Living [Parents]
Living [Parents]
William 'Frank' GIBSON [scrapbook] was born on 08 Dec 1908 in Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, Canada. He died 1 on 20 Feb 2007 in Westbank, British Columbia, Canada. He was buried 2 on 03 Mar 2007 in (C) Kelowna, B.C.. He married 3 Annie 'Ethel' PARKINSON on 17 Jan 1938 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. William was employed as Hardware & Furniture Store Owner in 1966.
Annie 'Ethel' PARKINSON [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 28 Sep 1909 in Clumber District, Saskatchewan, Canada. She died 1 on 13 Jun 2003 in Westbank, British Columbia, Canada. She was buried 2 on 16 Jun 2003 in (C) Kelowna, B.C.. She married 3 William 'Frank' GIBSON on 17 Jan 1938 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
They had the following children:
F i Lynn GIBSON F ii Living M iii Living
Walter PARKINSON [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2, 3 on 21 Feb 1879 in Teeswater, Ontario, Canada. He died on 31 Aug 1963 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was buried in United Church, Bredenbury, SK. He married Minnie VICKERS on 28 Mar 1906 in Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1901 Canadian Census:
Census Place: Portage la Prairie (Town), Macdonald, Manitoba
Source: FHL Film 1843515 NAC T-6433 Dist 8 SubDist l Div 5 Page 1 Family 12 Line 48
Portage la Prairie Duffn Ave. [1 h. 6 rooms / 2 lots 1b]
Enumerator A.D. McLeod - Apr 17, 1901THOMPSON Mary A., head, W, age 69, b. Quebec(r) 1832 Mar 07, English, Meth
BUNCE Arthur E., grandson, S, age 21, b. Man.(r) 1879 Dec 28, English, S. Army, Day Lab.
BUNCE Mary A., granddaughter, S, age 14, b. NWT(u)[?] 1886 Jul, English, Meth., App. Dress Mkr.
PARKINSON Walter, boarder, S, age 22, b. Man.(r)[sic] 1879 Feb 21, English, Meth., Cook----------------------------------------------------------
1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces:
Census Place: Clumber, Assiniboia East, Saskatchewan
Source: NAC T-18358 Dist 11 SubDist 41 Page 5 Family 35 Line 13
Sec 04 Twp 22 Rng 01 W2nd [Livestock: 15h/6mc/34c/0s/10p]
Enumerator A. M. Webster - Jul 14, 1906PARKINSON Walter, head, M, age 27, b. Ont
PARKINSON Minnie, wife, M, age 23, b. Man
PARKINSON Henry, brother, S, age 29, b. Ont
WINDAST [?] Frank, servant, S, age 22, b. England, Im. 1904----------------------------------------------------------
1911 Canadian Census:
Census Place: T22/23, R1 W2 & T22, R2 W2 & Bredenbury Vil., Saltcoats, Saskatchewan
Source: NAC T-20458 Dist 215 SubDist 23 Page 1 Family 6 Line 27
Place of Habitation: SE 9.22.1
Enumerator A. M. Webster - Jun 1 & 2, 1911PARKINSON Walter, head, M, age 32, b. Ont. 1879 Feb, Eng., Meth., Farmer
PARKINSON Minnie, wife, M, age 28, b. Man. 1882 Nov, Eng., Meth., none
PARKINSON Albert, son, S, age 3, b. Sask. 1907 Nov, Eng., Meth.
PARKINSON Annie Ethel, daughter, S, age 1, b. Sask. 1909 Sep, Eng., Meth.
PARKINSON Walter, son, S, age 1m, b. Sask. 1911 Apr, Eng., Meth.
