George Arthur JOLLIMORE

1879 - 1947  (68 years)

• Name	George Arthur JOLLIMORE
  Birth	20 Sep 1879	Northwest Arm, Halifax, NS   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 May 1880	Halifax County, NS   [5]
  Baptism	6 Feb 1881	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [5]
  Name	George William Jollimore
  Death	1 Oct 1947	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [4, 6]
  Burial	Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, NS
  Person ID	I93187	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	John William JOLLIMORE,   b. 4 Dec 1854, Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 17 Aug 1930, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Leah SLAUENWHITE,   b. 3 Aug 1855, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 10 Mar 1931, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Marriage	25 Mar 1874	Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   [7]
  Family ID	F5964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	George Edward JOLLIMORE,   b. 10 Jun 1840, Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 23 Feb 1914, Prospect, Halifax, NS (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret GRONO,   b. 1846, Halifax County, NS d. 11 Jan 1884, Halifax County, NS (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1862	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [8]
  Family ID	F7594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Elizabeth SLAUENWHITE,   b. Abt 16 Oct 1882, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 23 Mar 1980, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age ~ 97 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1899	Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   [9]
  Children	1. John Frederick JOLLIMORE,   b. 28 Oct 1899, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Abt 10 Jan 1981, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 81 years)   2. Ideala JOLLIMORE,   b. 22 Mar 1902, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 21 Apr 1902, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 0 years)   3. Sadie Ideala JOLLIMORE,   b. 19 Feb 1903, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Oct 1976, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT (Age 73 years)   4. Nellie Verta JOLLIMORE,   b. 25 Feb 1905, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 23 Feb 1985, Dartmouth, Halifax, NS (Age 79 years)   5. Ida Marie JOLLIMORE,   b. 14 Jun 1908, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 10 Feb 1996, Leonia, Bergen, NJ (Age 87 years)   6. Jessie Madeline JOLLIMORE,   b. 3 Oct 1910, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 21 Apr 1981, NS (Age 70 years)   7. Lillian Avis JOLLIMORE,   b. 26 Jun 1912, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 22 Aug 1967, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 55 years)   8. George Harvey JOLLIMORE,   b. 1 Aug 1914, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 23 Mar 1995, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 80 years)   9. Evelyn Hattie JOLLIMORE,   b. 7 Oct 1915, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 25 Apr 1995, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 79 years)   10. Florence JOLLIMORE,   b. 11 Dec 1917, Halifax, Halifax, NS d. 2 Jan 1990, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F7722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2023

  
  

• Notes

  JOLLIMORE family oral history has it that this George JOLLIMORE was illegitimate, born in Jollimore to a wealthy married woman whose husband told her she could stay but not the child (who might have been born to someone named Something like GOOLEY?) could not. It is said that he child was adopted by a JOLLIMORE family from Terence Bay and he took the name JOLLIMORE. It is known that John W. and Leah JOLLIMORE of Terence Bay have an adopted son named George Arthur JOLLIMORE living with them in 1881 and 1891. He is gone in 1901, but in 1899, a George JOLLIMORE of Terence Bay m. Catherine Elizabeth [Betsy] SLAUNWHITE and they live in Terence Bay. Later, in 1947, Betsy SLAUNWHITE's husband dies and, on his death certificate, his parents' names are given as John and Leah JOLLIMORE. His death certificate also states that he was b. 20 Sep 1879. On the 1899 civil marriage record of Betsy SLAUNWHITE and George JOLLIMORE, his parents are given as George and Margaret (Grono) JOLLIMORE. George and Margaret do have a son, George William JOLLIMORE, who is b. at the same time as George Arthur. Also, there are two distinct baptismal records and 1881 Census entries for George William and George Arthur, so one would think that they are two different people. But in 1891, the children of George and Margaret are living with Peter and Sophia JOLLIMORE, and George Arthur is conspicuous by his absence. And, the witnesses at the 1899 marriage of George and Betsy are the s/o Peter JOLLIMORE and his wife, so all things considered, the Grono name on George's marriage record is difficult to dismiss since it fits the story of an illegitimate birth and the disappearance of George William. All things considered, I believe that, on balance, the weight of evidence would seem to tell us that the man who marries Betsy SLAUENWHITE and dies 1947 is George Arthur JOLLIMORE, alias George William JOLLIMORE, and that they are one and the same person, the two baptisms and Census entries not withstanding. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Terence Bay, family #17. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Terence Bay, family #4. [S9289] Parish Register, St. Paul's Anglican Church--Halifax, Abstracted by Joe Whitby. [S4521] Obituary Notice for George Jollimore. [S9289] Parish Register, St. Paul's Anglican Church--Halifax, Cited by Iris Shea. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1947, book 1947, page 4810. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1874, page 59, #128. [S9275] Parish Register, St. Luke's Anglican Church--Halifax, Cited by Iris Shea. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1899, p.199, #216.