GOMEZ FAMILY OF 71 MAIN ROAD IN THE UPLANDS AREA OF OTTAWA
DESCENDANTS OF SRI LANKAN AND PORTUGUESE ANCESTORS (Mr Clement Gomez) (Mrs Angela Gomez) By Subry Govender One of the families in Ottawa who became famous for making and selling pickles in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s is the Gomez family. Mr Clement Gomez Govender, his wife, Angela, and their nine children lived in a house on the Old Main Road in the uplands area of the village. Their house number was 71 Main Road. Mr Gomez and his family settled in Ottawa in 1964 after moving down from Johannesburg. In Johannesburg, Mr Gomez ran his own photographic studio at 41 Fox Street in central Johannesburg. In Ottawa, Mr Gomez became good friends of Mr S S Maharaj, owner of Flash Clothing, and Mr Dicky Maharaj, who was one of the supervisors at the factory. This friendship led to Mr Gomez and his wife selling their pickles to workers at the factory and also to the