PARKINSON Wesley, brother, S, age 45, b. Ont. 1866 Sep, Eng., Meth., Farmer
PARKINSON Henry, brother, S, age 45, b. Ont. 1876 Oct, Eng., Meth., Farmer
PARKINSON Mary Ann, niece, S, age 14, b. Man. 1887 Nov, Eng., Meth., none----------------------------------------------------------
1916 Census of the Northwest Provinces:
Census Place: Saltcoats, Saltcoats, Saskatchewan
Source: NAC T-21944 Dist 28 SubDist 21 Page 18 Family 185 Line 43
Place of Habitation: Sec 6 Twp 21, Rng 1 W2 - Saltcoats
Enumerator Frank BainesPARKINSON Walter, head, M, age 37, b. Ont., English, Methodist, Farmer
PARKINSON Minnie, wife, M, age 33, b. Man., English, Methodist, None
PARKINSON Laurence, son, S, age 9, b. Sask., English, Methodist, None
PARKINSON Ethel, daughter, S, age 7, b. Sask., English, Methodist, None
PARKINSON Howard, son, S, age 4, b. Sask., English, Methodist, None
PARKINSON Elda, daughter, S, age 2, b. Sask., English, Methodist, None
DOWN Annie, niece, S, age 22, b. Man., English, Methodist, School teacher----------------------------------------------------------
From:Bredenbury Senior Citizens, 1978. Memory lane: a local history of Bredenbury and districts, Bredenbury History Book Committee, Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, vii, 164p.: illus., ports.; 29cm. UBC Koerner Library FC3549.B74 B74 1978 c.1 ISBN: 0-88925-028-6
p.152-153
THE WALTER PARKINSONS
Walter Parkinson was born in Teeswater, Ontario on February 21, 1879. He was one of a family of eight. He worked as a cook for a number of years in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba before moving into the Clumber District, where he took up farming. He married the former Minnie Vickers on March 28, 1906. They brought up a family of seven children. Lawrence and his wife Olive Bradshaw reside in Winnipeg. Howard and Irene (Barbor) reside in Yorkton. Ernest and Ella (Popp) are in Langenburg. Ethel (Gibson) is in Kelowna, B.C. Elda (Gamble) also is in Kelowna. Mabel (McLeod) is in Regina and Gladys (Neely) is in Winnipeg. There are seventeen grandchildren.
Mr Parkinson was very fond of sports and each Saturday during the winter, he would hitch up his team to the sleigh or van, and drive the seven miles into Bredenbury for a game of curling, to say nothing of the bonspiels he took part in.
In 1942 Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson retired from farming and took up residence in Bredenbury. While there he was very active as a carpenter and was an avid gardener. His home and grounds were a picture of beauty with all his flowers and shrubs.
Much of his ability as a carpenter could be seen in several places in the United Church, where both he and Mrs. Parkinson were active members.
Mr. Parkinson kept very active until his sudden death on August 31, 1963 at the age of 84 years. Mrs. Parkinson is a guest at the Yorkton Nursing Home.
Minnie VICKERS [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 27 Nov 1882 in Burnside, Manitoba, Canada. She was christened on 30 Nov 1882. She died 1 on 07 Nov 1978 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was buried on 09 Nov 1978 in United Church, Bredenbury, SK. She married Walter PARKINSON on 28 Mar 1906 in Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, Canada.
They had the following children:
M i Albert 'Lawrence' PARKINSON F ii Annie 'Ethel' PARKINSON M iii Walter 'Howard' PARKINSON F iv Elda May PARKINSON F v Living F vi Gladys Edna PARKINSON M vii Living
Lynn GIBSON [Parents] was born on 01 Nov 1939 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada. She died 1 on 14 Jun 2004 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. She was buried 2 on 19 Jun 2004 in (C) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. She married Living on 03 Dec 1960 in Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan, Canada.
