Thomson, Swanson, Fairley - Scottish emigrants in Calgary around 1910

[bonjedward]

Sandra, thanks so much. That's an astonishing number or articles you've found in a very short time, and a big help as I don't currently have a newspapers.com subscription.

I did make contact with one descendant of William Lumsden Swanson a couple of years ago. I was hoping that the family might have some old photographs - the three siblings travelled to Scotland several times in the 1920s to visit their elderly mother and must surely have taken photographs. Unfortunately none had survived in that branch of the family, and they weren't in contact with other branches. i will try to find others. They too may be looking for Scottish relatives and might come across this post.

[*Sandra*]

It is amazing how many times a relative "googles" a family name and get directed to threads on these boards.  Hopefully you will be lucky in this respect.
Pleased the obits fill out the story so far.

Regards
Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Obituary for Sarah Matilda (Brindle) Swanson - wife of James Sinclair Swanson.

Surrey Leader Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 28 Dec 1950, Thu  -   Page 1

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36493753/sarah_matilda_swanson_nee_brindle/

Sandra

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Daughter of James and Sarah - Kathleen Willa Swanson

California Death Index - Kathleen Willahelen SwansonBirth Date:   14 Jul 1941 Canada
Death Date 22 Feb 1992 - Marin - Mother's Maiden Name Brindle.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

With the help of the death notices/obituaries, social media and canada 411 - you should be able to trace some further relatives...........

https://www.canada411.ca/



Obit - James Sinclair Swanson - The Chilliwack Progress Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
25 May 1966, Wed  -  Page 12

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32762469/james_sinclair_swanson_may_25_1966/

Santa Barbara, California, City Directory, 1965 - Jas S  (Olive M) Swanson - Mgr Marquarite Apts - 2205a De La Vina

Santa Barbara, California, City Directory, 1972 - Olive M Swanson (wid Jas S Swanson) - nurse - 02 N Hope Av Apt 19

Sandra

Second wife Olive - California Death Index - Olive May Swanson - 25 March 1912 - Canada - died 1 October 1989 Santa Clara. - [Olive May Clancy]
Mother's Maiden Name Hicks - Father's Surname Clancy

Sandra

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George Fairley became a well-known butcher in Calgary. His sons Henry Grant Fairley and Andrew Thomson Fairley took over the family business, which only closed in the late 1990s.

Henry Grant Fairley..............obituary

Calgary Herald Calgary, Alberta, Canada 25 Oct 1975, Sat  -   Page 59

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36461589/henry_grant_fairley_25_october_1975/

Sandra

Obituary - Grand - daughter - Judy Lynn (Johnson) Ramage - mother was Muriel Johnson (Nee Fairley - now deceased) - daughter of Henry Grant Fairley and Nancy.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=judy-lynn-ramage-johnson&pid=177636075&fhid=17725

Sandra

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Obituary -  Muriel Helen (nee Fairley) Johnson - Passed away on August 5, 2002, at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.

Published in The Globe and Mail from Aug. 7 to Aug. 8, 2002

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/obituary.aspx?n=muriel-helen-johnson-fairley&pid=189766183

Sandra