Finding Aid : GA 82 Clement Bowlby Family

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1 Finding Aid : GA 82 Clement Bowlby Family Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library GA 82 : Clement Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 1

2 GA 82 : Clement Bowlby Family Clement Bowlby Family cm of textual records and other materials. The Bowlby family came from England to North American by way of John Bowlby of Nottinghamshire, England. He originally settled in the area that is now Camden, New Jersey on a farm of 400 acres. After the revolutionary war he and member of his family moved to Annapolis, Nova Scotia and were given the status of United Empire Loyalists. John lived to the age of 99 and he and his wife Jane Drake had a large family that included grand-sons Richard Bowlby, born in 1761 and Thomas Bowlby. Richard moved with his grand-father to Nova Scotia and while there married local woman Elizabeth Hawksworth. It was Richard s brother Thomas, and son Adam that brought the Bowlby family to the Waterloo Region. Adam Bowlby ( ) was born in 1792 to Richard Bowlby, and wife Elizabeth Hawksworth. Adam moved to Upper Canada in 1815 to live with his uncle Thomas Bowlby, the first Bowlby family member to come to Upper Canada and here Adam set up a gristmill. After a few years manufacturing tools and implements for farmers, Adam purchased a small parcel of 450 acres in Townsend around the time of his marriage, in 1819, to Elizabeth Sovereign of New Jersey. The farm was built up over a period of 21 years to approximately 3,000 acres. During this 21 year period Adam and Elizabeth had six children: Alfred Bowlby in 1820, William Bowlby in 1822, David Sovereign Bowlby in 1828, Mary Ursula Bowlby Powell in 1830, Ward Hamilton Bowlby, in 1834, John Wedgewood Bowlby in During this time Adam served as magistrate and district councilor, treasurer of the Masonic Lodge and Captain of the Waterford Company during the rebellions of Adam eventually left his farm to son William (the only farmer in the family) and settled in Berlin (Kitchener) where he died in 1883 at the age of 91. Alfred Bowlby ( ) was born August 26, 1820 in New Jersey, USA, the eldest son of Adam and Elizabeth. He grew up largely on the family farm in Townsend and began receiving an education at home from an early age. He, along with his brothers, was taught to read from the New Testament and was taught multiplication by his mother. He began formal schooling at the age of nine and would eventually go on to study medicine at Columbia, graduating in After a failed attempt to continue his studies at University of Toronto due to religious difference, he studied another two years at McGill. In 1846 he finally opened his own practice in Waterford. In 1854 at the age of 34 Alfred married 22 year old Margaret (Mary) Chrysler ( ) of Ancaster, Upper Canada. The two would go on to have eight children together and live in Townsend for the rest of their lives. Alfred continued to practice medicine until his death in 1915 at the age of 95. Margaret passed in 1917 at the age of 86. David Sovereign Bowlby ( ) was born September 5th, 1826 to Adam Bowlby and Elizabeth Sovereign Bowlby. He was born on the family farm in Townsend, and, like his brothers began to be educated from an early age. He attended Upper Canada College, University of Toronto, Toronto School of Medicine and ultimately the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, graduating in In October of the same year he moved to Berlin (Kitchener) to temporarily fill in for his cousin Dr. J.W. Sovereign, and ended up staying on indefinitely. He also took on the role of County Jail surgeon, and coroner for many years. Besides his medical practice he was heavily involved in the community being a member of the village council, and on the Board of Trustees of Berlin High School as well as being warden and delegate to the synod for St. John s Anglican Church. In 1856 David Sovereign married 18 year old Martha Esther Murphy ( ) of Montreal and brought her to Berlin. Together they had five children: Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement in 1859, Emma Allen Bowlby Boyd in 1862, George Herbert Bowlby in 1855, Grace Bowlby Fennell in 1871, and David Shannon Bowlby in In his later years David Sovereign suffered from bronchial troubles and died in 1903 while in Sicily on a trip to improve his breathing. Martha Esther Murphy lived for another 22 years in the family home in Berlin. Martha was extremely active in social and philanthropic organizations in Berlin including as a founding member of the Kitchener and Waterloo Ladies Hospital Auxiliary, organist of St. John s Anglican Church, and first regent of the Princess of Wales chapter, Daughters of the Empire. Martha died unexpectedly at the age of 88 after her dressing gown caught fire from the gas heater in her home. Ward Hamilton Bowlby ( ) was born October 4th, 1834 to Adam Bowlby and Elizabeth Sovereign Bowlby. Like his siblings, Ward went to school originally at Upper Canada College and eventually to Toronto University where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1856, Masters of Arts in 1857 and Bachelor of law in 1858, obtaining the first University gold medal in law awarded to Toronto University. In May of the same year he was admitted to the bar and moved to Berlin (Kitchener). He founded the law firm Bowlby, Colquhoun and Clement with his brother-in-law E.P. Clement and F. Colquhoun. He would practice in this firm until 1903 when he retired from active practice. He was appointed King s Council, as well as holding the positions of Crown Attorney and Clerk of the Peace of Waterloo County, a member of the Town and County Council, reeve of Berlin, and a member of the public school board. Besides his law practice he also invested in many companies in Canada including Canadian Pacific, Merchant s Bank and others. In 1861 at the age of 27 he married 22 year old Lissie Hespeler Bowlby ( ), daughter of Jacob Hespeler one of the founders of the Waterloo area. The two would live in Jacob Hespeler s now historic home from The couple had one daughter, Annie Hespeler Bowlby Perley who married an M.P. and who died in London, England after a sudden illness in Ward died in 1917 after a period of illness, and Lissie died in GA 82 : Clement Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 2

