This is my father. - Bill Buchanan
born: sec 10-15-15W-1st, Riding Mountain P.O. (Red Bob Buchanan's farm outside Neepawa)Moves:
His parents family moved to Stettler, AB; Leedale-Leslieville area of Alberta; Tacoma, Washington; where the mother died; then Millett Alberta. His father moved to Jack Buchanan's farm where he had his own shack and blacksmith shop.He quit school after grade 6 to help support the family by cleaning streetcars.
At some point he also worked in a box factory.
He also worked building bridges for the railroad."In 1935 Floyd and Mary Jane (Mamie) and George Buchanan moved SE of Breton to NW19-47-3-W5 on the John Biro place. Our neighbors were the Ing family to the south and the Jim Impey family to the north." - The Ladder of Time p. 255
George met Dorothy while working in a lumber camp, and they were married. They lived near Breton, AB (near Gryzyb's farm); Conjuring Creek, south of Calmar; in the bush near Carnwood or Lyndale while working for Pearson's sawmill; on his farm about 7 miles west of Breton; his brother Jack's farm 6 miles west of Breton; Camrose; Jack's farm again; Edgewater, BC; and lastly Breton, where he and Dorothy shared a house with Jack until Jack was too sick and had to go to the hospital.
In 1964 Jack Buchanan and George Buchanan sold their farms to Doug Smith.Obituary:
William Buchanan
William George Buchanan of Breton passed away September 3, 1975 at the age of 69 years. Mr. Buchanan was born at Neepawa, Manitoba, May 1, 1906. He was a resident of Breton for many years, and a member of the Breton Golden Age Club. He is survived by his loving wife Dorothy; four sons: Bill and Lloyd of Alberta Beach, Reg of Calgary, and Ed of Edmonton; one daughter, Mrs. Judy (Bernard) Tetreau of Edmonton; five grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Inez McCallum of Edmonton. Rev. Robert Lang officiated at the funeral held Saturday Sepemeber 6 at 10:30 a.m. from the Breton Community Hall. Interment took place in the Breton Cemetery. Baker Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.His cousin Gloria Burns Praill tells about him telling ghost stories when she and her mother and sisters were staying at Dick Watson's place at Millet prior to their move to the USA in the 1920s. She said "I also remember the Buchanans visiting at Dick's place, particularly a Geordie who told us ghost stories around a campfire and scared us to death. He was GOOD!!!" George's niece Bev McCallum Aubichon mentioned that he told stories about characters he made up, such as the Gily-loo bird and the Sock-ra-dollager. I think the Gilly-loo bird was the one that flew backwards to keep the dust out of its eyes, or maybe that was the Wiffenwaffen. I vaguely remember the Side-hill Gouger, who always walked around the mountain in the same direction, so that one leg was longer than the other. I remember him singing nonsense songs to my younger brothers as he gave them "horsey rides" on the instep of his foot.
Dad loved this old song, which reminded him of his younger sister Margaret, who died as a young woman.
WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE
Music by J.A. Butterfield. Words by Geo. W. Johnson. 1910 -
I wandered today to the hill, Maggie, To watch the scene below, The creek and the creaking old mill, Maggie, Where we sat long, long ago. -
The green grass is gone from the hill, Maggie, Where once the daisies sprung.
The Creaking old mill now is still, Maggie,
Since you and I were young. - And now we are aged and gray, Maggie; The trials of life nearly done. Let us sing of the days that are gone, Maggie, When you and I were young. - A city, so silent and lone, Maggie, Where the young and the gay and the blest, In polished, white mansions of stone, Maggie, Have each found a place of rest, Is built where the birds used to play, Maggie, And join in the songs that were sung; And we sang as gaily as they, Maggie, When you and I were young.
...I don't know why Dad had difficulty getting his birth registered, because these formas had been completed and submitted away back in 1935.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND PUBLIC WELFARE
RECEIVED JUN 1-1935
VITAL STATISTICS MANITOBAPROVINCE OF MANITOBA
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF BIRTH
(BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN)
PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AS AT TIME OF BIRTHRegistration Division of Neepawa Municipality of Rosedale.
