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William came over on the ship in 1913 with [[Peter Ackers]] and [[John Sands]], two other victims of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
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William came over on the ship in 1913 with [[Peter Ackers]] and [[John Sands]], two other victims of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.<bc>
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May have been called "Galley Moore".
  
 
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Revision as of 13:07, 4 July 2013

William Moore
Born 1889
England
Died 1914 (aged 24–25)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality English
Occupation Miner
Religion Roman Catholic, 1913 Ships Passenger List

Early Life

Birth

Born about 1889 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Parents

Peter Moore married Cicely Leyland in Wigan Reg. District, Lancashire, 2/4 1882. (mother of William)
Peter Moore married Ellen Naylor in Wigan Reg. District, Lancashire, 3/4 1893.

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

  • James Moore
  • William Moore

Census Records

1891 Brynn, Lancashire, England, age 1
1901 Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, age 11
1911 Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, age 21, occupation coal miner, hewer, single

Immigration to Canada

1913, 7 May Ship Victorian, age 23, occupation miner, had been in the mines 10 years, going to Coleman, Alberta.

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

William is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule E

Interesting Facts

William came over on the ship in 1913 with Peter Ackers and John Sands, two other victims of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.<bc> May have been called "Galley Moore".


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