William Fraser Archibald (1886 - 1951)

Born 28 Mar 1886 in Athol, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Emma (Smith) Archibald — married 26 Sep 1911 in Amherst, Nova Scotia

Died 26 Jan 1951 at age 64 in Moncton, New Brunswick

Biography

William Fraser Archibald was born March 28, 1886, the son of Daniel Fraser Archibald and Rebecca Jane Baker of Athol, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia^{[1] [2] [3]}

On September 26, 1911, he married Ruth Emma Smith, born in Fenwick, Cumberland County, January 4, 1889, daughter of James and Lucy Smith^[4].

William and Ruth moved to Moncton in 1913, where he worked for the Canadian National Railways, retiring as a conductor^{[3] [5]}

Their children^[3] included:

1. Jean Caroline Archibald b October 4, 1917^[6], married Ralph "Dana" Keith^[7], and lived in Moncton
2. Dorothy Helena Archibald b July 30 1920^[8], she was working as a registered nurse at Saginaw Michigan in 1951
3. Constance Louise Archibald, b November 2, 1923. In June 28 1947 she married John Lloyd Dodsworth^[9], and lived in Winnipeg (circa 1951)

Willaim died January 26, 1951^[10], and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, in Moncton. His obituary was published in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, January 27, 1951.

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing William Fraser Archibald, born 1886 in Athol, Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 92606263
2. ↑ The 1901 Census shows William at 15 years in Nova Scotia; District Name: Cumberland; District Number: 30; Sub-District Name: Polling District No 23; Sub-District Number: U; Division Number: 1; Family Number: 72; Page Number: 8; Microfilm: T-6449; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1057502
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "The Archibald Family of Nova Scotia: No Reward Without Effort" by Allan E. Marble, Past President and Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, printed by the Friesens Book Division in Altona Manitoba on February 2008, page 373, 559
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing marriage of Ruth Emma Smith and William Fraser Archibald married 1911 in Cumberland County; Item can be found in Registration Year: 1911 - Book: 1811 - Page: 159 - Number: 196
5. ↑ The 1921 Census (behind a paywall), shows William and Ruth in New Brunswick; District: Westmorland; District Number: 49; Sub-district: Moncton (City); Sub-District Number: 56; page 31, line 22, Family #4; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 38; Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds.
6. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ; RS141A1b; Index to Late Registration of Births; Name ARCHIBALD, JEAN CAROLINE  ; Sex F; Date 1917-10-04; Place MONCTON; County WESTMORLAND; Father ARCHIBALD, WILLIAM FRASER  ; Mother SMITH, RUTH EMMA  ; Code 1917--800088; Microfilm F24970
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Jean Archibald and Ralph Keith married 1939 in Cumberland County can be found in Registration Year: 1939 - Book: 96 - Page: 933
8. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick RS141A5; Index to Provincial Registrations of Births; Name ARCHIBALD, DOROTHY HELENA  ; Sex F; Date 1920-07-30; Place MONCTON; County WESTMORLAND; Father ARCHIBALD, WM FRASER  ; Mother SMITH, RUTH EMMA  ; Number 98178; Code A5/1920
9. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick RS141B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages; Name ARCHIBALD, CONSTANCE LOUISE  ; Married DODSWORTH, JOHN LLOYD  ; Date 1947-06-28; County WESTMORLAND; Parish MONCTON; Number 3194; Code B4/1947; Microfilm F20046
10. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick RS141C5; Index to Death Certificates; Name ARCHIBALD, WILLIAM FRASER  ; Sex M; Date 1951-01-26; County WESTMORLAND; Registration 1315; Volume 197; Microfilm F20825