George Brydon

1858 - 1935  (77 years)

• Name	George Brydon
  Born	10 Jul 1858	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1871	Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Living on lot 12 con VIII.
  Residence	1881	Little Saskatchewan, Western Extension, Manitoba, Canada
  	He's a farmer, single, living with widowedmother and brother William.
  Residence	1901	Langford, RM MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
  	He and his family are living beside his brother Walter's family who's living beside James Dark's family.
  Residence	1901	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  	later that year
  Residence	1912	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  	- from his brother Francis' obit
  Residence	1915	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  	1915 12th St West
  Residence	1916	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  	He's retired.
  Residence	1931	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  	Widowed.
  Died	2 Nov 1935	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I1452	Brydon family tree
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Brydon,   b. 30 Aug 1810, , Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Nov 1866, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Margaret Armstrong,   b. 25 Mar 1813, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 6 Nov 1889, Osprey, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1843	Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada
  Articles and Galleries		Walter Brydon's story Walter Brydon describes pioneer life in Manitoba. This is an oral history compiled and finished by Nora and Bert Brydon in January 1967.
  Albums		Brydon - Young family (76) They're from Roxburghshire and settled in Galt, Waterloo Co. before heading to Manitoba and California.
  Family ID	F483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Florence Nightingdale McRae,   b. 17 Aug 1865, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1928, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1885	RM North Cypress, Manitoba, Canada
  Children	1. Reginald George Ernest Brydon,   b. 15 Jan 1886, Osprey, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1973, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Lucy Ellen Armstrong Brydon,   b. 10 Apr 1887, Osprey, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1969, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Florence Jessie Isabella Brydon,   b. 4 Jun 1888, Osprey, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1977, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 89 years)   4. Shirley Irene Brydon,   b. 27 Feb 1889, Osprey, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1949, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 60 years)   5. Karl McRae Brydon,   b. 3 Dec 1893, Langford, RM MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1961, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 67 years)   6. Ronald W. M. Brydon,   b. 2 Oct 1901, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1903, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jul 1858 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Little Saskatchewan, Western Extension, Manitoba, Canada Married - 24 Mar 1885 - RM North Cypress, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1901 - Langford, RM MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada Residence - later that year - 1901 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Residence - 1912 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Residence - 1915 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Residence - 1916 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Residence - 1931 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Died - 2 Nov 1935 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Buried - - Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		"The Stalwart Brydons" Studio portrait of members of the Brydon - Young line. The occasion is a family reunion.
  		George Brydon

  
  

  Histories		Mr. Brydon's wife said "What's your name?" anecdote from "Trails to Highways"
  		The Brydons of Los Angeles visit the Brydons of Calgary Robert and wife Christine of Los Angeles, visiting brother George, his wife Catherine and family Reginald, Lucy, Florence, Shirley and Karl in Calgary (undated)

  
  

  Newspapers

  "A stalwart family" Brydon reunion: "..the first time they have all been together for fifteen years."

  
  

  Weddings

  "A most interesting event was celebrated..." Mr and Mrs. George Brydon's silver wedding anniversary.

  
  

• Notes

  He bought land for a dairy farm for $1 an acre and sold it in 1910 for $100/acre. The farm was in the Park Royal district of Calgary.