Chapter 3.1.11
Ernest Clendon Bramhill

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Ernest Clendon Bramhill married Violet Bridge of Concession 1. The Bridge family was active in the Salvation Army in the early 1900's. Clendon and Violet Bramhill farmed Lot 21 Concession 3 until their family grew up.

They had a family of eight:
        Ivan married Thelma Holmes;
        Jean married Russell McGuire;
        Dorothy married Rev. Don Pugh;
        Bernice married Norman Miller. After Norman’s death in 1969, she married William Marriner;
        Laverne married Shirley Embree;
        Ruby married Walter Quanz;
        Roy married Marlyn Loos;
        Percy married Velma Harper in 1960, then in 1992 he married Rhoda Nixon.

The family farm had a large apple orchard until the killing frost of 1934. There was a pond on the farm from which ice was cut in the winter, stored until the summer and then sold to Palmerston merchants and town folk with iceboxes. - Clendon's Farm

After the family grew up the eldest son, Ivan looked after the homestead. Clendon bought a chopping mill on the Main Street, Palmerston in 1939, which was known as "Bramhill Bros. Chopping Mill". Along with some family members, Clendon ran the mill for seven years, and then J. Phil Rundle purchased it. - Bramhill Enterprises

Clendon's businesses often sponsored teams for local sports - Bramhill Sports

Clendon and Violet's children:
Ivan Bramhill
Jean McGuire
Dorothy Pugh
Bernice Marriner
Laverne Bramhill
Ruby Quanz
Roy Bramhill
Percy Bramhill
Click on each of their names to read more about their own families.

Clendon and Violet were married March 28, 1918. They celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1968 with a family dinner and open house - 50th Anniversary

Clendon and Violet Marriage Certificate

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