3 1920. George Herbert Bowlby ( ) was born July 16, 1865 to David Sovereign Bowlby and Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby in Berlin (Kitchener). Educated in Berlin at both the elementary and high school, he studied briefly at St. Jerome College and then on to Toronto University for his medical degree. After obtaining his degree he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London and also was a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. As a youth he was heavily involved in sports playing soccer and cricket. At the onset of WWI he joined the Army Medical Corps of the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, became a Captain and was appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services. In 1894 at the age of 28 he married 22 year old Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Seagram ( ), the daughter of Joseph Emm Seagram, founder of Seagram Distilleries. The two had no children. In 1917 while serving in WWI George was walking the ground of Bath military hospital where he was working and fell off a cliff. He was found dead at the bottom of the cliff and was cremated in Bath. Adine was overseas at the time as well, volunteering for the Red Cross. After the death of her husband Adine stayed on with the Red Cross for another year until she was forced to return to Berlin to look after her ill father. On July 19th, 1919 Adine was riding in a card with her brother Capt. Tom Seagram and her niece. The car was involved in an accident with another vehicle and Adine died of the injuries she sustained in the accident. Grace Bowlby Fennell ( ) was born May 19th, 1871 to David Sovereign Bowlby and Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby in Berlin (Kitchener). An active member of the community, Grace was an officer of the Princess of Wales chapter of I.O.D.E., a member of the parish workers and the Woman s Auxiliary of St. John s Anglican Church, as well as a district commissioner of the Girl Guides. In 1902, at the age of 31 she married 32 year old James Philip Fennell, a hardware merchant also from Berlin. The two had one daughter, Patricia Grace Fennell born in 1908 who married Rev. Harold Vaughn. On October 30th 1936 Grace was shopping at Goudie s Department Store when she had a heart attack and passed away. She was survived by her husband. David Shannon Bowlby ( ) was born January 24th 1873 to David Sovereign Bowlby and Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby. David Shannon followed almost directly in the path of his uncle Ward Hamilton Bowlby. He was originally educated in Kitchener, and eventually went to University of Toronto, graduating in 1895 with a bachelor of arts, and then on to Osgoode Hall graduating in 1896 with a bachelor of laws. He was called to the bar in 1898 and began practicing law at the family firm Bowlby, Colquhoun and Clement. When his uncle died in 1917, David Shannon replaced him as Crown Attorney for Waterloo County. He held that position until 1934 when he was succeeded by his nephew, at which he began a private firm. Like the rest of his family, David Shannon was very active in the community. He was a member of both the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, the K-W Kiwanis Club, the Masons, the Shriners, and of the Berlin Harp, Mandolin and Guitar Club. In 1904, at the age of 31 he married 27 year old Lillian Carolyn Barnes ( ). Lillian was born in Rhode Island, USA but shortly after her birth came to Berlin (Kitchener) with her mother. In 1907 they had son Shannon Barnes Bowlby and they adopted Carolyn Barnes Bowlby Davison who was born in 1899 in Rhode Island, USA. David Shannon died October after suffering an unexpected heart attack at home. Lillian survived her husband, and eventually moved into the Preston Springs nursing home where she died in Their son Shannon ran a successful restaurant and catering business in Waterloo, and married Marjorie. Shannon died in 1977 while wintering in Florida. Daughter Carolyn married Norman Davison and the continued to live in the K-W region. She worked for the K-W Welcome Service and operated a real estate office. Carolyn was also involved in I.O.D.E. and the St. John s Anglican Church. She died in 1967 of a heart attack. The Clement family came to the Waterloo region in 1848 when Rev. Edwin Clement ( ) and wife Mary Couch Pope Clement ( ) emigrated to North American from England. Rev. Edwin Clement was born in 1819 in Plymouth, England and Mary Couch Pope ( ) was born in 1825 in St. Vincent, West Indies while her father was there as a Wesleyan Methodist Missionary. Her father returned to England shortly after her birth and she was raised in Plymouth as well. In 1847 Mary and Rev. Edwin married and the two left England for North America. After living in the United States for a year, they settled in Ontario where Rev. Edwin would spend a few years in many different cities preaching his ministry. Rev. Edwin and Mary had seven children together: John James Clement in 1848, Catherine Louise Clement in 1850, Mary Alice Clement in 1851, Edwin Perry Clement in 1853, Margaret Elizabeth Clement in 1856, William Henry Pope Clement in 1858 and George Thomas Clement in Rev. Edwin died in 1885 possibly of liver disease, and Mary spent the next fifteen years living with various children. She passed away in Collingwood in Edwin Perry Clement ( ) was born October 19th 1953 to Rev. Edwin and Mary Couch Pope Clement in Simcoe Township, Ontario. He attended Upper Canada College eventually went to Osgoode Hall to study law. E.P. moved to Berlin to study law under Ward Hamilton Bowlby and In 1876 E.P. was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada. After this he became a partner to Ward Hamilton Bowlby and the firm of Bowlby, Colquhoun and Clement was started. In 1902 he was appointed King s Council and in 1907 was made Junior Judge of Essex. In the same year he had to resign from the position and instead took up as the Vice-President of The Mutual Life Assurance Company, whose board he had been on since In 1908 he was made President of the company. E.P. was also involved in local politics, at one point running against Joseph Seagram (father of his sister-in-law). He was also involved on GA 82 : Clement Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 3

