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11 February 2025

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PETER BATES, ELEANOR JANE ELIZABETH "NELLIE" NUDELL née CASSELMAN,
FREDERICK WELLINGTON BATES, IDA LAURA BATES née NUDELL,
GERALD NUDELL BATES

Nathaniel and Lydia Bates

Frederick Wellington and Ida Bates with son Gerald

Sarah Jane Acton and Peter Bates

Eleanor Jane & Michael Lindsey Casselman with Fred and Ida on their wedding day 22 June 1910

Michael had ten siblings, John Ronald (1849-1929), James Wellington (1851-1930), Gordon (b 1852), Nelson Albert (1855-1940), Catherine Almira (b 1857), Almira Maria (1857-1930), Ada Elizabeth (1859-1880), Ida Mary (1859-1880), Ellen Isabella (1862-1932) and Christian Louisa (1866-1947).

Michael farmed in Williamsburg. He and Nellie had twin daughters,

Ida Laura (1883-1972) and
Ada Louise (1883-1884).

Michael died on 9 November 1911 in Williamsburg. Nellie subsequently moved to Regina, Saskatchewan and lived with her daughter’s family at 3068 Angus Street, Regina. Nellie died on 24 March 1929 in Regina and is buried with her husband in the family plot at Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, Ontario.

The wedding of Fred and Ida had been quite an occasion! The following is taken from the Aultsville correspondent:

JUNE WEDDINGS - BATES-NUDELL The marriage of Miss Ida Nudell, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Nudell, to Rev. Frederick Bates, B.A., Ms.C., of Macdonald College, St. Anne de Bellevue, took place in St. Paul's church, Aultsville, at 11 a.m., June 22nd, the officiating clergyman being Rev. C.O. Carson, Rural Dean, of Wales. Promptly at the appointed hour the bride entered leaning of the arm of her father, to the strains of the bridal chorus, by Lohengrin, played by Mr. Herbert Bates, of Ottawa ON, cousin of the groom. The bride's gown was of ivory duchess satin with trimmings of rose point lace and insertion, with veil and orange blossoms, and carrying a bouquet of roses, lilies of the valley and maiden hair fern. Mrs Dales, sister of the groom, was matron of honor, and wore canary silk mull with white mohair picture hat trimmed with yellow roses, and carried white sweet peas. Miss Maud Winter, of Ottawa ON, gowned in white net over silk, white hat with pink roses, and Miss Isabel Flynn, cousin of the bride, in white pongee silk, with white hat and pink roses, acted as bridesmaids, and carried pink carnations. The groom wore the conventional black and was supported by Rev. T. Billings, B.A., of Brockville, while Dr. Barclay, of Winchester, and Rev. W.R. Johnson acted as ushers. At the close of the ceremony about 150 guests repaired to the home of the bride's parents, Casselman, west front, where a sumptuous dinner was served. The happy couple left on the 4 p.m. train for Montreal, thence west to Vancouver, B.C. The bride travelled in a suit of King's blue Rajah silk with hat to match. The church was prettily decorated in white and green. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and costly gifts. The groom's gift to the bride was a diamond and pearl pendant, to each of the bridesmaids a pearl crescent, and to the groomsman and ushers pearl scarf pins. The guests from out of town were: - Mr and Mrs. J. Casselman, Mr. and Mrs. S.O. Casselman, Mr. and Mrs. Lavis, Morrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. Dales, Brandon, Man; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Morgan, Osnabruck Centre; Miss E. Weagent, Mr. and Miss Lont, Archer; Mr. and Mrs. R. Nudell, of Poughskeepie, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Weegar and Miss Lou Weegar, Bouck's Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Acton, of Merrickville; Mr. and Mrs Isaiah Markell, Mr. and Mrs. Wildgoose, Mrs. A. Winters, Miss Mildred Winters, of Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Casselman and Miss Hilda Casselman, Cornwall; Mr. and Mrs. Beckstead, and Miss Beckstead, Morrisburg; Mr. and Miss Campbell, Woodlands; Miss Bates, Merrickville; Mr. T. Billings of Brockville; Mr. Harris, Merrickville; Dr. Barclay, of Winchester; Rev. W.R. Johnson. Extracted from bytown.net

Their family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Bates/Nudell Tree.

Additional family history and all photographs courtesy of Liisa Carbone, grand-daughter of Fred and Ida.

Eleanor Jane Elizabeth "Nellie" Casselman was born on 18 May 1854 in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario to John M Casselman (1800-1886) and Elenora Ellen Morgan (1814-1879). Nellie had eight siblings, George Simeon (1836-1906), Vestus E (1837-1907), Emma (b 1840), Catharine L (1841-1926), Maryann (b 1843), John R (b 1845), Morgan (1848-1877), Martin (b 1849), and four half-siblings Catarina Eliza (1820-1820), John "Warren" (b 1827), Catharina Maria (1827-1898), William Henry (1830-1899) by her father’s first wife, Mary Merkley (1800-1831).

Nellie grew up on the family farm in Williamsburg. She married Michael Lindsey Nudell on 21 December 1880 in Williamsburg.

