Gertrude Bessie Fairminer

Gertrude Bessie Fairminer

Birth Name Gertrude Bessie Fairminer 1a
Married Name Bessie Gertrude Waltenberg 2a
Gender female
Age at Death 66 years, 8 months, 16 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 16 April 1886 Worcester Park, Surrey, England Cheam Common

Was Mary raised by a relative as in 1891 she is a visitor with FARRANT, Kezia Married 1855 Ewell, Surrey
and her sister Bessie was a visitor in 1891 with BURFIELD, Florence Wife Married 1857 Ewell, Surrey

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Baptism 22 August 1886 Worcester Park, Surrey, England Cheam Common

St Philips Church

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Marriage 24 March 1917 Ashtead, Surrey, England St Giles Church

Established Church after Banns
Arthur Henry Waltenbery [Soldier] married Bessie Gertrude Fairminer when he was 23 years old
Both living in Ashtead
Witnesses
Matilda Arnold Harmsworth, Bessie's mother.
Ti Haseman

They gave birth to a son John Oliver (Jack) on 14 February 1918-1942 followed by four more children:
Arthur 1919-2000, Cyril 1927-1999, Violet, and Isabel.

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Emigration 22 June 1917 Liverpool, Merseyside, England Home to Canada

On the Metagama as Arthur was to continue with his convalescence in Toronto
Possibly Bessie went with him ?

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Divorce before 1945   Unknown
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Death 1953 Ontario, Canada Midland aged 67
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  Occupation  
 
Occupation 1911   Laundry-Maid

For the Taylor family who ran a laundry business in Ashtead
1901 General Domestic servant for the Skinner family

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  Addresses  
 
Residence 1891 Kingston upon Thames, London, England Lyme Cottage, Bearfield Road

BURFIELD, Charles Married 1855 Islington, London
BURFIELD, Florence Wife Married 1857 Ewell, Surrey
BOULTER, Benjamine Lodger Single 1871
FAIRMINER, Bessie Visitor

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Residence 1901 Epsom, Surrey, England 74 East Street

William Skinner Head Married 48 1853 Dairyman Suffolk
Hannah C Skinner Wife Married 45 1856 - Leeds
Harry W Skinner Son Single 14 1887 - Barnsbury, Middlesex
Arthur C Skinner Son Single 12 1889 - Sutton, Surrey
Sidney R Skinner Son Single 11 1890 - Sutton, Surrey
Josiah J Skinner Son Single 10 1891 - Sutton, Surrey
Alex S Skinner Son Single 7 1894 - Sutton, Surrey
Dorothy M Skinner Daughter Single 6 1895 - Epsom, Surrey
Mabel E Skinner Daughter Single 4 1897 - Epsom, Surrey
Bessie G F Fairmind Servant Single 14 1887 Servant Genrl Domestic Worcester Park, Surrey

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Residence 1911 Ashtead, Surrey, England 16 and 15 Gladstone Road

4 people plus Bessie [Boarder] in 6 rooms
Bessie Gertrude Fairminer Boarder Single Laundry-Maid 24 1887 Surrey Worcester Park

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Residence 1917 Ontario, Canada Orillia, Simcoe

They were probably living with Arthur's parents.

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Residence 1921 Ontario, Canada Simcoe East
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Residence 1926 Ontario, Canada Midland
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Residence before 1945 Ontario, Canada Kenora

By 1945 Arthur had moved to Kenora, Ontario and found work as a painter and decorator
By Kenora Great War Project
http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com
Did Gertrude go too, she died in Midland ?

