Clara Sophronia Weeks

1898 - 1957  (58 years)

• Name	Clara Sophronia Weeks
  Birth	18 Jul 1898	Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  1901 Census	1901	Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
  	1901 Canadian Census
  	- Age 2
  1906 Census	1906	Strathcona District, Alberta, Canada
  	1906 Alberta Census
  	- Age 8
  1911 Census	1911	Red Deer District, Alberta, Canada
  	1911 Canada Census
  	- Age 12
  1916 Census	1916	Bulwark village, District 41, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
  	1916 Canada Census
  	Married, Age 17
  Religion	United Church
  Death	29 Mar 1957	Rimbey, Alberta, Canada
  Burial	2 Apr 1957	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Rimbey, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I42	Weeks
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Ira Weeks,   b. 21 Mar 1870, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 May 1951, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Roxy Alvina Andress,   b. 16 Oct 1876, Cultus, Houghton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Sep 1911, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1898	Aylmer, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Marriage Rgistration: Groom; Ira Weeks Age: 28 years Residence; Dereham, Ont. Birthplace: Norwich, Ont. Bachelor Occupation: Farmer Parents: Isaac Weeks, and Nancy Westbrook Bride; Roxy A. Andress Age: 21 years Residence: Tillsonburg, Ont. Birthplace: Walsingham,Ont. Spinster Parents: George Andrews and Charity Andress* Spellings of these names kept changing from Andrews to Andress in same documents. Witnesses: Edward J. Moore, Walsingham; Minnie Andress, Houghton Date of Marriage; April 20, 1898, Aylmer, Ont. Religion: Baptist Minister: C. H. Kimball by licence Source: LDS Film # 1870920; #4368-98
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Arthur Quaife,   b. Abt 1881, , , Ontario, Canada d. 29 Nov 1944, Taber, Alberta, Canada (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1915	Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Stanley Cecil Quaife,   b. 16 May 1915, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 21 Mar 1990, Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada (Age 74 years) + 2. Delbert Clarence Quaife,   b. 20 Apr 1918, Taber, Alberta, Canada d. 9 Sep 2008, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 90 years) + 3. Pansy Eleeta Quaife,   b. 27 Apr 1920, Bulwark, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 4 Apr 1988, Erickson, British Columbia, Canada (Age 67 years) + 4. Viola Alzina Quaife,   b. 29 Jun 1922   d. 21 May 1985, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 62 years) + 5. Clourice Elsie Quaife,   b. 18 Jan 1926, Taber, Alberta, Canada d. 27 Aug 1991, Stettler Auxiliary Hospital, Stettler, Alberta, Canada (Age 65 years)   6. Leo Ross Quaife,   b. 1927, , , Alberta, Canada d. 9 Oct 1944, , , Holland, Europe (Age 17 years)   7. Delphine Lar Quaife,   b. 1929, Taber, Alberta, Canada d. 1929, Taber, Alberta, Canada (Age 0 years)   8. Infant Quaife,   b. 1930, Taber, Alberta, Canada d. 1930, Taber, Alberta, Canada (Age 0 years)   9. Sophournia Quaife,   b. 1937, Taber, Alberta, Canada d. 1937, Taber, Alberta, Canada (Age 0 years)   10. Veronica Quaife,   b. 1938, Taber, Alberta, Canada d. 1938, Taber, Alberta, Canada (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2015

  
  