They had the following children:
F i Living M ii Living F iii Living
Living [Parents]
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living
John PARKINSON [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 05 Apr 1830 in Heysham, Lancashire, England. He died 1 on 08 Jul 1909 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. The cause of death was Heart Disease. He was buried on 10 Jul 1909 in Hillside Cemetery, Portage la Prairie, MB (no stone). He married 2 Jane Tindall HODGSON on 27 Mar 1861 in Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
Other marriages:CLARK, Elizabeth
1851 British Census:
Dwelling: Medley's Yard
Census Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Source: FHL Film 87520-1 PRO Ref HO107 Piece 2308 Folio 11 Page 14 Family 52CLIFTON Joshua, head, M, age 26, b. Middleton, Lanc'sr, Occ. Wool Comber
CLIFTON Isabella, wife, M, age 24, b. Middleton, Lanc'sr
CLIFTON William, son, -, age 2, b. Heysham, Lanc'sr
ARMISTEAD John, lodger, U, age 28, b. Middleton, Lanc'sr, Occ. Wool Comber
PARKINSON John, lodger, U, age 20, b. Heysham, Lanc'sr, Occ. Wool Comber----------------------------------------------------------
Rooklidge, J.W., 1867. Directory of the county of Bruce, Canada West, John Lovell, Montreal [includes advertising]. UBC Special Collections F5451.1.B8 R6 Library has: SET 1 1867-1867, Township of Culross, p. 82-88:PARKINSON Robert Con. 11 Lot 10
PARKINSON John Con. 11 Lot 11----------------------------------------------------------
H. Belden & Co., 1975. Illustrated historical atlas of Grey & Bruce, Ont. / compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys, Cumming Atlas Reprints, Port Elgin, 124p,: illus. ["Farmer's Directory of Grey, Union Publishing Co., Ingersoll. 1890 and Evan's Directory of Bruce 1880" inserted. Reprint of the 1880 Toronto edition, Reprint edition limited to 1,000 copies. Library has copy no. 353]. SFU Maps Collection Oversized G 1148 G74 B45 1975, from Biographical Directory of Bruce County Subscribers, Culross Township, p.99-108:"Parkinson, John, farmer. Resides in Culross Tp., where he owns 34 acres of land, being Lot 11, Con 11; value, $2,000. Is an Englishman; born 1830. Date of settlement in Bruce Co., 1858. P.O. address, Teeswater."
Ibid., from Bruce County Business Directory, Township of Culross, p75:
Parkinson John [Teeswater] con. 11, lot 11, farmer 34.
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1881 Canadian Census:
Census Place: Culross, Bruce South, Ontario
Source: FHL Film 1375910 NAC C-13274 Dist 176 Sub-dist C Div 2 Page 35 Family 163PARKINSON John, head, M, age 51, b. England, Rel. C. Meth., Occ. Farmer
PARKINSON Jane, M, age 39, b. Nova Scotia, Rel. C. Meth.
PARKINSON Franklin, -, age 19, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth., Occ. Farmer
PARKINSON Mary, -, age 16, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth.
PARKINSON Wesley, -, age 14, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth., Occ. Student
PARKINSON Eleazer, -, age 12, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth., Occ. Student
PARKINSON Bennett, -, age 8, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth., Occ. Student
PARKINSON Henry, -, age 4, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth.
PARKINSON Walter, -, age 2, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth.
PARKINSON Ralph, -, age 1mo, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth.----------------------------------------------------------
1891 Canadian Census:
Census Place: Portage la Prairie, Marquette, Manitoba
Source: FHL Film 1465719 NAC T-6294 Dist 7 Sub-dist w Div ? Page 10 Family 40 Line 23
Enumerator: Fred W. Brown[?] - Apr 11, 1891PARKINSON John, head, M, age 61, b. England, Rel. Meth., Occ. Farmer
PARKINSON Elizabeth, wife, age 58, b. England, Rel. Meth.
PARKINSON Elezer [Eleazer], son, -, age 21, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth., Occ. Farmer
PARKINSON Henry, -, age 14, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth.
PARKINSON Walter, -, age 12, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth.
PARKINSON Ralph, -, age 10, b. Ontario, Rel. C. Meth.----------------------------------------------------------
1901 Canadian Census:
Census Place: Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba
Source: FHL Film 1843515 NAC T-6433 Dist 8 SubDist k Div 10 Page 2 Family 25 Line 47
Rng 5 (W1) Twp 11 Sec 3 [1 family in 1 h. 3 rooms / own 180 acres 1h/0b]
Enumerator David Alexander - Apr 10, 1901John, a widower 70, is living with his son Franklin PARKINSON & family.
