Clifford & Lillian Coleridge of Saskatchewan
Clifford John COLERIDGE, born in Doddiscombsleigh in 1884, is the eldest son of John & Ellen COLDRIDGE. According to the 1911 census, he migrated to Canada in 1903, where he subsequently married and had at least 4 children.
1906 census for Manitoba
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Brandon⧉ | Clifford COLERIDGE | 23 | Boarder |
In 1906 Clifford is in Brandon, Manitoba and is recorded as immigrated 1906.
1911 census for Alberta
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Medicine Hat⧉ Lethbridge (Barracks) |
Clifford J COLERIDGE | 27 | Corporal | Corporal RNWMP |
In 1911 Clifford is in the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in southern Alberta.
There is a record of Clifford & Lilian's marriage in Alberta, but their two oldest children's birth records are not yet available as Alberta keeps them sealed for 120 years:
C T COLERIDGE & Lillian A HUDDLE – Married 1910 in Lethbridge, Alberta. [details still needed]
1916 census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Saskatchewan⧉ 10 Weyburn |
Clifford COLRIDGE Lillian COLRIDGE Laura COLRIDGE Jack COLRIDGE Kathleen COLRIDGE |
32 26 4 2 4m |
Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter |
Sergent |
| Saskatchewan⧉ 08 Moose Jaw |
Colin COLERIDGE | 27 | Lodger | RNWMP |
In 1916 Clifford & Lillian are recorded as COLRIDGE, and have a young family in Weyburn. Laura [Lorna] and Jack are noted as born in Alberta, Kathleen in Saskatchewan. Clifford's younger brother Colin is 100 miles away in Moose Jaw, and both are in the RNWMP.
Colin served in the RAF in Canada and I found the following record in the Canadian air force archives reporting his OBE and tragically early death in an air crash:
COLERIDGE, 2nd Lieutenant Colin Goss - Member, Order of the British Empire - awarded as per London Gazette dated 2 June 1918. British officer, home in Snetisham, Norfolk. British officer serving as instructor in RFC/RAF Canada program of 1917-1918. Awarded for "saving life at the risk of his own while in great personal suffering". The following is from Aeroplane, 23 October 1918: "When stationed at Fort Worth, Texas, last February, Mr. Coleridge had gone up with a cadet, to whom he was giving instruction. The cadet pulled the control pillar over to hard, and being too near the ground (about 500 feet) for an attempt to right the machine to succeed, it crashed and immediately caught fire. Mr. Coleridge was thrown out with four ribs broken and a severe cut on the head, but he crawled into the burning aeroplane and rescued the cadet, who was strapped in and pinned under some burning wreckage with a broken leg. Mr Coleridge, who was severely burnt about the face and hands, then dashed loose earth over the cadet 'whose legs were soaked with gasoline and burning badly', and put out the flames." Killed (age 29) in crash at Deseronto, Ontario, 23 July 1918.
Colin Goss Coleridge of Snettisham Norfolk lieutenant R.A.F. died 23 July 1918 at Rathburn Camp Deseronto Canada Administration Norwich 20 August 1918 to John Coleridge farmer. Effects £121 18s. 3d.
1921 census for Manitoba
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Dauphin (Town)⧉ 37 2 Ave SE |
Clifford J COLERIDGE Lillian A COLERIDGE Lorna COLERIDGE John COLERIDGE Kathleen COLERIDGE Audrey COLERIDGE Violet M MAYBERRY Allan B LESLIE Frank N W ALDRICH William R BURTON George E MCLEOD |
37 29 9 8 6 2 19 21 24 21 21 |
Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Domestic Lodger Lodger Lodger Lodger |
RCMS Servant RCMS RCMS RCMS RCMS |
In 1921 Clifford & Lillian are in Dauphin, Manitoba, where Clifford is now working for the Royal Canadian Medical Service. Saskatchewan birth records are sealed for 100 years, so records for Clifford & Lilian's two youngest children are available:
[Kathleen] Lilian COLERIDGE – Born 15th January 1916 in Weyburn, SK. Mother Lilian Agnes HUDDLE, father Clifford John COLERIDGE.
Audrey Colinette Louise COLERIDGE – Born 7th May 1919 January in Regina, SK. Mother Lilian Agnes HUDDLE, father Clifford John COLERIDGE.
1931 census for British Columbia
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| North Vancouver⧉ 515 12th St E |
Clifford John COLERIDGE Lillian Helen COLERIDGE Elinora Lorna COLERIDGE John Clifford COLERIDGE Margaret Helen COLERIDGE |
40 31 19 17 3 |
Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter |
Salesman (Electr'l Store) Home Maker Saleslady (Grocery Retail) Deck Boy (Merchant Service) |
In 1931 Clifford & Lillian COLERIDGE are recorded in Vancouver. Clifford is noted Immigration 1911 and Lillian Immigration 1925.
