William H. Bradburn (abt. 1870)

Born about Aug 1870 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Biography

W. H. Bradburn served as Peterborough's mayor from 1912-1913. In 1891 he called a meeting to form the first Peterborough hockey team, thereby earning the nickname "Father of Hockey" in Peterborough.^[1]

Born in 1870, he was the son of Thomas Bradburn, a prominent Peterborough businessman, and his wife, Linda Helm. William married Elizabeth Cumming in 1896 in Peterborough. At the time of their marriage, he worked as a bookkeeper.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZ9-YDF : 8 March 2021), William H Bradburn and Elizabeth Cumming, 02 Dec 1896; citing registration , Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,915.

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXR-6X1 : 2 March 2021), William Bradburn in household of Thomas Bradburn, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Thomas Bradburn, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2762-T6P : 15 August 2022), William Bradburn, 1911; citing Census, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .