Winnipeg Evening Tribune - 1915

[*Sandra*]

David and Agnes Wilson also had a daughter Ethel Alice Wilson who married William Herbert Simpson 28/10/1907 Dufferin Manitoba.
Here they are on the 1911 Census Battleford Saskatchewan

William Herbert Simpson 38
Ethal Alice Simpson 24
Alecta Fern Simpson 2
Agnes Herlina Simpson 11 months.

1916 42, 16, 3, Prairie 16, Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Herbert Simpson 43 Ethel Simpson 30
Fern Simpson 7 Herbina Simpson 6
Hunter Simpson   4 Earle Simpson   3
Buglar Simpson   1

1921 Census Battleford Saskatchewan

Herbert Simpson 48 Ethel Simpson 34
Fern Simpson 12 Herbina Simpson 10
Hunter Simpson   9 Earle Simpson   8
Bugler Simpson   6 Julia Simpson   3
Harry Simpson   1

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Bugler Simpson/ Ernest Bugler Simpson passed away in Princeton British Columbia 8 September 1936
Father William Henry Simpson and Ethel Alice Wilson - Ernest Bugler was single. burial Princeton BC.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DW2S-L9G?i=1855&wc=S629-BZ9%3A1069413201%3Fcc%3D1538285&cc=1538285

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Herbert Hunter Simpson son of Ethel Wilson and William Henry Simpson born about 1912 passed away 22 May 1972 Smithers British Columbia. Spouse was Delia Jean Buxton.
Burial -Cemetery Fraser View Cemetery.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTT9-RWC?i=2462&wc=S62Z-SP8%3A1069436401%3Fcc%3D1538285&cc=1538285

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

David Earle Simpson born 1913 passed away 14 July 1973 - Terrace British Columbia - parents William Herbert Simpson and Ethel Wilson. Spouse May Ford.
Burial 2 mile Cemetery. Hazleton. BC.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6YNR-RV?i=1304&wc=S624-L29%3A1069438301%3Fcc%3D1538285&cc=1538285

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Alecta Fern Simpson born 1909 Saskatchewan married John William Reynolds - Smithers British Columbia  - 13 July 1929 - father William Simpson and mother Ethel Wilson.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB18-1G?i=2367&wc=S6K9-3TL%3A11001%3Fcc%3D1307718&cc=1307718

Alecta Fern Simpson - 1908–1994 -born Saskatchewan Saskatchewan passed away 22 July 1994 - Terrace, British Columbia.

husband John William Reynolds passed away 1 September 1962 Terrace British Columbia - burial Kitsumgallum Terrace BC.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6FSX-VZ?i=870&wc=S62W-929%3A1069425301%3Fcc%3D1538285&cc=1538285

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Wonder if this is the possible death of David Wilson - 4 September 1853 - 8 November 1929 Selkirk Manitoba. 

http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

Its a few days adrift from the 1901 Census Argenteuil District Quebec.

David Wilson   47 Born 2 September 1853.
Agnes Wilson   41 Born 4 July 1859.
William Wilson   18 Jannet Wilson 17
Frank Wilson   16 Ethel Wilson   14
Malcom Wilson   13 Agnes Wilson   11
Mary Wilson   8  Danil Wilson   4

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

There is a possible for Agnes Macfarlane Wilson who passed away 3/1/1921 - aged 61 years. The 1921 census was taken 1 June 1921

http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

Sandra

[sarra]

This is probably not much better. But here is the digital image from the Gov. of Canada - Veterans Affairs - Canadian Virtual War Memorial. The image is still very grainy.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hmi/

sami

sami, Thanks for posting that link....I had seen that one too.  Sandra posted a link to a photo of David Wilson - (full length) - see below.

Thank you.
Sarra

[sarra]

WWI Soldiers Commemorated at Roseisle - with full length photograph

Winnipeg Tribune Published 24 November 1915 (short extract rest is pay per view - scroll down to near the end of the piece.

Quote - Dying Hero Wills 'AH' To Parents On a sheet of paper roughly torn from a note book Pte. David Wilson, of Roseisle, Man., wrote these words: "I leave all to my mother and father." This was tho will ho scribbled while dying from wounds In the r. trenches "somewhere in France." H has been received from the Canadian Pay and Records Office, London, Kngland, by his parents. Pto. Wilson knew he was dying so called to an officer who supplied the paper. While tho battle raged he wrote these brief lines and gave them to an officer to send to Canada.

Sandra

Great to have this full length photo of David WILSON.
Winnipeg Tribune of 24 Nov 1915 - did you post a link to it?.  I can see you quoted from it.

Reply # 3 - I did have the Attestation Papers for William John Wilson  - I have to find what happend to him.

Reply # 4, 5 & 6. - have this..

Reply # 8 -13 - sifting through this information (may take me some time).

Reply #14 & 15 - I agree with this information (just have to find their burial places).

Once again many thanks for your time and input - very much appreciated.

Sarra