4 much social work including the establishment of the Kitchener YMCA, of which he was the first president, and in the temperance cause. On October 22nd, 1878 he married 20 year old Janie Elizabeth Bowlby, niece of his law partner. Janie Elizabeth Bowlby ( ) was born April 18th, 1859 to David Sovereign Bowlby and Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby in Berlin (Kitchener). She attended school at both Mrs. Mercer s Boarding School for Young Ladies in Montreal and at Ontario Ladies College in Aurora, Ontario with other local girls from prominent families. As a child and youth she put on plays and many photographs show her dressed in costume, even as Cinderella with E.P. as her prince the year before their wedding. With her family she traveled to Germany where she also received some education. During the time that they were away, E.P., not yet her husband was appointed Acting County Attorney and Clerk of the Peace due to her father s absence. In later life she was involved in many charitable and social organizations including as the Women s Missionary Society of Trinity United Church, The Kitchener- Waterloo Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, and the YWCA. After her marriage to the 25 year old E.P. Clement the couple had six children: Charles Bowlby Clement in 1879, Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly in 1881, Edwin Oliver Clement in 1885, William Pope Clement in 1887, Florence Grace Clement in 1889 and David Ward Clement in Charles Bowlby Clement ( ) was born August 19th, 1879 to Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement in Berlin (Kitchener). Charles followed the course of his father in some ways and in 1869 started with the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada. After doing very well in the head office in Waterloo, in 1917 he left for the Winnipeg office to become Secretary of the office, and eventually assistant loan manager. After this he continued into loan manager positions in Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto. He eventually retired in 1944 after having worked for the company for 49 years, at the time a company record. In his personal life he was very interested in chess, music, opera and art. He played violin for fun and in the Clement Trio with his brothers Edwin Oliver and William Pope. He was also instrumental in collecting the works of his cousin A.Y. Jackson. In 1904 he married 24 year old Gertrude Unger ( ), also of Berlin. Gertrude was the daughter of Mennonite pioneers who came from Pennsylvania. The two hand only one child, Carlton Clement in 1907 in Waterloo. Carlton attended the University of Alberta for law school and graduated in He was appointed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Alberta in 1970 and was named King s Council in Charles Bowlby died in 1970 at the age of 91 and Gertrude died in Carlton died in It is worth noting that his legal career was much applauded and his papers can be found at the Legal Archives Society of Alberta. Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly ( ) was born July 16th, 1881 to Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement in Waterloo. In 1915 at the age of 34 she married 28 year old Frederick Bowman Kelly ( ) of Guelph. The two moved to Guelph where Frederick was employed as a merchant. The two had no children. Blanche died in 1945 at the home of her sister Florence and Frederick lived until the age of 97, dying in Edwin Oliver Clement ( ) was born March 13th, 1885 to Edwin Oliver Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement in Berlin (Kitchener). Edwin lived in Berlin for the first part of his life and worked as a banker for CIBC. His work took him to Lethbridge Alberta for a period of time and he was living there in 1916 until he was drafted into WWI in After the war he moved to the Simcoe region and in 1925, and the age of 40 he married 31 year old Helen Keefer Thompson ( ) of Penetanguishene. The two had two daughters: Julia Clement who married Ian Donald McKillop and Christine Clement who married David Hebscher. Edwin died in 1953 and Helen in William Pope Clement ( ) was born August 26th, 1887 to Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement in Berlin (Kitchener). He was allegedly named for his paternal grandmother s favourite cousin, William Henry Pope of P.E.I., one of the Fathers of Confederation. He was first educated in Kitchener and later at University of Toronto for both his bachelor of arts in 1909 and his L.L.B. in In May of the same year he began practicing law in the family firm of Bowlby, Colquhoun and Clement. He also worked in local politics serving as an alderman, and two terms as Mayor of Kitchener. Later on in his law career he was County Crown Attorney and in 1936 was appointed King s Council and in 1945 elected a bencher of the Provincial Law Society. He was also an active member in the Rotary Club for many years. Besides his work, his biggest passion was music. He began playing violin at the age of twelve with the Concordia Club Choir. While at school in Toronto he accompanied many singers, and the glee club. Back in Kitchener he played organ for three separate churches and sang with the K-W Philharmonic Choir. In 1945 William Pope was one of those involved in the establishment of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra in which he played the viola for 25 years. He also wrote his own compositions and lyrics. In 1915 William Pope married 20 year old Muriel Alberta Kerr( ) of Woodstock. Muriel was a physical education teacher in public and high schools, but quit after her marriage to William Pope. Although she quit teaching, she never quit her active membership in society, in particular her work with immigrants and as an anti-racism activist. She was the founder of the K-W Council of Friendship which promoted racial harmony and helped new-comers with education and language. For her work with this organization she was named Woman of the Year for K-W in 1949 and given the Centennial Award by the K-W chapter of Canadian Council of Christians and Jews in She was also a life director of the women s committee of the K-W Symphony, and an active member of the Evangelist Anglican Church. Muriel and William Pope had one daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Clement Stewart born in Muriel and William also adopted a GA 82 : Clement Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 4