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1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces:
Census Place: Twp 7-9, Rng 4-5 W5 to BC border, Alberta District, Alberta
Source: NAC T-18361 Dist 18 SubDist 20A Page 32 Family 223 Line 10
Lille [Sec 18 Twp 8 Rng 03 W5th - Streets unnamed]
Enumerator T. M. Murray - Jun 28, 1906John, a widower 76, is living with his son Eleazer 'Al' PARKINSON & family
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Notes from Doris (Rusk) Bronstein:JOHN PARKINSON b. April 5 1830 in Heysham, Lancashire, England s/o Robert Parkinson and Ellen Frankland.
John and his brother Robert worked their way to Canada as merchant seamen, then according to a family story jumped ship in Nova Scotia in 1854. In 1858 they moved to Bruce County, Ontario when that area was opening up for settlement. John lived on Lot 11 Con 11 a 34 acre lot north of the village of Teeswater in Culross Township. Robert and his family were on the land next door to John and Jane. On Mar 27 1861 at Teeswater, John married JANE TINDAL[L] HODGSON d/o Ralph and Hannah (Taylor) Hodgson who had been born near Springhill, NS on Mar 30 1842. Their family of seven sons and one daughter - Franklin, Mary, Wesley, Eleazer, Bennett, Henry, Walter and Ralph were all born on the farm at Teeswater.
In 1882 John, Jane and all the family moved west to Manitoba and settled on land in the East Prospect area a few miles northwest of Portage la Prairie. Jane died July 6,1886 at East Prospect and is buried in Hillside Cemetery at Portage (no stone).
On July 26 1887 John remarried. He married a widow Elizabeth Toles d/o Thomas and Frances Clark who had been born in England in 1834. Elizabeth was on the 1891 Census with John but was missing from the 1901 Census so it is assumed that she died between 1891 and 1901. It is also not known if she had any children by her first marriage. By 1901 John and his son Ralph were living with son Franklin and his wife Eleanor and their family on a farm in the Elm River district southeast of Portage. When Franklin died on Feb 25 1907 his wife Eleanor was already very ill with tuberculosis. She spent her last years living at the home of her mother Mary Ann Thompson who ran a boarding house in Portage la Prairie. John Parkinson also moved to the Thompson boarding house. John died in the Portage Home for Incurables on July 8 1909 of heart disease. He is buried at Hillside Cemetery, Portage (no stone).
The children of John and Jane Parkinson scattered and settled in the four western provinces of Canada but their descendants are world wide.
Jane Tindall HODGSON [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born 2 on 30 Mar 1842 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. She died 3, 4 on 06 Jul 1886 in East Prospect, Manitoba, Canada. The cause of death was Tubercular Meningitis. She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Portage la Prairie, MB (no stone). She married 5 John PARKINSON on 27 Mar 1861 in Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
They had the following children:
M i Franklin PARKINSON F ii Mary PARKINSON M iii Wesley PARKINSON M iv Eleazer PARKINSON M v Bennett PARKINSON M vi Henry PARKINSON [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 25 Oct 1876 in Teeswater, Ontario, Canada. He died on 04 Sep 1918 in France. He was buried in Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt, Pas de Calais, France. Henry was employed as Carpenter.
1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces:
Living with brother Walter and family
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Killed in action in WW1:
Henry PARKINSON, Private, 887414, 46th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regt.), died on Wednesday, 4th September 1918. Age 42. Son of John and Jane Parkinson.
Commemorative Information:
Cemetery: LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY, AVERDOINGT, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave Reference / Panel Number: III. E. 30.
Location: Ligny-St.Flochel is a village about 6.5 kilometres east of St.Pol off the main road to Arras, approximately 24 kilometres from Arras. Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery is south of the village on the east side of the road to the village of Averdoingt (D81).