• Notes

  *1901 Census 93 Norfolk c-2 Middleton, page 6, Line 9* (Ontario) Weeks, Clara S., Female, White, Daughter, Single, Born July 18, 1898, Age 2, Birthplace rural Ontario, English, Baptist Religion 1906 Canadian Census; District 21, Strathcona, Sub District 8, Page 21 - Lines 7 - 13; T-18362 Weeks, I., Head, Male, Married, Age 36, Birthplace Ontario Weeks, Roxy, Wife, Female, Married, Age 29, Birthplace Ontario Weeks, Clara, Female, Single, Age 8, Birthplace Ontario Weeks, Pearl, Female, Single, Age 7, Birthplace Ontario Weeks, Ross, Male, Single, Age 5, Birthplace Ontario Weeks, Elsie, Female, Single, Age 3, Birthplace Ontario Weeks, Hazel, Female, Single, Age 1, Birthplace Ontario 1911 Canadian Census: Red Deer, Alberta, Twp 38, Range 12, West of 4th Meridian; District 5, SubDistrict 48, RG 31 Statistics Canada Lines 41-50 Clara is reiding with her Parents Ira & Rox-Alzina Weeks and siblings, Pearl, Ross, Elsie, Hazel, George & Omar Weeks, Clara ; Female, Daughter, Single, Age 12 yrs, Birthdate July 1898, Birthplace Ontario Marriage: Name of Bridegroom: Charles Arthur Quaife Name of Bride: Clara Sophronia Weeks Date of Marriage: 26 April 1915 Place of Marriage: Castor, Alberta Name of Officiating Clergyman: John S. Patterson Certificate # 254 Source: Vital Statistics of Alberta - Transcript of Marriage Obtained: 15 Aug 2007 Ref # 3587-G1-8 1916 Canadian Census; District 41 Red Deer, Sub District 20, Pg 19, Family # 240 Lines 28 -31 Quaife, Charles A., 38-12-4, Bulwark, Head, Male, Age 34, Birthplace Ont, Blacksmith, Anglican Quaife, Clara, Wife, Female, Age 17, Birthplace Ontario Quaife, Stanley; Male, Son, Age 1, Birthplace Alberta Weeks, Elsie, Female, Sister in law, Age 12, Birthplace Ontario 1921 Canadian Census - Province of Alberta, District Red Deer, District #1, Subdistrict 1 Village: Municipality of Coronation, Twp 38, Range 12, Meridian 4 Charles Arthur Quaife, Male, Head, Married, Age 42, Birth Yr abt 1879, Birthplace Ontario Father's birthplace Eng, Mother's birthplace USA, Occupation Blacksmith Carl Quaife, Female, Wife, Married, AGe 24 ** (Should be Clara) Stanley Creek Quaife, Son, Male, Age 6 * (should be Stanley Cecil Quaife) Delbert Clarence Quaife, Son, Male, Age 3 Penny Quaife, Female, Dtr, Age 1 Clara noted in her family records that she had lost 3 children as infants. In checking with Taber Town Records, Cemetery Dept., it was noted that there are 4 infant burials Block 12, Plot 4, Row D - Quaife, Delphine Lar (infant)- rec # 702, Aug. 31, 1929 Block 12, Plot 4, Row D - Quaife, Infant- rec # 722 May 4, 1930 Block 12, Plot 3, Row D - Quaife, Sophournia (Infant) - rec. # 935, Aug. 18, 1937 Block 12, Plot 3, Row D - Quaife, Veronica (Infant) - rec. # 959, Aug. 14, 1938 . It is very probable that these 4 infants are Clara/Charles A. Quaifes. There are no markers, but I have a map of this cemetery and took a photo of the blank space that is believed to be where the graves were. (2002 hw) Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 2, 1957 in the Rimbey United Church at 2:00 pm for the late Mrs. Clara Quaife. Rev. Julian officiated. Mrs. Quiafe was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario and moved to the Castor district in 1906. On April 24, 1914, she was united in marriage with Mr. Charles Quaife. In 1922 they moved with their family to the Taber district, where they remained until 10 years ago, when Mrs. Quaife came to the Rimbey district to live with her own family. During the past 2 years, she has been a patient in the Three-way Hospital. She was predeceased by a son,Leo,who died overseas October 9, 1944 and her husband, who passed away November 29, 1944. She leaves to mourn her loss, two sons, Stanley and Delbert of Rimbey and Edmonton, respectively; 3 daughters: Mrs Pansy McLaren of Cranbrook, B.C., Mrs Viola Robert and Mrs. Clarence Hronek of Rimbey; two brothers: Ross Weeks of Castor and Omar Weeks of Vancouver B. C.; and two sisters - Mrs pearl Strome and Mrs Hazel Wilkie of Castor. There are twenty grandchildren. Pallbearers were Mr. J Bennink, Mr L.V. Schrader, Mr Carl Brun, Mr. Sander Thompson, Mr. Godfrey Frank and Mr. Dave Duke. Internment was in the Mount Auburn Cemetery at Rimbey. Source: Rimbey Record Apr 1957 Clara is interned in Lot 217, Bloc 5 at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Rimbey, AB Monument reads Quaife Clara S. 1898-1957 Ever Remembered, Ever Loved. Shared with her daughter Viola (Quaife) Roberts.

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] OVS Marriage Index 1857-1922, Roxy Andress & Ira Weeks, Reg. #4368 (Reliability: 3).