Michael was born on 19 February 1853 in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario to Marcus Nudell (1825-1866) and Almira Maria Empey (1824-1902).

While Fred pursued his career in education, Ida was active within the community, most notably with the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), an organization of women founded in 1900 to support Canadian soldiers in the Boer War. Ida became a Life Member of the IODE, serving as the Provincial President for Saskatchewan and later as a member of the Ontario Committee for the national level of the organization. She was instrumental in organizing the Canadian tour of Queen Mary’s Carpet, a monumental needlework piece hand worked by Queen Mary, the wife of England’s King George V. Begun in 1941 but not completed until 1950, Queen Mary offered the carpet for sale, with the stipulations that it be sold for dollars (needed to buy imports) and that it eventually become the property of a public institution. The IODE raised $100,000 through the tour, and the carpet was presented to the National Gallery of Canada in 1951.

Fred died on 1 June 1949 in Toronto, York, Ontario and Ida moved to London, Middlesex, Ontario to live with her son Ronald Gordon Nudell Bates and family. Ida died on 21 January 1972 in London.

Gerald Nudell Bates worked for Robert Simpson Western, the mail order company in Regina and studied at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon before travelling to England to study at the London University for two years. On 29 June 1935, Kathleen Helena Henry an X-ray technician arrived at Liverpool, England and she and Gerald married in London on 3 July before returning to Canada in August of that year. Kathleen was born on 11 May 1908 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan to Clarence Melwood Henry (1874-1954) and Christina Currie (1877-1963). Kathleen had three siblings, Margaret Elaine (1909-1998), Douglas Brock Currie (1913-1979) and Marion Jennette (1917-1981). Gerald and Kathleen had one son.

Gerald was a sales manager and treasurer of Canadian Titanium Pigments, a subsidiary of the National Lead Company of New York. He married his second wife Elizabeth Conner née Collyer with whom he had three daughters. He died suddenly during a business trip to New York on 3 June 1955.

Fred and Ida moved to Saskatchewan in 1912 when Fred took a position teaching Physics and Agriculture at Regina College, which had been established as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada. Prior to the move to Regina Fred taught physics and mathematics at MacDonald College at Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. In 1915 he was appointed Director of the School of Agriculture for northern Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, where he also taught nature study and agriculture at the Normal School. In 1919 Fred and Ida returned to Regina when Fred became the Director of Rural Education for the province. Four years later he was appointed Instructor at the Regina Normal School. Fred received a Bachelor of Pedagogy degree from the University of Toronto in the 1930’s.

Fred continued in the post at the Regina Normal School until his retirement in 1943. In all Fred provided thirty-two years of continuous educational work in the Province of Saskatchewan.

Fred married Ida Laura Nudell on 22 June 1910 in Stormont, Ontario. Fred and Ida had first met in Montreal at the home of the Rev David Winter, 767 Wellington Street on Sunday May 5th 1904 and became engaged the following Christmas Day.

Ida was born on 27 July 1883 in Williamsburg Twp, Ontario to Michael Lindsey Nudell (1853-1911) and Eleanor Jane Elizabeth "Nellie" Casselman (1854-1929). Ida had one sister, Ada Louise (1883-1884).

Fred and Ida had two sons,

Gerald Nudell Bates, born on 9 July 1911 in Dundas, Ontario and
Ronald Gordon Nudell Bates born on 3 April 1924 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Peter Bates was born on 11 March 1845 on the family farm in Wolford Twp, Grenville, Ontario, Canada, to Nathaniel Bates (1811-1895) and Lydia Darlington (1811-1898). Nathaniel and Lydia had emigrated to Canada in 1827 from Wexford County, Ireland. Peter had ten siblings, Hannah (1833-1914), Robert (1835-1916), Catherine (1837-1915), Mary Jane (1839-1923), Lydia (1841-1852), Nathaniel Jr (1843-1918), William Henry (1847-1848), Joseph Lever (1850-1919), Philander Wellington (1852-1943) and Olive Ann (1855-1935).

Peter married Sarah Jane Acton on 6 July 1876 at Easton’s Corners, Wolford. Sarah was born on 12 August 1851 in Oxford, Ontario to John Acton (1808-1891) and Sarah Neelin (1820-1893). Sarah had five siblings, Maryan (1841-1897), Robert (1842-1907), William Neelin (1844-1934), John (1846-1863) and Abraham (1848-1906). Peter and Sarah continued to live on the family farm and had two children who survived infancy,

Frederick Wellington (1878-1949) and
Lydia Maude Beatrice (1882-1963).

Peter and Sarah moved to Brandon, Manitoba around 1905 and lived with their daughter and her family. Sarah died on 18 August 1916 in Brandon and Peter died there on 14 April 1928.

Frederick Wellington Bates was born on 7 August 1878 in Easton’s Corners. By 1901 Fred had moved to Cleveland, Richmond & Wolfe, Quebec where he was a Methodist clergyman. Fred went on to attend both the Wesleyan Theological College and McGill University, graduating from McGill in 1907 with an honours B.A. in mathematics and science and a M.Sc. in 1909. Fred had completed his theological training and was ordained as a Methodist Minister in 1908.