Name |
William Nelson Colbourne |
Born |
1899 |
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales |
Gender |
Male |
Emigration |
12 Apr 1906 |
Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] |
- William, Louisa (aka Lily) and their children, Bertha, Nelson (William) and Alexander, sailed aboard the ship "Pretorian", arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia at 9am on 24 April. William gave his age as 36 and his occupation as a Plasterer. They give their final destination as Winnipeg, Manitoba. Also with them was Margaret Lilian Dodimead, Louisa's sister.
Into Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
|
 |
RMS Pretorian |
Census |
1 Jun 1916 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [2] |
Age: 17y |
Address: 225, Poplar |
Census |
1 Jun 1921 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [3] |
Age: 21y |
Address: 141, Poplar Avenue |
Occupation |
1 Jun 1921 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [3] |
Stock-Keeper at Soap Factory |
Died |
16 May 1970 |
North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada |
Cause: Both William, and his wife Marjorie, were killed in a car crash. |
Siblings |
6 siblings |
 | 1. Eva Bertha Kate Colbourne b. 28 Dec 1897, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales  d. 1969, West Saint Paul, Manitoba, Canada (Age 71 years)
| | 2. Alexander Fred Colbourne b. 14 Mar 1902, Newport, Gwent, Wales  d. 30 Jun 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 16 years) | | 3. John Francis Colbourne b. 20 Aug 1907, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  d. 22 Jan 1919, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 11 years) | | 4. Kathleen Louise Colbourne b. 14 Jul 1909, Manitoba, Canada  |  | 5. Ada Kathleen Colbourne b. 20 Jul 1909, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  d. 1998, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 88 years)
|  | 6. Madeline Frances Colbourne b. 7 Dec 1911, Manitoba, Canada 
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Person ID |
I27135 |
Mitchell Families |
Last Modified |
23 Jan 2015 |
Father |
William Henry Colbourne (ID:I27133) b. 5 Jun 1870, Swindon, Wiltshire, England  d. 26 Dec 1913, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 43 years) |
Mother |
Louisa Kate Dodimead (ID:I27129) b. 6 May 1874, South Stoke, Somerset, England  d. 29 Oct 1972, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 98 years) |
Married |
1897 |
Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales |
Family ID |
F6550 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |