William Hedley
Johnson was born October 1875 and baptised 28 November 1875 at Louth, a son of Rev.
Alexander Johnson and his first wife,
Hannah formerly Stephenson. His birth
was registered in the Louth district in the December quarter 1875.
In the 1881
census he was living at home aged 5.
He was
educated at De Aston School, Market Rasen, Lincs. He was aged 13
and admitted 2 Feb 1889 and left at Easter 1891.
In the 1891
census he was living at home, aged 15.
He emigrated to Canada, apparently arriving in 1891 and married
Annie Durham (from Tavistock, Devon) whom he met in
Manitoba. The marriage was 29 May 1902
at Ochre River, Manitoba.
In the 1911
census of Ochre River, Dauphin, Manitoba, William H Johnson was aged 35 and
born in October 1875. He arrived in
Canada in 1891 and was born in England and of English nationality. His religion was Church of England (C of E). There was other information in the census but
it was either illegible or unintelligible.
With him was his wife, Annie, born November 1875 in England aged 35, who
arrived in Canada in 1900, and was of Canadian nationality and was C of E. There were also 7 children, all born in
Manitoba; Mary E born December 1902 aged 9, William Leslie born February 1905
aged 6, Annie Winifred born January? 1906 aged 5, Hilda
Blanche born March 1907 aged 4, Alexandra Venning born
March 1908 aged 3, John Durham born February 1910 aged 1 and Bessie Langford
born April 1911.
In the 1916
census of Manitoba, at Ochre River, Dauphin, William Johnson was aged 41 and
arrived in Canada in 1890 (not possible as he was in England then). His wife, Annie, was aged 41 and their
children were Mary aged 14, William Leslie aged 12, Annie aged 11, Blanche aged
10, Alexandra aged 9, Jack aged 7, Bessie aged 6, Harry aged 5, Dorothy aged 4,
Frederick aged 2 or 3 and Bernice aged 1.
With them was a nurse and Fred Durham, William’s brother-in-law.
William and
Annie originally lived at Ochre River, Manitoba and then moved to Kirkland Lake
when he became a shift boss at the Lake Shore mill. They had 15 children of whom 11 lived to
adulthood.
William and
Annie’s children were:
Mary Eleanor Johnson, born 26 December
1902 Ochre River, Manitoba (mother Annie formerly Durham). In 1911 she was at home aged 9, and in 1916 was aged 14.
William Leslie Johnson, born 1 February
1905 Ochre River, Manitoba (mother Annie formerly Durham). In 1911 he was at home aged 6 and in 1916 was aged 12.
Annie Winnifred Johnson, born
28 January 1906 Ochre River, Manitoba (mother Annie formerly Durham). In 1911 she was at home aged 5 and in 1916
she was aged 11.
Hilda Blanche Johnson, born 6 March
1907 Ochre River, Manitoba (mother Annie formerly Durham). In 1911 she was at home aged 4 and in 1916
she was aged 10.
Alexandra Venning
Johnson, born 26 February 1908 Ochre River,
Manitoba (female, mother Annie formerly Durham). In 1911 she was aged 3 and in 1916 she was
aged 9.
John ‘Jack’ Durham Johnson, born 4 March
1910 Ochre River, Manitoba (mother Annie formerly Durham, but indexed as ‘Ducharm’). In 1911
he was at home and was aged 1 and in 1916 he was aged 7.
Bessie Langford Johnson, born 2 April
1911 Ochre River, Manitoba (mother Annie formerly Durham). In 1911 she was at home aged _ months and in 1916
she was aged 6.
Harry Douglas Johnson, born 29
April 1912 Ochre River, Manitoba (mother Annie formerly Durham). In 1916 he was at home and aged 5.
Dorothy Johnson,
born about 1912 in Manitoba. In 1916 she was at home and aged 4.
She
married Frederick Raymond Prier (Lake Shore mine accountant 1927 – 1968, born
Charlton Ontario 1909) in 1931. Their
long time address was a mine house, 128 Government Road West, Kirkland
Lake.
Frederick Johnson,
born about 1913 or 1914 in Manitoba. In 1916 he was at home aged 2 or 3.
Bernice Johnson,
born about 1915 in Manitoba. In 1916 she was at home aged 1.
Eve Johnson
James Kitchener Johnson,
died night of 18/19 July 1944. He was a
navigator (J/88546, RCAF) and his plane, a Lancaster III PB245-PG-Z 619
squadron, was shot down and crashed at Ussy-sur-Marne, where he and the rest of the crew are buried in
the cemetery.
Posted
8 October 2016