5 niece, Margaret Chellew Adams Clement Forbes. William Pope died in 1982 at the age of 95 and continued to practice law until the end of his life. Muriel died in Florence Grace Clement ( ) was born November 8, 1889 to Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement in Berlin (Kitchener). She was educated first in town and later at Havergal College in Toronto. In her early twenties Florence went to England and then to Germany to study voice, but a sudden bout of homesickness sent her back to Berlin just before the outbreak of WWI. Back in Berlin she continued to be involved in music, and spent much time in Northern Ontario vacationing with her family. She looked after her mother when she was elderly, and after her passing Florence spent much time traveling. Florence was very active in the community as a life member of Trinity United Church being in the choir and the women s organization, a charter member of the Queen Anne chapter of I.O.D.E., a life member of the Canadian Red Cross, and a charter member of the Westmount Country Club where she was an accomplished golfer. She was also an active donor to the Tom Thomson Gallery and a life member, probably stemming from her close relationship with her cousin A.Y. Jackson. Florence was responsible for keeping much of the family history and made a great effort to trace her genealogy. She also inherited many of the antiques from her mother, some of which now reside at the ROM. Florence never made and spent her later years living at the Preston Springs retirement home until her death at the age of 98 in David Ward Clement ( ) was born September 2, 1897 to Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement in Berlin (Kitchener). He was educated locally and was a member of the local boy scouts troupe. He later went on to study at St. Andrew s College in Toronto where he was a member of the Cadet Corps. In 1915 David enlisted in WWI and in 1916 was transferred to the Montreal Highlanders with whom he went overseas. In 1917 he joined the aviation corps. It was in this position that he was killed in action during a collision with another plane. David was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. His mother was given the Memorial Cross. Elizabeth (Betty) Clement Stewart ( ) was born to William Pope Clement and Muriel Alberta Kerr Clement in 1916 in Berlin (Kitchener). An exemplary student, Betty won the Bishop Strachan Scholarship and was awarded a full ride to University of Toronto. In 1940 Betty wed Peter Ross Stewart ( ) of West Hartford. Peter was an alderman and an investor. Betty and Peter had two children together, Janet and Stewart. Janet continued in the family tradition and works as a lawyer. Betty died in 1977 and Peter in Margaret (Peggy) Chellew Adams Clement Forbes was born to Dorothy and Stanley Adams in 1921 in Hamilton, through whom she had a brother Donald Adams. She was later adopted by her Aunt and Uncle William Pope Clement and Muriel Alberta Kerr Clement. Peggy graduated from University of Toronto as an occupational therapist and served overseas with the Red Cross in WWII. Peggy was very involved in the arts and established the LaCloche Art Show in 1977 as well as being involved in many other artistic organizations. Peggy married 21 year old Capt. Donald Rossell Forbes ( ) in 1942 and they had two children: Diana Forbes and Jock Forbes. Donald died in 2005 and Peggy in The Clement Bowlby family has an interesting link to Canadian art. Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby s sister Isabella Murphy ( ) married Henry Fletcher Joseph Jackson ( ). Their eldest son Henry Allan Jackson (1850-[?]) married Elizabeth Georgian Young (1851-[?]) and seven children. One of these was Alexander Young (A.Y.) Jackson ( ) one of the founding members of the Group of Seven. A.Y. and his aunt Geneva were close to the E.P. and Janie Clement family and spent many summers vacationing with them at E.P. s cottage in Portage Point, Georgian Bay. He visited the family after his first stint in WWI before he went back to a war artist, and kept up correspondence with Florence Grace Clement. Florence herself kept much history on A.Y. and Naomi Jackson Groves corresponded with her frequently regarding A.Y. Fonds consists of textual and graphic materials created or accumulated by members of the Clement and Bowlby families, largely photographs of extended family members and materials created or accumulated by William Pope Clement and Florence Grace Clement. Also contains clippings, correspondence, genealogical records and research, textiles, artifacts including WWI medals, and other ephemera. Arranged in series as follows: Series 1. Bowlby Family ; Series 2. Clement Family ; Series 3. Bowlby, Adam ; Series 4. Bowlby, Alfred and Margaret Bowlby née Chrysler : Series 5. Bowlby, David Sovereign and Martha Esther Bowlby née Murphy ; Bowlby, Ward Hamilton and Lisse Bowlby née Hespeler ; Series 7. Bowlby, George Herbert and Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Bowlby née Seagram ; Series 8. Fennell, Grace née Bowlby ; Series 9. Bowlby, David Shannon and Bowlby, Lillian née Barnes ; Series 10. Clement, Rev. Edwin and Mary Couch Clement née Pope ; Series 11. Clement, Edwin Perry and Janie Elizabeth Clement née Bowlby ; Series 12. Clement, Charles Bowlby and Gertrude Clement née Unger ; Series 13. Kelly, Blanche Mildred née Clement and Frederick Bowman Kelly ; Series 14. Clement, Edwin Oliver and Helen Keefer Clement née Thompson ; Series 15. Clement, William Pope and Muriel Alberta Clement née Kerr ; Series 16. Clement, Florence Grace ; Series 17. Clement, David Ward ; Series 18. Stewart, Elizabeth (Betty) née Clement and Peter Stewart ; Series 19. Forbes, Margaret (Peggy) Chelled née Adams Clement and GA 82 : Clement Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 5

