Descendants of John & Winnie BERESFORD
First Generation 
1. John James BERESFORD, son of John BERESFORD and Elizabeth AMBROSE, was born on January 31, 1866 in London, , Greater London, England.1
Events
• He emigrated from , , , England in 1870.
• He worked as a cement layer in 1901 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He worked as a concrete worker and lived at 616 Clinton Street in 1911 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.
John married Winnifred GIBBS, daughter of John Nelson GIBBS and Sarah PEASE, on June 3, 1899 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.2 Winnifred was born on April 22, 1878 in Port Huron, St. Clair Co, Michigan, USA.
Children from this marriage were:
2 F i. Nellie N. G. BERESFORD was born on March 11, 1894 in , , Ontario, Canada.1 (Adopted)
3 M ii. Edward Ambros BERESFORD was born on April 28, 1900 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.3
4 F iii. Sara E. BERESFORD was born in 1902 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died in 19414 aged 39, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
Sara married Pte. John MURKAR, son of William Leslie MURKAR and Elspeth Pearl BELL, on March 22, 1922 in Southampton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.2 John was born in January 1895 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2,5 died in 19604 aged 65, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• Marriage Ceremony conducted by Horace Grovener witnessed by Stella Longmire and William Beresford both of Southampton.
Events
• He worked as a teamster in 1922 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
5 M iv. William Charles BERESFORD was born in 1904 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.2
Events
• He worked as a mechanic in 1924 in Southampton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
William married Hanna Eliza CHAPPELL, daughter of Herbert CHAPPELL and Hannah Elizabeth HENDRY, on May 10, 1924 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.2 Hanna was born in 1907 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.2
6 M v. John BERESFORD was born on June 29, 1905 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.3
7 M vi. Arthur Stewart BERESFORD was born on December 14, 1907 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.3
+ 8 F vii. Alice Winnifred BERESFORD was born on March 21, 1909 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on February 16, 1982 in Leduc, , Alberta, Canada aged 72.
9 F viii. Amy Trill BERESFORD was born on June 24, 1910 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada.3
+ 10 F ix. Ruth Eveline BERESFORD was born on August 3, 1911 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada,3 died on January 4, 1996 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 84, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
11 M x. Laird R. BERESFORD was born on October 3, 1916 in Southampton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 and died on July 4, 1944 aged 27. The cause of his death was K.I.A.
Events
• He served in the Royal Canadian Engineers as a Sapper in 1944.
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