1. Where was the child born? Sect 9 Town 15 Range 5 W 1
2. What Is the child's full name? Surname: Buchanan Given Name: William George
3. Male or female: Male 4. Was this a single, double, or other plural birth? Single
5 Was the child born alive? Yes
6. Are the parents married? Yes
7. When was the child born? 1st May 1906 At what hour? 11 A.M.
8. Full name of father William Andrew Buchanan
9. Residence of father: Riding Mountain, Manitoba
10. Nationality: Canadian
11. Racial origin of father: Irish 12. Age of father at last birthday: 32
13. Birthplace of father: Listowel, Ontario
14. Occupation of father: Balcksmith
15. Full maiden name of mother: Elizabeth Watson
16. Residence of mother: Riding Mountain, Manitoba
17. Nationality: Canadian
18. Racial origin of mother: Scotch . .
19. Age of mother: 26 years
20. Birthplace of mother: Tyneburry, Ontario
21. Children of this mother (including this birth): 1 (He was the first child.)
22. Occupation of mother: Housewife
23. Was this birth premature? No
24. Where were the parents married? Edmonton, Alberta
25. When were they married? (day, month, year) 3/05/1905
26. Name and address of attending physician, mid-wife or other: Dr. McRae, Neepawa
27. Relationship of informant to the child: Father 28. Were you in the house at the time of birth? YesThe above-stated particulars are true, to the best of my knowledge and belief
29. Signature of informant: W A Buchanan
Address: Stettler, Alberta
30 The date 29/05/35After being filled up, this form is to be sent to the Clerk of the Municipality in which the birth occurred, within 10 days.
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LATE REGISTRATION
DECLARATION OF INFORMANT
Sections 15 and 23 of “The Vital Statistics Act”CANADA
PROVINCE OF AlbertaPrecedence must be given declarant in order named below. I, William Andrew Buchanan of Stettler in the Province of Alberta, Blacksmith (occupation) do solemnly declare, that:
1. I am the Father of the person whose record of birth appears in the within notice of birth.2. I was born at Listowel in the Province of Ontario in the year 1874.
3. My residence at the time of said birth was Riding Mountain in the Province of Manitoba.
4. Cross out if father of the person whose record of birth appears in the within is living and able to give notice.
5. The mother of the person whose record of birth appears in the within notice of birth is dead, or is unable to give the within notice of birth.
6. I have a personal knowledge of all the matters set out in the answers to the questions which have been answered by me in the within notice and the same are true in substance and in fact.
And I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing it to be true, and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of "The Canada Evidence Act"
Declared before me at the Town of Stettler in the Province of Alberta this 29th day of May 1935
W B Gray, J.P.W A Buchanan (Signature of Declarant)
Form 35A. 2M-12-33
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LATE REGISTRATIONDECLARATION CORROBORATING INFORMANT
SECTIONS 15 AND 23 OF "THE VITAL STATISTICS ACT"CANADA
PROVINCE OF MANITOBATo WIT -
IN THE MATTER OF notice under said Act of the birth of (Name of person born) William George Buchanan by (Name of informant) William Andrew Buchanan
I, William Andrew Buchanan of Stettler in the Province of Alberta, Balacksmith do solemnly declare that:
1. 1 have been wellacquainted with the family of the person whose record of birth appears in the said notice of birth for the past ________ years.
2. I was born at Listowel in the Province of Ontario in the year 1874.
3. My residence at the time of the said birth was Riding Mountain in the Province of Manitoba
4. I have a personal knowledge of all the matters set out in the answers to the questions numbered 1 to 30 which have been answered by the informant in the said notice, and the same are true in substance, and in fact.
5. From my acquaintance and association with the said family I have a knowledge of the matters set out in the answers to the questions numbered 1 to 30 which have been answered by the informant in the said notice and I believe that the same are true in substance and in fact.
And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of "The Canada Evidence Act."
