Richard William Drew

Male 1874 - 1950  (76 years)


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  1. 1.  Richard William Drew was born on 17 Feb 1874 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West (son of George Drew and Ellen Abbott); died on 19 Sep 1950 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Robert W. Drew
    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135952886
    • _FGRAVE: 135952886
    • _FSFTID: GH4C-K1F
    • _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GH4C-K1F

    Notes:

    Died:
    Son of George and Ellen Drew.
    Richard W. Drew and Maggie Miller were married Dec. 15, 1897 at Renfrew County, Ontario.

    ?b?R. W. Drew?/b?
    Funeral services for R. W. Drew, 76, who died at his home at 1136 Riverdale Ave. Tuesday, will be conducted by Canon W. H. H. Crump at 2 p.m. Friday in Christ Church. Burial will follow in the family plot, Burnsland cemetery.
    Mr. Drew came to Calgary from Nelson, B.C., where he was a member of the city council. He was prominent in Calgary curling and golfing circles and was a member of the Renfrew Club and Christ Church.
    Prior to his retirement in 1939 he was division freight agent with the C.P.R. in Calgary.
    He is survived by a son, Richard Cecil in Toronto, and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret, in 1943, and a son Keith in 1949.
    The Calgary Herald, September 20, 1950, page 18

    Alberta Death Reg. #1950-08-005739

    Richard married Margaret Ann "Maggie" Miller on 15 Dec 1897 in Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Charles Miller and Margaret Jane Evans) was born on 1 Aug 1876 in Pakenham Village, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Dec 1943 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 3 Jan 1944 in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Keith Millar Drew was born on 12 Mar 1899 in Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; died in 1949 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.
    2. Richard Cecil Drew was born in 1903 in Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Drew was born in 1825 in Ireland; died on 6 Mar 1909 in Hinchbrooke Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188412037
    • _FGRAVE: 188412037

    George married Ellen Abbott. Ellen was born in 1834 in Ireland; died in 1901 in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ellen Abbott was born in 1834 in Ireland; died in 1901 in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188412074
    • _FGRAVE: 188412074

    Children:
    1. 1. Richard William Drew was born on 17 Feb 1874 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 19 Sep 1950 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.




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