Kisbey
Kisbey, Saskatchewan, Canada
Village Status
Located at NW Section 18, Township 8, Range 5, W2
between Forget and Arcola
Latitude- 49º 38' 47“ N
Longitude- 102º 40' 21” W
Elevation 1975 ft
In RM Brock #64
Located on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, CPR, in 1927
Red E/W line in map below is part of what is now Highway 13
Yellow, N/S line is Highway 605
Part of My Dad's 1927 Map of this area.
Elevator, Post Office, Telegraph Office and Gas Station in 1927
Town named after Richard Claudius Kisbey
also seen Richard Claude Kisbey as his name
Son of Judge William Henry Ferdinand Kisbey,
b- Sept 3, 1828 Dublin, Ireland
d- Aug 6, 1910 Wellington Sq., Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
and Maria Marcella Kisbey, nee Little
Grandfather- Richard Kisbey
Grandmother- Marion Kisbey, nee Scott
children of William and Maria:
Ethel Claire Kisbey
b- 1857
William Dennington Kisbey
b- 1861
married Sarah Belle Baldwin
Alice Marion Kisbey
b- Oct 12, 1855
d- Sept 20, 1902
Richard Claude (Claudius) Kisbey*
b- Jan 20, 1863, Belfast Ireland
d- Dec 7, 1941 in Estevan SK
Eveline Maude Kisbey
b- May 29, 1868
d- 1924
Richard married Annie Logie “Lizie” Turriff,
July 8, 1890, Morden, RM of S. Dufferin, MB
they had 5 children:
Lily Kathleen Kisbey
b- Jan 20, 1893, Assiniboia, NWT, (Sask)
Norah Logie Kisbey
b- May 25, 1894, Section 14, Township 7, Range 2, W2, Assiniboia, NWT, (Sask)
Percy Dennington Kisbey
b- Oct 2, 1895 Manor SK
d- June 2, 1916, killed in battle, Santuary Wood,
buried Menin Gate, Ypres Memorial, Belgium
student in Estevan when he enlisted Apr 5, 1915 in Saskatoon SK.
reg # 411092
Canadian Infantry, Lance Corporal
Irene Ethel Kisbey
b- Apr 27, 1891 Assiniboia, NWT, (Sask)
Dorothy Evelyn (Eveline?) Kisbey
b- July 7, 1898, Section 14, Township 7, Range 2, W2, Assiniboia, NWT, (Sask)
Post Office History
Kisbey
S0C 1L0
Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK)
Office Opened : May 1, 1905
Section 18, Township 8, Range 5, W2
Postmaster Information:
| Name of Postmaster | Military Status | Date of Birth | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. L. MacLeod | Aug 1875 in PEI | 1905-05-01 | 1913-02-19 | Resignation | |
| W. F. Hale | 1913-03-26 | 1924-11-17 | Resignation | ||
| Arthur George Walton Hughes | OAS | Apr 20, 1892 | 1925-02-28 | 1946-06-13 | Resignation |
| Miss Jane Elizabeth Smart | Feb 1, 1899 | 1946-09-15 | Acting | ||
| Charles Martin Hall | OAS | 1946-11-01 | 1948-06-03 | Resignation | |
| Miss Freda May Prosser | 1948-07-16 | Acting | |||
| Durward Scott McAlaster | OAS | 1949-02-01 | Acting | ||
| “ | 1950-02-01 | 1974-11-22 | Promoted | ||
| Mrs. J. K. McKellar | 1974-11-21 | 1975-01-18 | |||
| P. J. Kouach | 1975-01-18 |
Additional Information:
PO 2322-1
Private Building
Semi-staff - 1948-04-01
Disclaimer- This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced,
nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada.
The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada
Ext Links Note- NOT my sites, links may or may not work in the future
Kisbey Museum
291 Ross St
PO Box 117, Kisbey SK, S0C 1L0
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/school/16_Percy_School__now_Kisbey_Museum.html
http://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/site-info/all-listings-and-packages/103619/kisbey-museum
Cemeteries
Percy Cemetery-
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2168619
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