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Robert Nelson "Nelson" Hammersley

Male 1882 - 1959  (77 years)


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  • Name Robert Nelson "Nelson" Hammersley 
    Born 30 Mar 1882  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Nelson Hammersley 
    Residence 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Machinist Apprentice 
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Weaver, Factory 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1935  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1959  27 Alexander Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-83717 
    Died 18 Oct 1959  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I83717  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Robert Niven Hammersley,   b. 21 Jun 1846, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1927  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Jane Annie Murdock,   b. 26 Nov 1853, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1935, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1874  Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F26994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maud T. Brooks,   b. 1880, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1905  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thelma Hammersley,   b. Jan 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Robert Brooks "Brooks" Hammersley,   b. 7 Oct 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975  (Age 59 years)
     3. Eleanor Jean "Jean" Hammersley,   b. 19 Jul 1921,   d. 18 Mar 1975  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F278493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 8.

    2. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 12.

    3. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 7.

    4. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      HAMMERSLEY/ in loving memory of/ R. Nelson HAMMERSLEY/ 1882-1959/ his wife/ Maud T. BROOKS/ 1880-1959/ at rest/

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8746 (1874), Hammersly-Murdock.
      Rob Nain Hamersly. farmer of Puslinch, Birth Place: Brantford Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1847 Father Name: John Hamersly Mother Name: Jenette Hamersly Spouse Name: Jane Murdock, residence Hespeler Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Aberdeen Spouse Father Name: Alexander Murdock Spouse Mother Name: Jane Murdock Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1874 Marriage Location: Perth, St. Marys

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Mar 1882 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist Apprentice - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jun 1905 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Weaver, Factory - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Oct 1959 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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