William James Dickson (1863 - 1938)

Born 17 Jun 1863 in Essa, Simcoe, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Ida (Thompson) Dickson — married 11 Jan 1888 (to 10 Apr 1896) in Alliston, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Martha Charlotte Clay — married 10 Oct 1899 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Maria Ellen (Lambe) Dickson — married 24 May 1905 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Died 10 Jan 1938 at age 74 in Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William was born June 17, 1863 in Canada West. He is the son of William Dickson and Rosamond Armstrong.^[1]

His mother died in 1872 and by 1881 he was living with his father, new step-mother and blended siblings in Essa.^[2]

He married Hannah Ida Thompson in 1888 in Alliston.^[3] Son Harvey Vincent was born about 1890. ^[4] Their daughter Ida was born in 1896 in Chinguacousy.^[5] Hannah died sometime after giving birth to Ida. William (33) remarried in 1899 in Owen Sound to 23 year old Martha Clay, daughter of Moses Clay and Eliza Ann Cascaden.

Martha and William had a baby girl in 1900 in Owen Sound.^[6] Martha died during or very soon afterward.^[7]

Tragically, by the 1901 census William is a widower living with his son Harvey and daughter Ida in Grey.^[8] His daughter with Martha must have died or possibly adopted. Jeannette Campbell (37), a domestic, is living with them to help out.

Sometime before 1906, William married a third time. This time the bride was Ellen Lambe. Their son William Hartley Clifford Dickson was born in 1906 in Owen Sound.^[9] Four more children followed: Susie Edna Ellen (she died less than six months later),^[10] Elmer ~1911,^[9] daughter Lavina ~1915,^[9] and daughter Nellie ~ 1917. ^[9]

In 1917, son Harvey married Caroline Edna Gibson in Kitchener.^[4]

In 1921, William (55) had a household in Erin with Ellen (46), Hartley (14), Elmer (10), Lavina (6) and Nellie (4).^[11]

William passed away in 1938.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1871. Ontario, Simcoe South, Essa. LINK. he is 8 yrs old living in Essa, Simcoe S., with his 36 yr old farmer father, 35 yr old mother (unable to write), and siblings Ann Jane (15), Mary Eliza (12), Susanna L (10), Rosamond M (6), Sarah T (3), and John Robert (1).
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFH-6CW : Wed Jan 10 19:32:23 UTC 2024), Entry for William Dixon and Lydia M. Dixon, 1881. He is 17 and living with his father, step-mother and blended family in Essa.
3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMV7-388 : Thu Oct 19 17:06:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Jas Dickson and Wm Dickson, 11 Jan 1888. He married Hannah Ida Thompson in Alliston.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-4X5N : Thu Oct 19 18:42:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Harvey Vincent Dickson and William James Dickson, 04 Apr 1917.
5. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNG6-L7K : Thu Dec 07 17:04:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Ida Dickson and William Dickson, 07 Apr 1896.
6. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX4L-5Z9 : Sat Dec 16 04:19:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Martha Charlotte Dickson and W. Jas. Dickson, 24 Sep 1900.
7. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX4L-5Z9 : Sat Dec 16 04:19:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Martha Charlotte Dickson and W. Jas. Dickson, 24 Sep 1900.
8. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2T-DJD : Fri Oct 06 06:39:37 UTC 2023), Entry for W. J Dickson and Harvey Dickson, 1901. Widowed William is living with son Harvey and daughter Ida in Grey, Ontario.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1921. Province of Ontario, Wellington District, Erin. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e003049006
10. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKWZ-KV6 : Sat Dec 16 04:32:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Susie Edna Ellen Dickson and William James Dickson, 22 Mar 1911.
11. ↑ Canada Census, 1921: Province of Ontario, Wellington District, Erin. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e003049006
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212484723/william-james-dickson: accessed 22 January 2024), memorial page for William James Dickson (17 Jun 1866–10 Jan 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212484723, citing Union Cemetery, Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by SD Cowan (contributor 49049972).