Historical Information: The cemetery was started at the beginning of April 1918 when the 7th Casualty Clearing Station came back from Tincques ahead of the German advance. At the end of May the 33rd Casualty Clearing Station arrived from Aire and in August, No 1 Casualty Clearing Station from Pernes. All three stations had left Ligny-St.Flochel by November 1918. There are now 632 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in this cemetery and a further 46 German war graves. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.M vii Walter PARKINSON M viii Ralph Edward PARKINSON [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 10 Mar 1881 in Teeswater, Ontario, Canada. He died on 17 Apr 1947 in Fort San, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was buried in Fort Qu'Appelle Cemetery, SK.
1901 Canadian Census:
Living with brother Franklin PARKINSON (b.1862)
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1930 U.S. Census:
Census Place: Honolulu City, Oahu, Hawaii
Source: Enum. Dist. 2-37 Rep. Dist. 4 Precinct 21 Sheet 6B Family 125 Line 51
House Number: 468 Hotel Street
Enumerator Henry K. Maltene - Apr 5, 1930
BELL Bessie, head, W, age 33, b.ND, F b.OH, M b.Can, Stenographer - Steamship Office
BELL Lewis, son, S, age 11, b.HI, F b.VA, M b.ND
BELL Virginia, daughter, S, age 9, b.HI, F b.VA, M b.ND
BELL Allen, son, S, age 7, b.HI, F b.VA, M b.ND
KUHNS Bessie, W, mother, age 70, b.Can, F b.Eng, M b.Eng, Im.1863, NA
PARKINSON Ralph, lodger, S, age 50, b.Can, F b.Eng, M b.Can, Im.1911, Al, Wtchmn. - Auto Garage
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Ralph never married.
On Jan 29, 1916 at age 34 Ralph Edward Parkinson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a Sapper [military engineer] with the Mining Corps., No. 2 Company (Reg. No. 825). He saw action briefly near Etaples, France in August 1916 but was evacuated in September 1916, diagnosed with tabes dorsalis & diplopia [a degnerative spinal cord condition resulting in balance and motor control problems & double vision] resulting from a war injury, or possibly the long term effects of typhoid fever incurred 14 years earlier, or other infection. Ralph spent 2 months in military hospitals in France and England before returning to Australia in November 1916. He was discharged for reasons of medical unfitness on March 18, 1917. Ralph Edward Parkinson was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal as a result of his service in the Australian Military Forces. Note: as of May 2003 the latter 2 medals remain unclaimed -gg
After WW1 Ralph lived for a number of years in Hawaii, where in 1930 he was employed as a watchman at a Honolulu Auto Garage.
Ralph returned to Canada, and on May 18, 1934 was admitted to Battlefords Mental Hospital in North Battleford, Saskatchewan suffering from recurring mental disorders possibly related to his wartime service. While in hospital Ralph contracted tuberculosis and on November 01, 1946 was discharged to Fort San Hospital, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. See:
http://quappelle.mendel.ca/fortsan/en/lifeandbreath/
Ralph died at Fort San on April 17, 1947 and is buried in Fort Qu'Appelle Cemetery [Section B, Row 1, Plot 57].
