William John Copeland, born on 8 April 1878[9][10][11]
Margret Copland, born about 1881.
Their family lived and farmed in Proton, Grey, Ontario.[12][13]
Arabella died (age 73) on 30 January 1913 in Kamloops District, British Columbia.[2][14] She was buried in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery in Kelowna, British Columbia.[15]
The death occuried at Kelowna, BC, on January 30, at 11:00 pm, of a very highly respected resident in the person of Arabella Copeland. The late Mrs. James Copeland had reached the advanced age of 74 years, and death was due to heart failure. Although the end came unexpectedly she was surrounded by three sons and four daughters. The others were living at a distance and could not be hastily summoned. The funeral was on the 2nd of Febuary and service was conducted by the Rev. J. W. Davidson at the Methodist Church. The funeral was a large one, many coming long distances to pay their last respects. The remains were interred in the Kelowna cemetery.
The deceased was a Mthodist, a good citizen and a kind neighbor. She was born near Inkersham, Ont., in 1859: married Jas. Copeland and settled on a farm near Winchester, Ont. Six years later Mr. Copeland moved his family to the county of Gray, the township of Proton, where they farmed until the spring of 1894. Mr. Copeland being anxious to get more land for himself and his sons moved to Summerbury, Sak., with his family, where they farmed until Mr. Copeland died eight years ago, January 7th, leaving Mrs. Copeland and the youngest son alone on the farm.
In the spring of 1897 the son, who was Mr. R. A. Copeland, decided to move to Kelowna and brought his mother with him. She fell in love with Kelowna and district at first sight and always had a good word to say for B.C.
Of the eleven children which were born to her nine survive; Mrs. W.H. Fleming, Kelowna; R.A. Copeland, Kelowna; Thos. Copeland, Langdon, Alta., Mrs. R.G. Fleming, Grenfell, Sask., Mrs J.J. Dale, Red Deer, Alta., Mrs. A.R. Davy, Kelowna; Mrs. Warner Braithwaite, Nokomis, Sask., W.J. Copeland, Kelowna, and Miss Maggie Copeland, Vernon. She also leaves three brothers and two sisters, A.D. Timmons Toronto, Ont., Thomas Timmons, Maitland Ont., Mrs. Wm. Richardson, Cobarg, Ont, and Mrs. Edward Suffel, of Walsh, Sask.
Kelowna Record Newspaper published Feb. 20, 1913
This article is not copyrighted and the paper is from the University of British Columbia Historical Newspapers Library.
Research Notes
Birth:
Marriage record (7 March 1860): age 18, birth year estimate 1841/42
1871 census: age 33, Pro Quebec, birth year estimate 1837/38
Death record: 5 May 1840 in Ontario
gravestone image: 1840.
Parents:
Marriage record: Andrew Timon & Rebecca
Death record: Timmins & Boyd.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Marriage: "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: Q2YM-49HB : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS76-C7ZH-7, Arabella Timon (18) marriage to James Couplen (30) on 7 Mar 1860 in Stormont, Ontario, Canada; Groom's parents: Hufton Couplen & Elizabeth, Bride's parents: Andrew Timon & Rebecca; citing Digital film/folder number: 007859254_003_M9HT-RP9; FHL microfilm: 001030065; Image number: 41.
↑ 2.02.1Death: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FL29-W3J : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6P4S-N4C, Arabella Copeland death 30 Jan 1913 (born 5 May 1840 in Ontario), daughter of Timmins & Boyd, in British Columbia, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 004437641; FHL microfilm: 1927140; Image number: 790; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07619-4.
↑Death of daughter, Rebecca: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FLLW-QQX : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-69H9-1YG, Arabella Timmins in death record for daughter, Rebecca Fleming, 9 Feb 1946 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Birth: 20 Feb 1860 in Winchester, Ontario; citing Digital film/folder number: 004437669_006_M9S7-BD5; FHL microfilm: 2032421; Image number: 123; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07622-2.
