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Wellington Uttley -- 1882-19xx

Wellington Uttley was born March 26, 1882. He was the second of eight children of John Robert Uttley and Catherine (nee Birmingham).
The birth is not found in the Ontario Birth Indexes of the day. The date of birth is found in a "Delayed" Birth Registration done by his father in 1927 (#902210):
     Date of Birth:  March 26, 1882
     Name:           Wellington Uttley
     Sex:            M
     Father:         John Robert Uttley,
                     Waterloo, Engineer
     Mother:         Catherine Birmingham
     Doctor:         Dr. Bingham
     Declared:       Nov 8, 1927
           by:       John Robert Uttley,
                     Copper Cliff
Wellington is in the Census of 1891 as a son, age 9. The Census of 1901 records Wellington at age 19 and says that he was born March 20, 1882. He was employed at "spinning" in the woollen mills and earning $315 a year. The City Directories for 1901-1903 say that he continues to live at home and work at the Waterloo Woollen Mills.

Wellington was born either March 20 or March 26 in 1882.

Marriage Record

Wellington marries in 1911. The Ontario Marriage Archive for 1911, reference #015271, shows:
   His name:     Wellington Uttley
   Occupation:   farmer
   Age:          31
   Religion:     Presbyterian
                 bachelor
   Residence:    Crosshill
   Father:       John R. Uttley, farmer
   Mother:       Cathalene Birmingham

   Her name:     Caroline Mary Playford
   Occupation:   on farm
   Age:          48
   Religion:     Presbyterian
                 spinster
   Residence:    Crosshill
   Father:       Stephen Playford, farmer
   Mother:       Caroline Bird

   Date:         25 day of October 1911 in Crosshill
   Witness:      Sarah A. Playford, Berlin Ont
                 Leah Playford, Crosshill
   By:           A.W. Gazley, Wellesley
Death

The where abouts of Wellington after the death of his wife in 1921 is not known. He was still alive and living in Flint, Michigan when his father died in 1950. And Wellington is listed as a survivor when his brother Gordon died in 1952, now living in Corfu, New York.

Caroline Mary Playford – 1863-1921

Birth
Caroline Mary Playford was born in Ontario on March 18, 1863. She was the daughter of Stephen Playford, a farmer, and Caroline Bird. The date of birth comes from the 1901 Census in Wellesley Township where she lived with an older sister Leah and older brother Andrea. Next door was a younger brother Ely (Eli) and his wife and an older sister Ellen.
Death

Her tombstone in Rushes Cemetery, Waterloo, reads:

CAROLINE MARY PLAYFORD
WIFE OF
W. UTTLEY
DIED
JAN. 1, 1921
AGED 57 YRS 9 MOS

The Ontario Death Archive records, reference #026149 for 1899:
     Name:       Caroline Mary Uttley
     Died:       Wellesley Township
     Age:        57 yrs, 9 mo, 14 days
     Born:       Canada
     Father:     Stephen Playford; England
     Mother:     Caroline Bird; England
     Informant:  Eli Playford, Crosshill (brother)
     Burial:     Wellesley Twp, Jan 4 1921
     Undertaker: Ratz & Fleischhouer, Wellesley
     Date of Death:  Jan 1, 1921
     Cause:      Cerebral Haemourage
     Doctor:     William Glaister, Wellesley
On Wednesday January 5, 1921 the Berlin Daily Telegraph included this item on page 9 under the banner of "CROSSHILL":

The community was shocked last Saturday morning to hear of the death of Mrs. Wellington Uttley (nee Miss Caroline Playford). She had done her work as usual on Friday after which she went to Wellesley on business and not feeling well when she returned, she suffered a stroke during the night and passed away about 5 o'clock Saturday morning.
The sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved husband who is now left alone.

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