They had the following children:
M i Christopher James JENSEN was born on 21 Aug 1952 in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. He died on 01 Mar 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The cause of death was Uremia, Diabetes. He was buried on 05 Mar 1977 in Fort St John Cemetery, Fort St John. Christopher was employed as Heavy equipment operator. F ii Living
Charles VICKERS [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 20 Apr 1851 in South Carlton, Lincolnshire, England. He was christened 1 on 18 May 1851 in South Carlton, Lincoln, England. He died 2 on 27 Jan 1936 in Sunnyside, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was buried in Bredenbury Cemetery, SK. He married 3, 4, 5 Ann Elizabeth PLASKITT on 01 May 1879 in West Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
1891 Canadian Census:
Census Place: Broadview, Assiniboia (East), Northwest Territories
Source: FHL Film 1465851 NAC T-6426 Dist 198 Sub-dist a Div 18 Page 6 Family 33 Line 23
Enumerator: James Sumner - May 08, 1891VICKERS Charles, head, M, age 38, b. England, Rel. Methodist, Occ. Farmer
VICKERS Ann Elizabeth, wife, age 35, b. England, Rel. Methodist
VICKERS Frederick Charles, son, -, age 11, b. Ontario, Rel. Methodist
VICKERS Gertrude, daughter, -, age 9, b. Manitoba, Rel. Methodist
VICKERS Minnie, daughter, -, age 8, b. Manitoba, Rel. Methodist
VICKERS George Henry, son, -, age 4, b. Assiniboia, Rel. Methodist
VICKERS Albert John, son, -, age 8m, b. Assiniboia, Rel. Methodist----------------------------------------------------------
1901 Canadian Census:
Census Place: Clumber, Assiniboia (East), Northwest Territories
Source: FHL Film 1843635 NAC T-6552 Dist 203 SubDist s Div 106 Page 4 Family 28 Line 6
Rng 01 (W2) Twp 22 Sec 04 [1 fm. in 1 h. 4 rooms / own 320 acres 1h/8b]
Enumerator M.D. Barker - May 02, 1901VICKERS Charles, head, M, age 48, b. Eng.(r) 1852 Apr 20, Im. 1874, English, Meth., Farmer
VICKERS Annie E., wife, M, age 45, b. Eng.(r) 1856 Mar 08, Im. 1876, English, Meth.
VICKERS Fred C., son, S, age 21, b. Ont.(r) 1880 Feb 29, English, Meth.
VICKERS Gertie, daughter, S, age 19, b. Man.(r) 1881 Aug 11, English, Meth.
VICKERS Minnie, daughter, S, age 18, b. Man.(r) 1882 Nov 27, English, Meth.
VICKERS George H., son, S, age 14, b. Assa.(r) 1886 Aug 10,, English, Meth., Occ. Student
VICKERS Albert J., son, S, age 10, b. Assa.(r) 1890 Aug 05, English, Meth., Occ. Student
VICKERS William B., son, S, age 5, b. Assa.(r) 1895 Oct 05, English, Meth.
VICKERS Harald, son, S, age 2, b. Assa.(r) 1898 Aug 21, English, Meth.
PLASKITT Ellin [sic], mother-in-law, W, age 78, b. Eng.(r) 1822 Sep 26, Im. 1876, English, Meth.----------------------------------------------------------
1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces:
Census Place: Clumber, Assiniboia East, Saskatchewan
Source: NAC T-18358 Dist 11 SubDist 41 Page 4 Family 33 Line 39
Sec 03 Twp 22 Rng 01 W2nd [Livestock: 7h/1mc/3c/0s/4p]
Enumerator A. M. Webster - Jul 14, 1906Charles & Ann are living with son Fred VICKERS and family...
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1911 Canadian Census:
Census Place: T22/23, R1 W2 & T22, R2 W2 & Bredenbury Vil., Saltcoats, Saskatchewan
Source: NAC T-20458 Dist 215 SubDist 23 Page 1 Family 4 Line 18
Place of Habitation: NW 1/4 4.22.1
Enumerator A. M. Webster - Jun 1 & 2, 1911VICKERS Charles, head, M, age 60, b. Eng. 1851 Apr, Im. 1873, Eng., Meth., Farmer
VICKERS Anne, wife, M, age 55, b. Eng. 1856 Mar, Im. 1876, Eng., Meth., none
VICKERS William, son, S, age 15, b. Sask. 1895 Oct, Eng., Meth., none
VICKERS Harold, son, S, age 12, b. Sask. 1898 Aug, Eng., Meth., none----------------------------------------------------------
From:Bredenbury Senior Citizens, 1978. Memory lane: a local history of Bredenbury and districts, Bredenbury History Book Committee, Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, vii, 164p.: illus., ports.; 29cm. UBC Koerner Library FC3549.B74 B74 1978 c.1 ISBN: 0-88925-028-6
p.157-159
THE CHARLES VICKERS FAMILY HISTORY - by Albert J. Vickers
Charles Vickers was born in Lincolnshire, England on April 20th, 1851. He grew up on an Estate on which his parents were tenants, each tenant being allotted a cottage and a parcel of land which he farmed in a diversified manner.