Declared before me at the Town of Stettler in the Province of Alberta this 29th day of May 1935
(Signature of Declarant) W. A. Buchanan
WB Gray, J.P.
(Notary, Commissioner, etc.)
Form 34A- 5M-12-30This account by the Haluszka family shows some of the ways that George and Dorothy affected the lives of their neighbors.
"The Ladder of Time", a history of Breton and area, p.424
WALTER AND ANASTAZIA HALUSZKA
Walter and Anastazia Haluszka were both raised in a village called Wetlien near the town of Yaroslavl in the Ukraine.
The onslaught of the Second World War brought them both to Germany. There they were married and had their first child, Mary. During the years that they lived in Germany, Walter owned his own shoemaker shop.
In March of 1949, Walter came to Canada; six months later, Anastazia followed with Mary.
In Canada, Walter worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway and later worked for his brother, Mike, and several other neighbors.
George Buchanan was working in camp and his wife, Dorothy, stayed in town so they offered Walter and Anastazia their house to live in; in exchange they had to take care of the stock. Since they couldn't afford to buy meat they ate porcupine. Not knowing how to use a gun and never having used one before, Anastazia went out and shot prairie chickens off the roof of the house.
Walter stayed for a few months and then went to work up North. Anastazia had to feed a cow and her calf and one heifer. The Buchanans wanted to move back to their house in the spring, so they moved a small shack into their yard. Anastazia moved into the shack and built shelves and made the shack liveable.
The house moved from their first farm to the home farm. Beside the house is their first car.
Walter returned from work and they rented a farm for one-year. This farm had a house, a barn and a few other small buildings. There were w-acres of land cleared on this farm.
In 1950 a second child, Steve, was born. The same year they bought two horses and a wagon with the money Walter earned up North. George Buchanan gave Anastazia the calf she raised while she took care of his farm. They cut pulpwood and earned money to buy a cow and a plow.
...George's boyhood friend Albert Bailey is listed here on page 10.
Census of Canada, 1911 Province/Territory: Alberta District Name: Strathcona
Sub-District Name/Description: Townships 47, 48, 49, 50 in range 26 west of the 4th MAlberta Genealogical Society Master Name Index
Buchanan, John 26 Apr 1974 Age 63y Breton Cemetery
Buchanan, Tina 1922 - 13 Apr 1967 Age 44y Breton Cemetery
Buchanan, William Andrew 28 May 1948 Age 73y Wetaskiwin Old Cemetery
Buchanan, William George 3 Sept 1975 Age 69y Breton Cemetery
Born at 25 Linton Place, Registration district of St. Marylebone, subdistrict of Christchurch, in the county of Middlesex according to his birth certificate. He came to Canada in 1896 (aged 14).
Births Dec 1881 Ing Richard Samuel Marylebone 1a 608
During my stay with them in Feb 1967, Jessie Evans Anderson said that she thought that my grandfather Richard Ing had come to Canada as one of the Barnardo Home children, mentioning that she and her husband knew some of the Bernardo family personally. I said that I had never heard of him coming out with Barnardo Homes. I discovered that she was right! http://www.archives.ca/02/02011003_e.html
Home Children
ING , Richard S Age: 14 Sex: M Year of arrival: 1896 Microfilm reel: C-4517
Ship: SS Vancouver Port of departure: Liverpool Departure Date: 5 Mar 1896
Port of arrival: Halifax Arrival Date: 14 Mar 1896 Party: Not Given Destination: Hamilton, Ont
Comments: Dr Stephenson
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Note: Due to the poor legibility of the original records, some information in this database may be incorrect and/or incomplete.I can't find him in the 1901 census of Canada at automatedgenealogy.com
1891 census Personal Information
Name: Ing, Richard Samuel Record Type: Births
Quarter: December Year: 1881
District: Marylebone County: London Middlesex Volume: 1a Page: 608
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Name Age in 1891 Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish County
Ing, Richard Sam I 8 Scholar Milton KentName Year Quarter District County Volume Page
Ing, Richard Samuel 1881 December Marylebone London Middlesex 1a 608Jim and Dick sold their oxen to get enough money to bring Ada and Grandma (Martha) over from England.
