Herbert Clarence Williamson

Male28 February 1899–28 April 1981

Brief Life History of Herbert Clarence

When Herbert Clarence Williamson was born on 28 February 1899, in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, his father, Edward Thomas Williamson, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Buchanan, was 31. He married Winnifred Lulu Mabel Gilliland on 18 December 1936, in Berwyn, Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada. He lived in Alberta, Canada in 1916 and Peace River, Alberta, Canada in 1926. He died on 28 April 1981, in Edmonton, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Berwyn, Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Herbert Clarence Williamson
1899–1981
Winnifred Lulu Mabel Gilliland
–1994
Marriage: 18 December 1936

Sources (7)

  • Herbet C Williamson in household of Edw T Williamson, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Herbert Clarence Williamson, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Herbert Clarence Williamson, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 December 1936Berwyn, Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1905

    Age 6

    Historical Timeline Settlement Patterns

    1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

    Age 7

    Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

    1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

    Age 35

    Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

    Name Meaning

    English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.

    Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.

    History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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