6 Donald Rossell Forbes : Series 20. Jacksonia ; Series 21. Photographs ; Series 22. Textiles ; Series 23. Artifacts. Title based on contents of the fonds. Includes approximately 350 photographs, 8 textile examples, and 3 medals. The extent is measured in linear meters of shelf space occupied by the fonds. Donated in 1991 jointly by Peggy Forbes and Janet Stewart. Primarily English, some German. Associated materials can be found in GA 76 the Kitchener-Waterloo Council of Friendship Fonds ; BHC Accrual 2005 ; GA 86 Berlin Young Men's Christian Association ; GA 91- A Bowman Family ; GA 114 Concordia Club ; GA 218 Edwin B. Dunke ; GA 162 Bowlby, Davison, Hoffman Family. Series 1 : Bowlby Family Bowlby family cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the history and genealogy of the extended Bowlby family. Includes information on the Bowlby, Sovereign, Murphy, and Powell families. Includes clippings, a family crest sample, correspondence, and genealogical notes on the families. File 1 Bowlby family : general Contents: file consists of materials relating to the history and genealogy of the Bowlby family, as well as the related Bowlby, Sovereign, Murphy and Powell families. Includes clippings, obituaries, a sample of the family crest, correspondence between family members and Public Archives of Canada, as well as hand-written and typed genealogical notes on the families. From original description. Series 2 : Clement Family Clement family. - [19--] cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the history and genealogy of the extended Clement family. Includes information on the Clement, Pope, and Colquhoun families. Includes clippings, genealogical notes on the family, and ephemera. File 2 Clement family : general. - [18--] Contents: file consists of materials relating to the Clement family, and the related Pope and Colquhoun families. Includes clippings, obituaries, photocopies, hand-written and typed genealogical notes on the family, and ephemera. From original description. Series 3 : Bowlby, Adam Bowlby, Adam cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Adam Bowlby. Includes one obituary and a photocopy of the obituary. File 3 Bowlby, Adam Contents: file consists of one obituary and a photocopy of it, for Adam Bowlby. Subject: Bowlby, Adam Series 4 : Bowlby, Alfred and Margaret Bowlby née Chrysler Bowlby, Alfred and Margaret Bowlby née Chrysler cm of textual records and one oversize item. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Alfred Bowlby and his wife Margaret Bowlby née Chrylser. Includes clippings, and an article written by Alfred on his own recollections of life in Berlin and on the history of his family. Series is arranged alphabetically. GA 82 : Clement Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 6

7 File 4 OVR Articles : The Bowlby Family and Dr. A. Bowlby Has a Birthday Contents: file consists of a reprint of two articles originally published in the Watford Star. In "Dr. A. Bowlby Has a Birthday" from Sept. 1st, 1904 Alfred recounts early days in Norfolk County. In "The Bowlby Family" from Sept. 22, 1904, he discusses his family history. Oversize. Subject: Bowlby, Alfred File 5 Bowlby, Alfred and Margaret Bowlby née Chrysler Contents: file consists of information relating to Alfred Bowlby and his wife Margaret Chrylser Bowlby. Includes an obituary for Alfred Bowlby and a clipping on the celebration of Alfred and Margaret's diamond jubilee of their marriage. Subject: Bowlby, Alfred; Bowlby, Margaret Chrysler Series 5 : Bowlby, David Sovereign and Martha Esther Bowlby née Murphy Bowlby, David Sovereign and Martha Esther Bowlby née Murphy cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of David Sovereign Bowlby and his wife Martha Esther Bowlby née Murphy. Includes clippings, correspondence, genealogical notes on the Murphy family, a print, and an article about David Sovereign from the Fifth Annual Report of the Waterloo History Society. File 6 Bowlby, David Sovereign and Martha Esther Bowlby née Murphy Contents: file consists of materials relating to David Sovereign Bowlby and his wife Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby. File includes: clippings including obituaries of D.S., Martha and their domestic, as well as on the unveiling of a memorial window and a posthumous article on D.S.' career as a doctor; one piece of correspondence from Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement to Martha; genealogical notes on the Murphy family; a print of the Bowlby family residence; and an article on D.S. from the Fifth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society. Subject: Bowlby, David Shannon; Bowlby, Martha Esther Murphy Series 6 : Bowlby, Ward Hamilton and Lissie Bowlby née Hespeler Bowlby, Ward Hamilton and Lissie Bowlby née Hespeler cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Ward Hamilton Bowlby, wife Lissie Bowbly née Hespeler and daughter Annie Perley née Bowlby. Includes clippings. File 7 Bowlby, Ward Hamilton and Lissie Bowlby née Hespeler Contents: file consists of information relating to Ward Hamilton Bowlby and wife Lissie Hespeler Bowlby. File is made up of clippings, including obituaries for Ward, Lissie, and daughter Annie Bowlby Perley. Subject: Bowlby, Ward Hamilton; Bowlby, Lissie Hespeler; Perley, Annie Bowlby Series 7 : Bowlby, George Herbert and Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Bowlby née Seagram Bowlby, George Herbert and Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Bowlby née Seagram cm textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of George Herbert Bowlby and wife Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Bowlby née Seagram. Includes clippings. GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 7

