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John William Alderson

(1881 - 1917)


Father: Thomas Alderson (abt.1834 - 1895)
Mother: Margaret Butson (1839 - 1925)

Siblings:

Children:

With Edith Jones


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1881-11 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • GRO online:  T2
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 9
  • Birthplace: Yorkshire
  • familysearch:  Link
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: Burton Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 19
  • Occupation: Shop assistant at clothier's
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancshire
  • familysearch:  Link
1910-09-19 Marriage
Edith Jones (abt.1885 - ?)
  • Place: Grandview Church, Vancouver, BC
  • Age: 28
  • Abode: 1927 Charles Street, Vancouver, BC
  • Occupation: Clerk
  • Burthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Witness: Herbert Curry
  • Witness: Margaret Jane Alderson
  • Marriage certificate:  Link  F1  T3
1917-02-07 Death
  • Age: 35
  • Cause: Missing, presumed dead, when the S.S. California was torpedoed


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Birth:  ALDERSON  John William  BUTSON    1881  Burnley  Lancashire  Preston  BU/140/12
        
T2
ALDERSON, JOHN WILLIAM  BUTSON
GRO Reference: 1881  D Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 08E  Page 197
        
T3
10-09-060057  22057
Registration District of Vancouver
No. 1179
His name: John William Alderson;  Age: 28;  Residence: 1927 Charles St;  Place of Birth: Burnley;  bachelor;  Clerk
Parents:  Thomas Alderson  Margaret Butson
Her name: Edith Jones;            Age: 25;  Residence: 1927 Charles St;  Place of Birth: Liverpool;  Spinster
Parents:  John Jones  Martha Roberts
Witnesses:  Herbert Curry  Margt J Alderson
Residence:  Vancouver      Vancouver
Date of marriage:  Sept 19th 1910
Religious denomination of groom:  Methodist
Religious denomination of bride:  Methodist
By whom married:  R.F.Stillman   By Licence  Place: Grandview Church
I hereby certify the foregoing to be the correct Record of the marriage of John William Alderson
and Edith Jones  made in the pursuance of the above mentioned Act.
Dated the 19th day of September, A.D. 1910  Signature: R.F.Stillman
        
T4
In Loving Memory
John William Alderson
Aged 35 yrs
And his son Claude Aged 3 yrs
Who departed this life Feb 7, 1917
When the S.S. California was torpedoed
Still linked to you by love

Transcribed from MountainView-Vancouver-Alderson-2-findagrave.jpg by dh


        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image MC-1910-JohnWilliamAlderson-EdithJones.jpg
F2 Image MountainView-Vancouver-Alderson-2-findagrave.jpg
F3 Transcript Gravestone-Vancouver-Alderson-2.text
F4 Image Vancouver-JohnWilliamAlderson.jpeg
F5 Image Vancouver-JohnWilliamAlderson-enlargedphoto.png


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