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William Vernon MORISON

Male 1889 - 1949  (60 years)


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  • Name William Vernon MORISON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    • The name on the censuses is as follows: W.V. (1891), William (1901, 1916, 1921), William Vernon (WWI reg'n), William Vera (findagrave). Morison spelled with 2 r's - 1916, WWI draft, 1921, and with 1 r - 1901,
    Birth 2 Feb 1889  Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8] 
    • WWI draft registration (in 1917) states birth as Feb.2, 1882, but his age as 28. The age is correct, but the birth date is not.
    Gender Male 
    Name Bill 
    Occupation blacksmith, farmer 
    _MILT 1917  [5] 
    Death 20 May 1949  Worsley, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 9] 
    Cause: colon cancer 
    • Findagrave lists his burial in Worsley Cemetery, Worsley, Slave Lake Census Division, Alberta, Canada.
      William Morison died in Fairview, Alberta but is buried in the cemetery in Worsley, Alberta.
    Person ID I14  morisonwurzer
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Father James Strachan MORISON,   b. 18 May 1862, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1930, Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Harriet TEMPEST,   b. 6 Dec 1869, Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1948, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Feb 1888  Chambly, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hilda Rose WURZER,   b. 25 Apr 1901, Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1957, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1920  Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Marie MORISON,   b. 6 Nov 1921, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 2016, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [natural]
     2. Pearl Kathleen MORISON,   b. 18 Jun 1924, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 2002, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     3. Living
     4. Vernon Allan MORISON,   b. 19 Dec 1930, Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 2004, Hinton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     5. James William MORISON,   b. 23 Feb 1940, Worsley, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 2020, Leduc, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F68  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Feb 1889 - Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Sep 1920 - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: colon cancer - 20 May 1949 - Worsley, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1891 Canada census: on familysearch.org. W.V. Morrison, 2, b in Scotland, living with parents:James28/Hattie21 and 1 brother: L.H.5mo. Morrison. Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories.

      Birth Notes: at the time of William's birth, Alberta was still part of the Northwest Territories.

      1920 Marriage: William V Morison married Hilda Rose Wurzer in Lethbridge. Alberta Marriages

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1891 Canada Census, Location: Red Deer Sub-District, District 197, Alberta, Territories, Canada. p.2. Found on familysearch.org. Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148227.
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    2. [S6] 1901 Canada Census, Location: Red Deer Sub-District, District Y.3, Alberta. p. 6. Found on Ancestry.com, familysearch.org, and Library and Archives Canada, 2004. Series RG31-C-1. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556.

    3. [S8] 1921 Canada Census, Location: Village of Nobleford, District 8, Alberta. p.6. Found on Ancestry.com and Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31.

    4. [S14] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Found on Ancestry.com and findagrave.com.



    5. [S10] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918, Location: Pekisko, Alberta. Found on Ancestry.com and Library and Archives Canada, "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35.

    6. [S134] Alberta Registration of Death, Record 004105 of 1949. Married, farmer.

    7. [S69] 1916 Canada Census, Location: Sub-District 39, District Macleod, Alberta. p.8. Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm T-21925 to T-21956. Found on Ancestry.com and Library and Archives Canada.

    8. [S50] 1906 Canada Census, Location: 16, Alberta, Alberta, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario. Family 168. Found on familysearch.org.

    9. [S11] Personal Communication, Information from family members.

    10. [S22] Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Found on ancestry.com and familysearch.org and Library and Archives Canada film number C-13204, FHL microfilm 1,375,840.


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