Re: Jackson Thomas Wilkinson 1900's
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In reply to:
Jackson Thomas Wilkinson 1900's
12/07/01
Lisa,
I took the following information from 5 Jan. 1944 issue of the Vancouver Province:
T.J. WILKINSON
North Vancouver, Jan. 5.- Funeral services for Thomas Jackson Wilkinson, 70, of 165 East Third, who died Monday in North Vancouver General Hospital, were held today at Burrard Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Paul C. Wade officiating.Interment was in Capilano View Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkinson was born in the Isle of Man and had lived here for five years.
Surviving are his wife; three sons: Alexander, Vancouver; John, Britannia Mines; and Henry with the R.C.N. {Royal Canadian Navy] in Halifax; three daughters: Mrs. D. McTaggart, West Vancouver; Mrs. W. Perkhoven, Alberta; and Mrs. S. Horton, Sacramento, Cal.; one brother, Edwin, in Alberta; one niece, Mrs. Fred Keates, here; one sister in England; and 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
His Death Certificate provides a few more details:
He had been in Canada 36 years, British Columbia 35 years & North Vancouver 5 years.
Residence: 165 East 3rd St., North Vancouver
Date of Birth: 2 Feb. 1873, Isle of Man
Occupation: Coal Miner for 43 years; last worked in 1937
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Nicholson
Father: Thomas Jackson Wilkinson
Informant: A.V. Wilkinson, son, 1304 East 26th Ave., Vancouver
Date of Death: 3 Jan. 1944
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia (4 days) due to Silicosis (about 10 years)
Lance M. Jefferson, Richmond, British Columbia