They lived at Lavallee, Ontario (east of Rainy River) before coming to Alberta.Dick and Louise farmed near Kirriemuir, Alberta; moved to Nisku for a short time; Cooking Lake for a several years, then farmed at Norbuck until they retired from farming and moved into Breton. We grandchildren got to see them every Saturday then, when our parents came to Breton to do the weekly shopping. They later moved into Wetaskiwin, where Dick died. Louise stayed with Dorothy while her physical condition permitted, then moved to the Good Samaritan Lodge in Stony Plain. Louise died at the age of 101.
Obituary says:
Mr. Richard Ing of Wetaskiwin passed away October 25 in Wetaskiwin Hospitla at the age of 86, following a brief illness. Mr. Ing, who was a farmer until his retirement in 1950, was born in London, England. He came to Canada in 1895 and came to Wetaskiwin in 1952. He is survived by his wife Ellen, two sons: Walter of Breton and Charlie of Whitecourt, and four daughters: Mrs. Marion Lidgett of Wetaskiwin, Mrs. Dorothy Buckannon of Edgewater, BC, Mrs. Violet Matthews of Breton, and Mrs. Myrtle Carson of Clive. There alre also nineteen gransdchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Officiating at the funeral service, held from Baker funeral chapel, was Rev. Laurie Ray. Interment followed in the Wetaskiwin cemetery.This was a favorite song:
While London sleeps and all its lamps are gleaming Millions of its people, now lie sweetly dreaming. Some have no homes and all their sorrows weep While others laugh and play the game While London's fast asleep.Alberta Genealogical Society Master Name Index
Ing, Anne 1916 - 29 June 1991 Wetaskiwin Memorial
Ing, Dennis Edward 1951 - 16 June 1952 Age 1y Wetaskiwin Old Cemetery
Ing, Donald Richard 1942 - 24 Apr 2001 Age 58y Wetaskiwin Memorial
Ing, Elizabeth Jane 1871 - int 5 Dec 1950 Beechmont, Edmonton
Ing, George Alfred 25 July 1903 - 05 Aug 1993 Kirriemuir, Altario
Ing, Glennis Wayne 1953 - 05 March 1971 Age 17y Wetaskiwin Memorial
Ing, Louisa Ellen 1884 - 26 Jan 1986 Age 101y Wetaskiwin Old Cemetery
Ing, Martha Jane - int 10 May 1948 Beechmont, Edmonton
Ing, Mary 1926 - 15 July 1989 Age 63y Alto-Reste, Red Deer
Ing, Richard Samuel 1881 - 25 Oct 1967 Age 86y Wetaskiwin Old Cemetery
Ing, Walter Richard 1916 - 26 January 1996 Age 78y Wetaskiwin Memorial
Dr. Stephenson and the National Children's Home
Dr. Thomas Bowman Stephenson, a Wesleyan minister, was one of the founding members of the National Children's Home. The first home opened in England in 1869. Starting in 1873 the first of these children were sent to Canada.
In 1872 Dr. Stephenson came to visit Canada and with the assistance of local Methodists he raised $1500 which was used to purchase land and a home near Hamilton, Ontario. Mr. W. Sanford Evans became the manager of the home. Later Mr. Frank Mills would take over and be the longest serving superintendent of the home.
Children were placed in the Hamilton-Niagara area. At first the home sent both boys and girls to Canada but in the 1890s they stopped bring girls. The National Children's Home estimated that about 85% of the children remained in Canada. The other 15% they claimed either returned to England or went to the United States.
http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Organizations/stephenson.html
Born 46 Cirencester Street. St Mary subdistrict, Paddington. Her mother's name is given as Harriet Wright formerly Eley. Her father, Samuel Wright is a Carman by occupation. She was known to the relatives in England as Aunt Cissy or Auntie Ciss, but was known to the relatives in Canada as Auntie Lou.
