Phillips, Alberta Bertha May

Birth Name Phillips, Alberta Bertha May 1a 2a
Gender female
Age at Death 67 years, 3 months, 4 days

Narrative

Bertha, daughter of Albert Phillips and Mary A. Dyment, married Albert Edward Woodside about 1908. In the 1911 census, they were living in Summerside with their two sons, Wilfred and Frank. Albert was a blacksmith. Albert was still a blacksmith in Summerside at the time of the 1921 census, living on first Street with Bertha (36), Wilfred (12), Frank (11), Doris (7), and Mildred (8). In 1929, the Guardian newspaper reported that they had adopted a five year old, Frances Ilene.

In 1932, they moved to 27 Granville, where Bertha ran a boarding house. Later, according to the historic places website, they purchased 81 Granville. Pictures of both these houses can be found on the historicplaces.ca website.

Bertha Woodside died in her 67th year. Surviving her were her father, husband, three daughters and two sons.

Obituary from the Guardian 1952 July 23

There passed peacefully away at her home on Granville Street, Summerside, on the morning of July 1st, Mrs. Albert Woodside in her 68th year. Mrs. Woodside was the eldest of a family of 13 and was born in Bideford PEI in the year 1885, daughter of Mr. Albert J. and the late Mrs. Phillips of Harrington, P.E.I. She leaves to mourn and cherish her memory, her husband, Albert, and daughters (Doris) Mrs. Ernest Morrison; (Mildred) Mrs. Kenneth Ford; and Eileen; and two sons Wilfred and Frank, all of Summerside. Also mourning their loss are her aged father, Mr. A. J. Phillips of Harrington PEI, and the following brothers and sisters, (Florence) Mrs. George Henderson, of Fernwood, (Ruth) Mrs. Harold Stead, Charlottetown, R.R.; (Ethel) Mrs. Amasa Horne, of Oyster Bed Bridge; (May) Mrs. George Jones, Regina, Sask., Charles and Albert, of Harrington; Wendell and Leonard, of Charlottetown; Leighton of Hamilton, Ontario; Scott of Gravelburg, Sask. Two brothers predeceased her, Levi, late of Halifax, and Stirling, late of Charlottetown; twenty-one grandchildren, and two great grandchildren, also cherish her memory.

 

 

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth March 28, 1885 Bideford, Lot 12, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada 1901 census 1b 2b
Death July 1, 1952 Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada in her 67th year, from her obituary  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Phillips, Albert JamesMay 8, 1861June 29, 1953
Mother Dyment, Mary AshtonMay 30, 1862November 24, 1942
         Phillips, Alberta Bertha May March 28, 1885 July 1, 1952
    Brother     Phillips, Alexander Sterling March 10, 1887 September 30, 1940
    Brother     Phillips, Levi James April 23, 1888 August 7, 1951
    Sister     Phillips, Florence Gertrude January 1, 1890 October 19, 1979
    Brother     Phillips, Charles Henry April 14, 1891 November 15, 1979
    Brother     Phillips, Thomas Scott August 16, 1892 October 1, 1966
    Sister     Phillips, Mary Rowena Mae May 1, 1894 September 7, 1978
    Brother     Phillips, Albert Edward April 15, 1900 November 10, 1980
    Sister     Phillips, Ruth Eleanor December 14, 1900 June 1979
    Brother     Phillips, Wendell Holmes October 27, 1903 November 25, 1986

Families

Family of Woodside, Albert Edward and Phillips, Alberta Bertha May

Married Husband Woodside, Albert Edward ( * 1889 + February 18, 1957 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Woodside, Mildred ElizabethMay 13, 1913September 13, 1973

Source References

  1. 1881 Census of Canada
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        Birth date: abt 1885 Birth place: Prince Edward Island Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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        Birth date: abt 1885 Birth place: Prince Edward Island Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

  2. 1901 Census of Canada
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        Birth date: 1885 Birth place: Pe Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Summerside (Town/Ville), Prince (east/est), Prince Edward Island, Canada

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        Birth date: 1885 Birth place: Pe Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Summerside (Town/Ville), Prince (east/est), Prince Edward Island, Canada