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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
 
===Birth===  
 
===Birth===  
1879, Lambley, Northumberland, England
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1879, Lambley, Northumberland, England under name Thomas Armstrong
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==Marriage==
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Single
 
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==Census Records==
 
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1891 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, name Thomas Armstrong, age 12, grandson of Joseph and Jane Wilson<br>
 
1891 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, name Thomas Armstrong, age 12, grandson of Joseph and Jane Wilson<br>
 
1901 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, England, name Thomas Wilson, age 22, occupation Brickworker, born Lambley, Northumberland, with Joseph and Jane Wilson<br>
 
1901 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, England, name Thomas Wilson, age 22, occupation Brickworker, born Lambley, Northumberland, with Joseph and Jane Wilson<br>
[1911 Hillcrest, Alberta, name Edward Wilson, boarder, single, age 41, b. Scotland to Canada 1902??]
 
 
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==Occupation in 1914==
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
[[Occupations#Miner|Miner]]
 
[[Occupations#Miner|Miner]]
=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster July 19, 1914 - Killed'''==
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=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed'''==
 
==Cemetery==
 
==Cemetery==
 
Thomas is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave.
 
Thomas is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave.
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
 
===Compensation===
 
===Compensation===
[[Compensation#Schedule A | Schedule A]]
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[[Compensation#Schedule E | Schedule E]]
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---Contact---
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Jane Wilson, Red Row, Bedlington, Northumberland<br>
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Compensation claimed for Grandmother and illegitimate child in the Old Country
 
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==Interesting Facts==
 
==Interesting Facts==
It would appear that Thomas's grandmother, Jane, was married to a Mr. Armstrong, before Joseph Wilson. She had children named Armstrong and assume that one was the parent of Thomas.<br>
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It would appear that Thomas's grandmother, Jane, was married to a Mr. Armstrong, before Joseph Wilson. She had children named Armstrong and assume that her eldest daughter, Margaret, was the mother of Thomas.<br>
 
A newspaper account from the ''Newcastle Weekly Journal'' 27 June 1914 stated "Mrs. Wilson of Red Row, Bedlington has received a message that her son Edward has been killed."
 
A newspaper account from the ''Newcastle Weekly Journal'' 27 June 1914 stated "Mrs. Wilson of Red Row, Bedlington has received a message that her son Edward has been killed."
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 25 November 2013

Thomas L. Wilson aka Thomas Armstrong aka Edward Wilson
Born 1879
Died 1914 (aged 34–35)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality English
Occupation Miner

Early Life

Birth

1879, Lambley, Northumberland, England under name Thomas Armstrong

Marriage

Single

Census Records

1881 Lambley, Northumberland,name Thomas Armstrong age 2, grandson of Joseph and Jane Wilson
1891 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, name Thomas Armstrong, age 12, grandson of Joseph and Jane Wilson
1901 Red Row, Bedington, Northumberland, England, name Thomas Wilson, age 22, occupation Brickworker, born Lambley, Northumberland, with Joseph and Jane Wilson

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Thomas is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule E ---Contact--- Jane Wilson, Red Row, Bedlington, Northumberland
Compensation claimed for Grandmother and illegitimate child in the Old Country

Interesting Facts

It would appear that Thomas's grandmother, Jane, was married to a Mr. Armstrong, before Joseph Wilson. She had children named Armstrong and assume that her eldest daughter, Margaret, was the mother of Thomas.
A newspaper account from the Newcastle Weekly Journal 27 June 1914 stated "Mrs. Wilson of Red Row, Bedlington has received a message that her son Edward has been killed."


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