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Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father William Fairminer
Mother Matilda Arnold Oliver
    Sister     Mary Florence Fairminer
         Gertrude Bessie Fairminer
 
Stepfather George Henry Harmsworth
Mother Matilda Arnold Oliver
    Half-brother     George Henry Fairminer

Families

    Family of Arthur Henry Waltenberg and Gertrude Bessie Fairminer
Married Husband Arthur Henry Waltenberg
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage (Primary) 24 March 1917 Ashtead, Surrey, England St Giles Church

Established Church after Banns
Arthur Henry Waltenbery [Soldier] married Bessie Gertrude Fairminer when he was 23 years old
Both living in Ashtead
Witnesses
Matilda Arnold Harmsworth, Bessie's mother.
Ti Haseman

They gave birth to a son John Oliver (Jack) on 14 February 1918-1942 followed by four more children:
Arthur 1919-2000, Cyril 1927-1999, Violet, and Isabel.

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Media

Gertrude Bessie Fairminer

Gertrude Bessie Fairminer
St Philips Church, Worcester Park

St Philips Church, Worcester Park
St Philip Church

St Philip Church

Narrative

By 1926 the family had moved to Midland, Ontario where Arthur found work as a decorator.

Following in his father's footsteps, Jack [John Oliver] served as a Warrant Officer Class 2 (pilot) with the 104 RAF Squadron during WW2. In the last quarter of 1941 he married Hilda Fawcett in Manchester, England. On 13 July 1942 Jack was killed in action when his plane was shot down in Libya. He is interred in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, As Sallum, Egypt.
May he Rest in Peace

Pedigree

  1. William Fairminer
    1. Matilda Arnold Oliver
      1. Mary Florence Fairminer
      2. Gertrude Bessie Fairminer
        1. Arthur Henry Waltenberg

Ancestors

Source References

  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Familysearch web site
      • Date: 22 August 1886
      • Page: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NRLC-44F : accessed 01 Nov 2013), Gertrude Bessie Fairminer, 16 Apr 1886.
      • Confidence: Very High
  2. English Government: Marriage Registration - Find my Past
      • Date: 1917
      • Page: 1917-Epsom-1q-Vol.2a-page.2a
      • Confidence: Very High
  3. English Government: Birth Registration - Find my Past
      • Date: 1886
      • Page: 1886-Epsom-2q-Vol.2a-page.10
      • Confidence: Very High
  4. Parish Records: Certificate - Baptism - Parish Record
      • Date: 22 August 1886
      • Page: Anglican Parish Registers. London Borough of Sutton, Sutton, England.
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Ancestry.co.uk

  5. Parish Records: Certificate - Marriage - Parish Record
      • Date: 24 March 1917
      • Page: Anglican Parish Registers. Woking, Surrey, England: Surrey History Centre
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Ancestry.co.uk

  6. Various: Internet Web Sites Various
      • Date: 2016
      • Page: Canadian Great War Project By Kenora Great War Project
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=153154

        The Canadian Great War Project

        Welcome to the largest fully searchable database dedicated to the Canadian men and woman that served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the Great War (1914-1919).

        This site evolved from my research into my grandfather in the Great War, which expanded to research into the soldiers from his town, which then expanded to soldiers from the area. The number was getting too large, so I created a database to hold the information. I found ways to populate it with more information, and thought it might be useful to others. The search mechanisms I've come up with are a bit broader than on the Canadian Government sites. This is no slight to the work the Canadian Government has done; they have made a wealth of information available. This is just an attempt to put information into formats more readily available for the researcher.

        This is now a collaborative effort with a growing number of CEF researchers entering or updating information on a daily basis. We have a many of them to thank.

  7. English Government: 1911 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 3 April 1911
      • Page: 1911 Census, FAIRMINER, Bessie Gertrude, EPSOM, Surrey, Reference RG14PN2950 RG78PN102 RD31 SD2 ED3 SN133
      • Confidence: Very High
  8. English Government: 1901 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 1 April 1901
      • Page: In her file
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Registration district Epsom
        Archive reference RG13
        Piece number 583
        Folio 44
        Page 7
        Record set 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census

  9. English Government: 1891 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 6 April 1891
      • Page: 1891 Census, FAIRMINER, Bessie, KINGSTON, Surrey, RG12 piece 611 folio 21 page 42
      • Confidence: Very High
  10. Canadian Govement: 1921 Canadian Census
      • Date: 1921
      • Confidence: Very High