William Hutton Dickie (1861 - 1937)

Born 31 Aug 1861 in Culross, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Katherine (Dewar) Dickie — married 19 Sep 1893 in Dunbland, Perthshire, Scotland

Died 24 Dec 1937 at age 76 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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This profile is part of the Bridgeland-Riverside, Alberta One Place Study.

Biography

William Hutton Dickie was born on 31 August 1861, at Culross, Fife, Scotland. His parents were William Dickie and Jane Cunningham Inglis. Jane's mother was Agnes Hutton, which is how William would have acquired his middle name. William grew up in Scotland and in 1881 his family was living at St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. His siblings were Ann Hutton Dickie, b. 1851; Isabella Cousin Dickie, b. 1857; Caroline Jane Dickie, b. 1859; Martha Mary Agnes Dickie, b. 1863; Elisabeth Dickie, b. 1866; and Thomas Inglis Dickie, b. 1869. (At this time (2022) there has been little genealogical work on this family, thus it is still uncertain when and where the other family members lived and died.)

On 19 September 1893 William married Katherine Dewar in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland. The couple had the following children:

William Duncan Dickie (1894-1976)

Margaret Annie Campbell Dickie (1896-1992)

Jean Dickie (1898-1991)

John Jack Dickie (1899-ca 1899)

In the 1901 Scotland census, William's occupation was potato salesman. According to the 1911 Canada census the Dickie family emigrated to Canada in 1904.

There is a 1906 Alberta Homestead Record for a William H Dickie for a location northwest of Calgary located between Bergen and Elkton. It was a Declaration of Abandonment because the location was "not suitable for cultivation."

The 1906 prairie census shows the family living in Calgary on 9th Avenue East. By the time of the 1911 Canada census, the family had moved to their permanent location in the immigrant community of Bridgeland-Riverside. At the time their address was 424 - 2nd Avenue North which eventually came to be called Meredith Road N.E. (N.B. One can see below the confusing name changes in the entries from the Henderson directories.) The family would have been living across the street from the Riverside Iron Works. William's occupation in the 1911 census was labourer, CPR shops. He was to remain with the CPR for the rest of his working life.

In 1920 William's wife died suddenly in Victoria, B.C., where she had journeyed for her health. William continued to live in the same location until he also died unexpectedly on Christmas Eve, 1937. William and Katherine are buried at Union Cemetery.

Obituaries

From The Calgary Albertan (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) 27 Dec 1937, Mon, page 9; as found on Newspapers.com:

GIFT-BRINGER FINDS DEATH

W. H. Dickie Found Dead By Son On Christmas Eve

Receiving no answer when he knocked on the door when he called late Christmas Eve to deliver some gifts, William Dickie forced his way into the home of his aged father, and found his father lying dead in the kitchen, victim of a heart attack.

William Hutton Dickie, Sr., who was 76 years old, had lived by himself in his home at 424 Meredith Road since 1920. His son, who had visited the house earlier in the evening, and had received no answer when he knocked at the door, called again about midnight, and when he still received no answer, forced the door and entered.

Finding his father lying dead on the kitchen floor, Mr. Dickie telephoned the police station, and Detective George Gilbert and Constable J. H. Woodworth, answered the call. They called Coroner Dr. George R. Johnson, who stated the man had died of a heart attack. While unable to say definitely how long he had been dead, Dr. Johnson said it had been several hours at least.

"Born in Culrose, Scotland, Mr. Dickie came to Alberta 33 years ago. He had worked for the C.P.R. at Ogden until his retirement about six months ago. He is survived by his son, William, of Calgary, two daughters, Mrs. George Skinner, Port Townsend, Washington and Mrs. Max Musser, Warren, Ohio, and one sister in Scotland.

Funeral services, in charge of A. M. Shaver, will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m., at Park Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Dr. W. P. Kelloway officiating.

From: The Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) 27 Dec 1937, Mon, page 10; as found on Newspapers.com:

DICKIE- In this city, December 24th, William Hutton Dickie, aged 76 years, of 424 Meredith Road. Services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Warwick F. Kelloway from the Chapel of the Flowers at Park Memorial, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A. M. SHAVER, Service Director.

Henderson Directories

Henderson's Calgary City Directory, 1910, page 320: Dickie Wm messgr Macfarlane & White lvs 424 2nd St N (Riverside)

Henderson's Calgary City Directory, 1910, page 320: Dickie Wm H mach CPR h 424 2nd Ave N

Henderson's Calgary Directory, 1912, page 438: Dickie Wm ftr hlpr CPR

Henderson's Calgary Directory, 1912, page 438: Dickie Wm H mgr Enida Oliver Co Ltd h 424 1st Ave E'

Henderson's Calgary Directory, 1912, page 438: Dickie W electn Enterprise Electric Co

Henderson's Greater Calgary Directory, 1915, page 488: Dickie Wm H nut tapper CPR h 424 1st Ave SE

Henderson's Greater Calgary Directory, 1920, page 377: Dickie Wm H mach CPR h 424 1st Ave SE

Henderson's Greater Calgary Directory, 1925, page 339: Dickie Wm H mach CPR h 424 1st Ave SE

Henderson's Greater Calgary Directory, 1930, page 377: Dickie Wm mach CPR r 424 Meredith Rd

Henderson's Greater Calgary Directory, 1930, page 377: Dickie Wm D electn Electrical Engineers h 236 15th Ave NW

Henderson's Greater Calgary Directory, 1935, page 372: Dickie Wm H mach CPR h 424 Meredith Rd

Henderson's Greater Calgary Directory, 1935, page 372: Dickie's Electric Wm Dickie prop cor 14th St and 17th Ave W

