Samuel Charlton

Samuel Charlton
Born	1881 Cannock, Staffordshire
Died	1914 (aged 32–33) (death, birth) Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death	Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place	Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality	English
Occupation	Examiner and Fire Boss
Religion	Church of England, Anglican

Early Life

Birth

Born 4/4 1881 Registration District Cannock, Staffordshire, England

Parents

Mary Ann Ironmonger and 1) William Charlton, married 20 Jan 1878, Walsall, Staffordshire. William died 2/4 1886, Cannock.
Mary Ann Ironmonger and 2) George Pidgeon White, married 3/4 1888, Cannock, Staffordshire.

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

• Annie Amelia Charlton married Leonard Clarke
  
• Samuel Charlton
  
• Elizabeth Charlton
  
• Henry White
  
• William White
  
• Lily White married George Hicken
  
• Ethel White
  
• Alfred White
  
• Lambert Francis White
  

Marriage

Samuel Charlton married Margaret May Nason from Selly Park, England, 18 May 1914, Anglican Church, Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada.

Census Records

1891 Five Ways, Staffordshire, surname of White, age 6 [should be 10]
1901 Five Ways, Staffordshire, surname Charlton, age 19
1911 Hillcrest, Alberta, age 27

Immigration to Canada

1908 Ship Kensington, March 1908, age 25, going to Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
1910 Ship Empress of Ireland, March 1910, age 28, going to Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada.

Occupation

Examiner and Fire Boss

Cemetery

Buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Masonic section.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Margaret May Charlton returned to England, ship Missanabie, to Moore Green Mills, Selly Park. No children.

Compensation

Schedule A

Interesting Facts

• Samuel was a brother-in-law to Leonard Clarke and George Hicken, two other victims of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
• Samuel was a cousin to Samuel Ironmonger and Charles Ironmonger, two other victims of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.

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