Alex Murdoch came here from St. Marys about 1870 to learn the Blacksmithing trade with James P. Johnston and after his time was out he continued with Mr. Johnston until 1874. Afterwards, he started business on his own in the shop on Cooper Street and there remained until 1886 when he sold out to William Wingfield and went west.
During at least the five years - 1882-1886 - his brother, Andrew, worked with him and in 1886 there was still another brother, John Murdoch, here who too was a blacksmith. A sister, Jane, worked for Randall Farr & Co. for three years prior to her marriage to Robert Hammersley on New Year's Day, 1874.
Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954
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HAMMERSLEY, JANE ANNIE (Nee Murdock)
One of Hespeler's best known women, on Monday evening, August 12, 1935. Mrs. Robert Hammersley has been ill for about four months and her death was not unexpected. She was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1853, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Murdoch and came to Canada with her parents in 1855. The family settled near Kingston, living on several of the islands at the head of the St. Lawrence River. They moved to St. Mary's and later to Hespeler. In 1870, she married Robert Hammersley and for seventeen years, she and her husband farmed in Puslinch. Mrs. Hammersley was one of Hespeler's grand old ladies, known for the good deeds which she did. Her generosity was well known and she was highly respected. Her husband predeceased her some ten years ago. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Maud Lothian of Hespeler; Mrs. Charles Garner of Galt; Mrs. John Eltherington of Leamington; and one son, Nelson of Galt. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, with a private service in the home, followed by a service in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member. Ernest Midgley contributed a solo. Pallbearers: Charles Gainer, John Eltherington, Nelson Hammersley, S. T. Organ, Harry Kelly and John Murdock.
A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark
Jane married Robert Niven Hammersley 1 Jan 1874, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of John Hammersley and Janet Niven) was born 21 Jun 1846, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1927; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Edith Maud "Maud" Hammersley was born 22 Nov 1874, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1963, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
- 3. Janet Niven Hammersley was born 5 Sep 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Isabel Jane "Bella" Hammersley was born 20 Dec 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 5. Mary Priscilla Hammersley was born 5 Aug 1879, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. John Alexander Hammersley was born 28 Dec 1880, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1881, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
- 7. Robert Nelson "Nelson" Hammersley was born 30 Mar 1882, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 8. Thomas Bruce "Bruce" Hammersley was born 30 Nov 1885, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
- 9. Gordon Leonard Hammersley was born 25 May 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Oct 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
- 10. Oswald Murray Hammersley was born 19 Feb 1890, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 2
2. | Edith Maud "Maud" Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 22 Nov 1874, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1963, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Edith Maud "Maud" Hunsperger
- Name: Edith Maud "Maud" Lothian
- Name: Maude Hammersley
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-310773
- Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
- Residence: 1935, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1940, Ketchikan, , Alaska, USA
- Residence: 1957, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada
Edith married Robert Henry Lothian 10 Oct 1900, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Robert was born 15 Dec 1856, Culloden, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1920, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Edith married Isaac Bechtel Hunsperger 1938, , Whatcom, Washington. Isaac (son of Rev. Aaron H. Hunsperger and Maria "Mary" Bechtel) was born 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1956, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Janet Niven Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 5 Sep 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81984
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4. | Isabel Jane "Bella" Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 20 Dec 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Bella Hammersley
- Name: Isabel Jane "Bella" Garner
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83716
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
- Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
- Residence: 1957, 91 Church St., Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
GARNER, ISABEL JANE (Nee Hammersley)
Of 91 Church St. in Hespeler, on Sunday, August 18, 1957, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, in her 80th year. Widow of Charles Samuel Garner, who predeceased her sixteen years ago. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hammersley of Puslinch Township, where she was born. Following her marriage, she resided in the U. S. for a number of years and then returned to Hespeler. She was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Surviving is a brother, Nelson Hammersley of Galt; two sisters, Mrs. Maud Hunsperger of Vancouver; and Mary (Mrs. John Eltherington)of Leamington. Service at the Stager Funeral Home on Galt St. in Hespeler on Tuesday at 2. Interment was in Hespeler Cemetery.
A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark
Isabel — Charles Samuel Garner. Charles (son of Daniel Judd Garner and Mary A. Robbins) was born 6 Jul 1877, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1941. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Mary Priscilla Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 5 Aug 1879, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Mary Priscilla Eltherington
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92719
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
- Residence: 1899, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1935, Leamington, Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1957, Leamington, Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada
Mary married John Eltherington 8 Feb 1899, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Rev. Robert Eltherington and Prudence "Dency" Dolson) was born 8 Feb 1878, Dereham Township, Oxford Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Velma Eltherington was born 23 May 1900; died 10 Oct 1900, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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6. | John Alexander Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 28 Dec 1880, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1881, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81986
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7. | Robert Nelson "Nelson" Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 30 Mar 1882, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Nelson Hammersley
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83717
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
- Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist Apprentice
- Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver, Factory
- Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
- Residence: 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1959, 27 Alexander Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
HAMMERSLEY, ROBERT NELSON
At his residence, 27 Alexander Ave. in Galt, on Sunday, October 18, 1959, in his 78th year. Father of Thelma (Mrs. Harry Kelly) of Guelph; Jean (Mrs. Gordon Evans) of Galt; and Brooks Hammersley of Galt. Also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Jack Eltherington of Leamington and Mrs. J. B. Hunsperger of Vancouver. A resident of Galt for close to fifty years, he was born in Puslinch. He moved to Hespeler in his early teens, where he worked for a number of years, before locating in Galt. Employed by the textile firm of Staufer and Dobbie prior to his retirement five years ago, he had been foreman and in later years a loom fixer. He was a member of the 25 year club. He married Maud Brooks in Hespeler about fifty-five years ago. She predeceased him in June of this year. An ardent baseball and hockey fan, he played ball in his earlier years in Hespeler. Mr. Hammersley was an adherent of Wesley United Church in Galt. Funeral service at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grant Ave. N. in Galt on Wed., Oct. 21 at 2. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery.
A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark
Robert married Maud T. Brooks 14 Jun 1905, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Maud was born 1880, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario; died 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Thelma Hammersley was born Jan 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 13. Robert Brooks "Brooks" Hammersley was born 7 Oct 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1975; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 14. Eleanor Jean "Jean" Hammersley was born 19 Jul 1921; died 18 Mar 1975; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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8. | Thomas Bruce "Bruce" Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 30 Nov 1885, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Bruce Hammersley
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-310777
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
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9. | Gordon Leonard Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 25 May 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Oct 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81988
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10. | Oswald Murray Hammersley (1.Jane1) was born 19 Feb 1890, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-310778
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
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Generation: 3
11. | Velma Eltherington (5.Mary2, 1.Jane1) was born 23 May 1900; died 10 Oct 1900, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168398
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12. | Thelma Hammersley (7.Robert2, 1.Jane1) was born Jan 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-211735
- Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
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13. | Robert Brooks "Brooks" Hammersley (7.Robert2, 1.Jane1) was born 7 Oct 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1975; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Brooks Hammersley
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-348425
- Residence: 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
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14. | Eleanor Jean "Jean" Hammersley (7.Robert2, 1.Jane1) was born 19 Jul 1921; died 18 Mar 1975; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Eleanor Jean "Jean" Evans
- Name: Jean Hammersley
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-431460
- Residence: 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eleanor — Gordon Wilbert Evans. Gordon was born 26 Feb 1919, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1987, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Jan 1987, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
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