CHARLESCORBOULD, EsQ., of Orillia. 1799-1893. Page 118 SECTION XVII. CORBOULD ORILLIA, CANADA. LIEUT. CHARLESCORBOULD, R.N. (retd.), of " Bracon," Orillia, Canada, 3rd son of the Rev. John Corbould (Section XIII), b. at Bracon Ash, Norfolk, 2 May 1799, bapt. at St. Giles's Church, Norwich, 8 May 1799. One of his earliest recollections was of Lord Nelson dining with his father at Bracon Ash Rectory prior to the great admiral's departure on the voyage that culminated in the battle of Trafalgar. At the age of thirteen he joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the battle- ship H.M.S. Elizabeth, commanded by Post Captain Gower, and sailed to the Mediterranean to join the fleet then blockading Toulon. He subsequently served at the siege of Algiers and the blockading of Venice. He met the Duke of Welling- ton, and at Elba was spoken to by the Emperor Napoleon I. At the close of the war, Lieut. Corbould retired from the Navy and matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1823, later qualifying as an attorney and solicitor. He practised as an attorney at 8, Gray's Inn Square, London, from 18 29 to I 8 3 7. He also qualified for the Canadian Bar. When he retired from practice in England he settled at York Mills, Canada, and there engaged in extensive farming and milling projects. On the outbreak of the Mackenzie rebellion, Mr. Corbould took an active part in the defence of Toronto, and was stationed at the Bank of Upper Canada until the trouble ended. Some years later he moved from York Mills to Orillia, where he died on 11 Dec. 1892 in the 94th year of his age and the 5 3rd of his marriage. Bur. at Orillia. He was one of the oldest freemasons in the Dominion. Married at Toronto in 1840, MARY,2nd dau. of Surgeon-General William DURIE, K.H., M.D. (3rd in Command, Army Medical Dept. 26 Sep. 1814), who on being ordered to Canada was stationed at York (now Toronto). The Duries are an old Scottish family, their history going back to the time of Mary, Queen of Scots. They had issue :- I. CHARLESCORBOULD, of Orillia, Ontario, Barrister-at-Law and Solicitor, b. at York (now Toronto) in 1840, bapt. there, educ. at Toronto University and Osgoode Hall ; called to the Ontario Bar in 1870 ; practised in partner- ship with Judge Jellett at Picton, Ont., till 1879, then removed to Orillia, where he remained till his death, 14 Dec. 1914. Bur. at C. of E. cemetery, Orillia, 17 Dec. He was local solicitor for the Grand Trunk Railway. Page 119 Married at Picton, Ont., 18 Dec. 1872, MARYMARSHALL, only dau. of D. BARKER,Esq., Picton, Ont., whose family were U.E. Loyalists and who left the States and pioneered in Prince Edward Country. They had issue :- Ia. CHARLESDURIE CORBOULD, of 246, Montrose Street and 301, Somerset Building, Winnipeg, Chartered Accountant, member of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants of Winnipeg and Manitoba, b. 2j Dec. 1874 at Picton, Ont., bapt. there 27 Jan. I 87j, educ. at Orillia and at Toronto University, passing 2nd in final Exam. as a C.A. ; started to practise at Winnipeg 1906. Winner of Gowans Special Award for best game in Canadian Provincial Chess Championship 1933. Married at Winni- peg, Manitoba, 3 Sep. 1907, FLORENCEJANE, only dau. of Colonel Herbert SWINFORD,C.A.S.C. militia (served in Reil Rebellions of 1870 and I 88 j), and had :- ~b.~IARY SWINFORD CORBOULD, B.A., 246, hiontrose St., Winnipeg, b. at Winnipeg 10 June 1908, bapt. there 2 July 1908, educ. at Winnipeg and at Manitoba University (B.A. 1929). 2b. CHARLESHERBERT CORBOULD, b. 20 Jan. 1911, d. of scarlet fever 31 May 1916. jb. JOHNDURIE CORBOULD, b. 18 Dec. 1914, d. of scarlet fever 26 Feb. 191j. qb. THOMASPHILIP CORBOULD, b. 19 March 1916, d. of scarlet fever I June 1916. j b. HELENFLORENCE CORBOULD, of 246, hlontrose St., Winnipeg, b. 22 June 1918 at Winnipeg, bapt. there 24 July 19 I 8, educ. there. She is an accomplished musician, and has won several prizes in music festivals, in which over ~o,ooopersons took part. 2a. MARYHELENA CORBOULD, 3 j I 1-13 St., N.W. Washington, D.C., U.S.A., b. at Picton, Ont. 4 March 1877, bapt. 8 April 1877, educ. at Orillia, Ont., and Moses Taylor Hosp., Scranton Pa. (graduate 1902). Married at Orillia, 24 Aug. 1910, PHILIPRUPP, M.D., PH.D.(Chem.), who practised as a physician in New York for many years, prior to his appointment as Associate Chemist in the U.S. Govt. Dept. of Agriculture, where he is now engaged in research work on bacterial metabolism. No issue. 