William Samuel BUCKLAND / Phoebe WELLINGTON

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[1271] Worked as fitter for Great West Railway at Swansea Station 27 apr 1872- 31 may 1872- The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 203
Left London and North Western Railway
Started with London and North Western Railway at Braidwood on 08 may 1873 - The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: London and North Western Railway Company: Records; Class: RAIL410; Piece: 1915.
Left voluntarily after 8 months on 16 jan 1874, Character: moderate; Abilities: moderate - The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: London and North Western Railway Company: Records; Class: RAIL410; Piece: 1919

Obituary
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Wm S. Buckland died in Detroit

Spent Greater Part of Life in Montreal in C.P.R. Service

Was Prominent Mason

Was Oldest Past Master of Eastern Star Lodge

One of the best known Masons in the province of Quebec passed away at Detroit yesterday in the person of Mr. William Samuel Buckland who spent the prime years of his life in Montreal, where he was a widely known and esteemed citizen.
Mr. Buckland, who was 76 years old, died in Detroit at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. A.C. West. He left Montreal a year ago for California, as he was in failing health, but could go no farther, than Detroit.
Mr. Buckland was born in England and came to Canada in 1888. He immediately entered the service of the Canadian Pacific Railway and remained with the company until a year ago. He was long night superintendant of the old Delormier Shops, and later became an inspector.
Mr. Buckland was widely known in Masonic circles, being the oldest past Master of the Eastern Star Lodge No.74, A.F. and A.M. of which he was senior warden. He was also past Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, and a Royal Arch Mason. He was a member of St. Thomas Anglican Church.
Surviving relatives include two sons, Major Rev. A.W. Buckland, of Cookshire, Que., and Mr. Joseph W. Buckland, of Montreal, both of whom are prominent Masons, and three daughters. Mrs. A.C. West, of Detroit; Mrs. F. Bidwell and Mrs. R. Heron, both of Montreal. He was also father of the late Engineer Commander W.F.Buckland, R.N.
Mrs. Buckland, nee Phoebe Willington, predeceased her husband twenty- five years ago.

[1270] Birth Registered 14 oct 1851

[1274] Honourary Major Alfred Willington Buckland
Died: November 29, 1932
Regimental Number:
NA
Survived War:
Yes
Force:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Chaplain Service
Battalion:
Canadian Corps Headquarters
Company:
Attached
Place of Birth:
Crewe, Chester, Cheshire
Country:
England
Next of Kin:
Annie Buckland, wife. 1173 DesErables Street, Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
1173 DesErables Street, Montreal, Quebec
Date of Birth:
March 4, 1868
Trade or Calling:
Clergyman
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Place of Enlistment:
Shorncliffe Camp, Kent, England
Date of Enlistment:
October 2, 1915
Age at enlistment:
47
Height:
5 Feet 7 Inches
Chest:
39 Inches
Expansion:
3 Inches
Religion:
Anglican
Enlisted or Conscripted:
Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe
Cause of Death:
Survived
Battle Died/Wounded:

Date of Death:
November 29, 1932
Age at Death:
64
Buried at:
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec
Plot:
L1440E
Commemorated:


Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:

Gender:
Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Honourary Major Canadian Chaplain Service Canadian Corps Headquarters Attached
Honourary Captain Canadian Chaplain Service 123rd Battalion Attached
Honourary Captain Canadian Chaplain Service 49th Battalion Attached
Honourary Captain Canadian Chaplain Service 49th Battalion Attached

Son of William Samuel Buckland (2 Oct 1851-9 Nov 1925) and Phoebe Buckland (nee Willington) (Nov 2, 1841-Feb 17, 1899); husband of Maria Morrison (1857?-August 21, 1905), Annie O'Neill (1860-July 13, 1920), and widow Sybil Pollard Smith who married the twice-widowed Rev. Buckland in Montreal on November 19, 1927; father of Sapper Gilbert Victor Buckland (Service No. 1009882) and Gunner A. Alfred William Buckland (Service No.303037).

Padre Buckland joined the 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada (Militia) on Feb 1, 1886 in Montreal and served until January 31, 1896 as their Padre but was paid as a Private and seldom there because he was a Missionary/Minister in the Diocese of Rupert's Land from 1887 until 1896. Padre Buckland was appointed Honorary Captain and Chaplain in the Chaplain Services of the CEF at New Carlisle, Quebec on August 10, 1915. He sailed for Britain on September 4, 1915 and was attached to the 49th Battalion as their Chaplain on 4 Oct 15. Padre Buckland returned to Quebec City in 1918. By 1921 the now Padre (Major)was living in Paspebiac and Cox Township with his 92 year old father William Samuel Buckland and was still a minister until his father died in 1925. (2103)

Padre Buckland suffered during a gas attack in November 1915 and was invalided from France to Britain then Canada for medical care. He was temporarily assigned as Chaplain to the 123rd Battalion, Royal Grenaders, from October 11 to 17, 1916. He returned to duty as the Senior Chaplain of Canadian troops at Shoreham England on 5 Mar 1917. Capt Buckland was appointed temporary Major for this assignment from October 17, 1917 until July 26, 1918. He returned to Canada on August 3, 1918, demobilized at Quebec City and discharged from the service on December 26, 1918. He was reappointed to the active Militia on the reorganization of the Chaplain Services on December 17, 1918. Capt Buckland was attached to the Fusiliers du St Laurent on October 1, 1920 and promoted to Major until May 1, 1927. Padre Alfred Willington Buckland died at his home in Cookshire Quebec on November 29, 1932 and was buried with his second wife Annie O'Neill and son Sapper Gilbert Victor Buckland on Dec 1, 1932 at the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec.

From Canada Great War Project - http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?Id=153474

[1272] Birth of Alfred Wellington Registered March Qtr 1868 Nantwich, Cheshire - Vol 8a Pg 11

[1273] Plot L1440E

[1278] Birth Registered June Qtr 1874 - Bedminster, Somerset - Vol 5c Pg 736

[1280] William was in Canada in the 1891and he appears as a witness for numerous baptisms and weddings but I am unable to find any reference in 1901 or 1911 census or in any registers other than as a witness.

[1279] Birth Registered Sep Qtr 1876 - Hendon, Greater London Middlesex - Vol 3a Pg 131 ???

[1281] Birth Registered Dec Qtr 1878 - Brentford, Middlesex - Vol 3a Pg 119

[1283] Birth Registered GRO Volume 5a page 24 - Highworth, Wiltshire Quarter ending June

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