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Robert Niven Hammersley

Male 1846 - 1927  (81 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert Niven Hammersley 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.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83714
    • Occupation: 1874, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Woolen Mill
    • Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    HAMMERSLEY, ROBERT NIVEN

    One of the older residents of Hespeler, early Tuesday or Wednesday morning, June 28 or 29th 1927(differing reports), after an illness of several weeks. Born in Blenheim, Ontario, 82 years ago, he came to Puslinch Township with his parents, when he was but 4 years old. He resided there until some thirty- five years ago, when he moved into town. Several years ago, an accident disabled one leg and he had to go on crutches since. He has been ill several weeks. Survived by his wife and three daughters: Mrs. John Eltherington of Leamington; Mrs. Charles S. Garner of Brantford; Mrs. Maude Lothian, at home; one son, R. Nelson Hammersley of Galt; one sister, Mrs. Smith Evans of Puslinch; and three grandchildren. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon at 2 from his residence on Queen St. to Hespeler Cemetery.

    -Information from the death certificate: Of Queen St. in Hespeler. Born in Blenheim on June 21, 1846, son of John Hammersley and Janet Niven.

    -Information from the death certificate of Gordon Leonard Hammersley: Died on October 9, 1888, aged 4 months and 14 days, of a bowel complaint. Informant - Robert Hammersley.

    -Information from the death certificate of Jessie Nevin(?) Hammersley: Died on November 30, 1887, aged 11 years, of diphtheria. Informant - Robert Hammersley.

    -Information from the marriage certificate of Mary Hammersley: Born c. 1880, daughter of Robert Hammersley, she married John Eltherington.

    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 Jane Annie Murdock 1 Jan 1874, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of Alexander Murdoch and Jane Cosens) was born 26 Nov 1853, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died 12 Aug 1935, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edith Maud "Maud" Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Nov 1874, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1963, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
    2. 3. Janet Niven Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Isabel Jane "Bella" Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    4. 5. Mary Priscilla Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Aug 1879, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. John Alexander Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Dec 1880, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1881, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Robert Nelson "Nelson" Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    7. 8. Thomas Bruce "Bruce" Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Nov 1885, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Gordon Leonard Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Oct 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Oswald Murray Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Feb 1890, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edith Maud "Maud" Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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]


  2. 3.  Janet Niven Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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


  3. 4.  Isabel Jane "Bella" Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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]


  4. 5.  Mary Priscilla Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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:
    1. 11. Velma Eltherington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 May 1900; died 10 Oct 1900, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 6.  John Alexander Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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


  6. 7.  Robert Nelson "Nelson" Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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:
    1. 12. Thelma Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 13. Robert Brooks "Brooks" Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1975; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 14. Eleanor Jean "Jean" Hammersley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jul 1921; died 18 Mar 1975; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Thomas Bruce "Bruce" Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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


  8. 9.  Gordon Leonard Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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


  9. 10.  Oswald Murray Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) 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



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Velma Eltherington Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Robert1) was born 23 May 1900; died 10 Oct 1900, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168398


  2. 12.  Thelma Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Robert2, 1.Robert1) 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


  3. 13.  Robert Brooks "Brooks" Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Robert2, 1.Robert1) 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


  4. 14.  Eleanor Jean "Jean" Hammersley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Robert2, 1.Robert1) 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]

    Children:
    1. 15. Richard Evans  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Megan Evans  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Richard Evans Descendancy chart to this point (14.Eleanor3, 7.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  2. 16.  Megan Evans Descendancy chart to this point (14.Eleanor3, 7.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Megan — George Molotkow. [Group Sheet]



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