3a. MABELKATE MARSHALL CORBOULD, B.SC., of Athens, Athens County, Ohio, U.S.A., b. 10 July I 88 I at Orillia, bapt. there 3 Aug. I 88 I, educ. at Orillia and at the Margaret Morrison Carnegie School of Technology (B.SC. June 1909), appointed Demonstrator, Fleischman Yeast Co., and joined the Dept. of Milling and Baking Technology at the Ohio Agri- cultural Experiment Station at Wooster in April 1914 ; she was the head of this Dept. for several years. Page 120 Married at Wooster, Ohio, 29 April 1929, JOHN J. CRUMLEY,of Athens, Ohio, PH. D. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, A.B. University of Chicago, Associate State Forester of Ohio Agr. Exp. Sta. ; author of text book " Constructive Forestry." No issue. 4a. ETHELVIDA CORBOULD, b. 29 April 1883 at Orillia, Ont., bapt. there go May I 88 3, educ. there, secretary to the head of the Department of Biology at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster, U.S.A. Unmarried. ja. BEATRIXGRANT CORBOULD, of Glendale, California, U.S.A., b. 4 Nov. I 884 at Orillia, Ont., bapt. there 7 Dec. I 884, educ. at Orillia and at Pittsburg College (graduate). Authoress. Died unm. at Glendale, California, 13 Feb. 1933. 6a. EDWARDBARKER CORBOULD, of the Abitibi Power and Paper Co., Iroquois Falls, Ontario. In charge of the railway which conveys pulp logs. B. at Orillia, Ont., 12 Aug. 1890, bapt. at Orillia 10 Sep. 1890, educ. there. Was goalkeeper for hockey team which won Intermed. O.H.A. champ. Orillia 1914, Sen. N.O.H.A. champ. Iroquois Falls, '923. Married at Carleton Place, Ontario, 8 Sep. 1926, OLIVEJANE, only dau. of James ALLEN,of Carleton Place, and has :- ~b.FRANCES MARION CORBOULD, b. 27 Jan. 1928 at Iroquois Falls, Ont. 2. HELENACORBOULD (Mrs. Walker, zj7, Poplar Plains Road, Toronto), b. 14 Jan. 1843, at Richmond Hill, Toronto. Married at Orillia, Ontario, I> Sep. 1863, JAMESWALKER, of Orillia and Toronto, b. at Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire, 2 April 183 I, d. at Toronto 8 Aug. 1901, eldest son of Richard Walker, of Stockton-on-Tees, Esq., J.P. (N. Riding, Yorks), and brother of Wm. Eden Walker (q.v.). They had issue :- Ia. RICHARDEDEN WALKER,M.D. (Toronto), L.R.c.P., L.R.C.S. Edin., L.F.P.S. Glas., of New Westminster, British Columbia, physician and surgeon, b. at Orillia 26 Dec. 1864, educ. at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario, and Trinity University, Toronto (since amal- gamated with the University of Toronto). Elected President of the B.C. Medical Association in 1902, and President of the Medical Council of Canada in 1918. Member of the Senate, University of British Columbia. In 1899 he became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia, A.F. and A.M. Died at New Westminster, British Columbia, 27 Aug. 1923, bur. there 29 Aug. Page 121 Married at New Westminster, 28 Dec. 1893, HELEN MATHILDE, b. at San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 23 Jan. 1871, dau. of Joshua Atwood Reynolds HOMER,Esq., M.P., of New Mestminster, by his wife Sophia K. Wilson (b. in Nova Scotia). Mr. Homer was born in Nova Scotia of United Empire Loyalist stock, and arrived in New Westminster in 1859, when the city was founded. He was one of the prominent early pioneers, and established the first sawmill to cut timber in British Columbia. He was the first member to be elected by New Westrninster to the first Legis- lative Council of the Crown Colony of B.C., 1864-66, and after that colony entered the Confederation he was elected M.P. for New West- minster in the Dominion House of Commons 1881-86. Dr. and Mrs. Walker had :- ~b.JAMES CHARLES EDEN WALKER, B.SC. (F), of New Westminster, B.C., b. there 22 Oct. 1894, bapt. at Holy Trinity Cathedral there, 9 Dec. 1894, educ. at University School, Victoria, B.C., and College of Forestry, University of Washington, Seattle, U. S.A. Graduated Bachelor of Science in Forestry. Forest Engineer. On Active Service from Aug. 10 1914 till 11 Feb. 1919 with rank of Lieut., but did not go to France owing to ill-health. Served in 104th Regt. Westminster Fusiliers, 29th Bn. C.E.F. (2nd Canadian Division), Railway Service Guards and j th Canadian Garrison Regt. (Quebec). General Service medal, 19 14-1 8. 2b. MINNAHELEN WALKER, b. at New Westrninster, B.C., 20 May I 896, bapt. I I Aug. 1896 at Holy Trin. Cathedral there, educ. at Bishop Strachan School, Toronto, Ont. Married at Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster, 27 Sep. 1919, CAPTAINWALTER HENRY RAIKES, of the Bank of Montreal, 122j Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C., who served in the Great War from 191 j to 1918 with the Cavalry, and Royal Air Force, and retired with the rank of Captain, Canadian In- fantry.