Edwin John Fisher (1891 - 1965)

Born 31 Jan 1891 in Kingsdown, Ringwould, Dover, Kent, England

Husband of Margaret Pauline (Gray) Fisher — married 14 Feb 1920 in Deal, Eastry, Kent, England

Husband of Ida Edith (Becker) Dodds — married 4 Nov 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died 26 Jul 1965 at age 74 in Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Kingsdown (Ringwould), Kent -Historical Description -Kingsdown, a village and an ecclesiastical district in Ringwould parish, Kent. The village stands on the coast picturesquely under cliffs, l ¼ mile SE of Walmer station on the Dover & Deal Joint railway. Jack enlisted in Canterbury, October 14, 1907, when discharged he was a Rank Corporal. He was in the Prince of Wale's Royal Horse Artillery in England. Occupation -1921 Motor Bus Conductor, 1920 Clerk 1925 Butcher Journeyman. Immigration with his son Ted: 09 Sep 1926 -Ship: Montcalm, Canadian Pacific to Quebec, Canada. After the death of his wife Kathleen, Jack and his young son Ted are emigrating to Elm Creek, Manitoba. Jack intends to farm and will start off by being employed by Mr. H Lunstam. -from the Barry Family Tree on Ancestry. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Immigration & Emigration - Birth 1891 - Departure -09 Sep 1926 - Liverpool, England - Age: 35, Destination -Quebec, Canada, Name Edwin Fisher -Other, Captain S H Milton. Jack immigrated to Canada in 1926 with his son Ted and never saw his beloved daughter Kathleen again. He greatly mourned the loss of never again seeing her or being with her. He also missed his England and his home.

Death -Reverend Percy Shepherd officiated at the service. He was a boyhood friend of Ida's oldest son Robert (Bob) Dodds. On June 14, 1999 Rev. Percy Shepherd and his wife Noreen were both killed in a car accident on the Trans Canada Highway near Carberry, Manitoba.

Sources

• Birth *Birth Certificate.

Baptized 01 Mar 1891 *Kingsdown Next Deal, St John the Evangelist. Baptism Record -searched by Charles Wanostrocht. Resided -1891 living at Cliffe Road, Ringwould, Kingstown, Dover, England, 1901 Cliffe Road, Ringwould Entire, Dover, Kingsdown, England. Military Oct 1907 - 1919 *Service No. 246864, 51st Reg Battery -Corporal Horseman. Immigration *UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960. Marriage to Ida *Married by Rev. Terence Findlay in Holy Trintiy Church, Northwest Smith & Graham, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Attendants were Doris Merrian, Alf Bell and Harry T. Burial *Glenboro Cemetery, Glenboro, Manitoba. Jack died of a heart attack.