Robert married Cheryl Victoria Smith [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: grandchildren Matthew, Laura, Nathan, Alex, Wesley, Gregory, Connor and Cameron
• Occupation: worker and millwright foreman for lumber mills
• AltBirth: 1923
• AltBirth: 23 Apr 1925, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• AltBirth: 1928
• Residence: Nov 1961, Oxford, , Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Jul 2001, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 27 Jul 2001, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Herald

Notes:

-RO called Allison

ID= OU 1111979

NAME: - Oulton Family Tree by Gladys Trenholm BD:1923 WIF: goes by Allison

Obituary:

Obituary

SMITH, G. Allison - 76, Shinimicas, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2001, at home. Born in Amherst, he was the youngest son of the late W.R. and Lily V. (Oulton) Smith. He had worked in many lumber mills during his life starting with his dad, then with T.C. Glennie Lumber Co., G. Wilson Lumber Mill and as a Millwright Foreman with the Cobequid Lumber Co. After retiring, he ran his own hobby lumber mill. He had owned maple woods in Wyvern. He was a member of Shinimicas United Church. He enjoyed old time country music and played the fiddle, guitar and banjo. He enjoyed gardening as he had his own farm and was an avid outdoorsman. He is survived by his wife, the former Muriel MacAloney Smith; daughters, Cheryl Thompson and husband Bob, Fall River; Dorothy Bezanson and husband Nelson, East Amherst; Catherine Smith, at home; sons, William "Bill" and wife Catherine, Lower Sackville; Thomas, Shinimicas; David, at home; sisters, Maude Gray, Surrey, B.C.; Grace Oulton, Calgary, Alta.; brothers, Arnold, Shinimicas; Harold, Amherst; grandchildren, Matthew, Laura, Nathan, Alex, Wesley, Gregory, Connor and Cameron. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by sister, Dorothy Ogden; brothers, Austin, Victor and Layton. His remains are resting in Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst with visitation 7-9 p.m. Saturday. His funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in Shinimicas United Church, Rev. Morley Bentley officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Highland View Regional Hospital Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or a charity of your choice.

George married Muriel Eileen Macaloney [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: lumberman
• AltBirth: 15 Feb 1885
• AltBirth: 4 Feb 1886, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Bef 1921, Baie Verte, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Between 1921 and Nov 1961, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 25 Nov 1961, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; the Chronicle Herald

Notes:

NAME: - Catherine Dickie, 3/2/94 PARN: BD: DD: WIF:

-RO Owner of a limber mill

-RO Their house in Amherst was near intersection of Willow and Victoria East. They lived there for 25 years or more. He married Reena sometime after 1950. By this time, all the children had moved out.

Obituary:


Obituary

AMHERST - The death of William Renaldo Smith occurred suddenly at his home on Eddy Street. He was 75 and a well known lumberman. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Smith of Shinimicas. Besides his second wife Rena, he is survived by three daughters, Maude (Mrs. B.C. Gray) Edmundston, N.B.; Mrs. W.C. Oulton, Brantford, Ont.; Mrs. H.M. Ogden, East Amherst; six sons, Layton, Halifax; Arnold, Shinimicas Bridge; Victor, Tyndal Road; Austin, Shinimicas Bridge; Harold, Amherst and Allison, Oxford; three step-children Todd T. Trenholm, Baie Verte Road, Mrs. Robert Oulton, Amherst and Mrs. Layton Cameron, Amherst. The late Mr. Smith will rest at Furlongs Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held in the Shinimicas Bridge Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30.

[From the Halifax Chronicle Herald Newspaper, 25 November 1961.]

