| Name |
Alexander Balfour READ [1] |
| Birth |
25 Oct 1879 |
, Reads Corner, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1881 |
Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [2] |
- Enumerated in the household with William were his wife Emeline (entered as Emiline), daughter Dorothy, sons David, Nelson and Edwin, and his aunt Ellen, who had helped raise him. Enumerated in the household with David (age 37) were his wife Emma Bishop (age 29), children Joseph (age 10), Jane (age 7), Elytha (age 5), Balfour (age 2) and Emeline (7 months). David Was a farmer. The family religion was Methodist.
- Role: Son
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1881 Canada Census - David Rea
1881 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of David Read, his wife Emma Bishop, children Joseph, Jane, Elytha, Balfour and Emeline. |
| Group Photo |
1894 [3] |
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David Purrington Read family r
Family portrait of David Purrington Read family. Front row seated: David, Bishop, Cassie, Emma, Cecelia & Elytha. Back row standing: George, Emeline, Joseph, Janie & Balfour. Hold the mouse cursor over any face & click to view that person's page. Photo courtesy of Jean (MacKay) MacAusland. |
| Census |
Apr 1901 |
Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [4] |
- Enumerated in the household with William were his wife Emeline (entered as Emiline), daughter Dorothy, sons David, Nelson and Edwin, and his aunt Ellen, who had helped raise him. in the household with David (age 56) were his wife Emma Bishop (age 51), children Balfour (age 22), Elytha (age 24), Emeline (age 19), George (age 16), Cecelia (age 15), Cassie (age 12) and Nelson (age 10). David was a farmer, Balfour and George were farmer's sons, Elytha a school teacher.
- Role: Son
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1901 Canada Census - David P.
1901 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of David Read, his wife Emma Bishop, children Balfour, Elytha, Emeline, George, Cecelia, Cassie and Nelson. |
| Biographical Note |
- In 1905 he went to British Columbia, where he worked in gold mines
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| Name |
Balfour Read [2, 4] |
| Death |
12 Sep 1909 |
, Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada [5] |
- Obituary: "Islander Drowned in British Columbia
A. Balfour Read Misses His Footing While Crossing a Railway Bridge and Falls to the River Below
Many friends will regret to learn of the sad drowning of A. Balfour Read, son of David P. Read, Read’s Corner, which occurred near Castlegar, on the Columbia River. On Sept. 12, while crossing the high railway bridge at night he missed his footing and fell to the river below. The body was not recovered until October 5th. He was buried at Nelson, B.C. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Dr. J. T. Ferguson. He leaves to mourn his father and mother, three brothers, Joseph E., Erie, B.C.; George at home; and Nelson B., Summerside; five sisters, Mrs. Frank Hawke, Malden, Mass.; Mrs. Melville Bradshaw, Summerside; Mrs. William McKay, New Annan; Cecilia, Summerside; and Cassie at home. The deceased was 31 years of age and was employed in a lumber mill at Castlegar. He left Summerside about seven years ago and was home on a visit two years ago."
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| Burial |
, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada [1] |
- There is an inscription on the family tombstone in the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Edward Island - "A. Balfour / Drowned 1910 Aged 31 / Columbia River, B.C.".
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| Person ID |
I99964 |
Ancestral Trails |
| Last Modified |
13 Apr 2024 |
1879 - 1909 (29 years)