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William Murdoch Dryden 1881–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1881

Birth Location: Union Point, Morris, Manitoba, Canada

Death Date: 19 Jan 1956

Death Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Father: Andrew Dryden

Mother: Margaret Murdoch

Spouse(s): Amy Timlick

Children(s): Andrew Dryden, David Dryden, Edna Dryden, Helen Dryden, Robert Dryden, Frances Dryden, Jean Dryden, Amy Dryden

William Murdoch Dryden was born in 1881 in Union Point, Morris, Manitoba, Canada, the child of Andrew Dryden And Margaret Maggie Murdoch. In 1891, William Murdoch Dryden resided in Cartier, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada. William Murdoch Dryden married Amy Timlick, and had children including Amy Murdoch Dryden, Andrew Clayton Dryden, David Murray Murray Dryden, Edna Kathleen Dryden, Frances Bernice Dryden, Helen Ranson Dryden, Jean Gwendoline Dryden, Robert Edward Dryden. William Murdoch Dryden passed away in 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Murdoch Dryden was born in 1881 in Union Point, Morris, Manitoba, Canada, the child of Andrew Dryden And Margaret Maggie Murdoch.
  • In 1891, William Murdoch Dryden resided in Cartier, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada.
  • William Murdoch Dryden married Amy Timlick, and had children including Amy Murdoch Dryden, Andrew Clayton Dryden, David Murray Murray Dryden, Edna Kathleen Dryden, Frances Bernice Dryden, Helen Ranson Dryden, Jean Gwendoline Dryden, Robert Edward Dryden.
  • William Murdoch Dryden passed away in 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Dryden
1849–1922
Birth Location: North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Murdoch
1855–1926
Birth Location: Lucknow, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
MM

Spouses(s)

Amy Timlick
1884–1961
Birth Location: Dominion City, Manitoba, Canada
AT

Children(s)

Andrew Dryden
1915–1967
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
AD
David Dryden
1911–2004
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
DD
Edna Dryden
1917–1985
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
ED
Helen Dryden
1913–2001
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
HD
Robert Dryden
1919–1979
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
RD
Frances Dryden
1922–2000
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
FD
Jean Dryden
1923–2000
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
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Amy Dryden
1929–1998
Birth Location: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
AD

William Dryden's Ancestors

Self
William Dryden
1881–1956
Birth Place: Union Point, Morris, Manitoba, Canada
Parents
Andrew Dryden
1849–1922
North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Margaret ("Maggie") Murdoch
1855–1926
Lucknow, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William (Steele) Murdoch
1828–1893
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Green
1830–1907
Dingle Bay, County Kerry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Murdoch
1795–1854
Mary Caldwell
1805–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Caldwell
1783–1843
Elizabeth Jamieson
1786–1874

William Dryden's Descendants

1.
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William (Murdoch) Dryden (19 Jun 1881–19 Jan 1956) m. Amy Timlick (16 July 1884–16 September 1961)
  1. 1. Andrew (Clayton) Dryden 1915–1967 m. Dora (Bell) Magarrell 1912–1976
  2. 2. David (Murray "Murray") Dryden 1911–2004 m. Margaret (Adelia) Campbell 1908–1985 m. Theda (Angeline) Omlsted 1913–2002
    1. 1. David (Murray) Dryden 1941–2022
  3. 3. Edna (Kathleen) Dryden 1917–1985 m. Frank (Alexander) Thomson 1916–1998
  4. 4. Helen (Ranson) Dryden 1913–2001 m. Archibald (Russell) Cooper 1913–1990
    1. 1. Beverley (Anna) Cooper 1944–1998
  5. 5. Robert (Edward) Dryden 1919–1979 m. Wanda (Millicent) Kosier 1928–2007
  6. 6. Frances (Bernice) Dryden 1922–2000 m. Edward (John) O'Connor 1922–1996
  7. 7. Jean (Gwendoline) Dryden 1923–2000 m. Hugh (John) Wallace 1922–2006
    1. 1. Thomas (William) Wallace 1950–2020
  8. 8. Amy (Murdoch) Dryden 1929–1998 m. Grahame (Walter) Thorkelson 1929–2022

William Dryden's Timeline

14 Records

1881
19 Jun 1881
Birth of William Murdoch Dryden in Morris, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Morris, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
1881
19 Jun 1881
Birth of William Murdoch Dryden in Union Point, Morris, Manitoba, Canada
Union Point, Morris, Manitoba, Canada
1891
1891
Age 10
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Cartier, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
Cartier, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
1901
1901
Age 20
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Manitoba, Canada
Manitoba, Canada
1906
28 Jun 1906
Age 25
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
1911
1911
Age 30
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
1916
1916
Age 35
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in 8, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
8, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 40
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in 8, McDonald, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
8, McDonald, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
1926
12 Jul 1926
Age 45
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
1931
1931
Age 50
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
1938
Abt. 1938
Age 57
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1941
Abt. 1941
Age 60
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Domain, Manitoba, Canada
Domain, Manitoba, Canada
1946
Abt. 1946
Age 65
William Murdoch Dryden resided here in Domain, Manitoba, Canada
Domain, Manitoba, Canada
1956
19 Jan 1956
Age 75
Death of William Murdoch Dryden in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Morris, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Union Point, Morris, Manitoba, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Cartier, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 34, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 3; Family No: 21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: 8, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Provencher, 17; Roll: T-21929; Page: 21; Family No: 194

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 8, McDonald, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 26; Census Place: 26, Provencher, Manitoba; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27319; Census Place: Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada; Page Number: n

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1938
    Event Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Ottawa Citizen; Publication Date: 19 Sep 1938; Publication Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ,0.2627537,0.38138002,0.34004188&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1941
    Event Place: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1946
    Event Place: Domain, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Macdonald
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Provencher, 17; Roll: T-21929; Page: 21; Family No: 194

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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