Bertram and Caroline were my paternal grandparents who have since passed away. I'll spend a little time reminiscing a little about these two interesting folks and provide as much information as I can, which might help you help me identify their grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters and any other family members. I'm going to start with Bertram as I seem to know much more about him via various records.

Bertram WARRILOW: was born on May 11th, 1882 in England. I'm positive about the date as I have a copy of his Certification of Registry of Birth on June 17th 1882 in Wargrave.[Document to be scanned, numbered and inserted here later] (The title of the document is "Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1874".) This document was signed by Chas Widdows(Registrar of Births and Deaths.) Apparently Wargrave is a suburb of Reading, England. I don't have any information about his childhood, where he actually grew up, where he went to school, whether or not he had a trade, and how he came about emigrating to Canada.

Bertram enlisted in the Royal Berkshire Regiment on September 8th, 1899 when he was 18 years and 2 months old. I have a copy of The War Office, Records Section Reference No. 5650/RylBerk document which provided this information. [Document to be scanned, numbered and inserted here later] He was discharged on November 2nd 1902. It is interesting that the second Boer War occurred during his enlistment period.

His parents were Alfred WARRILOW and Margaret PURVER. This information was gleaned from Bertram and Caroline's Certificate of Marriage Number 46575 from the Department of Health and Public Welfare, Legislative Building Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. They were married on October 1st, 1907 at the Christ Church in Winnipeg. Bertram was 25 years old and Caroline was 24. Caroline's parents were identified as Edward BARKER and Elizabeth CARPENTER.

I remember Bertram and Caroline living at 428 Inglewood Street, St. James, Manitoba Canada when I was a kid. As best as I can recall it was a two story house with a type of cold cellar for a basement. On the main floor there was a modest living room, dining area and kitchen. In the pantry is where you could lift the floor to a set of stairs that went under the house. I can't recall what was kept under this house while they lived there. On the top floor were several bedrooms and a bathroom. I remember the bathroom as having an old pedestal sink with what looked like enamel handles for hot and cold water. The toilet had a tank above the stool that flushed the toilet after pulling a chain. I remember a fairly wide thick strap hanging from the wall that Bertram used to sharpen his razor before lathering up his brush in a soap mug for shaving. In this house they raised six children (Alfred, Stanley, Ethyl, Phyllis, Henry and Victor)

Caroline BARKER WARRILOW was, in my opinion, one of the greatest ladies I have ever known. I don't have any records of her birth, organizations she belonged to, or awards she was presented. What I do have are some pretty fantastic MEMORIES. Bertram was very very thrifty whereas Caroline used to slip us grandchildren a dollar or two when we saw her. She loved a hot cup of tea or chocolate--you know, the old fashioned way of making a chocolate drink. She enjoyed, what we called, hot cross buns with us kids. She liked to joke around, her hands were soft, and the way she spoke to you made you feel special. I remember when they moved to Oxford Street in Vancouver, British Columbia --she would walk with me to the Pacific National Exhibition down the street. Would you believe she used to laugh watching me ride the roller coaster and after a fairly long tiring day we'd walk to her home. She never complained about how tired she was. This genealogy stuff is okay at the moment but I wish I would have spent more time with my grandmothers when they were alive.

Both Bertram and Caroline are buried in Vancouver, British Columbia--the memories are with me.