 1897 - 1923 (26 years)
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| Name |
Alexander McCaw BIGGART |
| Suffix |
,Rancher,of Cut Knife , Saskatchewan , Canada |
| Born |
20 Mar 1897 |
County Antrim, Northern Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
15 May 1923 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Buried |
Military Old Cemetery, Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada |
| Person ID |
I16890 |
Kirkpatrick Family |
| Last Modified |
14 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Alexander BIGGART, ,Butcher,of Wilkie, Saskatchewan,Canada, b. 1 Feb 1871, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland , d. 24 Mar 1943, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Lily Jane MCCAW, b. 1870, d. 27 Sep 1899, Ballymoney Church of Ireland, Ballymoney. (Age 29 years) |
| Married |
2 Jul 1895 |
Croaghmore Presbyterian Church, Ballintoy, County Antrim |
- In 1901,Alexander was residing at house 40 in Main Street,Ballymonet,with his children .He was a widower.
The Canadian census of 1916 finds son Alexander ,and daughter Mary Anna living with their aunt Mary Knox Biggart ,in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan,Canada ,having arrived in Montreal,Canada on 23 May 1903,on the vessel Parisian, with their father ,step mother Ellen,and step sister Maggie..Their younger sister Lily Jane remained in Ireland ,with her grandmother Margaret Biggart ,of Craignamaddy, Ballymena,and appears in the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland residing there.
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| Family ID |
F6996 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lily Florence FITZGERALD, b. 1898, Camberwell, Surrey, England , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
7 Jun 1919 |
St Bartholomews, Camberwell, London, England |
- Ref:Photographic image of Marriage certificate.After overseas army service Alexander returned to Canada ,arriving at Saint John, New Brunswick ,on 16th Jan. 1920,on board the vessel Empress of France
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| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2013 |
| Family ID |
F6998 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Alexander enlisted in WWI on 1st Nov. 1917 ,and was discharged on 7th Jan. 1919 , due to wounds received during his service.
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