Fort Qu'Appelle
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Town Designation
Located at Section 7, Township 21, Range 13, W2
Latitude- 50° 45' 56“ N
Longitude- 103° 47' 25” W
Nose Hill, Qu'Appelle Valley, ca 1954
Photo courtesy Grant Walker, CA
Post Office History
Office Opened - July 1, 1880
Section 7, Township 21, Range 13, W2
Postmaster History:
| Name of Postmaster | Military Status | Date of Birth | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Jaffrey | 1880-07-01 | 1883 | Left the area | ||
| William Sutherland (see below) | 1883-10-01 | 1892-09-12 | |||
| Frederick Stanley Proctor (see below) | 1892-10-01 | 1901-04-20 | Resignation | ||
| William Murray Thomson (see below) | 1901-06-01 | 1915-02-09 | |||
| John Rowland Hamilton (see below) | 1915-03-02 | 1918-01-07 | Resignation | ||
| James Strathern Harrison (see below) | OAS | 1918-08-10 | 1942-01-06 | Death | |
| Mrs. Gertrude Kathleen Chaster Harrison | 1942-01-07 | Acting | |||
| “ ” (see below) | 1942-05-18 | 1950-02-28 | Retirement | ||
| Derek Graham Sumpter Harrison | 1950-03-01 | Acting | |||
| Alfonso Keith McNeill | OAS | 1951-02-01 | Acting | ||
| “ | 1952-02-01 | 1959-01-23 | |||
| Mrs. Evelyn Mae Purves | 1959-03-31 | Acting | |||
| John Maddia | OAS | 1959-07-29 | Acting | ||
| ” | OAS | 1960-08-05 | 1973-03-31 | ||
| John Lennox | 1973-03-31 | Acting | |||
| Maurice B. Lindgren | 1973-06-07 | 1989-03-24 |
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Postmasters Bios
C. J. Jaffrey
b-
d-
Can't find anything on this fellow, not in 1881 Canada census which is weird
William Sutherland
b- ON, age 37 in 1891
d-
Father born in Scotland, mother in ON
wife Henrietta A. Sutherland
b- ON, age 30 in 1891
Both of her parents born in ON
Frederick Stanley (or Stephen?) Proctor
birth registered as- Frederick Stephen Proctor
Death Certificate- Frederick Stanley Proctor
b- bet July-Sept 1844, Reg Dist, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England,
age 47 in 1891
d- Jan 11, 1926 in Victoria BC, age 82
Immigrated in 1870 to Canada
1881- Frederick and his brother Thomas
were living in Drayton, ON, both working as printers.
1891- Living in Fort Qu'Appelle
1921- Living in Victoria BC, retired.
Brother- George Proctor
b- Hackney, Middlesex, England, age 18, in 1861
Brother- Thomas Proctor,
b- Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, age 46 in 1891, living with him
shown as a Printer in Fort Qu'Appelle in 1891
Brother- Edwin Proctor
b- Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, age 13 in 1861
Brother- Septimus Proctor (never seen this name before?)
b- Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, age 11 in 1861
Sister- Emma Proctor
b- Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, age 9, in 1861
Sister- Hannah Proctor
b- Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, age 67 in 1921, age 7 in 1861
Immigrated in 1870
She was living with Frederick in 1921 in Victoria BC
Father- William Proctor
b- Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, age 43, in 1861
His father was also a printer
Mother- Elizabeth Proctor
b- Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, age 46, in 1861
William Murray Thomson
b- Mar 1859, Scotland
Immigrated in 1884
d-
1898- Living at Fort Qu'Appelle
1921- Living in Fort Qu'Appelle
1935- Station Agent at Hodgeville, Wood Mountain, SK
wife- Grace Jeanie Thomson, nee White
b- Jan 1876 in Scotland,
immigrated in 1889
3 sons and 2 daughters all born in SK
Gertrude M. Thomson
b- ca 1901 in SK
Murray Gladstone Thomson
b- Abt 1897, in Fort Qu'Appelle, SK, (age 8 in 1906)
d- Jan 6, 1916, Carelton, ON, age 19
Arthur D. Thomson
b- ca 1903, in SK
Harold W. Thomson
b- Apr 21, 1906
Grace Rose Thomson
b- Oct 18, 1908 in Fort Qu'Appelle
John Rowland Hamilton
b- 1865 in ON
d- 1952 in Fort Qu'Appelle
Father- James Hamilton, Mother- Sarah Taylor
parents born in Quebec
married Elizabeth Lil Hamilton nee Leach, July 15, 1908, Simcoe, ON
b- in ON (age 32 in 1908 when she married)
Father- James Leach, Mother- Ellen Home Wanless Leach
Father born in USA, Mother in Scotland
daughter- Ellen H. Hamilton
b- ca 1911 in SK
James Strathern Harrison
b- Apr 14, 1881 in England
d- Jan 7, 1942
buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
Plot 10, Row 2, Block O
Served in WWI, 1916 census shown in France
rank- C.S.M
10th Battalion
Service Number- 81359
father- James Harrison
b- Apr 4, 1849 in England
d- May 11, 1927
buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
Immigrated in 1908
mother- Anne Strathern “Annie” Harrison,
b- Nov 12, 1850, in England
d- Apr 26, 1931
buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
sister- Nellie Harrison
b- Sept 1880, in England
brother- Stanley Gordon Harrison,
enlisted in WWI, Feb 7, 1916 in Winnipeg
b- Mar 24, 1885 in Preston England
d- 1980
buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
Sister- Annie Harrison
b- Mar 1888, in England
Sister- Kate Harrison
b- Oct 1890 in England
Brother- Thomas “Tom” Harrison
b- Oct 1894
James S. Harrison married Gertrude K. Chaster, see below
Mrs. Gertrude Kathleen Chaster Harrison
b- May 31, 1882 in England
d- Oct 25, 1951, age 69
buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Qu'Appelle SK
Rest are entering into Living, protected info.
Fort San
built in 1917
Located on Echo Lake, 3 km NW of Fort Qu'Appelle
Built as a TB Sanatorium
Ext Links
note- not my pages
http://www.fortquappelle.com/history.html
Lakeview Cemetery Records
http://www.fortquappelle.com/cemetery/
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