My Scottish "Wilkie" Family

Janet Wilson Wilkie

Female 1905 - 1925  (19 years)


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  • Name Janet Wilson Wilkie 
    Birth 8 Jun 1905  Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Jun 1925  Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I59  wilkie
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2019 

    Father David Wilkie*,   b. 12 Nov 1880, Mallilurk, Muckart Parish, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1965, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Ann Scott*,   b. 12 Feb 1877, Tranent Parish, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1961, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 1901 
    Witnesses at Marriage 1901 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1901  Crossgates, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Dave Wilkie and Ann Scott were married after banns according to forms of 'United Free Church' . Witnesses were D. Best and Nellie Scott.


      June 03, 1961, David and Annie Wilkie celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Castor, AB., Canada. Congratulatory messages were received from Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, Premier Manning, J.Percy Page and many others.
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Janet Wilson (Nettie) Wilkie
    Janet Wilson (Nettie) Wilkie
    Janet (Nettie) Wilkie - as a teenager

    Documents
    Wilkie, Andrew First Immigration to Canada
    Wilkie, Andrew First Immigration to Canada
    Wilkie, Andrew Age 10 yrs immigration to Canada
    Departing Liverpool 17 Aug 1912
    traveled with his Mother Annie Wilkie and Sister Janet Wilkie
    Arrival Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Headstones
    Wilkie, Nettie
    Wilkie, Nettie
    Nettie Wilkie
    1906-1925
    Peace Perfect Peace
    Wilkie, Dave and Wilkie, Andrew family plot
    Wilkie, Dave and Wilkie, Andrew family plot
    Photo of Wilkie graves
    Plot: Block 2 Plot 4
    Janet Wilson (Nettie) Wilkie grave monument
    Janet Wilson (Nettie) Wilkie grave monument
    Nettie Wilkie
    1906 - 1925
    Peace Perfect Peace
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  • Notes 
    • Alias "Nettie"

      Birth Source: Vital Stats 1905-422-24

      Nettie was never a healthy individual. After her parents Dave and Annie immigrated to Canada in 1911-12, then returned in 1914 to try and improve Netties' health. While back in Scotland, Dunfermline, WWI was declared and Dave Wilkie was required to work in the coal mines and shipyards. The family did return to Canada in 1920 settling in the Garden Plains area, Alberta. Nettie took seriously ill again and died - cause ruptured appendix (June 07, 1925) Burial in the family plot in Castor Cemetery.

      Vital Statistics Death Index, Alberta
      Wilkie, Nettie Wilson
      Date of Death: 07 Jun 1925
      Record Identity: 403-060

      Alberta Registration of Death - Record # 1060 - 1925
      Name: Nettie Wilson Wilkie*
      Date of Death: 07 Jun 1925
      Place of Death: Castor, Alberta - Mason Street
      Regular Residence: Castor, Alberta
      Length of Time prior to Death: 5 yrs - 9 yrs in Canada before death
      Female
      Single
      Age: 19 yrs
      Place of Birth: Crossgates, Fifeshire, Scotland
      Racial Origin: Scotch
      Country of Birth of Parents: Scotland
      Cause of Death: Pulmonary Haemorrhage
      Name of Physician: W. J. Dorrance
      Name of Undertaker: W. A. Winter, Castor
      Burial: Castor Cemetery
      Informant: David Wilkie, Father, Castor, Alberta
      Registered: 8 Jun 1925
      * My grandparents always called their Daughter "Nettie" and never Janet


      Dave enjoyed playing the accordion while Nettie did Highland dancing - sword dance and the Highland fling. After Nettie's death, Grampa Dave never played again.
    • (Research):
      Birth Source: Vital Stats 1905-422-24



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