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George Chisholm

George Chisholm

Dave Stevens (View posts)
Posted: 5 Feb 2005 10:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Chisholm
Would like to locate descendants of George Chisholm, located in Saskatoon. I have a razor set with a note in it stating: France, Apr 6, 1917 - "Please return the enclosed ring (carbuncle) and Gillette razor to my 'next of kin'." Please email if you have any knowledge of this family. Thanks

Re: George Chisholm

Posted: 6 Feb 2005 4:27AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Chisholm
I seems a reasonable guess that perhaps the items belonged to a CEF soldier. I looked through each of the CEF papers online for George Chisholm. See
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020106_e.html

There is a George R. Chisholm who had a Saskatoon address. See
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/ren1/018301a.gif
Born George Roderick Chisholm, Pictou, NS, son of George Roderick Chisholm.
Enlisted 1917, Winnipeg, MB.

Also found this entry for "Fallen Heroes of Nutana," (The Saskatoon Collegiate Institute, the original name for Nutana Collegiate) including George Roderick Chisholm:
http://schools.sbe.saskatoon.sk.ca/Nutan/Fallen_heroes.html

Also at Commonwealth War Graves site.
http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casua...

Name: CHISHOLM, GEORGE RODERICK
Initials: G R
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Unit Text: "C" Coy. 78th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 09/04/1917
Service No: 148804
Additional information: Son of George Roderick Chisholm and Ida Maud Chisholm, of 1863, Oak Bay
Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia. Born at Pictou, Nova Scotia.


Since his parents later lived in Victoria, BC, at the time, I checked their Vital Statistics and found who appear to be his parents.
http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-12AA713/gbsearch/Death...

Name: George Roderick Chisholm
Event Date: 1940 11 29 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 81
Gender: male
Event Place: Victoria
Reg. Number: 1940-09-580966
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13169
GSU Microfilm Number: 1953629

There are 2 entries for Ida Maud Chisholm. My guess is the lady who d. in 1932 was the mother. Perhaps the lady who d. in 1984 was a sister?

Also see British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid
http://www.islandnet.com/bccfa/homepage.html
Includes at Royal Oak Burial Park (Section G), Victoria
George Roderick Chisholm
Ida Maud Chisholm
Ida Maud Chisholm (Bird)

Also in Section G (May or may not be related.)
E. C. Chisholm (There is an Elizabeth C. Chisholm, d. 1938, age 74, and an Elizabeth Childholm, d. 1939, age 89, in Vital Statistics) Rainey Chisholm (d. 1928, age 49)


1901 census
District: NS PICTOU (#38)
Subdistrict: Pictou (Town/Ville) b(1)-3 Page 9

18   92 Chisholm George M   Head M Jun 16 1859 41
19   92 Chisholm Ida M F   Wife M Jan 89 1860 41
20   92 Chisholm Annie L F   Daughter S Dec 1 1885 15
21   92 Chisholm Gladys C F   Daughter S Sep 2 1887 13
22   92 Chisholm Cagril M   Son S Mar 14 1889 12
23   92 Chisholm Ida W F   Daughter S Apr 27 1890 10
24   92 Chisholm George R M   Son S Mar 15 1897 4

Cagril??? Found a Colin Chisholm, b. Pictou, NS., son of G. R. Chisholm, with a Manitoba address in 1915.
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/ren1/018242a.gif

George Roderick Chisholm, Jr.

Posted: 6 Feb 2005 6:46AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Chisholm
More info...

RBC Financial Group Remembrances
http://www.rbc.com/history/in_remembrance/ww1_list-c.html

"George Roderick Chisholm, Jr.
PRIVATE CHISHOLM, born at Pictou, Nova Scotia, March 15, 1897. Home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Joined Saskatoon branch, July 2, 1914. Enlisted from Saskatoon branch, in the 78th Battalion, April 15, 1916.
Present on the Somme and Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917."

Saskatoon Cemeteries
http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/parks/cemetery/informati...
George is honored at the Memorial Boulevard
http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/parks/cemetery/informati...

That Cagril brother could be Cargill?

Western Land Grant
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011102_e.html
NE 22 32 21 W3
Part Section Township Range Meridian
Reference:
Liber:   466
Folio:   258
File reel number:   C-6312
Names:   George Roderick Chisholm & A D McAuley
Proven between Sept. 26, 1911 - Aug. 22, 1912
The property would have been located a bit SE of Millerdale & SW of Dodsland. Probably George's father George.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~skwheat/kindersley1924.gif
http://www.rootsweb.com/~skwheat/11shape.gifhttp://www.roots...

Dodsland Public Library
http://www.wheatland.sk.ca/branches/dodsland.html

This indicates that this Chisholm family was located in the Kindersley region of SK.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~skkinder/

There are several Chisholm entries in online phone directories.
See
http://www.canada411.ca/
http://www.mytelus.com/phonebook/index.vm



Re: George Roderick Chisholm, Jr.

Dave Stevens (View posts)
Posted: 6 Feb 2005 5:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Nancy - Thank you for all the information you have provided. I live in Victoria, amazingly enough and have access to the BC Archives. We will follow the trail to find his relatives to give them back this memento. I appreciate your hard work. Dave :o))

Re: George Chisholm

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 7:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello Dave,

My name is Michael Wilms and I am a journalist from Winnipeg and I was doing some research on this Mr. George Roderick Chisholm. While doing some research I found this thread about your inquiry of next of kin. I realize this thread is 10 years old, but I was wondering if you found any family and also how you came upon his note and razor kit.

look forward to hearing from you.

Re: George Chisholm

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 4:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: CHISHOLM
Hi Michael, I'm a board volunteer and don't know if this will help much, but George is listed in the Sask. Virtual War Memorial. There is a bit of info about the family and it almost appears that George was unmarried and an only child. Just do a Chisholm search in the site and click on his name. http://svwm.ca/ Hopefully Dave will see your query. Butch
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