William Dickson

1872 - 1956  (83 years)

• Name	William Dickson  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Nov 1872	McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135952873
  _FGRAVE	135952873
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	17 Feb 1956	Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [1]
  	William Dickson of 2224 4th Ave. N.W., died Friday after a short illness at the age of 83. Coming to Calgary in 1918 from Renfrew County, Ont., Mr. Dickson was employed as a mechanic by the International Harvester Company until retiring 15 years ago. His wife, Maggie, died in 1940 and his son, Claude Hempton in 1954. Surviving are three brothers, David of Wiseton, Sask., Robert of Dominion City, Man., and Jack of Winnipeg; and three grandchildren. Rev. A.F. Miller will conduct the funeral service in McInnis and Holloway Funeral Home Monday at 1:30 p.m. with burial in the family plot, Burnsland cemetery. The Calgary Herald, Saturday, February 18, 1956, page 31
  Burial	Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  	Address: 3020 Spiller Road SE Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta T2G 4G5 Canada
  Person ID	I2182	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	John Wilson Dickson,   b. 24 Jan 1841, Scotland d. 2 May 1919, Franklin R.M., Provencher, Manitoba, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Anne Carswell,   b. 14 Jul 1843, Horton Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Aug 1919, Dominion City, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1865	Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Maggie" Mellissa Hempton,   b. 17 Aug 1874, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Nov 1940, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1906	Dominion City, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
  	Maggie Melissa Hempton married William Dickson on December 26, 1906 in Dominion City, in the Rural Municipality of Franklin, MB. Prov. MB. Marriage. Certificate Reg. # 1907-004158
  Children	1. Claude Hempton Dickson,   b. 26 Mar 1914, Yorkton, Yorkton Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 29 Sep 1954, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Nov 1872 - McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 26 Dec 1906 - Dominion City, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Death - 17 Feb 1956 - Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Jim Tipton, Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 1955), 19 Sep 2018, William Dickson (Reliability: 3). [S47] Alberta. Calgary., Newspapers: The Calgary Herald, "William Dickson Obituary," 18 Feb 1956, p. 31. (Reliability: 3). [S47] Alberta. Calgary., Newspapers: The Calgary Herald, "William Dickson Obituary," 18 Feb 1956, p. 19. (Reliability: 3).