Roy Wardlaw Powell

1894 - 1921  (26 years)

• Name	Roy Wardlaw Powell
  Born	30 Oct 1894	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171125311
  Occupation	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer - Plow Works
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1916	Port Rowan, Norfolk Co., Ontario   [3]
  	brakeman
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73148
  Died	6 Sep 1921	Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Cause: Cause: Peritontitis (7 days) - Appendicitis (5 days)
  Buried	8 Sep 1921	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Person ID	I73148	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Thomas Powell,   b. 1862, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Calder "Lizzie" Fraser,   b. 17 Oct 1867, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1895, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1887	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F19070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geraline Elizabeth Brown,   b. 1892, Port Rowan, Norfolk Co., Ontario ,   d. 1961  (Age 69 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1916	Port Rowan, Norfolk Co., Ontario   [5]
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F55294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Former Ayr Boy Dies in Sarnia Died, in Sarnia, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 5 30 o'clock a.m., Roy Wardlaw Powell, in his 27th year. The deceased, who had been ill with appendicitis and complications, was born in North Dumfries, and spent his boyhood in Ayr where he was familiarly known among his companions as "Baden" Powell, Since leaving school he had followed railroading and while located at Port Rowan a couple of years ago married Miss Brown of that place, who survives. Two brothers, James of London and Chester of Hamilton, and a sister at Tacoma, also survive. The funeral, which will be private, takes place today from the residence of his grandmother, Mrs. Alex. Fraser, Stanley streel, at 2: 30 p.m., when interment will he made in the Ayr cemetery. The Ayr News Sep 8 1921 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 8. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 14987 (1916), Powell-Brown. Roy Wardlaw Powell, brakeman of Port Rowan, Birth Place: Ayr Ontario Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894 Father Name: Thomas Powell Mother Name: Elizabeth Praser Spouse Name: Geraldine Elizabeth Brown Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Place: Pt Rowan Spouse Father Name: Isiah Brown Spouse Mother Name: Hannah N Soper Brown Marriage Date: 9 Nov 1916 Marriage Location: Norfolk, Port Rown [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Roy Wardlaw Powell Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1894 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Wm T Powell Mother's name: Eliza Calder Fraser [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Roy Wardlaw Powell Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1894 Birth Place:Ayr Ontario Marriage Date:9 Nov 1916 Marriage Place:Norfolk, Ontario, Canada Father:Thomas Powell Mother:Elizabeth Praser Spouse:Geraldine Elizabeth Brown Birth Year:abt 1893 Birth Place:Pt Rowan Marriage Date:9 Nov 1916 Marriage Place:Norfolk, Ontario, Canada Father:Isiah Brown Mother:Hannah N Soper Brown [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222927681/roy-warlaw-fraser. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Roy Wardlaw Powell Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1895 Birth Place: Ontario Age at Death: 26 Death Date: 6 Sep 1921 Death Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In Loving memory of/ Alexander Fraser/ Apr. 14, 1837 - June 14, 1898/ his wife/ Agnes Mills/ Jan. 26, 1841 - Nov. 25, 1923/ Lizzie C. Fraser/ wife of William T. Powell/ Oct. 17, 1867 - Dec. 23, 1895/ sons/ Victor Alexander/ Sept. 4, 1888 - Jan. 28, 1889/ Roy Wardlaw/ Oct. 30, 1899 - Sept. 6, 1921/ Fraser - Powell [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12262 (1887), Powell-Fraser. William Thos Powell, labourer N. Dumfries, Birth Place: England Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Father Name: William T Powell Mother Name: W Powell Spouse Name: Lizzia Calder Fraser, residence North Dumfries Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father Name: Alexander Fraser Spouse Mother Name: A Fraser Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1887 Marriage Location: Waterloo, North Dumfries [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: William Thos Powell Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1862 Birth Place: England Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1887 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: William T Powell Mother: W Powell Spouse: Lissia Calder Fraser Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1867 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father: Alexander Fraser Spouse Mother: A Fraser

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Oct 1894 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - Plow Works - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brakeman - 1916 - Port Rowan, Norfolk Co., Ontario Married - 9 Nov 1916 - Port Rowan, Norfolk Co., Ontario Died - Cause: Cause: Peritontitis (7 days) - Appendicitis (5 days) - 6 Sep 1921 - Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Sep 1921 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth