Brief Life History of Edward Alexander
When Edward Alexander Winkler was born in 1905, in Tyndall, Brokenhead, Manitoba, Canada, his father, Carl Winkler, was 27 and his mother, Cristine Andersdatter, was 27. He married Hazel Grace Smith on 6 January 1930, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada in 1911 and Manitoba, Canada in 1916. He died on 13 May 1978, in Chemainus, North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 73.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Alexander Winkler in household of Carl Winkler, "Canada Census, 1916"
- Edward Alexander Winkler, "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
- Edward Alexander Winkler, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
Spouse and Children
1905–1978 Male
1903–1986 Female
Children (1)
– Male
Parents and Siblings
1878–1937 Male
1878– Female
Siblings (6)
1905–1978 Male
1905–2000 Female
1908–2000 Male
1909– Male
1911–1911 Male
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Klaus, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Gerhard, Heinz, Hermann, Fritz, Gernot, Helmut, Horst.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for someone who kept a corner shop or one who farmed a corner of land, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a corner, in all these senses being an agent derivative of Winkel 1 ‘corner’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Hungary, Poland, Czechia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic topographic names or surnames.
Americanized or Germanized form of Czech, Hungarian, Slovenian, Slovak, and Croatian Vinkler , itself a Slavicized form of the German surname (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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