William
Somerville
Edmiston
Born in Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brother of
Archibald Edmiston, Janet Hamilton Edmiston, John Mitchell Edmiston, Catherine Mitchell Edmiston, Herbert Ernest Edmiston, Herbert William Edmiston and Constance Helen Edmiston
Husband of
Georgie Annie Eliza (Frith) Edmiston
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Kenneth William Edmiston and Jessie Gertrude Edmiston
Died
at age 45
in Edmonton, North-West Territories, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2014
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Biography
William Edmiston was the first architect in the city of Edmonton and served as mayor there from December 13, 1897 to December 11, 1899.
Burial in Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sources
- William S. Edmiston (1857-1903) on Find A Grave: Memorial #8595194 Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Wikipedia contributors, "William S. Edmiston," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_S._Edmiston&oldid=597684133 (accessed May 1, 2014).
- "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQRD-79G : accessed 01 May 2014), William Sommerville Edmiston, 10 Nov 1857; citing HUTCHESONTOWN,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 6035516.
- Census of Canada, 1891. Library and Archives Canada, Statistics Canada Fonds. Northwest Territories District Name: Alberta District Number: 197 Sub-District Number: B Division Number: 1 Family Number: 54 Page Number: 9.
- Census of Canada, 1901. Library and Archives Canada, Statistics Canada Fonds. The Territories District Name: Alberta District Number: 202 Sub-District Name: Edmonton East Sub-District Number: M1 Division Number: 1 Family Number: 169 Page Number: 18.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~12.50%
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