The Winterbottom Connection

Generation 1

M Squire Winterbottom

Born 1852 in Moss Grove, Lancashire, England

Died 1928 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Married

Emma Fowler

Born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Their Children:

• John Samuel Winterbottom

Born June 1, 1875 in Globinmord, Oldham, England

Died June 27, 1943 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON

Married Alice Whitehead – Born December 16, 1875 in England – Died January 26, 1958 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada

Their Children:

o      Edith Winterbottom

Born July 1900 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Married November 15, 1923, to Robert Leach, Born 1896 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

o      Squire Winterbottom

Born July 1902 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

• James Winterbottom

Born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Married to Margaret Ellen Howarth – Born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Their Children:

o      James Winterbottom

Born about 1900 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

o      Thomas Winterbottom

Born March 1901 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

o      Emily Winterbottom

Born about 1903 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

o      Hannah Winterbottom

Born about 1909 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

o      Edith Winterbottom

Born about 1910 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

• Mary Anne Winterbottom

Born September 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

• Walter Winterbottom

Born October 1883 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Died September 17, 1951 in Peterborough Co., ON CAN

• Charlotte Winter Bottom

Born 1896 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Generation 2

Walter Winterbottom

Born October 1883 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Died September 17, 1951 in Peterborough Co., ON CAN

Married

Emma Clayton

Born abt 1888 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Died October 1, 1974 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

Immigrated – May 21, 1924, Quebec, Canada,

 

Their Children:

 

• Alice Winterbottom

Born November 17, 1912 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Died March 4, 1997 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

   

• Harry Winterbottom

Born November 7, 1914 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Died August 22, 1977 in Peterborough Co., ON CAN

Married Gladys Cocking  born Oct 15, 1923 and died Feb 18,  1996

• Thelma Winterbottom

Born Sept 5, 1918 in Oldham, England

Married John (Jack) Simmons

Generation 3

Alice Winterbottom

David, Alice, Thelma & Harry

Born November 17, 1912 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Died March 1995 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

Buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough, ON

Married

David Best

Born March 22, 1909 in Glasgow, Scotland

Died 1978 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

Buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough, ON

Their Children:

• Walter David Best

Back: Walter Winterbottom
& Alice Winterbottom
Front: Walter & Ron Best

Born November 29 1933 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

• Ronald Best

Born March 29, 1936 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN.  Married Ardyth Halcrow

Their Children:  Rhonda Best, Joanne Best, Brenda Best

• Alec Best

Born February 18, 1947 in Peterborough, Peterborough Co., ON CAN.  Married Gloria Tuck

Their Children:  Allison Best

Generation 4

Walter David Best (CGE welder, small business owner in Lakefield ON & pastor) of Peterborough, ON, born November 29, 1936.

AND

Eleanor Beulah Lloyd (homemaker) of Young’s Point, Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON born on April 21, 1935, married Walter David Best of Peterborough, ON, in Peterborough ON April 15, 1954. 

Their Children:

·      Christine Muriel Best born March 1, 1955 in Peterborough, ON married Raymond George Foster (born October 13, 1949) of Peterborough on July 17, 1982 in Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON.  They have two Children Jared Raymond Foster born May 19, 1987 and Anna Eleanor Foster born November 28, 1990.

·      Stephen Walter Best born May 3, 1957 in Peterborough, ON married Cynthia Anne Jay of Peterborough, ON on October 11, 1980 in Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON.

Generation 5

Stephen Walter Best, BA (Trent University) born May 3, 1957 married his childhood sweetheart from Edminson Heights Bible Chapel (Peterborough, ON) Cynthia (Cindy) Anne Jay of Otonabee Township, Peterborough Co., ON on October 11, 1980. 

AND

Cindy Anne Jay, Registered Nurse (Fleming College), born on April 16, 1957 in Peterborough, ON is the daughter of Fredrick Henry Jay (born February 6, 1934 and died September 14, 2005) of Peterborough, ON and Mary Sybil Hunter (birth name – Kennedy) (born March 12, 1934) of Peterborough, ON.

Their Children:

·      Nathanael Stephen Best (Trent University & Fleming College) born December 24, 1982 in Peterborough, ON married Patricia (Patty) Joy Freeman (Trent & Queens University) of Elmira, ON, on August 4, 2007 in Peterborough, ON.

·      Joshua David Best (Ontario College of Art & Design University) born October 24, 1984 in Peterborough, ON married April Dawn White (York University) of Grand Rapids, MI on May 5, 2005 in Grand Rapids, MI.

·      Lucas Walter Best (Fleming College) born November 26, 1986 in Peterborough, ON married Sarah Michelle Heise (Georgian Bay College & York University) of Owen Sound, ON, on September 22, 2012.

·      Jameson Ern Best (Seneca-York College) born August 5, 1988 in Peterborough, ON.

