Norman Alexander Acheson

Norman Alexander ACHESON; born 1888 in Perth county, Ontario and died 1959 in Ontario. Norman married Annie May Buchanan in 1911, raising three children.

Family reference: 114.2

	Born	16 April 18881	Elma twp, Perth co., Ontario
	Died	May 19592	Perth co., Ontario
	Married	22 Nov 19112	Annie May Buchanan

- Family album of photos and documents.

Parents:

• Father: Samuel Acheson; b. 1853; d. 1926
• Mother: Ellen Elizabeth Kent; b. 1864

Children2:

1. James Seldon Acheson; b. 1919; d. 1990
2. Samuel Elwood Alexander Acheson; b. 1918; d. 1991
3. Emily Elizabeth Acheson; b. 1912; d. 1987

The Parents of Norman

Norman’s Early Years

Norman and Annie May Buchanan

The Final Years for Norman

Footnotes

Notes on the children

• James Jim Seldon Acheson; born 23 Nov 1919 at Elma twp., Perth co., Ontario; died in Ottawa, Ontario on 28 Aug 1990; buried in Donegal, Ontario. He married Grace Olive Whitney. Children:
  • Virginia Elizabeth Acheson
  • John Alexander Acheson; born 23 July 1959 in Ontario; died same day and was buried in Donegal, Ontario.
  • James William Acheson
• Samuel Elwood Alexander Acheson; born 1 June 1918 at Elma twp., Perth co., Ontario and died 11 March 1991. He married Ruby Clarissa Dallner on 4 July 1942. She was born 29 Nov 1920 at Stratford, Ontario; died ??? and was buried in Donegal, Ontario. Children:
  • Janice Anne Acheson
  • Ruth Emily Acheson
  • Sharon Ruby Acheson
  • Isobel Acheson; born 11 June 1954 in Ontario; died same day. Buried in Donegal, Ontario.
• Emily Elizabeth Acheson; born 29 May 1912 in Elma twp., Perth co., Ontario; m. to Norman John Hoffman on 1 June 1939; he born in 1912 in Milverton, Ontario, then died and buried in 1995 in Milverton, Ontario. Child:
  • Arnold Hoffman

Canada Census of 1891 1

Name	Gender	Age	Status	Relation	Born	Fathers Birth	Mothers Birth	Religion	Occupation
ACHESON Samuel	male	34	married	head	Ire	Ire	Ire	Pres	farmer
Ellen E.	female	27	married	wife	US	Eng	Eng	Pres
Samuel G.	male	6	single	son	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Lucy A.	female		single	daughter	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Wm. J.	male	11 m	single	son	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Joseph	male	70	widowed	father	Ire	Ire	Ire	Pres

- Canada 1891 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 107, Subdistrict b, Division 2, microfilm T-6362, LDS Family History Library film #1465787.

Noted: Although Norman would have been 2 or 3, he is not enumerated in the 1891 census.

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Canada Census of 1901 1

Name	Gender	Age	Status	Relation	Born	Birthdate	Naturalized	Religion	Occupation
ATCHESON James	male	45	married	head	Ire	9 Aug 1853	1860	Pres	farmer
Ellen E.	female	38	married	wife	US	21 May 1862	1882	Pres
George	male	16	single	son	US	11 July 1884		Pres	farmer's son
Norman	male	12	single	son	US	16 Apr 1888		Pres
Joseph	male	10	single	son	US	16 Jan 1890		Pres
Weir	male	5	single	son	US	31 May 1895		Pres
Winnie	female	3	single	daughter	US	26 May 1897		Pres
Joseph	male	85	widowed	father	Ire	10 Nov 1815	1860	Pres

- Canada 1901 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 104, Subdistrict b, microfilm T-6490, LDS Family History Library film #1843572.

Noted: The census uses the 'Atcheson' surname spelling. Also, the head of the household is 'James' and not 'Samuel'. Since the other family names and the dates are a reasonable match, this is the correct family.

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Sources

1. The Ontario GenWeb Project; for the 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 Ontario census records; with access to original images
2. "Who's That Sitting in our Family Tree?", by Gert [Webber] Lawrie; private publication 1988; history and stories of Canadian families of Webber, Acheson, Miller and Henry

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Family Outline

Descendancy Chart for NormanAcheson1888

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-- JimBenedict - 29 Nov 2006
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