Dr. James Goldie Cranston

Born: 15 May 1870, Amprior, Ontario, Canada
Marriage (1): Mary Frances Toller on 4 Oct 1905 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Marriage (2): Annie May Fraser
Died: 2 Oct 1932, Amprior, Ontario, Canada aged 62
Buried: 5 Oct 1932, Amprior, Ontario, Canada

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Spouses/Children:

1. Mary Frances Toller

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bullet Birth Notes:

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And

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And

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bullet Death Notes:

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According to his death certificate he died of - "Over exertion, fatigue. Had taken a long fishing trip, as he entered camp he fell forward and died at once."

bullet Burial Notes:

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bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• General Comment. On his marriage certificate his mother appears as Harriet Shillito.
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In the 1881 Canada Census Harriet E Shiilito is living with the family along with her mother.

And

Dr. James G. Cranston, once known by everyone as Dr. "Jim", was among the most highly respected people in Arnprior, Ontario. Following in the footsteps of his father, also named Dr. James G.' who graduated from Queen's University in 1860 and who practiced medicine in Arnprior for many years, young Dr. Cranston attended Queen's as well, graduating in 1865. The younger Cranston joined his father in the medical profession in Arnprior and after the death of his father, conttinued the practice alone in his Madawaska Street residence..

During the height of the McLachlin lumbering era, Dr. Cranston was chief medical officer for the company. A sportsman of note, Cranston is mentioned in an article by Frank H. Cooney, one-time resident of Arnprior and later Governor of the State of Montana. In his reminisces Cooney said he watched Jim Cranston swim Chats Lake with his brother Percy Cooney accompanying Cranston in a row boat. He also mentions "The Toboggan Boys" a group which included Cranston, who built a toboggan run at Sandy Hook and later constructed a sail boat which caused apprehension amongst the parents as to their safety. Dr. Cranston died suddenly October 2, 1932 while at camp in the Round Lake area where he had gone for a short holiday with friends from Arnprior. Many were the tributes to Dr. Cranston but perhaps the best of all was the poem entitled "Doctor Jim" and signed by "One of the Kids"..

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• Occupation. Physician
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• Web Based Info. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?did=17&pidlist=1274-521404_8826-14156097_8838-2125992_7921-2981627_7921-3634454_1577-2581068&o_iid=39552&o_lid=39552&o_sch=Web+Property&gss=angs&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=2981627&db=OntarioMarr1858-1899_ga&indiv=1

• Census: UK, 1911. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=CanCen1921&h=2559452&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8947

• Children. Ottawa Journal - April 10, 1947 - Mrs. James G. Cranston Dies in Arnprior

Arnprior, April 10 - (Special) - Mrs. James G. Cranston, one of Arnprior's best known and most active citizens, died last night in her sleep, Mrs. Cranston on Sunday attended morning service in Emmanuel Church. She had not been well over a period of more than a year, troubled with a bronchial infection, and yesterday she did not leave her room. When members of the family went to her early this morning she had passed away.

Mrs. Cranston's maiden name was Mary Frances Toller, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Toller of Ottawa. She was born there in 1874 and was educated in the schools of the Capital. It was in 1905 that she was married to Dr. James G. Cranston of Arnprior, and she came here at that time to eventually become actively associated with community services. She was twice president of the local branch of the VON and a charter member when it was instituted here.

Her husband died suddenly in 1932. Her youngest son, James Cranston, of the RCAF, was killed overseas in 1941. The surviving sons are Philip Cranston of Montreal, Hugh T. Cranston of Arnprior, Fred Cranston of Toronto and Monty Cranston of Dundas, Ont.

There are also two sisters and four brothers surviving, Mrs. G.B. Greene of Ottawa, Mrs. H.T. Markey of Montreal and Messrs. Philip, Owen, William and Guy Toller, all of Ottawa.

The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, to Emmanuel Church, with interment in the Arnprior cemetery.

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James married Mary Frances Toller, daughter of Lt. Col. Frederick Toller and Annie Fairbanks Chipman, on 4 Oct 1905 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada. (Mary Frances Toller was born on 29 Nov 1874 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, died on 10 Apr 1947 in Amprior, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Amprior, Ontario, Canada.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

James next married Annie May Fraser. (Annie May Fraser was born about 1848 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and died in Amprior, Ontario, Canada.)

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