William Merton Williscroft

1903 - 1997  (93 years)

• Name	William Merton Williscroft  [1]
  Born	2 Dec 1903	Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	24 Jun 1906	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1 Jun 1916	Shurgan, Edmonton East, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Tp 55 R24 W4, Edmonton East, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1953	Sunset House, Peace River, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1957	Sunset House, Peace River, Alberta, Canada   [7]
  	farmer
  Residence	19 Sep 1957	Peace River, Alberta, Canada   [8]
  	Mert was in hospital following an road accident.
  Died	Apr 1997	Valleyview, Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Apr 1997	Valleyveiw and District Cemetery, Valleyview, Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Obituary	23 Apr 1997	Valleyview, Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada   [10]
  Living	1998	Valleyview, Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I7650	Williscroft | The descendants of William Williscroft and Jane Cowan
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Richard Green Williscroft,   b. 19 Aug 1873, Chatsworth, Grey, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1951, High Prairie, Alberta, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Eva Didama Bowen,   b. 1 Nov 1883, Carleton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1911, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1903	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  Family ID	F1607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (Eliza) Mae Babkirk,   b. 26 May 1904, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 1981, Valleyview, Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1925	High Prairie, Alberta, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1 Jun 1926	Peace River, Alberta, Canada   [13]
  	William’s grandmother was staying with the couple on census night.
  Residence	1953	Sunset House, Peace River, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1957	Sunset House, Peace River, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. James Richard Williscroft,   b. 23 Nov 1926, High Prairie, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 2021, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 94 years)   3. Eva Winnifred Williscroft,   b. 19 Feb 1928, High Prairie, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 2007, High Prairie, Alberta, Canada  (Age 79 years)   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F3515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Dec 1903 - Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 24 Jun 1906 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1925 - High Prairie, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] 1906 Canada Census, (Library and Archives Canada), MB Portage la Prairie District (#6)/13/page 37/Schedule 1 Microfilm T-18355. [S435] Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency-, (http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php), REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1904,009293. [S111] 1906 Canada Census, (Library and Archives Canada), 1906; Census Place: 13, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba; Page: 37; Family No: 267. [S115] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.), 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Edmonton East, 10; Roll: T-21950; Page: 4; Family No: 32. [S338] 1921 Census of Canada, RG 31; Folder Number: 4; Census Place: Edmonton East, Alberta; Page Number: 2. [S129] Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S129] Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Name: Merton Williscroft-Occupation: Farmer, Sunset House-Year: 1957-Location: Peace River, Alberta, Canada-Electoral District: Peace River. [S12] Newspaper Article, 19 September 1957 - Peace River Record Gazette - Peace River, Alb. [S382] BillionGraves Index,, (index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)). [S12] Newspaper Article, WILLISCROFT, William Merton; 94; Fort Francis ON>Valleyview AB; VV; 1997-4-23. [S172] Pioneers who Blazed the Trail : a history of High Prairie and districtFarm Women's Union of Alberta. Centennial Book Committee, (South Peace News, High Prairie, Alberta, 1968), Richard Williscroft submitted by Gladys McDermot. [S172] Pioneers who Blazed the Trail : a history of High Prairie and districtFarm Women's Union of Alberta. Centennial Book Committee, (South Peace News, High Prairie, Alberta, 1968), Richar Williscroft submitted by Gladys McDermot. [S1095] 1926 Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, (Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 February 2019. Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.).