On May 28, 1874 in company with his parents, his brothers William and Henry, and sister Martha, he emigrated to Canada and settled in Pickering, Ontario, at the age of 23 years.
Annie Elizabeth Plaskitt was born in England on March 8, 1856, and at the age of 20 years, in company with her parents, John and Ellen Plaskitt, her brothers George, Bars [Barr PLASKITT - thought to be named after his paternal grandmother Elizabeth BARR -gg], Harrison, and sister Jane, emigrated to Canada in the year 1876, and settled in Whitby, Ontario.
On May 1, 1879, Charles and Annie were married in the bride's home. While still living in Ontario, a son, Frederick Charles was born to them on February 29, 1880, and in the spring of 1881 they moved west to Burnside, Manitoba, which at that time was the earliest established settlement in the west. While at Burnside Charles very possibly became involved in railroad construction, as both the Manitoba North Western and the great railroad spanning Canada were being constructed. While living at Burnside, two daughters were born, Gertrude on August 11, 1881, and Minnie on November 27, 1882.
Early in 1884, Charles Vickers answered the call of the west, walked from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and filed on a homestead, the N.W. ¼-4-22-1 W.2nd in what is now the Clumber District. Later the same year after returning to Manitoba, he gathered together a homesteader's outfit, and with his wife and family of three, began the long trek to the homestead, travelling by railroad as far as Whitewood, and from there by covered wagon and ox team the remainder of the journey to the homestead, crossing the Qu'Appelle valley, fording streams, climbing hills, and getting stuck many times in the process.
After completing their journey, the first task was to build a permanent shelter - a log cabin - made of peeled logs roofed with poles and covered with sods. The walls were chinked and plastered with a mortar made of pure clay and water.
Breaking the land was a slow process with a walking plow and oxen. One blessing was having a supply of good water in a forty foot well (dug by hand).
Neighbours were few and far between. The only ones who had arrived before the Vickers were the Ross brothers, William and John, and M. D. Barker, they had come in 1882 and 1883.
The first two years spent on the homestead were anxious ones for the family, as it was for all families who had ventured to come west. Indians were being incited to revolt by Louis Riel, and frequent massacres were occurring at various points. The Round Lake reservation, of which Rev. J. MacKay was Superintendant, was the nearest Indian settlement to the district, and although the Indians became quite restless they did not join in the actual fighting which broke out in 1885. The Rev. MacKay reasoned with the old Chief, convincing him it would be impossible for the Indians to win if and when fighting broke out, telling him that the Great White Father across the water would send one thousand soldiers, and if that were not enough he would send ten thousand, and if that were not enough he would send fifty thousand soldiers, and that he and his sons would all be killed, their teepees burned, and their squaws left homeless. After thinking it over for a short while the old Chief said "We stay home and plant potatoes". Because of this unrest the women, rather than being left alone would accompany their men when they went for wood, taking their knitting along so their hands would not be idle.
For the first years after Fred became of school age he attended Kinbrae school, staying with the Gervas Turrs, who later moved to the Clumber district. With the coming of more families, the Robert and John Birds, the Wards, the Taylor brothers, Sam and George, the necessary quota of seven schoolaged children was reached and plans were made to build a school, which opened in 1891 with Thomas Fay as teacher. The first trustees were M. D. Barker, Charles Vickers, and John Bird. The school building, as in most other districts, became the centre of community life for meetings of various nature, for entertainments, and also as a place of worship for the different denominations for many years.
Another step forward in the social life of the community which occurred before the building of the school was the establishing of a Post Office in 1887, in the Robert Bird home, with he as postmaster. Mail was brought once a week from Whitewood. This Post Office remained in operation for many years, being closed in 1935, with John Bird the Postmaster at that time.
While the family still lived in the original log house, another member of the family was born on August 10, 1886 in the person of George Henry, but always known as Harry. He was the first child to be born in the Clumber district.
