Eric,
I think you're right - there appear to be two William Whittles and both died in 1956:
-- William Frederick Whittle (1914-1956) married Dorothy Frances Caroline Reynolds in 1948
-- William Whittle (___-1956), mentioned in 2002 obit of Frieda Legere
The clue was that Frieda was living in Hamilton, Ont. when she died in 2002. Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid lists:
-- William H. Whittle, mentioned at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Hamilton, Ont.
-- William H. Whittle, mentioned at Grove Cem. Flamborough West (near Hamilton, Ont.)
Gerry
--- On Thu, 9/2/10, keysie <keysie@...> wrote:
From: keysie <keysie@...>
Subject: [nscumber] WHITTLE related confusion
To: "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 10:30 AM
Gerry/Dave:
Compare these two items. William F (aka Mannie) Whittle dies in 1956 with Dorothy Whittle, wife, as informant.
Frieda Whittle (née Legere) dies in 2002 indicating that her husband, William Whittle died in 1956.
Are we now dealing with two William Whittles here?
Eric
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NSARM Cumberland County death registrations
Year: 1956 Book: 1956 Page: 2969 Number:
Name: WHITTLE, William Frederick
DoB: 1914-06-12 NS
DoD: 1956-05-02 Springhill, NS
Age: 41y 10m 20d
Cause: crush injury chest/mine accident (Springhill No 2 mine)
Occupation: miner, coal mining
Marital status: married
Spouse: Mrs Dorothy Whittle
c/o: William Whittle (ENG) & Margaret Brown (NS)
Burial: 1956-05-06 Springhill, NS
Informant: Mrs Dorothy Whittle, wife, Springhill, NS
[collected by EMKeys 2008-08-12]
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HAMILTON, Ont., - Frieda WHITTLE, at St. Peter's Hospital, Hamilton, passed away in her 83rd year, January 18, 2002. Born in Joggins, Nova Scotia, she was predeceased by ***her husband, William WHITTLE in 1956*** and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose LEGERE of Joggins. Surviving are two daughters, Gail GRIFFITHS of Keswick, Ont., and Arlene BOBOR and her husband Joseph of Stoney Creek, Ont.; a long time friend, Earl SALO; a brother, Edgar (Eunice) of St. Catharines, Ontario. She was also predeceased by brothers, Dennis, Albert, Earnest and Philip, and sisters, Julia and Neta; and son-in-law, Charles GRIFFITHS.
(From the Amherst Citizen, dated Saturday, January 26, 2002, page 21.)
[Source: K Jeffers 2002-02-09]
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