W. Albert Mackereth
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W. Albert Mackereth (dates unknown; died before October 2010) was a Fort William man who married Esther Eleonora Hansen, sister of the Big Thunder founders Knute and Tor Hansen.
Family
- Married Esther Eleonora Mackereth (née Hansen) on 3 October 1938.[1]
- On 17 September 1937 the Fort William Daily Times-Journal reported (p. 1) that Albert Mackereth had covered 5,600 miles on a motorcycle.[2]
- Father of Donald S. Mackereth (died in Winnipeg as an infant, 1945),[3] David Taylor Mackereth (1946–2010) and Ted Mackereth (1947–2018), among others. The family moved to Winnipeg, and Albert and Esther later lived in Kaslo, British Columbia; David's 2010 obituary says he had been predeceased by "his parents, Albert and Ester".[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 4 October 1938, p. 6
- ↑ "Index of social notices, news and photos, Fort William Daily Times-Journal 1930–1939" (compiled by David Nicholson). Thunder Bay Public Library.
- ↑ "Index of death notices, obituaries, In Memoriams and estate notices published in the Fort William Daily Times-Journal 1900–1972". Thunder Bay Public Library.
- ↑ "David Taylor Mackereth, 1946–2010" (obituary). Winnipeg Free Press, 16 October 2010.
- ↑ "Ted (Edward) Mackereth, October 21, 1947 – February 14, 2018" (obituary). Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 2018. His full name is given as Edward Hansen Mackereth in the University of Manitoba alumni memoriams.