8 File 8 Bowlby, George Herbert and Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Bowlby née Seagram Contents: file consists of materials relating to George Herbert Bowlby and wife Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Seagram Bowlby. Includes clippings on George leaving for war, the death of both George and Adine as well as on the inquest into George's death. Subject: Bowlby, George Herbert; Bowlby, Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Seagram Series 8 : Fennell, Grace Esther née Bowlby Fennell, Grace Esther née Bowlby cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Grace Fennell née Bowlby. Includes one obituary. File 9 Fennell, Grace Esther née Bowlby Contents: file consists of one obituary for Grace Bowlby Fennell. Subject: Fennell, Grace Esther Bowlby Series 9 : Bowlby, David Shannon and Lillian Bowlby née Barnes Bowlby, David Shannon and Lillian Bowlby née Barnes cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of David Shannon Bowlby and wife Lillian Bowlby née Barnes as well as children Shannon Bowlby and Carolyn Davison née Bowlby. Includes clippings. File 10 Bowlby, David Shannon and Lillian Bowlby née Barnes Contents: file consists of materials relating to David Shannon Bowlby and wife Lillian Barnes Bowlby. Includes obituaries for David and Lillian as well as for their children Shannon Bowlby and Carolyn Bowlby Davison. Subject: Bowlby, David Shannon; Bowlby, Lillian Barnes; Davison, Carolyn Bowlby; Bowlby, Shannon Series 10 : Clement, Rev. Edwin and Mary Couch Clement née Pope Clement, Rev. Edwin and Mary Couch Clement née Pope ca cm of textual records. Contents: series consist of materials relating to the life and death of Rev. Edwin Clement and wife Mary Couch Clement née Pope. Includes clippings, a map of the Clement family plot, and genealogical information on the family. File 11 Clement, Rev. Edwin and Mary Couch Clement née Pope ca Contents: file consists of materials relating to Rev. Edwin Clement and wife Mary Couch Pope Clement. Includes clippings of the obituaries of Rev. Edwin and Mary, a map of the Clement family plot, and genealogical information on the family. Subject: Clement, Rev. Edwin; Clement, Mary Couch Pope Series 11 : Clement, Edwin Perry and Janie Elizabeth Clement née Bowlby Clement, Edwin Perry and Janie Elizabeth Clement née Bowlby cm of textual records and one oversize file. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Edwin Perry Clement and wife Janie Elizabeth Clement née Bowlby. Includes clippings and biographical information on the family, an autograph book owned by Janie, correspondence and ephemera. Note that textiles created by Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement are located in Series 22: Textiles. Series is arranged alphabetically. GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 8

9 File 12 Autograph book Contents: file consists of one autograph book from 1876 owned by Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement. Includes the following signatures: Minnie Baird Adam Beck Charles Beck Emma Bowlby George Bowlby Adam Bowlby Y Bowlby Annie Bowlby Maggie Capson Minna Carmichael J Carmichael H Childs George Childs R Clement William Clement Janie Clement Edwin Clement Minnie Crockall U Culver Louisa Dickie Frank Dickie Lord Dufferin Harriet Dufferin J Fales L Falls Henry Fletcher George Gibb David Gurd G Hinsworth W Hoare Samuel Jackson Geneva Jackson Joseph Jackson Henry Jackson Fannie Jackson Isabella Jackson J Jaffray Walter Kirby M Kirby Mattie Murphy Edith Murphy Maggie Murphy Alice Murray Charley P. Annie Penrose Walker Powell M Primrose A SKinner Shelby Smyth W Stewart Archibald Stewart L Stewart Minnie Stewart Mary Walsh John Walsh Godfrey Weir Birder Wily Georgie Young A Young Minnie Young Birdie [?] Sandy [?] Lucy [?] Autograph book is in poor condition. Use photocopy if possible. Subject: Clement, Janie Elizabeth Bowlby GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 9

10 File 13 Biographical Contents: file consists of biographical and genealogical material relating to Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement. File includes: clippings on the family including obituaries of E.P. and Janie, a posthumous article on E.P., clippings on the wedding of E.P. and Janie, clippings on the appointment of E.P.; a baptism declaration by E.P., an advertisement for a President's Birthday Rally when E.P. was president of Mutual Life; clipping for the Trinity Church News on E.P., and family notes and genealogical notes written by Florence Grace Clement. Subject: Clement, Edwin Perry; Clement, Janie Elizabeth Bowlby File 14 OVR Biographical : oversize Contents: file consists of biographical clippings on Edwin Perry Clement and wife Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement. Includes an obituary for E.P., and three clippings on the wedding of E.P. and Janie. Oversize. Subject: Clement, Edwin Perry; Clement, Janie Elizabeth Bowlby File 15 Correspondence Contents: file consists of three pieces of correspondence. One from E.P. to Janie, one from Rev. Edwin Clement to E.P. and one from E.P. to James B. O'Brian. Subject: Clement, Rev. Edwin; Clement, Edwin Perry; Clement, Janie Elizabeth Bowlby; O'Brian, James B. File 16 Ephemera : business card. - ca Contents: file consists of one business card for Edwin Perry Clement as President of the Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada. Subject: Clement, Edwin Perry File 17 Ephemera : Canadian Pocket Diary Contents: file consists of the title page of the 1911 Canadian Pocket Diary, the identification page of which has been filled out by E.P. Clement. Subject: Clement, Edwin Perry File 18 Ephemera : deed of land Contents: file consists of one Deed of Land from August 28th, 1907 between E.P. Clement and Angenora S. Greene for a piece of land in Georgian Bay (possibly E.P. Clement's cottage at Portage Point). On the verso, William Pope Clement has written song lyrics in English and German. Subject: Clement, Edwin Perry; Clement, William Pope File 19 Ephemera : envelopes. - ca Contents: file consists of two envelopes, addressed in the same hand, to E.P. Clement and Mrs. E.P Clement. File 20 Ephemera : invitation Contents: file consists of one invitation for Janie Bowlby to attend a ball. Invitation reads "The Aide-de-Camp in waiting is commanded by Their Excellencies The Governor General and The Countess of Dufferin to request the pleasure of Miss Bowlby's Company at a Ball on Wednesday the 27th of Feb. at 9 o'clock." Also includes accompanying envelope. Subject: Clement, Janie Elizabeth Bowlby File 21 Ephemera : wedding invitation Contents: file consists of one wedding invitation and envelope for the wedding of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby and Edwin Perry Clement. Subject: Clement, Janie Elizabeth Bowlby; Clement, Edwin Perry GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 10

11 Series 12 : Clement, Charles Bowlby and Gertrude Clement née Unger Clement, Charles Bowlby and Gertrude Clement née Unger cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Charles Bowlby Clement and wife Gertrude Clement née Unger. Includes clippings and two poems written by Charles. File 22 Clement, Charles Bowlby and Gertrude Clement née Unger Contents: file consists of materials relating to Charles Bowlby Clement and wife Gertrude Unger Clement. Includes obituary clippings, clippings on the career of Charles, a birth notice for Charles, and two poems written by Charles. Subject: Clement, Charles Bowlby; Clement, Gertrude Unger Series 13 : Kelly, Blanche Mildred née Clement and Frederick Bowman Kelly Kelly, Blanche Mildred née Clement and Frederick Bowman Kelly cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Blanche Mildred Kelly née Clement and husband Frederick Bowman Kelly. Include clippings, and a birthday card sent to an infant Blanche by her grandmother. File 23 Kelly, Blanche Mildred née Clement and Frederick Bowman Kelly Contents: file consists of materials related to Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly and Frederick Bowman Kelly. Includes obituary clippings, a marriage notice clipping and a birthday card sent to Blanche from her grandmother and Aunt Emma. Subject: Kelly, Blanche Mildred Clement; Kelly, Frederick Bowman Series 14 : Clement, Edwin Oliver and Helen Keefer Clement née Thompson Clement, Edwin Oliver and Helen Keefer Clement née Thompson cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life and death of Edwin Oliver Clement and wife Helen Keefer Clement née Thompson. Includes clippings. File 24 Clement, Edwin Oliver and Helen Keefer Clement née Thompson Contents: file consists of materials relating to Edwin Perry Clement, wife Helen Keefer Thompson Clement and their children. Includes obituaries, birth notices, and a marriage announcement. Subject: Clement, Edwin Perry; Clement, Helen Keefer Thomson; McKillop, Julia Clement; McKillop, Ian Donald Series 15 : Clement, William Pope and Muriel Clement née Kerr Clement, William Pope and Muriel Clement née Kerr cm of textual records and one oversize file. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life, interests, and death of William Pope Clement and wife Muriel Clement née Kerr. Includes biographical information, clippings, correspondence, juvenilia, information on interests, scores composed by William Pope, writings by William Pope, and other ephemera. Series is arranged alphabetically. GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 11

12 File 25 Biographical Contents: file consists of materials related to William Pope Clement and wife Muriel Kerr Clement. Includes clippings, obituaries, funeral service handouts, genealogy notes, a draft of a biography of William, William's passport, and other ephemera. Subject: Clement, William Pope; Clement, Muriel Kerr File 26 Clippings Contents: file consists of clippings relating to the personal, volunteer and professional life of William Pope Clement and wife Muriel Kerr Clement. Subject: Clement, William Pope; Clement, Muriel Kerr File 27 OVR Clippings : oversize Contents: file consists of clippings relating to the personal, volunteer and professional life of William Pope Clement and wife Muriel Kerr Clement. Oversize. Subject: Clement, William Pope; Clement, Muriel Kerr File 28 Correspondence Contents: file consists of correspondence to and from William Pope Clement and Muriel Kerr Clement. Correspondents include: William Pope Clement, Muriel Kerr Clement, Margaret (Peggy) Clement Forbes, C.A. Pollock, Janet Stewart, [?] Stewart, Isabel Bate. Subject: Clement, William Pope; Clement, Muriel Kerr File 29 Juvenalia. - ca Contents: file consists of one essay written by William Pope Clement titled "Has Canada a National Literature?" Subject: Clement, William Pope File 30 Ephemera : envelope. - ca Contents: file consists of one stamped envelope from Dominion Photo Supply addressed to William Pope Clement, Berlin, Ont. Subject: Clement, William Pope File 31 Ephemera : invitation Contents: file consists of one invitation for Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Clement to attend a party at Buckingham Palace. Invitation reads "The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by Her Majesty to invite Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Clement to an Afternoon Party in the Garden of Buckingham Palace on Thursday 21st July, 1955, 4 to 6 o'clock. (Weather Permitting.) Morning Dress or Uniform or Lounge Suit." Subject: Clement, William Pope; Clement, Muriel Kerr File 32 Ephemera : Rotary Afloat Contents: file consists of one envelope and one certificate stating that William Pope Clement attended the meeting of the Service Clubs aboard the s.s. Statendam. Certificate reads "Mr. William P. Clement attended the meeting of the Service Clubs held today on board the s.s. Statendam at sea on Saturday, August 19th, 1961." Subject: Clement, William Pope File 33 Interests. - ca Contents: file consists of materials relating to the interests of William Pope Clement. Includes newsletters from the Valhalla Inn where William lived, and materials relating to music including quotations, a program, and a clipping. Subject: Clement, William Pope GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 12

