Arthur Richardson Ames

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Hugh Donald Latimer October 12, 1910 to May 10, 1986, Photographer

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Born: April 1910
Died: April 10, 1988
Parents: William Richardson Ames and Ida Gainforth
Marriage: October 22, 1949 Olive Mable Bush
Occupation: Farmer east of Codrington, later lived north of the Latimer General Store

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Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com

Father*: William "Will" Richardson Ames b. 21 Mar 1878, d. 21 Jan 1959
•Mother*: Ida Gainforth b. 19 Feb 1883, d. 1965
•Birth*: April 1910; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date April 1910 per 1911 Census. Date 1910 per Death Notice.3,4
•Marriage*: 22 October 1949; Bayside United Church, Sidney Twp., Bayside, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Bayside Parsonage was the schene of a lovely wedding at noon on Satuday, October 22, 1949, when Olive Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bush of Sidney Twp., was united in holy matrimony to Arthur Richardson Ames, son of Mr. and Mr.s Wm. Ames of Codrington, by Rev. A. c. McCallum." Brighton Ensign, Oct 27, 1949; Principal=Olive Mable Bush5
•Death*: 10 April 1988; St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "At St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough on Sunday April 10, 1988, Arthur Ames, formerly of Codrington in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Olive Ames of Community Nursing Home, Warkworth. Dear brother of Miss Mina Ames and Mrs. Bernice Ellis, both of Belleville and the late Cecil Ames, uncle of Barbara of Kitchener and dear friend of Joe and Shirley Caume of Trenton. ... Wednesday, April 13 ... Interment McPhail's Cemetery." per Death Notice of Arthur Ames, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.3
•Burial*: 13 April 1988; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Cecil B. Ames; 1913 - 1970; Arthur R. Ames; 1910 - 1988; His Wife; Olive M. Bush; 1911 - 1988; Mina J. Ames; 1905 - 1993 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)
CEMSearch shows: Arthur Ames, Born: 1910, Died: 1988, McPhail's Cemetery (conc 5 Lot 30, Brighton Twsp.) Other names: Cecil B. Ames, Ida Gainforth, Olive M. Bush, William R. Ames.6,7
•Residence: 12 June 1911; Conc 8 Lot 6 & &, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 9, Lot 6 & 7, Brighton Twp.4
•Census*: 12 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1911 Census: see William Ames4
•Note: circa 1940; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Arthur Ames appears in The Latimer Photos, taken at William Latimer's General Store at Orland, c. 1940 (Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)8
•Residence: 24 May 1955; Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 12, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (22287) show the Will of William R. Ames transfers the S. pt. of Lot 2, Conc9 "to wife Ida Ames for life after to son Arthur R. Ames". ITS Date May 24 1955. Reg'n. Date Feb 23 1959.
Note: William Richardson Ames died Jan 21 1959. This would appear to refer to Village Lot 12 although it is not mentioned as such. Art Ames lived in the old Sutherland house at Lot 12 which he inherited from his mother.9
•Note*: 10 August 1958; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; See William Ames re 60th Anniversary
•Residence*: 17 February 1959; Conc 9 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records ( ) show that Arthur R. Ames obtained Lot 1, Conc 9 from The Treasurer of Ontario. ITS Date Feb 17 1959.9
•Residence: 20 January 1965; Conc 9 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records show that 80 acres of Lot 1, Conc 9 was transferred from Bernice Ellis & Mina Ames to Arthur R. Ames. ITS Jan 20 1965.9
•Residence: 20 January 1965; Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 37614) show that the south 80 acres of Lot 2, Conc 9 was transferred from Bernice Ellis & Mina Ames to Arthur R. Ames. ITS Jan 20 1965.9
•Residence: 24 August 1972; Conc 9 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 64995) show that Arthur R. Ames & Olive M. Ames sold part of the East Half of Lot 2, Conc 9 to John & Marleen M. Korim. ITS Date Aug 24 1972.
Note: Description is "Pt. E ½ - Nat. Love $2.00 – Com. S.E. angle of Lot 1 Wly 150 ft. to P. of C., Wly along S. limit of lots 1 & 2 to line dividing E ½ & W ½, Nly 3,208 ft., Ely 858 ft., Sly 2,819 ft., Wly 150 ft. & Sly 389 ft. to P. of C."9
•Note: 27 October 1974; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Codrington - Arthur and Olive Ames celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary Oct 27 with over 260 guests, firends and relatives ... On arrival the guests were greeting by Mr. and Mrs. Ames, her sister, Mrs. Muriel McMaster, Mrs. Shirley Caume, and Mrs. R. McCann ... The Bayside parsonage of Wesleyan Church was the scene of the Oct. 22, 1949 wedding of Olive and Arthur Ames. ... Until her marriage, Mrs. Ames was an industrial nurse at Bata Shoe Co. for 18 years following several years on the staf at the Belleville General Hospital. ... Mrs. Ames is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bush, Glen Miller, and Arthur Ames is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ames, Codrington." (from newspaper clipping, copied from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007)3

Family: Olive Mable Bush b. 1911, d. 13 Jul 1988
•Marriage*: 22 October 1949; Bayside United Church, Sidney Twp., Bayside, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Bayside Parsonage was the schene of a lovely wedding at noon on Satuday, October 22, 1949, when Olive Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bush of Sidney Twp., was united in holy matrimony to Arthur Richardson Ames, son of Mr. and Mr.s Wm. Ames of Codrington, by Rev. A. c. McCallum." Brighton Ensign, Oct 27, 1949; Principal=Olive Mable Bush5

Citations
1.Art Ames as known around Codrington when I was a boy - Dan Buchanan.
2.[S2] Bill Buchanan, Personal Memory, Interviewer: same, Informant Address: 85 Roselawn Ave,Toronto M4R 1E7.
3.[S52] Unknown location, Tweedsmuir Histories; unknown film.
4.[S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
5.[S42] Brighton Ensign.
6.[S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
7.[S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
8.[S87] Unknown subject unknown record type; unknown repository.
9.[S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.

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