She worked as a servant for some wealthy families, one was named Stokes. She was engaged to marry Wally, a merchant sailor on the "Montezuma", but he was drowned when the boat capsized while returning to the ship one night. (Violet says that her brother Walter is named after Wally.)
Lady Stokes entertained royalty from other countries - with their fine clothes and all their jewelry. Louisa worked in the kitchen, but the girls who served the tables would leave the door open a crack so that the kitchen help (like Louisa) could enjoy the spectacle too. Later, she too was employed serving the food, but she was never taught to cook. It was Dick who taught her to do farm chores like milking cows, churning butter and baking bread after they were married. Back in London, bread and milk were delivered to the homes.On her trip to Canada, the Salvation army band on shore played "God be with you 'til we meet again", as the ship left port. When the band on the ship asked for requests, one of the porters always requested "Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?", thinking of his missing son. On the ship she acted as guardian to a little girl named Dorothy, who was traveling without her family. Her daughter Dorothy was named after this little girl. One day this little girl was skipping on the deck, when her shoe flew off into the ocean.
Dorothy Ing Buchanan remembers: "Uncle Tom Ing and Grandma Ing lived by us on the prairie. The house roof caught fire and Tom just watched as Mom (Louisa) climbed on the roof with her washwater and put out the fire. She wasn't overly impressed by his helpfulness on this occasion."
1901 census: Address 46 Cirencester St AdministrativeCounty London CivilParish Paddington
EcclesiasticalParish St Mary Magdalene ParliamentaryBorough North Paddington
Municipal Borough Paddington MunicipalWard Church
Probably this one
1901 census Louisa Wright Age 17 London Notting Hill London Paddington General Servant DomesticShe liked gardening and caring for the chickens and she loved to sing old songs, including this one:
"WHILE LONDON SLEEPS" The greatest city in the world is London At least that's what the wealthy people say It's very nice for some, who always get the plum But I only get what people throw away - It's very nice for starving boys in winter, It's very nice for camping out at night; A doorstep for your bed, another for your head, Just because you haven't sold your life While London sleeps and all its lamps are gleaming Millions of its people, now lie sweetly dreaming Some have no homes and all their sorrows weep While others laugh and play the game While London's fast asleep. - Some people say that all the Coppers are bad uns I don't mean the browns I mean the men in blue They're called a shady lot but some of them are not Although I've caught it hot from one or two There's one of them has been a pal to this child One night he caught me dossing in the street He didn't use his club, he let me share his grub And with his lantern let me warm my feet. - While London sleeps.... - One night when it was snowing hard and raining I saw a woman trudging through it all So thin and poorly dressed, the baby at her breast Was covered only by a ragged shawl - I followed her, I felt as how I had to When suddenly she pulled the shawl aside Then she cried Oh no! and sank into the snow From cold and want her little one had died. - While London sleeps....