Sources

• Name: William Dickie; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 31 Aug 1861; Birth Place: Culross,Perth,Scotland; Father: William Dickie; Mother: Jane Inglis. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Name: William J Dickie; Age: 19; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862; Relationship: Son; Father's Name: William Dickie; Mother's Name: Jane C Dickie; Gender: Male; Where born: Culross, Perthshire; Registration Number: 488/2; Registration district: Bannockburn; Civil parish: St Ninians; County: Stirlingshire; Address: Woodside Cottage; ED: 6; Household schedule number: 16; Line: 9; Roll: cssct1881_139; Household Members: William Dickie (48); Jane C (46); William J (19); Martha M A (16); Elsie R (15); Thomas H J (10). Source Citation: Parish: St Ninians; ED: 6; Page: 12; Line: 9; Roll: cssct1881_139. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

• Name: William Dickie; Age: 55; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846; Relationship: Head; Spouse's Name: Katherine Dickie; Gender: Male; Where born: Culross, Perthshire; Registration Number: 646A/2; Registration district: Plantation Landward; Civil parish: Govan; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 219 Paisley Roas West; Occupation: Potato Salesman; ED: 43; Household schedule number: 33; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_326; Household Members: William Dickie (55) Katherine (34); William Duncan (6); Margaret A C (5); Jean J (2); Thomas Forrest (54) lodger; Alexander Fraser (24) lodger. Source Citation: Parish: Govan; ED: 43; Page: 6; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_326. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

• Name: William Hutton Dickie; Sex: Male; Marital Status: Single; Spouse's Name: Kate Dewar; Spouse's Sex: Female; Spouse's Marital Status: Single; Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1893; Marriage Place: Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; Marriage Place (Original): Cathedral, Dunblane, Perth, Scotland; Event Type: Marriage. "Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HR-Z86M : 9 March 2018), William Hutton Dickie and Kate Dewar, 19 Sep 1893; citing Marriage, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FamilySearch digital folder 004112696.

• Name: William H Dickie; Gender: Male; Application Date: 28 Jul 1906; Homestead Place: Alberta, Canada; Residence Year: 1906; Residence Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; File Number: 1292396; Coordinates: NE; Section: 14; Township: 31; Range: 5; Meridian: 5. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alberta, Canada, Homestead Records, 1870-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• Name: Wm H. Dickie; Gender: Male; Marital Status: Married; Age: 39; Birthplace: Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Head; Spouse's Name: Catherine Dickie; Immigration Year: 1904; Province: Alberta; District: Calgary; Sub-District Description: City of Calgary; Sub-District: 26; Section: 9 Ave; Township: Ent; Range: 324; Household Members: Wm. H. Dickie (39); Catherine (38); William D (11); Margret (10); Jean (7); William King (35) Boarder; Source Citation: Year: 1906; Census Place: 26, Calgary, Alberta; Page: 59; Family No: 453. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. (Address: 9th Avenue East - next door was the Grand Union Hotel)

• Name: William D Decker; Gender: Male; Marital status: Married; Race or Tribe: Scotch (Scotish); Nationality: Canadian; Age: 47; Birth Date: Aug 1863; Birth Place: Scotland; Census Year: 1911; Relation to Head of House: Head; Immigration Year: 1904; Dwelling No.: 244; Province: Alberta; District: Calgary; District Number: 1; Sub-District: 56 - Calgary; Sub-District Number: 56; Place of Habitation: 424 2nd Ave; Religion: Presbyterian; Occupation: Laborer; Employer: no; Employee: no; Own Account: yes; Works at: C P R Shop; Weeks Employed: 36; Hours/Week: 54; Earnings: 720; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Language: E; Family Number: 344; Household Members: William "Decker" (47); Katherine (45); William (16); Margaret (15); "Jack" (12). Source Citation: Year: 1911; Census Place: 56 - Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Page: 31; Family No: 344: Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

• Name: W H Dickie; Gender: Male; Racial or Tribal Origin: Scotch (Scotish); Nationality: Canadian; Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Birth Year: 1866; Birth Place: Scotland; Year of Immigration: 1905; Home in 1916: Calgary East, Alberta, Canada; Address: 424, 1, Ave, S E Calgary; Relation to Head of Household: Head; Spouse: Katharine Dickie; Sub-District: 05J; Sub District Description: (A - Q inclusive) City of Calgary such portion as is situated in this district according to the Representation Act, 1914. (Ogden - Book M); Enumeration District: 10; Enumerator's Name: S J Bushfield; Dwelling House: 752; Religion: Presbyterian;Can Speak English: Yes; Can Speak French: No; Mother Tongue: English; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Occupation: C P R; Employment Status: Worker; Source Citation: Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Calgary East, 05J; Roll: T-21948; Page: 70; Family No: 818. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• Name: William Dickie; Sex: Male; Age: 63; Event Date: 1926; Event Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Sub-District: 43, 16; Sub-District Number: Calgary (City); Event Type: Census; Immigration Date: 1901; Birth Year Estimated): 1863; Birthplace: Scotland; Marital Status: Widowed; Race: Scotch; Relationship to Head of Household: Head of Household; Household Identifier: 337; Line Number: 12; Page Number: 29; Household Members: William Dickie (63). "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-YHKJ : 24 September 2020), William Dickie, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; citing Census, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• Name: William Hutton Dickie; Gender: Male; Death Date: 24 Dec 1937; Death Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Registration Number: 202-771. Source Citation: Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Death Indexes. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

• Name: William Hutton Dickie; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 31 Aug 1861; Birth Place: Culross, Fife, Scotland; Death Date: 24 Dec 1937; Death Place: Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Cemetery: Union Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Has Bio?: Y; Spouse: Katherine Dickie; Children: William Duncan Dickie. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122957732/william-hutton-dickie