Emma Gertrude Billyard (b. 1881)
(Billyards)
Known As: Gertrude
Occupation: Nurse (1915)
Parents: William Billyard (1847-1927) & Annie Nutson (1850-1927)
Siblings (4): William George Billyard (b. 1874), Ainsworth Billyard (1881-1885), Mae Billyard (b. 1886), Lewis Bradshaw Billyard (b. 1886)
Life Events:
| [Year] | [Date] | [Age] | [Event] | |||
| 1881 | Mar 1 | Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] | ||||
| 1871 | [18446744073709551605-18446744073709551606y] | Lived in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [3] | ||||
| 1880 | [18446744073709551614-18446744073709551615y] | Lived in Newstead, Erie County, New York State, United States [1] | ||||
| 1901 | [19-20y] | Lived in St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada [4] | ||||
| 1906 | [24-25y] | Lived at 529 Notre Dame Av ( ), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||
| 1920 | [38-39y] | Lived on Orange Street, Redland City, San Bernando, California, United States [5] | ||||
| ? | Mar 10 | Died [1, 6] | ||||
Census information:
| Census | Name | Age | Birth | Birth Date | Religion | Origin | Occ. | Father's Birth | Mother's Birth | Immigrated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Caroline Green | 6 | Ontario | Methodist | English | |||||
| 1880 | Emma Gertrude Billyards | 3 | Canada | Canada | Canada | |||||
| 1885 | Gerty Billyard | 8 | '' | '' | '' | |||||
| 1901 | Gertrud Billyeard | 24 | Ontario | 1 March 1877 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nurse | |||
| 1906 | Gertrude Billyard | 28 | '' | |||||||
| 1920 | '' | 32 | Ontario Canada | Trained Nurse | Ontario Canada | Ontario Canada | 1912 |
Notes
- Note that there is a three year discrepancy in Getrude's birth year from the 1880 census record and the 1915 attestation paper.
- The following information was obtained from the Canadian National
Archives, RG 150 box 731 file 27, and gives pertinent information
about Gertrude during her service. Note that her will and testiment can be found in these records, as well.
Date Place Event 1915 Young, Saskatchewan Enlisted 8 Feb 1915 Canada Embarked 18 " " England Disembarked 11 Mar " Arrived in France - T.O.S.(taken on strength) 14 Mar " Metheravon T.O.S. 6 Apr " France Proceeded to No 2 Can. Gen. Hos. 27 Oct 1916 Transferred to Moore Bks Hosp. 30 " " Transferred to C.A.M.C. T.S. 13 Nov " Mentioned in Despatcher, London Gazette 29890 (dated 2/1/17) 17 Nov " Proceeded overseas to No. 5 C. Gen. Hos. 3 Dec " T.O.S. 4 Sep 1917 Basingstoke T.O.S. from Salonica 9 Oct " " Att. from No 5 Can Gen to No 4 Can Gen 16 Oct " Seacliffe Posted to CAMC Depot " " " " Att. to HMHS Araguaya 9 Nov " " Ceases to be Att. HMHS Araguaya 8 Feb 1918 Buxton Posted to Gran Can Spec Hop 30 Apr " Posted to CAMC D from GCSHp 1 May " Seacliffe Proceed o/seas for service T.O.S. on arrival in France 22 Oct " S.O.S. (struck off strength) reposted to 3 Can. CAS Clg Stat. 23 Oct " T.O.S. on reposting from 1 Can Gen Hop 19 Feb 1919 S.O.S. posted to CAMC Cas Coy 20 " " France T.O.S. on posting from CAMC S.O.S. on posting to 5 C.G.Hp. 12 May " S.O.S. on posting to 15 C.G.H. " " " T.O.S. from No. 5 C.G.H. 14 Jun " S.O.S. on transfer to C.E.F. in Canada " " " Sailed to Canada aboard "Aquitamia" 12 Dec " Awarded Royal Red Cross 2nd Class (London Gazette 31684)
Sources:
[1] - 1880 Census [128th Enumerations District (1), Pembina County, Dakota Territory, United States, row 27]
[2] - World War I Attestation Paper (RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 731 - 27)
[3] - 1871 Census [Dunnville (1), Monck, Ontario, Canada, row 18]
[4] - 1901 Census [St. Boniface (1), Provencher, Manitoba, Canada, row 33]
[5] - 1920 Census [Redland City (1), San Bernando, California, United States, row 29]
[6] - Bill Billyard
Last updated 28 Feb 2024 by Andrew Billyard
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