↑Death of son Robert Andrew: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FL5Y-L2F : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-69Z9-ST1, Isabella Timmins in death record for son, Robert Andrew Copeland, 4 Jan 1955 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; Birth: 16 Jun 1864 in Grey County, Ontario; citing Digital film/folder number: 004437861_005_M9S7-1W3; FHL microfilm: 2032968; Image number: 244; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07632-9.
↑Death of daughter, Lydabelle: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FLPH-2BT : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRDX-HN, Arabella Timmons in death record for daughter, Lydabelle Fleming, 6 Apr 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Birth: 16 Jan 1866 in Ontario; citing Digital film/folder number: 004437582; FHL microfilm: 2032864; Image number: 1543; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07630-6.
↑Marriage of son, Thomas: "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QKM5-812B : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G1P4-9WY2, Arabella Timmons in marriage record of son, Thomas Copeland to Emily Frances Mcgowan on 30 Jul 1920 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 005309593; FHL microfilm: 002257538; Image number: 1251.
↑Birth of daughter, Sarah Jane: "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FMCQ-P8Y : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-62TW-PM, Iribal Timmons in birth record of Sarah Jane Copeland born on 25 Sep 1869 in Grey, Ontario, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 004018485; FHL microfilm: 1844883; Image number: 114; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: C05879-3.
↑Death of daughter, Hannah Martha: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FLP6-Q7C : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DY49-VXF, Arabella Timmins in death record for daughter, Hannah Martha Davy, 23 Dec 1957 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; Birth: 19 Apr 1874 in Grey County, Ontario; citing Digital film/folder number: 004437628_003_M9S7-BBD; FHL microfilm: 2033176; Image number: 101; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07631-0.
↑Birth of son, William John: "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899," database, (FamilySearch Record: FMQ4-7X9 : accessed 15 January 2024), Arabella Timmins in birth record of William John Copeland born on 8 April 1878 in Proton, Grey, Ontario, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 004529907; FHL microfilm: 1845215; Record number: 77; Packet letter: D.
↑Marriage of son, William John: "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: JD8P-WQZ : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DB1S-TJ6, Arabella Timmins in marriage record of son, William John Copeland , to Elizabeth Calder Shedmond on 26 Dec 1916 in Ashton Creek, British Columbia, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 004401582; FHL microfilm: 1984109; Image number: 2237; Packet letter: A.
↑Death of son, William John: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FLRM-J1Z : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DR13-LM8, Arabella Timmis in death record for son, William John Copeland, 11 Jul 1958 in Tranquille, British Columbia, Canada; Birth: 8 Apr 1878 in Ontario; citing Digital film/folder number: 004437866; FHL microfilm: 2033178; Image number: 2997; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07633-3.
↑ 12.012.11871 Census: "Canada Census, 1871," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M4QH-44M : accessed 15 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1W9-C98, Anebell Copeland (33), married in Proton, Grey, Ontario, Canada. Born in Pro Quebec; citing Page: 40; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004396338; FHL microfilm: 4396338; Image number: 199; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03202-7.
↑ 13.013.11881 Census: "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MVF5-SGK : accessed 16 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6MCQ-VDQ, Arabella Copland (37), married in Proton, Grey, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario; citing Volume: 16; Page: 32; Affiliate Publication Number: e008193900; Digital film/folder number: 004466837; FHL microfilm: 1375897; Image number: 500.
↑Death: "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Arabella Copeland; Registration: 1913-09-203869, 1913-01-30, Kamloops District, Age at Death: 73. Not digitized. Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 2023).
↑Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #106498634 : accessed 15 January 2024), Memorial page for Arabella Timmins Copeland (1840-30 Jan 1913), citing Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (plot: Pioneer); Maintained by Scott Hayes (contributor 47380085). Includes gravestone image with birth and death years: 1840-1913.
See also:
Kelowna Record Newspaper published Feb. 20, 1913
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