6. | John William CUMBERS (5.John3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Feb 1872 in 9 Havelock Road, London, England; died on 04 May 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; was buried in St James cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 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.
John married Edna Celia WATSON on 19 Jun 1900 in Holy Trinity Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Edna (daughter of Joseph WATSON and Emma CHAMBERLAIN) was born on 19 Oct 1878 in Lucan, Middlesex North, Ontario; died in 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Harold George CUMBERS
was born on 01 May 1901 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died in 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; was buried in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 17. Ernest Henry CUMBERS
was born on 31 May 1903 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died on 03 Sep 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; was buried in Elmwood cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 18. Ethel Grace CUMBERS
was born on 06 Aug 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died on 08 Dec 1977 in London, Ontario; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141.
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