Gerald Fremlin (1924 - 2013)

Born 15 Jul 1924 in Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Ann (Laidlaw) Munro — married 1976 in Ontario, Canada

Died 17 Apr 2013 at age 88 in Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Gerald Fremlin lived in Ontario, Canada.

Gerald Fremlin served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II
Service started: 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1945

In the 1931 census, Jerald (age 6), Student, was the son of Albert Edward Fremlin in Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

He edited the 1974 edition of The National Atlas of Canada. Gerry enlisted at age 17 and was bomb-aimer RCAF 1942-45.^[2]

In 1976, he married Alice Munro, a writer, as her second husband. The couple moved to a farm outside Clinton, Ontario, and later to a house in Clinton, where Fremlin died on 17 April 2013.

Sources

1. ↑ 1931 Census: "Canada Census, 1931"
   citing Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 113464621; Image number: 9; Sheet number: 8
   FamilySearch Record: 6RS5-XNLC (accessed 15 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-2Q5S-LWG
   Jerald Fremlin (6), single son, Student, in household of Albert Edward Fremlin (46) in Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario, Canada.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Albert Edward Fremlin	Head	Married	M	46	Painter	Ontario
   Mary Elizabeth Fremlin	Wife	Married	F	38	Home Maker	Ontario
   Nora Fremlin	Daughter	Single	F	13	Student	Ontario
   Violet Fremlin	Daughter	Single	F	11	Student	Ontario
   Richard Dillon Fremlin	Son	Single	M	9	Student	Ontario
   Jerald Fremlin	Son	Single	M	6	Student	Ontario
   Harriet Elizabeth Fremlin	Daughter	Single	F	3		Ontario

2. ↑ Obituary

• "Canada Census, 1931", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RS5-XN22 : Sat Dec 30 18:53:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Albert Edward Fremlin and Mary Elizabeth Fremlin, June 1, 1931.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #204021883 (accessed 14 May 2024)
  Memorial page for Gerald Fremlin (15 Jul 1924-17 Apr 2013), citing Blyth Union Cemetery, Blyth, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Dean Weckman (contributor 47729726).

• https://www.latimes.com/la-bk-munro110506-story.html

• https://orlando.cambridge.org/people/10776045-dd08-4c5c-93b7-60fbd9e33d23

• Fremlin family originally owned Clinton’s Munro house

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q112619709, en:Wikipedia