Rognvald Thore Hamilton (1910 - 2000)

Born 16 May 1910 in Denniston, Glasgow, Kelvin, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Jean Drummond (Goard) Hamilton — married 30 Aug 1934 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 2000 at age 89 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Death

Death:

Date: 01 FEB 2000

Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada^[2]

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 1915

Alias

Alias: Ron

Reference

Reference: 12

Religion

Religion: Presbyterian

Date: 1921

Place: Vancouver, British Columbia^[3]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1921

Place: 2837 St George St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada^[4]

Note

Note: #N55

Marriage

Husband: Alexander Sutherland Hamilton

Wife: Annie Maria Theorin

Child: Rognvald Thore Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 30 JUN 1909

Place: Glasgow Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland^[5][6]

Reference: 1500

Note: #N845

Sources

1. ↑ Hamilton-8623 was created by Cynthia Hamilton through the import of McHamiLast_2014-12-07.ged on Dec 7, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S9
3. ↑ Source: #S24 Page: Vancouver SD 35 Ward 5 Page 23
4. ↑ Source: #S24 Page: Vancouver SD 35 Ward 5 Page 23
5. ↑ Source: #S14 Page: Marriage Banns
6. ↑ Source: #S13 Data: Text: Certificate is also in .pdf format. 1 page, no writing on reverse

• Source: S24 Title: Census, 1921
• Source: S9 Title: Death Notice

Notes

Note N55- Born @ 31 Garthland Dr, Glasgow

- Awarded the Queen's Medal at Camp Borden Abt 1955

- Officially listed as: W/C RT Hamilton, BASc, MA, AFAES, CVSM, WM39- 45, QECM,

CFD

MSc

"What I personally remember - my grandfather telling me about coming to Canada when he was 5 and he remembered bits and pieces of the trip over. He also remembered a trip back to Europe at one point. I know he was in the army and this had them moving around during the war, which was how my dad ended up being born in New Denver instead of Vancouver. My grandfather was friends with my grandmother's brothers, which is how they met. They moved around quite a bit in the war years and after, until they retired to Vancouver.

We visited them a lot on our Sunday visits. I remember getting to take apart their "junk" as a child. My grandfather had cool "toys" - cassette tape recorders, musical instruments. He would let us play with them, recording all kinds of goofy stuff.

When I was 17 and left home, he called me up and asked me to help drive across Canada. This did a lot for my self-esteem, but not much for my nerves. I was a cranky 17 y/o and he would spent the evenings drinking, which I hated. By the time we got to Ottawa we were barely companionable. But I was grateful for the opportunity to get out of Vancouver for awhile. That was the first time I met the Elliott's.

After grandma died, Grandpa and Eileen travelled quite a bit. Sometimes they went with each other, sometimes with other people - Grandpa and Bruce went to South America, among other places. They tried living in a few cities, including Ottawa and Vancouver.

Eventually Grandpa and Eileen settled in Edmonton which is where they both died. We visited them at least once a year when the kids were small."

(source Cynthia Hamilton)