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William Waldo Dorrington was born in Alton, Ontario, Canada, the son of William Alma Dorrington, William Dorrington a knitter at the Alton Mill and Janet Algie.Janet Algie
In 1911 he is 10 years old, living with his parents and his older brother Edward
The 1921 Census record has not been located.
He married Lena Mae Russell on 2 June 1934 in the village of Alton, Peel County, Ontario
In 1958 the Canada Voters list describes him as a merchant. The family lived across the road from the Alton Cemetery.
He was buried in Alton Cemetery
Headstone Transcription
DORRINGTON W. Waldo Dorrington Feb. 16, 1901 – Apr. 7, 1983
His beloved wife Lena M. Russell May 3, 1903 – May 13, 1982
Until we meet again
Research Notes
Cardwell is the electoral district that includes the village of Alton, it is not a place or town or village
Sources
- Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913; "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-D658-Y?cc=1784212&wc=QZ3B-LTG%3A1584203503%2C1584231801%2C1584232001 : 15 January 2016), Births > 1901 > no 27754-41192 > image 396 of 1582; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- 1901 Census, Year: 1901; Census Place: Caledon, Cardwell, Ontario; Page: 12; Family No: 116
- "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2X-Q3V : 23 February 2021), Wm W Dorrington in household of Wm A Dorrington, Cardwell, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 12, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- Year: 1911; Census Place: 12 - Alton, Peel, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 125
- "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-9BSQ : 15 August 2022), William W Dorrington in entry for William A Dorrington, 1911; citing Census, Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm
- Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Marriages, 1933-1934
- Canada Voters List, 1945, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980
- Canada, Voters Lists, 1958, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980
- https://canadianheadstones.ca/search-item.html?psid=909118
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187184427/w-waldo-dorrington
- Family Records and Photos, memories of his wife's 1st cousin Robert Ewart Dods.
- Personal Visit to the village of Alton and the Alton Cemetery by Ross-19791
