Thelma Elizabeth Dowling

Brief Life History of Thelma Elizabeth

When Thelma Elizabeth Dowling was born on 29 July 1935, in Louisbourg, Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Albert James Dowling, was 31 and her mother, Rosella Sarah "Rose" Lahey, was 26. She married George James Schaller on 6 November 1957. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 4 April 2021, in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

George James Schaller
1928–1998
Thelma Elizabeth Dowling
1935–2021
Marriage: 6 November 1957
Ellen Frances Schaller
1959–2019

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  • Obituary for Thelma Elizabeth Schaller

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World Events (5)

1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed

On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.

1955 · Canso Causeway Completed

The Canso Causeway was completed on April 13, 1955. It is a bridge across the Strait of Canso connecting Cape Breton Island. It is constructed in a S shape.

1976 · Ruling Against Censorship

In 1976, it was determined by the Supreme Court that Nova Scotia did not have the right to censor movies.

Name Meaning

Irish (Leinster): variant of Dolan 1, or a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dúnlaing, a North Leinster name meaning ‘descendant of Dúnlang’, an early personal name. Anglicized forms can be indistinguishable from those of Ó Dubhlainn and Ó Dubhláin.

English: variant of Dolling, probably a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English word, dolling, douling ‘dull fellow’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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