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     Mary Jane Taylor was born in 1876 at Chobham, Surrey, England; and her birth was recorded at Chertsey record office in the March quarter 1876.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Taylor and Sarah Crittenden.¹ Mary Jane Taylor was baptized on 10 October 1880 at Christ Church, Ottershaw, Surrey, England.³ She appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 at Chertsey, Surrey, England, as Daughter, age 5, birthplace Chobham, Surrey.¹

     Annie Taylor was born in 1878 at Chobham, Surrey, England; and her birth was recorded at Chertsey registration office in the June quarter 1878.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Taylor and Sarah Crittenden.¹ Annie Taylor appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 at Chertsey, Surrey, England, as Daughter, age 3, birthplace Chobham, Surrey.¹ She appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 at Chobham, Surrey, England, as Daughter, age 13, birthplace Chobham, Surrey.³

     Elizabeth Helen Taylor was born in 1882 at Chertsey, Surrey, England; and her birth was recorded at Chertsey record office in the September quarter 1882.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Taylor and Sarah Crittenden.¹ Elizabeth Helen Taylor appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 at Chobham, Surrey, England, as daughter, age 8, birthplace Chertsey, Surrey.¹ She appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 at Surbiton, Surrey, England, as Servant, age 20, birthplace Chertsey, Surrey.³

     Jessie Taylor was born on 29 October 1888 at Chobham, Surrey, England; and her birth was recorded at Chertsey record office in the December quarter 1888.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of James Taylor and Sarah Crittenden.¹ Jessie Taylor was baptized on 27 January 1889 at St Lawrence, Chobham, Surrey, England.³ She appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 at Chobham, Surrey, England, as Daughter, age 2, birthplace Chobham, Surrey.¹ She appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 at Horsell, Surrey, England, as Daughter, age 14, birthplace Chobham, Surrey.⁴

     Harry Taylor was baptized on 16 March 1886 at St Lawrence, Chobham, Surrey, England; and his birth was recorded at Chertsey record office in the June quarter 1886.^1,2 He was the son of James Taylor and Sarah Crittenden.¹ Harry Taylor appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 at Chobham, Surrey, England, as son, age 5, birthplace Chobham, Surrey.¹ He appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 at Horsell, Surrey, England, as son, age 15, birthplace Chobham, Surrey.³

     Robert James Burnett was born in 1920 at Northumberland, England; and his birth was recorded at Newcastle Upon Tyne Registration district in the December quarter 1920.^3,1 He was the son of William Burnett and Caroline Louise Beale.¹ Robert James Burnett appeared on the census of 19 June 1921 at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, as born at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, in 1920.⁴

He was recruited into the East Surrey Regiment of the Army on 24 September 1936.⁵ He was transferred into the Gloster Regiment on 31 July 1941.⁵ He died on 10 October 1944; when he was killed in action in WWII. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission provide the following casualty information:

'Private [or Cpl] ROBERT JAMES BURNETT. 6141725, 2nd Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment. who died age 23 on 10 October 1944.
Son of William and L. C. Burnett, of Chertsey, Surrey. Remembered with honour.' He was buried at Heverlee War Cemetery in Belgium. His epitaph reads 'Safe in the Arms of Jesus'

and the following historical information:

'The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany. The original burial ground at Heverlee was on the opposite side of the lane. It was used after the liberation for burials from the 101st British General Hospital, which was then housed in Heverlee Girl's School close by. In July 1946, the present cemetery was started and was used for burials brought in from a wide area round about. The cemetery now contains 977 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 37 of them unidentified. There are also 29 First World War burials...^2,6'

A newspaper report was published on the kindness of a Belgium family in tending his grave and offering hospitality to his mother when the British Legion arranged for her to visit his grave.⁷ The United Kingdom Inventry of War Memorials lists a memorial to 'The Honoured Memory of the Men of Chertsey who Fell in the Great War also of those who gave their lives in the Second World War 1939-1945', but does not provide a list of the individual names on the memorial. Names of the WWII Chertsey Serviceman are listed 'on Plaques at the base of the plinth' at St Peter's United Free Church, Windsor Street, Chertsey, Surrey, England.⁸

      Ethel Maude M Williams was also known as Maud.² Her married name was Oakford.¹ She was born on 16 July 1881 at Manitoba, Canada.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Elisabeth Drury.² Ethel Maude M Williams married Arthur Oakford, son of James Oakford and Jane Tyler, on 27 April 1905 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.¹ Ethel Maude M Williams appeared on the census of 1906 at Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, as Maud Oakford, Daughter, married, age 25, birthplace Manitoba, Post Office Balmoral.² She appeared on the census of 1921 at Stonewall (Town), Manitoba, Canada, as head, age 37, widowed, birthplace Manitoba.⁴

     James Walter Oakford was born on 1 May 1906 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1906 at Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, as Grandson of Elisabeth Williams, age 2 months, birthplace Manitoba, Post Office Balmoral.³ He was the son of Arthur Oakford and Ethel Maude M Williams.¹ James Walter Oakford appeared on the census of 1921 at Stonewall (Town), Manitoba, Canada, as son, age 15, birthplace Manitoba.⁴ He died in 1976 at Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.¹

