Nellie Pender (Grimmer) Hamilton (1886 - 1955)

Born 24 Sep 1886 in Pender Island, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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Died 28 Nov 1955 at age 69 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Nellie was born in 1886.^[1] She was the daughter of Washington Grimmer and Elizabeth Auchterlonie. She was the first European-Canadian child born on Pender Island.

In 1910 Nellie married Cyril Charles Gordon Hamilton in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was 30 yrs. old, and resided on Pender Island, working as a farmer. Cyril was the son of Charles Hamilton Hamilton and Leilah Gordon Hamilton. He was born in Wiltshire England, United Kingdom.^[2]

Nellie passed away in 1955 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She had been residing on Bewdley Ave. in Esquimalt, British Columbia. Nellie was widowed, and her main occupation was housewife. The informant was her son, living at the same address.^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ "British Columbia Birth Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Nellie Pender Grimmer; Registration Number: 1886-09-005211, Pender Island, 1886-09-24. Not digitized. Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-09-26).
2. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Cyril Charles G. Hamilton and Nellie Pender Grimmer; Registration Number: 1910-09-019877, Victoria, 1910-12-28. Marriage Certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-09-26).
3. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Nellie Pender Hamilton; Registration Number: 1955-09-011896, Victoria, 1955-11-28, Age at Death: 69. Death Certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-09-26).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/121735816/nellie-pender-hamilton : accessed 12 June 2021), memorial page for Nellie Pender Grimmer Hamilton (24 Sep 1886–28 Nov 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121735816, citing Pender Island Cemetery, North Pender Island, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Lainey D (contributor 48308223) .