Edmund Henry Colclough Waller (1879 - 1970)

Born 27 Feb 1879 in Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada

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Died 23 Mar 1970 at age 91 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Edmund Henry Colclough Waller was born on 27 February 1879^[1]. His father, Samuel William Waller, was aged 35 and his mother, Eliza Maria Hughes, was aged 27.

He was baptised on 13 June 1880 at the Episcopal Reformed Church of Saint Bartholomew in Montréal, Quebec, Canada^[1].

In the 1891 Census of Canada, Edmund Waller (aged 12) was recorded living with his father Samuel Waller (47), his mother Eliza Waller (34) and his younger siblings Arthur Waller (8), Hugh Waller (4) and Catherine Waller (1) at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Territories^[2].

He married Caroline Agnes Mann (the daughter of John Mann, on 18 December 1906. They had 10 children in 14 years:

1. Herbert Montague Waller (b. 29 Sep 1907, d. 18 Sep 1971)
2. Arthur Edmund Waller (b. 6 Jan 1909, d. 25 Jan 1999)
3. Marjorie Gladys Waller (b. 27 Jul 1910, m. 24 Dec 1926 James Boyd Young, m. 2ndly 1952 Ivor B Tucker)
4. William Hugh Waller (b. 11 Jun 1912)
5. Cedric Henry Waller (b. 14 Apr 1914)
6. Thomas Geoffrey Waller (b. 27 Nov 1916, d. Sep 1997)
7. Evelyn Agnes Waller (b. 19 Jul 1918, m. 11 Jan 1937 James Donald Ross, m. 2ndly 1961 William Wilson)
8. Beatrice Alice Waller ( b. 14 Aug 1922, m. 1942 Robert Ragsdale, m. 2ndly 1949 Ernest John Moretti, d. 2001)
9. Arnold Blair Waller (b. 28 Jun 1924)

He lived with his wife and children at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1911), North Battleford No. 437, Saskatchewan (1916), Prince Albert, Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan (1926 and 1931).

His wife Caroline died in 1967.

Edmund Henry Colclough Waller died on 23 March 1970 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 91, and was buried at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada^[3][1].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157381132/edmund_henry_colclough-waller: accessed March 21, 2024), memorial page for Edmund Henry Colclough Waller (27 Feb 1879–23 Mar 1970), Find A Grave: Memorial #157381132, citing Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Pete and Betty (contributor 48366769).
2. ↑ Canada Census, 1891: Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW5B-Z32 : 4 August 2016), Edmund Waller, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Territories, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148228.
3. ↑ Death: British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY8-3S4

See also:

• The Peerage

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27X5-T67 : Mon Mar 11 00:40:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Edmond Waller and Caroline Waller, 1911.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPP-866 : Sun Mar 10 06:13:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Edmund H Waller and Caroline A Waller, 1916.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKB-QJ92 : Fri Mar 08 19:08:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Edmund Waller and Caroline Waller, 1926.

• "Canada Census, 1931", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RS1-KVYY : Sat Dec 30 20:05:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Edmund Henry Waller and Caroline Ann Waller, June 1, 1931.