Frederick & The Middle

I began this blog out of the greatest respect of those who have gone before me, and out of a sincere desire to pass on their memories to my children and theirs.  None of us are here through our own design.  We simply need to look around to realize that people lived and died, stayed and traversed, and loved and loathed for unbeknown reasons, which resulted in us being where we are today.

Many times I have sat under the stars and gazed at the large sky, all too aware of the many connections of lives and incidents outside our control that order our world.  Yet in this vastness, we are simply and also profoundly the link which connects the past, to that what is to come.  We are in the middle of something that is fluid with those coming and with those going.  We all transitioning.  Yet it’s that awareness that makes me want my children to know and appreciate their heritage.

More than ever I am aware of the middle and of how fluid it really is.  With sadness I watch my father Walter slip away into absentmindedness and uncertainty as Alzheimers Disease erodes his identity.  At times there are glimpses of him, yet for the most part it’s memories of a good man who wanted more than his body would allow.

On the other hand I celebrate the great joy of becoming a grandfather to Frederick John Best born just days ago.  He is untainted potential, naïve hope, and unqualified love wrapped up like a burrito belonging to our son Joshua and his wife April.  He may be tall, he could have red hair, or he might be a fireman … who knows?  There’s just so much to look forward to and everyone is so happy.

In a few weeks my father and our patriarch will meet his great grandson for the first time.  Likely neither of them will remember the occasion.  Smiling faces and laughter, and the odd remark of where Frederick gets his good looks will be enjoyed.  However it will be those of us who are passing through the middle that will connect the Walters and the Fredericks.  It is our job to tell these stories, and someday it will be Frederick’s.

The Violet Matilda Harvey - Church Connection

Violet Matilda Harvey is the eldest child of Joseph Charles Harvey and Anna Maria Bates, and the first naturalized Canadian in the Harvey family.  She was born in Dummer Township and moved about 1870 to the first Joseph Harvey homestead on Coon Lake Rd., in Burleigh Township of Peterborough County.

Violet would go on to survive the deaths of her next seven siblings who are all buried in Burleigh.  The sibling gap would extend to Geoffrey who would be the first of a group of six Harvey boys (Ernest, Vivian, Bernal, Eric, & William) to rough it in the woods.

Nineteen years after moving to Burleigh and not far up the road towards Apsley, Violet would marry Allen Church from Mount Julian, a small settlement on the north shore of Stoney Lake.  It is likely they had known each other since childhood.  They would raise their family in the Mount Julian area.

Violet Matilda Harvey

Born on October 9 1866, in Dummer Township, Peterborough Co, ON CAN, and died June 29 1940, Burleigh Township, Peterborough Co, ON CAN.  She is buried in Lakefield Cemetery, Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON CAN.

Married on September 11, 1889 in Lakefield, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

Allen Homer Church

Born on February 14, 1866, and died on November 1,1950 in Mount Julian, Burleigh Township, Peterborough Co., ON CAN.  He is buried in Lakefield Cemetery, Smith Township, Peterborough Co., ON CAN.

010104-89 Allen Homer CHURCH, 34, farmer, Canada, Burleigh Tp., s/o Oliver & Maturah, married Violet Matilda HARVEY, 22, Canada, Burleigh Tp., d/o Joseph & Maria, witn: George COCKBURN & Ada WARREN both of Lakefield on Sept. 11, 1889 at Lakefield*

*http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Her Father & Mother:

Joseph Charles Harvey (1845 – 1920) & Anna Maria Bates (1848 – 1900)

Their Children:

Oliver Harvey Church (December 12, 1891 – April 11, 1966) 

·      Married Hazel May Walsh (1892 – June 24, 1949) on March 1, 1916 in Burleigh Township, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

Oscar Fuller Church (May 27, 1893 – May 10, 1962)

·      Married Nellie Newell (1893 – ?) on October 13, 1907 in Muskoka District, ON CAN

·      WW1 Veteran – April 21, 1917

·      Children:  Donald Francis Church (1917 – 2000)

Kenneth Joseph Church (May 14, 1895 – June 18, 1970)

·      Married Julia Louisa Wilson (February 22, 1900 – March 24, 1959) on January 2, 1918 in Burleigh Township, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

·      WW1 Veteran – January 7, 1918

Frank Israel Church (May 17, 1897 – October 9, 1930)

·      WW1 Veteran – June 15, 1918

Emiley Amelia Church (April 1, 1899 – 1990)

·      Married Victor Shewen (1892 – 1932) on May 9, 1916 in Lakefield, Peterborough Co., ON CAN

·      Her grandmother Emiley Amelia Harvey’s namesake

William Alexander Church (January 15, 1901 - December 11, 1970) 

·      Married Ella Brown (1895 - October 28, 1977) on December 12, 1928 in Picton, Prince Edward Co., ON CAN

Dolly Maria Matura Church (November 1, 1902 – March 28, 1993, USA)

·      Married Charles R Lindsay (March 6, 1907 – January 12, 1947) on December 2, 1937 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, USA

Matilda Church (September 1905 – ?)