Gertrude (Collins) Oram (1903 - 1989)

Born 13 Oct 1903 in Bonavista North, Newfoundland Colony

Wife of John Oram — married 21 Mar 1921 in Bragg's Island, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1989 at age 86 in Glovertown, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

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Biography

Marriage

Name John Oram
Event Date 21 Mar 1921
Event Place Braggs Island, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1900
Spouse's Name Gertie Collins
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1902^[1]

Bachelor and spinster. He was of Bragg's Island, she was of Newport. w. Henry Oram, Providence Feltham. Note, the handwriting makes it look like "Cram", but it is almost certainly Oram.

Residence 1935

On census. Bragg's Island, Bonavista Bay, age 32. In household with her husband and several children^[2]. See profile of John Oram for more details.

Residence 1945

On census. Glovertown, Bonavista Bay, age 42, born in Bonavista North. In household with her husband and several children^[3]. See profile of John Oram for more details.

Burial

Her tombstone, in Glovertown Pentecostal Cemetery, reads "Oram. Gertrude, Born: Oct 13, 1903, Died: Nov 4, 1989. / John, Born: Sept 27, 1899, Died: June 9, 1991"^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-XXXJ : 10 June 2015), John Cram and Gertie Collins, 1921.
2. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-7WFB : 10 July 2021), John Oram, Flat Islands, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Bonavista District, p. 322, household ID 28, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,824. NOTE: Indexed incorrectly as Flat Islands.
3. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-N95F : 22 April 2015), Edward Oram in household of John Oram, Glovertown, Bonavista North, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Bonavista North District, p. 131, household ID 2, line 24, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,167,050.
4. ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site, Glovertown Pentecostal Cemetery, Bonavista Bay District. Gertrude Oram, John Oram. Heather Burry Dodd, 2013. Accessed 2017. See also Glovertown Pentecostal Cemetery tombstone transcriptions.