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William Henry Symington

(1887 - 1963)

Father:	John Symington
Mother:	Christina Hunter

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1887-10-20	Birth	Place: Leeds, Yorkshire	Estimated from marriage record Death record
1913-12-18	Marriage Ethel Alderson (1890 - 1957)	Place: 2000 Scotia Street, Vancouver, BC Age: 26 Occupation: Fireman Abode: 2000 Scotia Street, Vancouver, BC Witness: Christopher Alderson Witness: Thomas Alderson	British Columbia archives: Link T1 Marriage certificate: F1 T2
1963-05-22	Death	Place: Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, BC Age: 75 Abode: 562 Callan Street, Quesnel, BC Birthdate: 1887-10-20	British Columbia archives: Link T3 Death certificate: F2 T4

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Event Type: Marriage Registration Number: 1913-09-073516 BC Archives Mfilm Number: B11377 GSU Mfilm Number: 1983705 Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1913-12-18 Event Place: VANCOUVER Groom: WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON Bride: ETHEL ALDERSON Vital Stat Images(s): 004400860_02224.jpg
T2	No. 2458 Name: William Henry Symmington; Age: 26; Condition: B; Profession: Fireman Residence: 2000 Scotia St. Vancouver; Birthplace: England; Religion: Methodist Father: John Symmington Manufacturer; Mother: Christiana Hunter Name: Ethel Symmington (Alderson); Age: 23; Condition: S; Profession: - Residence: 2000 Scotia St. Vancouver; Birthplace: England; Religion: Methodist Father: Christopher Alderson Janitor; Mother: Helen Bracewell Date of marriage: Dec 18th 1913 Married at Residence 2000 Scotia St. Vancouver B.C. according to the rites and ceremonies of Methodist Church by Licence No. 45609 This marriage was { Ethel Alderson solemnized between us { William Henry Symington In the presence of { Christopher Alderson { Thomas Alderson Signature of Minister or Clergyman W.C. Sipprell
T3	Event Type: Death Registration Number: 1963-09-006751 BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13261 GSU Mfilm Number: 2033503 Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1963-05-22 Event Place: VANCOUVER Age at Death: 75 Person: WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON Vital Stat Images(s): 004479252_02787.jpg
T4	43-031 63-09-006751 Place of death: Vancouver B.C. Shaughnessy Hospital 1 week in Municipality 52 years in Province/Canada Name: SYMINGTON William Henry Residence: Quesnel B.C. 84-079 Callan Street No. 562 male Canadian White Widowed Birthplace: Leeds, England DoB: October 20 1887 Age: 75 Trade: Night Watchman Elywood Plant Last worked: 1957 7 years in occupation Wife's name: Ethel Alderson Father: John Symington, born Scotland Mother: Christina Hunter, born England Informant: Vancouver B.C. 22nd May 1963 [signature] taken from D.O.file Address of informant: Dept Veterans Affair's Shaughnessy Hosp Van B.C. Removal May 23 1963 Place of burial Quesnel B.C. Cemetery not known Undertaker: Bell Funeral Home Vancouver B.C. Date of death: May 22nd 1963 I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from April 3rd 1963 to May 22nd 1963 and last saw him alive on May 22nd 1963 Cause of death: Bronchopneumonia 7 days Autopsy: yes

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	MC-1913-WilliamHenrySymington-EthelAlderson.jpg
F2	Image	DC-1963-WilliamHenrySymington.jpg

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