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[[Occupations#Miner|Miner]] | [[Occupations#Miner|Miner]] | ||
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==Cemetery== | ==Cemetery== | ||
Thomas is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave. | Thomas is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave. | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 2 July 2012
| Thomas L. Wilson aka Thomas Armstrong aka Edward Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1879 |
| Died |
1914 (aged 34–35) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Miner |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1879, Lambley, Northumberland, England
Census Records
1881 Lambley, Northumberland,name Thomas Armstrong age 2, grandson of Joseph and Jane Wilson
1891 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, name Thomas Armstrong, age 12, grandson of Joseph and Jane Wilson
1901 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, England, name Thomas Wilson, age 22, occupation Brickworker, born Lambley, Northumberland, with Joseph and Jane Wilson
[1911 Hillcrest, Alberta, name Edward Wilson, boarder, single, age 41, b. Scotland to Canada 1902??]
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Thomas is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Compensation
Interesting Facts
It would appear that Thomas's grandmother, Jane, was married to a Mr. Armstrong, before Joseph Wilson. She had children named Armstrong and assume that one was the parent of Thomas.
A newspaper account from the Newcastle Weekly Journal 27 June 1914 stated "Mrs. Wilson of Red Row, Bedlington has received a message that her son Edward has been killed."