There are records of Clifford's 2nd marriage to Lillian MERRITT and Lillian's first marriage:
C J COLERIDGE, age 38, Dist. Manager, 2nd marriage, son of John COLERIDGE & Elinor GOSS, & Lillian H MERRITT, age 28, 2nd marriage, daughter of Geo. J HIPWELL & Jennie STOWELL – Marriage 6th July 1927 in Spokane, WA. [Certificate 39588, and a copy of Certificate 39588 dated 4th February 1929, Spokane, WA]
Wilford M MERRITT, age 25 on 24th January 1919, Structural Iron Worker, born West Springfield PA, son of W L MERRITT & Mary E ANDERSON, & Lillian H HIPWELL, Clerk, age 20 on 18th December 1918, born West Portland NY, daughter of George J HIPWELL & Jennie STOWELL – Marriage 26th June 1919 in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
1940 US census for Washington
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Whatcom⧉ Ferndale |
John E KELLNER Albert F KELLNER Rudolph A KELLNER Lillian H COLERIDGE |
48 54 42 41 |
Head Brother Brother Hired Lady |
Farmer Farmer Farmer House Keeper |
In 1940 Clifford's second wife Lillian, who is divorced, is recorded in Whatcom Washington shortly before her third marriage. The census notes her birthplace as New York and that her 1935 residence was Vancouver, British Columbia.
UBC Archives and Quebec's Drouin collection provided several records relating to Clifford, Lillian and their children:
Lilian Agnes H COLERIDGE & George Forrest GORDON – Marriage 16th April 1927 in Penticton, S Vancouver. Lilian's status is recorded as Divorced.
Lillian H COLERIDGE, age 41, divorced, housewife, born West Portland NY & Rudolph A KELLNER, age 41, single, farmer, born Laurel WA – Marriage 19th May 1940 in Whatcom, WA.
Clifford John COLERIDGE – Death 15th February 1966 in British Columbia, aged 83. Date of birth 21st March 1882, parents John COLERIDGE & Eleanor GOSS, spouse Irene RAMSAY (not Lillian HUDDLE).
The following records relate to Clifford & Lillian HUDDLE’s daughter Lorna:
Lorna Joan COLERIDGE & Johannes Georg Waldemar BUCHOLTZ, aged 33, Structural Engineer, parents Richard BUCHOLTZ & Matilda SEEBERG – Marriage 26th January 1938 in Vancouver.
John Richard Coleridge BUCHOLTZ – Death 29th April 1947 in Kelowna, BC, aged 1. Parents Johannes Georg BUCHOLTZ & Lorna Joan COLERIDGE. [†]
Johannes Georg Waldemar BUCHOLTZ – Death 28th September 1960 in Kelowna, BC, aged 56. Birthplace Ritan, Latvia, and spouse Elinor Lorna Joan COLERIDGE.
Elinor Lorna Joan BUCHOLTZ – Death 21st September 1992 in Vancouver, aged 80. Date of birth 24th December 1911, parents John COLERIDGE & Lillian GOSS.
The following records relate to Clifford & Lillian HUDDLE's son John:
John COLERIDGE & Jean McIntyre DIXON – Marriage 27th October 1932 in Montreal, Anglican St George. John is noted as s/o John COLERIDGE & Lilian HUDDLE.
[Lorna Jean] COLERIDGE – Baptism 1933 in Montreal, Anglican Saint George. Date of birth noted as 17th April 1933.
[Margaret Lilian] COLERIDGE – Baptism 1934 in Montreal, Anglican Saint Luke. Date of birth noted as 27th June 1934.
John Clifford Charles COLERIDGE – Death 11th November 1982 in Vancouver, aged 69. Date of birth 29th October 1913 in Grassy Lake, Alberta. Parents John Clifford Charles & Lillian COLERIDGE, and spouse Jean Mcintyre DIXON (divorced).
Jean Mcintyre COLERIDGE – Death 10th March 1985 in Vancouver, BC, aged 76. Date of birth 15th November 1908 in Dunbarton. Spouse John COLERIDGE. Occupation Maid, Hospital kitchen.
The following records relate to Clifford & Lillian HUDDLE's daughter Kathleen:
Kathleen COLERIDGE & Michael MADRYGA – Marriage 1940 in Alberta. [details still needed]
Hugh Sutherland GURNEY – Death 2nd September 1952 in Saanich, British Columbia, aged 49. Date of birth 1st March 1903 in England. Spouse Kathleen COLERIDGE, parents Arthur Broughton GURNEY & Anna Marie SUTHERLAND.
Kathleen GURNEY – Death 25th May 1954 in Vancouver, aged 1d. Birthplace Mission City, British Columbia. Mother Kathleen Lillian COLERIDGE, born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. [†]
Michael MADRYGA – Death 23rd January 1977 in Nanaimo, BC, aged 66. Birthplace Baynes Lake, BC. Spouse Kathleen COLRIDGE (separated).
Gary Alexander MADRYGA – Death 1st May 1984 in Vancouver, BC, aged 41. Birthplace Calgary, Alberta. Parents Michael Alexander MADRYGA & Kathleen Lillian COLRIDGE.
The following record is from Campbell River Cemetery, Strathcona Regional District, BC:
Kathleen Lillian Coleridge OLSTHOORN. Born 15th January 1916. Died 13th January 1988.
The following records relate to Clifford & Lillian HUDDLE's daughter Audrey:
Peter Gregory LAKES – Death 9th June 1974 in Valleyfield, BC, aged 62. Birthplace Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Spouse Audrey Colinette Louise COLERIDGE.
Douglas Leroy HOLMES – Death 13 Dec 1984 in Vancouver, BC, aged 67. Birthplace Brownlee, Saskatchewan. Spouse Audrey Colinette Louise COLERIDGE.
The following records relate to Clifford & Lillian MERRITT's daughter Kathleen:
Kathleen Patricia COLERIDGE – Death 4th July 1983 in Vancouver, BC, aged 52. Date of birth 27th July 1930 in Burnaby. Occupation insurance, office clerk. Parents are confusedly recorded as Percy Herman IRISH and Minnie RAMSEY.