William Wallace Inkster1,2

#572, (1899 - 1974)
FatherJames Harvey Inkster1,2 (1873 - 1954)
MotherIsabella McLean1,2 (1879 - c 1920)
RelationshipsGreat-grandson of Hector McLean
Great-grandson of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants
Hector McLean & Mary McGillivray - 5 generations of descendants

Children of William Wallace Inkster and Anna Oline Ellison
  • William Edward Inkster13,14 (1931 - 2015)
  • Gordon Inkster13,14
  • Sherman Inkster13,14
  • Arden Inkster13,14

Life Events

BirthWilliam Wallace Inkster was born on 25 Sep 1899 in Lot 25 Concession 5, Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario.
Information from the register: parents James Harvey Inkster, farmer, & Tena Isabella McLean, Lot 25 Concession 5, informant J H Inkster, registered 26 Sept 1899.1 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusWilliam Inkster appeared on the 1901 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. He was one year old and born 25 Sept 1899 in rural Ontario.3 
(Subject) Photograph Appeared in a family group photo taken about 1910.4
Children of James Harvey Inkster & Isabella McLean, 1910
Back row: William Wallace, John Herbert sitting holding baby Gordon, Robert James Harold, Florence Jean
Front row: Harvey Alexander, Gordon, Beatrice Muriel
(with Parents) 1911 CensusWalce [sic] W Inkster appeared on the 1911 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. He was 10 years old, born in September 1900 in Ontario, and attended school ten months that year.5 
(Subject) Photograph19206
Three Inkster brothers on the 1920 ball team
(with Father) 1921 CensusWallace appeared on the 1921 Census of Mount Hope Municipality, Saskatchewan with his widowed father and 7 siblings. He was 20, born in Ontario, Presbyterian, and worked on his father's farm.7 
MarriageHe married Ruth Potts in 1926 in Saskatchewan.
Bill and Ruth farmed and Ruth was also a Sunday School teacher and dressmaker.8 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Ruth died in 1928.8  
MarriageWilliam Wallace Inkster married Anna Oline Ellison.2
 
Voters' ListThe Inksters appeared on the electoral roll in 1940 in Saskatchewan. They were listed as William and Mrs Inkster of Raymore. They were enumerated in the electoral district of Yorkton, in the polling division comprised of Sections 3 to 10, 15 to 22, 27 to 34, Twp 28, Range 18; Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25 and 36 in Twp 28, Range 19; Sections 3 to 6 in Twp 29, Range 18; Section 1 in Twp 29, Range 19.9 
(Subject) Photograph Bill appeared in a photograph with his family as well as his father and sister Mabel.4
Harvey Inkster, his daughter Mabel with her son Barry,
Annie and her husband, Harvey's son, Bill with their son Arden
taken at house being built by Bill & Annie's son Edward
(1948)
(Mentioned) ObituaryHe was mentioned in Harvey Alexander Inkster's 1948 obituary as brother William of Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan.10 
(Mentioned) ObituaryHe was mentioned in James Harvey Inkster's 1954 obituary as son William of New Westminster.11 
(Mentioned) ObituaryHe was mentioned in Robert James Harold Inkster's 1958 obituary as brother William of New Westminster.12 
DeathWilliam died on 20 Dec 1974 in Coquitlam, British Columbia.
Information from death certificate: usual residence 952 Dansey Avenue, Coquitlam, married to Anna Cline Ellison, janitor at a school, born 25 Sept 1899 in Underwood Ontario, age 75, father Harvey Inkster born Ontario, mother Isabel McLean born Ontario, burial in Burquitlam Cemetery; informant was the medical records supervisor at Valleyview Hospital.2 
BurialHe was buried on 23 Dec 1974 in Burquitlam Cemetery, Coquitlam, British Columbia.2 
Last Edited16 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. William Wallace Inkster, #006905-99.
  2. British Columbia Death Registration. William Wallace Inkster, #74-09-019207.
  3. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Bruce W (50), Bruce (a-2), page 6, line 16.
  4. Copies of photographs in Marie Inkster's collection.
  5. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. 59 Bruce North, sd 4, ed 2, page 8.
  6. From prairie wool to golden grain: Raymore and district, 1904-1979 (Raymore, Saskatchewan: Raymore and Distict Historical Society, c1980). Digital copy viewed at ourroots.ca, page 131.
  7. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Saskatchewan, Last Mountain District, SD 46, Page 16.
  8. From prairie wool to golden grain: Raymore and district, 1904-1979 (Raymore, Saskatchewan: Raymore and Distict Historical Society, c1980). Digital copy viewed at ourroots.ca, Peter Potts family, page 502.
  9. Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Images viewed at Ancestry.com.
  10. Obituary for Harvey Inkster, Wednesday July 28 1948, from the clipping files of Bruce County Museum, paper not named.
  11. Obituary of James Harvey Inkster in The Vancouver Sun, September 1954. transcribed by a volunteer.
  12. Obituary of James Harold Inkster in Vancouver Sun, Oct 20, 1958. transcribed by a volunteer.
  13. Letter from Marie Isabel Inkster, Kincardine, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, dated March 1997.
  14. Rootsweb Mailing List, archived online at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, CAN-BC-OBITS-L, 6 Nov 2003 [mother].