Rear: Bob, Harry, Gordon, Myrtle, Arnold, Bill, Frank Front: Millie, Irene, Mom, Dad, Florence, Hilda -- New Years Day in 1942

Gordon Robert Uttley was born April 26, 1885. He was the third of seven children and the third son of John Robert Uttley and Catherine (nee Birmingham). Birth Record The birth is not found in the Ontario Birth Indexes of the day. The births of his older brothers are not found there either, so the family was consistent at avoiding the registration of births. The date of April 26, 1885 is found in the 1901 Census. In his early life he was known as Robert Gordon Uttley. The 1891 Census lists Robert G. as a son of age 5. Ten years later in 1901 the Census again lists Robert G. as a son at age 15.

Marriage Record

Robert Gordon gets married. The Ontario Marriage Archive for 1907, reference #020-396, records:

Groom: Robert Gordon Uttley Age: 22 Residence: Toronto Born: Waterloo Tp bachelor Occupation: Boiler Maker Religion: Church of England Father: John Uttley Mother: Catherine Birmingham Bride: Alvena Mathilda Schultz Age: 23 Residence: Berlin, Ont Born: Germany spinster Religion: Lutheran Father: Christian Schultz Mother: Mathilde Ratzel Date: Feb 25, 1907, Berlin Witness: Frank Rudow, Berlin Clara Hofstettler, Berlin By: Rev. E. Hoffman

Gordon Robert Uttley and Alvena Matilda Schultz on their Wedding Day

• The best man, Frank Rudow was a cousin of Alvena. Any connection with Clara Hofstettler is not known.

When their first daughter was born in September 1907, the couple were living on Strachan Avenue in Toronto and Gordon was working as a boilermaker. The 1911 census shows Gordon, Alvena and their three young children living in Welland. No surprise, Gordon was working as a boilermaker. In the 1920 Vernon Directory for Kitchener, Gordon and Alvena are listed as homeowners at 91 St George St and he is working at the Canadian Blower and Forge Co. Two years later in 1922 they have moved to 151 Church Street where they remained for the rest of their lives.

151 Church Street, Kitchener -- in 2000

Death

On Friday July 25, 1952 the K-W Record wrote the following obituary on page 7:

Gordon R. Uttley     Gordon R. Uttley, 67, of 151 Church St. died suddenly at his home Thursday. Born in Elmira, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John R. Uttley. Mr. Uttley was formerly an employee of the Canadian Blower and Forge Co. He was an Anglican.     Surviving ar six sons, Gordon, Robert and William of Toronto, Harold of Brantford, Arnold of Flint, Mich., and Frank of Waterloo; five daughters, Mrs. James (Mildred) Crannie of Flint, Mich., and Mrs. Harry (Hilda) Bott, Mrs. Roy (Florence) Burgetz, Mrs. T. O. (Myrtle) Howald and Mrs. Norman (Irene) Snider of Kitchener     Also three brothers, Wellington of Corfu, N.Y., William of Copper Cliff and Russell of Kitchener; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Bassitt of Coniston, Ont., and Mrs. Cecil Bone of Port Hope, 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. His wife, the former Alvena Schultz, died in 1947 and one son, Arthur, predeceased him in infancy.     The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery with Rev. Harry Janke officiating.

At the time of his death in 1952, Gordon Robert Uttley was survived by the following children, according to his probate records:

Irene Snyder, 10 Shanley Street, Kitchener
Myrtle Howald, 700 Edna Street, Kitchener
Hilda Bott, 61 Weber Street East, Kitchener
Florence Burgetz, 31 Locust Street, Kitchener
Mildred Crannie, 2831 Raskob Street, Flint, Michigan
Frank Uttley, 103 John Street East, Waterloo
William Uttley, 283 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
J. R. Uttley, 283 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
Harold Uttley, 662 Colborne Street, Echo Place, Brantford
Arnold Uttley, 2835 Raskob Street, Flint, Michigan
Gordon C. Uttley, 454 Jane Street, Toronto

Birth

Alvena Matilda Schultz was born in Germany on May 21, 1883. She was a daughter of Christian Schultz and his wife Matilda Retzloff Schultz.

Death

The headstone of Alvena and Gordon at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, contains:

UTTLEY GORDON UTTLEY 1884-1952 His Beloved Wife ALVENA SCHULTZ 1883-1947 At Rest Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener

On Tuesday August 5, 1947 the following obituary appeared in the K-W Record: Mrs. Gordon R. Uttley     The death of Mrs. Gordon R. Uttley, 64, occurred at her residence, 151 Church St., Saturday night.     The former Alvena Schultz, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Schultz and was born May 21, 1883. She was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. Her marriage to Gordon R. Uttley, who survives, took place at Kitchener, February 27, 1906.     Surviving besides her husband are six sons, Gordon and Robert, Toronto; Arnold, Hamilton, and Harold, William and Frank, all of Kitchener; five daughters, Mrs. James (Mildred) Crannie, Flint, Mich.; Mrs. Harry (Hilda) Both [Bott], Mrs. Roy (Florence) Burgetz, Mrs. Oscar (Myrtle) Howard, and Mrs. Norman (Irene) Snyder, all of Kitchener; one brother, Paul Schultz, Pembroke; and four sisters, Mrs. Fred Bamberger, and Mrs. Richard Stencil, Pembroke; Mrs. Martin Mikel, Kitchener; and Mrs. Otto Sachs, Sudbury; and 14 grandchildren. One son Arthur predeceased her 22 years ago.     The body is resting at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the service will be held Wednesday at 3 p,m. Interment will be made in the Woodland Cemetery. Rev. J. N. H. Mills will officiate.

Gordon Robert Uttley and Alvena Matilda Schultz in 1946

• The 1901 Census says that Gordon Robert was born in 1885 while his headstone says 1884.
• The marriage record sets their marriage day as February 25, 1907 and not 1906.

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