Ernest William Colley (1902 - 1979)

Born Jan 1902 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1979 at about age 77 in Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Ernest William was born in 1902 in Fixton, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His parents were Watson Beedle Colley (1873-1968) and Jane Hannah Walker (1873-1948). His siblings were Francis, Annie, Ada and Watson. Ernest moved to Canada to the Raymore area of Saskatchewan. Ernest married May Garside Potts on 21 December 1933 (in Raymore, Saskatchewan). Ernest passed away in 1979 and was buried in Raymore Cemetery.

Sources

• England - Wales, Birth Index - Ernest William Colley born Jan-Feb-Mar, 1902 in Scarborough, Yorkshire North England

• 1911 England Census - Ernest Colley age 9. born 1902 England, lived in Hunmanby sub reg district, Fixton, Yorkshire, England. In Ernest's household: father: Watson Dido Colley age 37, mother: Jane Hannah age 37, Francis Robert age 12, Ernest William age 9, Annie age 6, Ada Salina age 4 and Watson age 2.

• Canada Newspaper Marriage Index - William Collie married May Potts on 21 December 1933 in (Raymore) Saskatchewan.

• Find A Grave, database and images, (accessed on 3 December 2022) memorial page for Ernest William Colley (1902 - 1979) Find A Grave: Memorial #198517146 citing Raymore Cemetery, Raymore, Saskatchewan, maintained by Leone Hanson Sigurdson (contributor 47259757).