     William Arthur Oakford was born on 8 February 1908 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.^1,2 He was the son of Arthur Oakford and Ethel Maude M Williams.¹ William Arthur Oakford died on 5 September 1908 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.^1,3

     Albert Edward Oakford was born in 1909 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.¹ He was the son of Arthur Oakford and Ethel Maude M Williams.¹ Albert Edward Oakford appeared on the census of 1921 at Stonewall (Town), Manitoba, Canada, as son, age 13, birthplace Manitoba.² He died in 1993 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.¹

      Her married name was Mollison.¹ Alberta Elizabeth Oakford was born in 1910 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Oakford and Ethel Maude M Williams.¹ Alberta Elizabeth Oakford appeared on the census of 1921 at Stonewall (Town), Manitoba, Canada, as son, age 10, birthplace Manitoba.² She married Thomas Mollison in 1937 at Geraldton, Ontario, Canada.¹ Alberta Elizabeth Oakford died in 1999 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.¹

     Thomas Mollison was born in 1905 at Argyle, Manitoba, Canada.¹ He married Alberta Elizabeth Oakford, daughter of Arthur Oakford and Ethel Maude M Williams, in 1937 at Geraldton, Ontario, Canada.¹ Thomas Mollison died in 1981 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.¹

     Thomas Oakford was born circa January 1913 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.¹ He was the son of Arthur Oakford and Ethel Maude M Williams.¹ Thomas Oakford died on 11 June 1913 at Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.^1,2

      Her married name was Tyler.¹ Ellen Brock was born circa 1839 at Quebec, Canada.¹ She married James Tyler, son of Morris Tyler and Jane Hampton, circa 1899.¹ Ellen Brock died on 12 December 1919 at Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Robert Sangster McKenzie was born on 18 December 1866 at Westside, Edingarioch, Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^1,2 He was the son of James Paterson McKenzie and Mary Brown.^1,2 Robert Sangster McKenzie appeared on the census of 4 April 1881 at Chippewa, Welland, Ontario, Canada, as Male, Scottish, age 14, birthplace Scotland, and he was Church of England.³ He married Ruth Tyler, daughter of Morris Tyler and Jane Hampton, on 27 August 1889 at Virden, Manitoba, Canada.¹ Robert Sangster McKenzie died on 14 July 1951 at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at age 84.¹ He was buried on 19 July 1951 at Hillside Cemetery, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.^1,4

     James Arthur Robert McKenzie was born on 21 March 1890 at Virden, Manitoba, Canada.^1,2 He was the son of Robert Sangster McKenzie and Ruth Tyler.¹ James Arthur Robert McKenzie married Ruby May Hill on 4 September 1916 at Rivers, Manitoba, Canada.³ James Arthur Robert McKenzie died on 24 January 1968 at Winnipeg General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at age 77.¹ He was buried on 26 January 1968 at Rivers Cemetery, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada.¹

     Hazel Jean McKenzie was born on 26 March 1892 at Portage la Praire, Manitoba, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Sangster McKenzie and Ruth Tyler.¹ Hazel Jean McKenzie died in 1983 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.¹

     James Paterson McKenzie was born circa 1825; in Scotland.^1,2 He married Mary Brown circa 1850.¹ James Paterson McKenzie appeared on the census of 4 April 1881 at Chippewa, Welland, Ontario, Canada, as widowed, Male, Scottish, age 55, birthplace Scotland, Cabinet Maker, Church of England. A transcript of the entry reads:

'Household:

Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
James MCKENZIE W Male Scottish 55 Scotland Cabinet Maker Church of England
Jane MCKENZIE Female Scottish 29 Scotland School Teacher Church of England
Herman MCKENZIE Male Scottish 27 Scotland Cabinet Maker Church of England
Margaret MCKENZIE Female Scottish 25 Scotland School Teacher Church of England
Ellen MCKENZIE Female Scottish 20 Scotland Church of England
Welland MCKENZIE Male Scottish 18 Scotland Telegraph Operator Church of England
Robert MCKENZIE S Male Scottish 14 Scotland Church of England
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Source Information:
Census Place Chippewa, Welland, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375889
NA Film Number C-13253
District 142
Sub-district K
Page Number 25
Household Number 127+.²'

      Her married name was McKenzie.¹ Mary Brown was born circa 1826.¹ She married James Paterson McKenzie circa 1850.¹

     Edith Alice McKenzie was born on 1 September 1893 at Portage la Praire, Manitoba, Canada.^1,3 She was the daughter of Robert Sangster McKenzie and Ruth Tyler.¹ Edith Alice McKenzie died on 3 March 1969 at West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at age 75.^1,4

     Willard Sangster McKenzie was born on 12 April 1899 at Portage la Praire, Manitoba, Canada.^1,2 He was the son of Robert Sangster McKenzie and Ruth Tyler.¹ Willard Sangster McKenzie died on 30 October 1985 at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at age 86.¹