William Johnstone MOSSON

1875 - 1953  (78 years)


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• Name	William Johnstone MOSSON
  	William was born in 1875. William Mosson ... He passed away in 1953. [1] William Johnstone Mosson, our Grandpa and family arrived in Quebec Ports (Montreal?) Sept 19, 1908 on the Virginian. Auntie Edie was 3, and Uncle Bill was 1. From a friend, and corroborated by cousin Bill Featherstone, it looks like William Johnstone came out in 1906 on the SS Tunisian with his parents, Henry Thomas and Annie, and brother Henry Albert, perhaps to see what it was like, or to help with the move. Then he went back to England, and 2 years later packed up his young family and moved to Canada as well. Alan found hand written ship list Sept 22-23 on internet that shows that William Mosson and wife Ada, along with children Edith and Wm. Henry (Bill) arrived in Montreal from Liverpool aboard the ship "Victorian" on Sept 11 1908 with a ticket # 27048 1916 Manitoba Census in the Municipality of Whitehead shows the following William J. Mosson aged 40 Farm Worker Ada R (Parsons) aged 40. wife Edith aged 10 William born (20 Dec 1906) aged 9 Kenneth. aged 6 Stanley aged 4 Ida. aged 4. (they were twins) Anglican and immigrated from England 1913. This immigration is not the same as other records so it might mean they became Canadians in 1913
  Birth	14 Mar 1875	Burton on the Water Gloucestershire England
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Apr 1953	Alexander Manitoba, , , , ,
  Notes	Masons App. Bourton on the Water William Mosson Sr. and his wife Ada arrived from England in 1908 with their two small children Edith and William (Bill). They settled in Alexander to join the rest of the family who had come out in 1906. Grandpa Mosson Sr. built for his family the house which is now owned by Jim and Sherry Pedin. They lived there until 1914 or 1915 when they moved to Deepdale Manitoba. William Mosson Sr. was a bricklayer by trade and helped build the school in 1912. In 1932 he started the Rural Mail Route. He delivered mail 3 times a week a distance of 26 miles summer and winter with horses. He did this for 14 years and retired in 1946. Ada worked at the Bank of Montreal as caretaker??? William died at the age of 77 in 1953. Ada lived with May and Bob Murray till she died in 1967 at the age of 90 Information taken from the Whitehead Municipality Centennial Book 1883 to 1983 This was Glady's copy Footnote Miss Ella Chesley passed away in May 1961 and her brother Hiram in July 1961. Thier father purchased the farm in 1900. (What farm?? Alan's note) William was born in 1906. William is the child of William Mosson and Ada Parsons. William passed away in 1985. [1] OBITUARY: DEATH: Lethbridge Herald, 31 Dec 1985. "MOSSON, passed away on Saturday, December 28th, 1985 MR. WILLIAM HENRY MOSSON, age 79 years, beloved husband of Mrs: Marie Mosson of Foremost. He also leaves to cherish his memory a step-son, Harry Calhoun of Foremost; two step-daughters, Olive Pavish of Penticton, Lou Reinke of Kelowna; eight step-grandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Kelly Mosson of Brandon, Manitoba; and two sisters, Mae Murray and Edith all of Brandon, Manitoba. He was predeceased by his first wife, Pricilla Mae Mosson in January 1970 in Quesnel, B.C., also by a brother, Stan in the early part of 1985 in Manitoba. Mr. Mosson was born on December 20th, 1906 in England and came to Alberta from Alexander, Manitoba in 1935. He married the former Pricilla Mae Frankish in 1942 and in November of 1970 he married Marie in Quesnel, B..C. The Funeral Service will be held in Quesnel, B.C. on Friday, January 3rd, 1986 at 2 p.m. PST. Interment will follow in the Family Plot at Quesnel Cemetery." Sources Linda Hockley, firsthand knowledge.
  Person ID	I49	Mansell Family
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Thomas MOSSON,   b. 15 Feb 1852, Gloucester, , , , England, Bourton-On-The-Water d. 5 Nov 1922, Deepdale Manitoba, , (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Annie JOHNSON,   b. 5 Mar 1847, ?, , , , England, d. 23 Aug 1928, ?, , , Saskatchewan, , (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1875	Stow on the Wold Gloucestershire England
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Rose PARSONS,   b. 3 Apr 1876   d. 24 Feb 1967, Alexander Manitoba, , , , , (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1903	Bourton on the Water Gloucestershire Eng., , , , ,
  Children	1. Edith Alice MOSSON,   b. 20 Aug 1905, ?, , , , England, d. 27 Jul 1992, Alexander Manitoba, , , , , (Age 86 years)   2. William(Bill) Henry MOSSON,   b. 20 Dec 1906, Lower Slaughter Gloucestershire d. Dec 31 1985, Quesnel BC   3. Kenneth (Kelly)George MOSSON,   b. 5 Apr 1910, Alexander Manitoba, , , , , d. April 2 1997, Alexander Manitoba (Age 86 years)   4. Stanley Blanchard MOSSON,   b. 12 Sep 1912, Alexander Manitoba d. June 6 1985, Brandon Manitoba (Age 72 years)   5. Ida Mary(May) MOSSON,   b. 12 Sep 1912   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2018