-THE SAILOR'S FAREWELL Twas [on] a dark and stormy night, the snow lay on the ground A sailor boy stood on the deck [quay], his ship was outward bound His sweetheart standing by his side, shed many a bitter [silent] tear And as he clasped her to his breast, he whispered in her ear. - Farewell, farewell my own true love, this parting gives me pain You'll be my hope, my guide, my star [own true guiding star], till I return again My thoughts shall be of you my love, though storms be raging high So fare thee well, [farewell my love,] remember me, your faithful sailor boy. - So with a gale, this ship set sail, he kissed his love goodbye, She watched the vessel out of sight till a tear bedimmed her eye She prayed to God in heaven above, to guide him on his way But still her lover's parting words, re-echoed o'er the bay. - Farewell, farewell my own true love, this parting gives me pain You'll be my hope, my guide, my star, till I return again My thoughts shall be of you my love, though storms be raging high So fare thee well, remember me, your faithful sailor boy. - But sad to say that ship returned without her sailor boy For he had died while outward bound and his [the] flag was half-mast high And when his comrades came ashore and told her he was dead A letter he had sent to her and this is how it read. - Farewell, farewell my own true love, on earth we'll meet no more But we shall meet in Heaven above on that eternal shore I know that in that land so bright, that land above the sky We'll meet, we'll meet to part no more from your faithful sailor boy. - From the Grieg-Duncan Collection of Folk Songs Collected from James. M. Taylor
MISTLETOE BOUGH The mistletoe hung in the castle hall; The holly branch shone on the old oak wall. The Baron's retainers were blithe and gay, Keeping the Christmas holiday. - The Baron beheld with a father's pride His beautiful child, Lord Lovell's bride. And she, with her bright eyes seemed to be The star of that goodly company. - Oh, the mistletoe bough [, Oh, the mistletoe bough]. - "I'm weary of dancing, now," she cried; "Here, tarry a moment, I'll hide, I'll hide, And, Lovell, be sure you're the first to trace The clue to my secret hiding place." - Away she ran, and her friends began Each tower to search and each nook to scan. And young Lovell cried, "Oh, where do you hide? I'm lonesome without you, my own fair bride." - Oh, the mistletoe bough. - They sought her that night, they sought her next day, They sought her in vain when a week passed away. In the highest, the lowest, the loneliest spot, Young Lovell sought wildly, but found her not. - The years passed by and their brief at last Was told as a sorrowful tale long past. When Lovell appeared, all the children cried, "See the old man weeps for his fairy bride." -
Oh, the mistletoe bough. - At length, an old chest that had long laid hid Was found in the castle; they raised the lid. A skeleton form lay mouldering there In the bridal wreath of that lady fair. - How sad the day when in sportive jest She hid from her lord in the old oak chest, It closed with a spring and a dreadful doom, And the bride lay clasped in a living tomb.- Oh, the mistletoe bough. - Published in "Ozark Folksongs" by Randolph and other folk music collections. It is credited to Thomas Haynes Bayley, who also wrote "Long Long Ago," and dates back to the early 19th century"I LIVE IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE"
Today I've been busy removing
And I'm all in a frigidy-fidge.
My last digs were on the Embankment -
the third seat from Waterloo Bridge.But the cooking - and O! the attendants -
Didn't happen to suit me so well.
So I ordered my man to pick up
And a'look out for another hotel.He did - and the new place is extra, I vow.
Where I'm staying now.
I live in Trafalgar Square
with four lions to guard me.
Fountains and statues all over the place,
And the metropolis staring me right in the face.
I'll own it's a trifle drafty,
But I look at it this way, you see:
If it's good enough for Nelson,
It's quite good enough for me.The beds ain't so soft as they might be,
Still, the temperature's never to high.
And it's nice to see the swells who are passing
Look on you with envious eyes.
And then when you wake in the morning,
Just fancy how nice it must be,
To have a good walk for your breakfast
And the same for your dinner and tea.
There's many a swell up in Barclay tonight
Who'd be glad if he only had my appetite.THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND
[An excerpt hung on their living room wall.] There'll always be an England, While there's a country lane. Wherever there's a cottage small Beside a field of grain There'll always be an England While there's a busy street. Wherever there's a turning wheel A million marching feet. Red, white and blue What does it mean to you? Surely you're proud Shout it loud Britons awake! The Empire too We can depend on you. Freedom remains These are the chains Nothing can break. There'll always be an England And England shall be free If England means as much to you As England means to me.TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE
An old man gazed on a photograph, In the locket he'd worn for years His nephew then asked him the reason, why that picture had caused him tears Come listen, I'll tell you, lad, A story that's strange, but true Your Father and I, at school one day met two little girls in blue.
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CHORUS Two little girls in blue, lad, two little girls in blue They were sisters, we were brothers and we learned to love the two One little girl in blue, lad, who won your Father's heart Became your Mother, I married the other, But we have drifted apart.
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This picture is one of those girls, he said, To me she once was a wife I tho't her unfaithful, we quarrelled, lad, and parted that night for life My fancy of jealousy wronged her life, A heart that was good and true For two better girls never lived than they, those two little girls in blue.
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