William married Lily Victoria Oulton 31 Jul 1907, , Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Lily (daughter of Rufus Manuel Melvin Oulton and Sarah Jane Weeks) was born 17 Apr 1887, Baie Verte Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 6 Oct 1947, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 8 Oct 1947, United Church Cemetery, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1891, Westmorland Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Jun 1942, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• AltDeath: Sep 1947
• AltDeath: 18 Oct 1947, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

-RO buried next to husband

-RO Housewife

ID= OU 111197

NAME:Lillie Oulton - 1891 Census, Westmorland Co, Westmorland P (203-1) PARN: BP: age 4; Methodist

NAME:Lillie Victoria Oulton - Catherine Dickie, 3/2/94 BD: DD: HUS:

-RO Lily Victoria Oulton

Census:
4 in 1891 census

Other Events:

• Occupation: contruction machine operator
• Residence: Chatham, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: Bef 1945, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; the operator of the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency
• Residence: Nov 1961, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 30 Jan 1997, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; the Chronicle Herald

Notes:

-RO Owned a construction business





!ID= OU 1111971

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Obituary

SMITH, Layton Harris - 89, East Amherst, formerly of Amherst, died January 28, 1997, in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born at Shinimicas Bridge, he was a son of the late William and Lilly (Oulton) Smith. He was a member of Sunrise Trinity United Church, Amherst Head. As a young man, he spent a few years in the Boston area before returning to Shinimicas Bridge to operate the family farm. He later moved to Amherst, where his wife operated a boarding house and he took on the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency, which he operated until the mid 1940s. He then carried on a business as a heavy equipment operator throughout the Maritimes. He spent about eight years in Chatham, Ont., before returning to Amherst and working with Modern Construction until his retirement. Surviving are his wife, the former Thelma Fillmore; adopted daughters, Muriel (Mrs. Allison Smith), Shinimicas Bridge; Barbara (Mrs. Denzil Yach), Shawville, Que.; foster daughters, Beryl (Mrs. Richard Linton), Grand Manan, N.B.; Shirley (Mrs. Basil Keney), Halifax; sisters, Maude Gray, Abbotsford, B.C.; Grace Oulton, Calgary, Alta.; brothers, Arnold, Allison, Shinimicas Bridge; Harold, Amherst; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great great grandchildren. He was predeceased by sister, Dorothy Ogden; brothers, Victor, Austin. Visitation 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Friday in Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday in Cumberland Memorial Chapel, Amherst, Rev. Carol Gunn officiating. Spring burial in Shinimicas United Church Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations to any charity.

[From the Halifax Chronicle Herald / Mail Star Newspapers, published 30 January 1997, page C9/B4; or the Halifax Herald Limited Newspapers CD.]

Layton married Thelma Evelyn Fillmore 6 Jan 1933, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States. Thelma was born 25 Jul 1915, Port Elgin, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 3 Jan 2000, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 6 Jan 2000, United Church Cemetery, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 4 Jan 2000, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; the Chronicle Herald

Notes:

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SMITH, Thelma Evelyn - 85, East Amherst, died January 3, 2000, in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in Port Elgin, N.B., she was a daughter of the late Richea and Bertha Fillmore. She was a member of the Shinimicas United Church and an avid supporter and honorary member of the UCW for many years. She had taught Sunday School, Mission Band, Explorers and supported the Red Cross. She had been a cook in many logging camps and had run several boarding houses in Amherst. She had lived in Ontario where she had run a boarding house and worked for Martin's Frozen Foods. Surviving are adopted daughters, Muriel Smith, Shinimicas, Barbara Yach, Shawville, Que.; 20 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; one great great-granddaughter. She was predeceased by her husband, Layton in 1997; foster daughters, Beryl Linton, Shirley Kenney; two grandsons; sisters, Pauline Smith, Agnes Linton; brothers, Ernest, Clem, Lloyd, Bruce. Visitation 2- 4, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, in Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, in Cumberland Memorial Chapel, Rev. Morley Bentley officiating. Burial in the Shinimicas United Church Cemetery. Donations to Sunrise Trinity United Church, Highland View Regional Hospital Foundation or Palliative Care or any charity.

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