In 1989 a new home was built, much larger with a leanto on the back. The one and a half storey house was built of logs, hand hewn with a broad axe, by Isaac Thompson and M. D. Barker, both experts in using an axe. The corners were bored and fastened in place with wooden pegs. It boasted a shingled roof and the walls lathed inside and out the windows then plastered with a mortar made of lime (from field limestone burned locally in a kiln) and sand, the outside was then whitewashed, the finished effort was very similar to the stucco finish of today, though somewhat slightly more rustic.
I (Albert) was the first member of the family to be born in the new house, arriving August 5, 1890. The two remaining members of our family were also born in the new home, William Bars [Barr] (Bill) on October 5, 1895 and Harold on August 21, 1898.
After our family vacated their first home, mother's parents John and Ellen Plaskitt, came west from Ontario and took up residence in the old house, remaining there until Grandfather's death. Grandmother then made her home with us until she too passed away. They were buried in the Kinbrae Cemetery.
My father's parents, together with his brother Henry came from Ontario and homesteaded on section 10 in 1898 [1889?], living there until their passing. Both are buried in the Kinbrae Cemetery. In 1889 mother's sister Jane, who had married William Paulger, arrived in the district, homesteading the SE ¼ of sec.4, next door to the Vickers homestead. Also about the same time father's sister, Mrs. John Burman, together with her husband and family, arrived in the Clumber district, settling on the SW ¼ sec.20, where they made their home. The farm is still owned by the Burmans, being operated by Norman, a grandson of the original owners.
In 1906, Fred by then farming on his own, and the four remaining boys not being inclined to make farming their way of life, father rented the farm, he and mother accompanied by five members of the family, moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. They returned to Saskatchewan two years later, spent a year in Saltcoats then moved to Bredenbury. By 1921 most of the family having left home, mother and father moved into a cottage on Sunnyside where they lived until father's death on January 27, 1936, after which mother expressed the wish to return to the district in which the family had pioneered. This she did, spending part of the time with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Parkinson and part with her son Fred. She passed away on June 1, 1938. Both mother and father were laid to rest in the Bredenbury Cemetery. 'A life well lived and a fight well fought.'
In order to complete the family history, a brief mention must be made of the individual members. There will be found elesewhere in this book, the family accounts of Fred, Minnie, and Harry, the remaining members are given as follows:
[see notes for Gertrude, Albert, William and Harold -gg].
Ann Elizabeth PLASKITT [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 08 Mar 1856 in Irby upon Humber, Lincoln, England. She was christened 3 on 20 Apr 1856 in Irby upon Humber, Lincoln, England. She died 4 on 01 Jun 1938 in Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was buried on 02 Jun 1938 in Bredenbury Cemetery, SK. She married 5, 6, 7 Charles VICKERS on 01 May 1879 in West Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
They had the following children:
M i Frederick Charles VICKERS F ii Gertrude VICKERS F iii Minnie VICKERS M iv George Henry VICKERS M v Albert John VICKERS M vi William Barr VICKERS M vii Harold VICKERS
Albert 'Lawrence' PARKINSON [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 12 Nov 1907 in Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, Canada. He died 1 on 21 Jan 1995 in St.Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was buried on 25 Jan 1995 in Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg. He married Olive Hilda BRADSHAW on 03 Jun 1939 in Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Olive Hilda BRADSHAW [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 26 Sep 1921 in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada. She died 1 on 09 Mar 2006 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was buried on 14 Mar 2006 in Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg. She married Albert 'Lawrence' PARKINSON on 03 Jun 1939 in Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, Canada.
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living F iii Living
Walter 'Howard' PARKINSON [Parents] "Sprout" was born on 27 Apr 1911 in Clumber District, Saskatchewan, Canada. He died 1 on 14 Jan 2005 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He married 2 Irene Harriet BARBOR on 04 Jan 1938 in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Irene Harriet BARBOR [Parents] was born in 1913 in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada. She died 1 on 30 Nov 2000 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was buried on 04 Dec 2000 in (C) Bredenbury, SK. She married 2 Walter 'Howard' PARKINSON on 04 Jan 1938 in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada.
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living