Ambleside Herald & Lakes News 30 Oct 1885 Death of Sam Garside Death of an Old Ambleside Resident It is our sorrowful duty, this week to record the death of an old and much respected resident of Ambleside, Mr. SAMUEL GARSIDE, plumber and painter etc. who died at a late hour in the evening of Thursday the 22nd inst, after an illness of threes weeks. During his forty-six years of residence in Ambleside, he had always been ready to lend a helping hand where help was needed. MR. GARSIDE was born in the year 1825, at the Woolpack Hotel, in Kendal and after fourteen years' residence in Shap, he came to Ambleside and was apprenticed to Mr. JAMESNOBLE. Shortly after this he began to take an active interest in the work of Wesleyan Methodism and for seven years he was a Sunday school teacher in the Wesleyan Sunday School. In 1842, MR. GARSIDE began in business for himself and soon after this period he was appointed librarian to the Mechanics' Institute, which office he held for fifteen years. He was connected with two friendly societies In Ambleside -- the Foresters and Oddfellows -- and was a member of the Society for the Prosecution of Felons. Many have benefitted by his remarkable skill as a bone setter, an operation which was always most willingly undertaken, and for which no charge was ever made. The deceased was interred at St. Mary's Church, Ambleside, on Monday morning when about 150 persons were present. Four beautiful wreaths were placed on the coffin which was borne from Smallwood House at about half past eleven. The vicar, the Rev. C.H. CHASE, performed the last offices and the voluntaries were played by Mrs. J. HIRD. Mr. W. STALKER was the undertaker. David Leverton Leverton, Stevens, Clibborn, Dodgson, Hird, Stalker ulpha@telus.net