13 File 34 Music. - [19--]. Contents: file consists of musical scores and lyrics written by William Pope Clement. Includes his own original lyrics and scores, scores for existing lyrics (poems etc.) and re-written existing scores. Songs include: In Flanders Fields Rotary Forever Oh What a Crew The Good Old Days Alligator Rock The Silent Lake The Peddler's Song Strength of God Marching Song Hail, Bermuda Susceptibility Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Inconstancy The Johnson Boys Psalm 121 Moonlight and Roses Russian Hymn Rest in Peace Mostly English, some lyrics in German. Subject: Clement, William Pope File 35 Writings Contents: file consists of writings of William Pope Clement. Includes poems, plays, recounts of events, and a series of poems written for grand-daughter Janet Stewart on each birthday. Subject: Clement, William Pope Series 16 : Clement, Florence Grace Clement, Florence Grace cm of textual records. Contents: series consists of materials relating to the life, interests, and death of Florence Grace Clement. Includes biographical information, clippings, aid-memories, correspondence, diaries, poetry written and collected by Florence and other ephemera. Series is arranged alphabetically. File 36 Aid-Memoire. - [19--]. Contents: file consists of aid-memories written by Florence Grace Clement. Includes jokes, quotations and historical notes. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 37 Antiques : sales and gifts Contents: file consists of materials relating to the sale and donation of antiques belonging to Florence Grace Clement. Includes information on gifts given to the ROM and the Metropolitan Toronto & Region Conservation Authority as well as sales of antiques by Florence and by her family as part of her estate. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 38 Biographical Contents: file consists of material relating to the life and death of Florence Grace Clement. Includes death notices written by Margaret (Peggy) Clement Forbes, an article on Florence from the Preston Springs Gardens newsletter, Florence's obituary, an invitation to Florence's 90th birthday and a voting list including Florence. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 39 Clippings : announcements Contents: file consists of clippings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement. Includes announcements of births, deaths and marriages for family members and others in the Kitchener-Waterloo community. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 13

14 File 40 Clippings : local history Contents: file consists of clippings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement on the history of the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 41 Clippings : personal Contents: file consists of a series of clippings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement regarding her life and interests. Includes clippings on Florence herself (a golf score, her age, and her musical activities) and on life and events at Preston Springs Gardens retirement home where she lived. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 42 Correspondence Contents: file consists of 25 pieces of correspondence to and from Florence Grace Clement. Correspondents include: Rita Armstrong, Carlton and Mary Clement, William Pope Clement, Bill Cowls, Margaret (Peggy) Clement Forbes, Gay Forester, Naomi Jackson Groves, Emma Kels, Buddy McGowan, Allyn Murison, M.C. Shaw (Kitchener and Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School), Janet Stewart, Fran [?], Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 43 Correspondence : cards Contents: file consists of 22 pieces of correspondence (primarily Christmas cards) addressed to Florence Grace Clement as well as one blank card. Correspondents include: William Pope Clement, Chris and Eddie Hebscher, Pat Henderson (Sunbeam Home), Stanley and LauraBell Hodgins (Camp Wanapitei), Buddy and Margaret McGowan, Kay Morley- Stark, Allyn Murison, Muriel Hodgetts Pollock, Joie Seagram, Garth Thomson (Langdon Hall), Trinity Seniors Group, Fran and Jack [?], Phyllis and Bill [?], Roberta and Margaret [?], John [?]. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 44 Diaries Contents: file consists of two excerpts from diaries written by Florence Grace Clement. One diary covers the period Nov. 2, 1921-Mar. 28, 1922 and one covers the period Nov.1, Apr. 8, The diaries give an account of Florence's daily life and activities as well as of other families in the community. Diaries are fragile and in poor condition. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 45 Ephemera : cards. - [19--]. Contents: file consists of a group of business cards, and one visiting card. The business cards include those for antique shops that Florence dealt with, as well as for the Preston Springs Gardens. The calling card is for Florence when she was a youth, with her Preston Springs Gardens information written on the verso. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 46 Ephemera : etchings and prints ; 16 x 22 or smaller. Contents: file consists of two etchings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement. One is a plate taken from a book with identifying notes showing Louisa Elizabeth, Baroness Durham engraved by Thomson from a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, The other is an advertisement for an exhibit of oil and watercolour drawings and modern etchings at the City of London Fine Art Gallery by H. Gillard Glindoni from Subject: Clement, Florence Grace File 47 Ephemera : religious. - [19--]. Contents: file consists of five quotations on religion with decorated borders. They are: "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant, "A Morning Prayer" by Robert Louis Stevenson, an untitled quote by Milton, and two copies of "Courage" by Grace Noll Crowell. Subject: Clement, Florence Grace GA 82 : Clement/Bowlby Family. Special Collections, University of Waterloo Library. Page 14