William Couper Fyfe (1880 - 1940)

Born 31 Mar 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 28 May 1940 at age 60 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

William Couper Fyfe was born March 31, 1880, a son to William McKay Fyfe and Mary Weir Fleming in Edinburgh, Scotland.

He married Sarah Hamilton (daughter of James Hamilton and Margaret Weir Fleming) on April 7, 1904 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

They emigrated to Canada and lived in Birtle, Manitoba. They had two children: Marguerita Evelyn Fyfe (1905 - 1969) and Beverly Couper Fyfe (1909 - 1995).

1906 Canada Northwest Provinces Census, Marquette, Woodsland, Woodlands Rural Municipality, Manitoba Canada

• William C Fyfe Head Male Mar 27 1879 Scotland
• Sarah H Fyfe Wife Female Mar 24 Scotland
• Margrete Fyfe Dau Female S 1 Manitoba

1911 Canada Census, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

• William Fife Male Mar Head 32 Taylor Scotland
• Sarah Fife Female Mar Wife 27 Scotland
• Margurite Fife Female Single 6 Manitoba
• Beverely Fife Male Single 1 Manitoba

On April 6, 1916, he signed Canadian WW1 CEF Attestation Papers in Saskatoon. He went overseas as Sargeant under Regimental # 204675 with the 214th Battalion, as a bandmaster.

1921 Canada Census, 635 Ave I South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

• William Fyfe Male Mar 41 Head Bookkeeper Scotland
• Sadie Fyfe Female Mar 38 Wife Scotland
• Margaret Fyfe Female Single 16 Dau Manitoba
• Beverly Fyfe Male Single 11 Son Manitoba

On July 24, 1935, William, a widower, married Lilla Bell Isbister, a spinster, at the United Church of Canada, 1260 Fort St in Victoria, British Columbia.

William died at the age of 60 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on May 26, 1940.

OBITUARY: LATE W.C. FYFE: Saskatoon for 17 years with the exception of several years spent overseas as bandmaster of the 214th Battalion, during the first Great War. Coming to Victoria in 1926, Mr. Fyfe took an active interest in choral work, conducting the First United Church choir for 12 years and the Arion Club for the last four years. He was also well known in lawn bowling circles, playing in many tournaments for the C.P.R. team. Surviving are his widow, at the family residence, 1330 Mitchel Street; one daughter, Mrs. William O'Shaughnessy, and one son, Beverly, both of Nanaimo.

Research Notes

Event Type: Death

Registration Number:1940-09-572602

BC Archives Mfilm Number:B13168

Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1940-05-28

Event Place:VICTORIA

Age at Death:60

Person:WILLIAM COUPER FYFE

Sources

• [1] New Monkland, Lanarkshire Marriage 1904
• Cite This Record "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJV-8ZG : 17 March 2022), William C Fyfe, 1906.
• Cite This Record "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBQ-NQJF : 15 August 2022), William Fife, 1911; citing Census, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
• [2] 1921 Canada Census
• [3] BC Marriage 1935
• [4] BC Death 1940
• [5] Obituary 1940 Times Colonist