John William CUMBERS

1872 - 1904  (32 years)

• Name	John William CUMBERS
  Born	20 Feb 1872	9 Havelock Road, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	04 May 1904	Winnipeg, Manitoba   [1]
  Buried	St James cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  Person ID	I4759	Bob-Millie Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	John CUMBERS           b. 02 Apr 1853, Bow, Middlesex, England           d. 12 Jan 1928, Vancouver, British Columbia  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth STANTON           b. 28 Feb 1853, England           d. 10 Jul 1913, Winnipeg Manitoba  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	26 Aug 1871	Leyton Church, Leyton, Essex, England   [2]
  Family ID	F2392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Celia WATSON           b. 19 Oct 1878, Lucan, Middlesex North, Ontario           d. 1957, Winnipeg, Manitoba  (Age 78 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1900	Holy Trinity Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba   [3]
  Children	1. Harold George CUMBERS           b. 01 May 1901, Winnipeg, Manitoba           d. 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba  (Age 70 years)  [unknown]  [Stepchild]   2. Ernest Henry CUMBERS           b. 31 May 1903, Winnipeg, Manitoba           d. 03 Sep 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba  (Age 74 years)  [unknown]  [Stepchild]   3. Ethel Grace CUMBERS           b. 06 Aug 1904, Winnipeg, Manitoba           d. 08 Dec 1977, London, Ontario  (Age 73 years)  [unknown]  [Stepchild]
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F2296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 19 Jun 1900 - Holy Trinity Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1901 Winnipeg Man: John Cumbers

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for JOHN WILLIAM CUMBERS: John is buried in the old St. James Cemetery in Winnipeg. Walter (his brother) and wife Daisy are buried next to him. John J. Lowen, of Kingston, Ontario (grandson of Walter William Cumbers) has supplied what purports to be a "Cumbers Family History," written by someone in Winnipeg, and given to John by his Aunt Beryl Chandler. While it has many flaws, some "facts" can be gleaned from it. 1. John is said to have been named after his father, and born on the ship on the way to Canada. This cannot be true. The 1891 Canadian Census shows him as 18 years old, birthday February 20, 1874. Since they left England in 1884,(possibly 1882) according to the 1901 Winnipeg Census, he would have been 10 years old on board the ship. According to this "history," he died of Typhoid Fever in the Northwest Territories. But the 1901 Winnipeg Census places him in Winnipeg, Married to Edna (Celia). John Lowen reports that Pat Purdy, who was raised by Walter (Pop) Cumbers has photographed the grave of the eldest sibling in the John Cumbers familyi, John William Cumbers. The grave marker apparently shows his birth date as March 18, 1874, not February 20, 1872.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1833] Manitoba DETAILED Death INFORMATION. LAST NAME: CUMBERS GIVEN NAMES: JOHN WILLIAM DATE OF DEATH: 05/04/1904 AGE: 29 UNITS OF AGE: YEARS SEX: M PLACE OF DEATH: WINNIPEG REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1904,002547 [S1519] Free BMD. Marriages Sep 1871 Surname First name(s) District Vol Page Cumbers John W Ham 4a 36 STANTON Elizabeth W Ham 4a 36 [S1834] Manitoba DETAILED Marriage INFORMATION. GROOM'S LAST NAME: CUMBERS GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES: JOHN W BRIDE'S LAST NAME: WATSON BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES: EDNA C DATE OF MARRIAGE: 06/19/1900 PLACE OF MARRIAGE: WPG REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1900,001647