Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Table of Contents Winlaw Winlaw Post Office History Postmaster Bios and Genealogy Winlaw School District Winlaw Church Ext Links Winlaw Winlaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Winlaw Saskatchewan Located at Section 22, Township 1, Range 30, W1 Mainly a Scotish Settlement Located in Local Improvement District no 1, changed to RM of Argyle no 1, Dec 19, 1912 Located on the South Antler Creek First settlers, Robert Henderson, Donald and Tom Colquhoun, and Archie K. Brown came to Winlaw district in 1882 Located on the 1872 Boundary Commission Trail, dotted line in map below Note- in 1874 the NWMP partially followed this same trail NWMP patrolled this area, shown in white line on the map Winlaw, part of the 1888 NWMP map in Estevan Art Gallery NWMP Museum, Copy in Trooper & Redskin Book, by John G. Donkin Winlaw Post Office History Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia East (SK) Office Opened- Sept 1, 1884, on Section 22, Township 1, Range 30, W1 Moved Apr 15, 1898, to Section 17, Township 1, Range 30, W1 Office Closed- Sept 15, 1915 Postmasters: Name of Postmaster Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Thomas “Tom” Colquhoun (see below) 1884-09-01 1887-12-12 Resignation Robert Harkness Henderson (see below) 1888-07-01 1894-09-01 Resignation John Walker Stevenson (see below) 1895-06-01 1897-07-05 Resignation A. H. Brown (see below) 1898-04-15 1915-06-15 Closed, Rural Mail Delivery 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 the Post Office material above is the National Archives of Canada Postmaster Bios and Genealogy First Postmasters- Thomas “Tom” Colquhoun b- Apr 4, 1861 in ON d- 1881 in Williamsburg, Dundas ON He came from Dundas Co., ON, where there was the Colquhoun settlement. arrived in Winlaw area, June 12, 1882 homesteaded on east 1/2 Section 22, Township 1, Range 30, W1 1891 census in Deloraine MB 1901 in Lisgar MB as a Merchant son of Alexander Colquhoun wife- Annie Ross b- Apr 10, 1861 in ON d- daughter Rossie Marie Colquhoun b- Mar 28, 1896 in RM of Winchester, MB she married Kenneth Wilfred Ferrier, Mar 11, 1922, in Brandon MB son- Alexander “Lloyd” Colquhoun b- Oct 23, 1898 in RM of Winchester, MB Robert Harkness Henderson b- Jan 26, 1855, Holywood, Dumfries Co. Scotland Immigrated from Glasgow, Apr 19, 1882, Arrived in Quebec, May 6, 1882, on the Allan Steamship Co. “Manitoban”, shown age 27. 2nd son of James Alexander Henderson married Catherine Henderson, Oct 1886, Brandon MB (1885 in one record) b- Oct 24, 1857 (1859?) in Scotland d- 1927 She immigrated in 1886 she was a neighbour of his from Dumfries co. Scotland same name, no relation. 5 children: John “Jack” Robert Henderson b- Jan 2, 1888 Sec 20, Tsp 1, Rge 30, W1, Assn (SK) d- 1963 James “Alexander” Henderson b- Sept 21, 1889 on the family farm, near Winlaw, Assn (SK) d- Oct 6, 1976 at Gainsborough SK, age 87 buried in Winlaw SK Attended school in Winlaw Attended Agricultural College in Brandon MB Steward Winlaw United Church Secretary of the Winlaw Cemetery board for 27 years. Trustee for Winlaw School District Served as RM Councillor, and Reeve of the RM Original member of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool first wife Alice, 2nd wife Sarah Lulu Jane Henderson b- Dec 5, 1891 Gainsborough, Assn (SK) d- Oct 16, 1990, Estevan SK married a Mr. Irvine, lived in Estevan in 1976 Hazel Henderson b- Oct 20, 1893 in Assn (SK) d- Bef Oct 1990 married a Mr. Calquhoun, lived in Carnduff in 1976 Janet Henderson b- Oct 15, 1897 in Assa (SK) d- 1941 married a Mr. Brown Robert Homesteaded on east 1/2 Section 20, Township 1, Range 30, W1. John Walker Stevenson b- Feb 28, 1857 in Scotland d- Immigrated in 1892 father- William Stephenson married Isabella Couttes, June 27, 1879 b- Apr 14, 1855 in Scotland d- son- John Walker Stevenson b- June 18, 1880 in Scotland d- 1942 Ivie William Stevenson b- July 26, 1882 in Scotland d- 1970 Esther Stevenson b- Mar 29, 1887 in Scotland d- 1968 Murray Alex Stevenson b- Mar 23, 1889 in Scotland d- 1977 Anna Stevenson b- Feb 11, 1891 in Scotland d- 1949 Robert Coates Stevenson b- Apr 23, 1893 in Gainsborough, Assa (SK) d- 1945 Dorothy Eleanor Stevenson b- June 18, 1895 in Gainsborough, Assa (SK) d- 1972 I know of an Archie K. Brown in the area one of the early settlers, but not A. H. Brown, possible spelling mistake? Winlaw School District Winlaw School District was formed Dec 1888 Winlaw Church Presbyterian Church, Rev John Hay presided now the Winlaw United Church June 1973 they celebrated 86th anniv This was the First Church in Southern Saskatchewan. Rev John Hay married Jessie Colquhoun Ext Links Note- not my sites Winlaw History http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/SaskatchewanAndItsPeople/Volume2/Hostetter.html There is a Gainsborough History book which I do not have © Last modified: 2019/10/27 17:25by dlgent Log In