R. Melville

Family/Spouse: A. Perkins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Julie Melville
2. Karen Melville
3. John Melville

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• _UID: CD68FEC3EF4D46ACBBF525CFC895EE91A4BE

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New Zealand flight seargant and wireless operator. Lives in Whakatane, New Zealand.
Sold most of their land in 1982 but kept 200 acres and some sheep and cattle. This 200 acres will be converted to fruit trees.

Jack married Jean Marion Campbell on 16 May 1944 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Jean (daughter of William Fraser "Frazer" Campbell and Elizabeth C. Cameron) was born on 3 Nov 1920 in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: B48D19BED23A47E48805A1D9EA83059159D9
• Residence: 1993, Kaitaia, Northern New Zealand
• Residence: 2010, Ohpoe Beach, New Zealand

Notes:

Worked at war maintenance depot in Winnipeg during war years. After marriage moved to Montreal, then North Bay. Jack was sent to England and Jean stayed in Canada where Ronald was born. In 1946 they moved to Whakatane, New Zealand to farm - dairy and sheep.

Residence:
may be Whakatane, N. NZ

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• FamilySearch ID: L1TW-QCN
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 216405283
• _UID: 1D8A7843EDE54555ACC517C5B9BC779EA549
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Pipestone, Virden Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Location: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Townships 6, ranges 29, 1st meridian; Post Office, Crescent

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Fraser homesteaded on NE 1/4 32-5-29. Pitts had other 3/4 of section and Fraser sold him this quarter and then rented E1/2 of 4-6-29 from Jack Pitts. Huron-Erie took over the mortgage and Fraser rented from them until his death. This land was originally homesteaded by Jim and Bob Adams.

Lived in new house on his mother's property first winter. Susan, Peter and Christina were living in original small house.

Geordie Anderson bought half that Fraser farmed.



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Died:
Funeral services for William Fraser Campbell were held at the family home and at the Tilston United Church, on Saturday afternoon. Both services were conducted by Rev. Anthony Friebert.

Mr Campbell had been in indifferent health for some time and passed away on Thursday at the age of 58 years and one month. He was one of the early settlers coming to the district in 1892 with his parents. His kindly disposition earned him a wide circle of friends and as a neighbor he was highly respected, this being shown by the presence of many friends following the Church and the floral remembrances that banked the casket. He was born in Lanark County, Ont., on 28 February, 1885 and on coming west he lived with his parents in the Reston district, later settling nort of Tilston.

He married Elizabeth Cameron in December 1915, who survives him. Also four sons, Alex, Albert, William and Kenneth and two daughters, Jean of Winnipeg and Mrs mac Cairns of Tilson. He also has one brother, Peter, and a sister, Tena, both of Tilston.

Pall bearers were: L. Graham, T. Gould, H. Long, W. Smith, W. Mare and J. R. Matheson. Burial was made in the Tilston Cemetery.

William married Elizabeth C. Cameron on 15 Dec 1915 in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Cameron and Agnes) was born in 1894 in Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1953; was buried in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 111768179
• _UID: 52AF771AA1E34DBABB29D44C721D015708F1
• Immigration: 1909, Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

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Daughter of a furniture maker from Aberdeen, Scotland who died when she was very young. Her brother John came to Canada in 1906 and returned to Scotland in 1806 in hopes of bring the family to Canada. Mrs. Cameron and the two youngest children remained in Scotland. Elizabeth was 14 when she arrived in Canada. She worked as a maid in the hotel in Carlyle and later Melita before working on the Dujay farm. Ellen and Charles Morrice lived across the road from the Dujays. After the first winter, on Fraser's mother's property they settled in the farm house on the property that Fraser rented - E 1/2 of section 4.
Elizabeth moved to Sinclair after remarriage to Denny Williamson.




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Married:
Name:?tab?Elizabeth Cameron
Gender:?tab?Female
Marriage Date:?tab?15 Dec 1915
Marriage Place:?tab?Albert, Manitoba, Canada
Spouse:?tab?
William Fraser Campbell
URL:?tab?http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php


Married at Dujay farm where Elizabeth worked as a housemaid.

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• FamilySearch ID: LHSW-D3V
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 216453542
• _UID: BB9A1FE186B044EAA665F16BC4F267CE0BC1
• Census: 1881, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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From Lanark Cty.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216453542

Alexander married Susan Rene Ashby on 6 Apr 1880 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Susan (daughter of William Archibald Ashby and Elizabeth B. Foster) was born on 21 Dec 1850 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Mar 1930 in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Tilston Cemetery, Tilston, RM of Albert, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: M7G1-MYT
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 216453603
• _UID: 6CD1B7860510474BAE669A6180E09F8DBC4A
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1901, Pipestone, Virden Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Location-Witness: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Townships 6, ranges 29, 1st meridian; Post Office, Crescent
• Census: 1916, Brandon, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Census: 1921, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Moved west to homestead in 1891. Took rail to Melita, MB (end of rail). Traveled north to Tilston, MB, 10-6-29 Rural Municipality of Albert, where closest neighbour was 9-10 miles south. Bob McInally and Jimmy Brown homesteads just east of homestead. Other neighbours were primarily from Iceland - Olsens, Abrahamsens, Fredricksons, Thordarsons.
These settlers left during the 1930's. They built a sod hut on SW quarter and gathered buffalo chips for fuel because there were no trees or shrubs. Nearest supplies were from Melita or Reston. Lumber was hauled from Moose Mountain near Carlyle and a two room shack was built.

Alexander died three years after homesteading and was buried just north of homestead buildings. Susan and children moved to Reston where children could attend school. She and children moved to homestead in the summers in order to keep her rights. Susan, Peter and Christina moved back to the farm when Peter was old enough to run the farm.

Susan died on the farm in 1930 at 80 years of age. She divided her land among her three children and Peter bought Fraser's and Christina's shares. Fraser and Christina never married and remained on the farm until their deaths.

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Wm 1819 & Eliz 1822
Isabella 1846; Ruth 1848; Susanna 1850; Elizabeth 1852; John 1854; Martha 1857; Harriet 1858
Thomas Ennis and family listed with William's family

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Died:
Name:?tab?Susan Campbell
Age:?tab?80
Birth Date:?tab?24 Dec 1849
Death Date:?tab?2 Mar 1930
Death Place:?tab?Albert, Manitoba, Canada

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Married:
Name:?tab?Alexander Campbell
Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1880
Marriage Place: Perth, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: Susan Ashby
witnesses: Alexander McGarry and John P. Fraser

Name?tab?Susan Ashby
Age 28
Birth Year 1852
Birth Place Bathurst, Ontario
Marriage Date 04/04/1880
Marriage Place Lanark Ontario Canada
Father?tab?William Ashby
Mother Elizabeth Ashby
Spouse Alexander Campell

Name?tab?Alexander Campell
Age 32
Birth Year 1848
Birth Place Drummond Ontario
Marriage Date 04/04/1880
Marriage Place Lanark Ontario Canada
Father?tab?Peter Campell
Mother Christina Campell
Spouse Susan Ashby

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• _UID: 95B9581038604BEBB8B0CF372449D8376E87

John married Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 76A997EBE291496E8A90F7917168AEE9DD23