13/11/2006
Genealogy of William Sangster and Blanche Robertson.
Robertson family tree.
Sangster family tree.
| William Sangster. |
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Blanche Robertson. | |
| Born | 18 May 1879 | 1884 | |
| Place | Midtown, Cruden, Aberdeenshire. | USA. | |
| Died | 29 September 1933. | 26 August 1960. | |
| Place | Winnipeg, Canada. | Winnipeg, Canada. | |
| Married | 2 October 1907. | 2 October 1907. | |
| Place | Winnipeg, Canada. | Point Douglas Church. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | |
| Ancestors | George Sangster and Catherine Daniel. | John Brown Robertson and Margaret Johnston. | |
| Siblings | 6 brothers, 2 sisters. | Alexander, Margaret, Walter and John. |
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When William, John, & David Sangster settled in Winnipeg they formed a company that evolved into Sangster's Wagon & Body Works. They were going to build buses by 1933 but William Sangster died and they never pursued it in a big way. |
Blanche Robertson was a close school friend of Eleanor Mundie. Blanche's husband, Willy Sangster went from Ellon to Canada, where they were married. (TH - GH Apr 06) Elmwood cemetery, Winnipeg. 2005. |
Children.
| ref | Name | Born | Died | Biography. |
| George | 29 Sep1911 | 5 Aug 1988 | b & d. Winnipeg, m. Mabel Crawford, b. 1921, d. 5 Aug 2005. | |
| William | 29 Sep 1911 | 20 May 2004 | b & d. Winnipeg, m. Jean Anderson. | |
| Jessie Margaret (Dolly) | 14 Jul 1908 | 25 Jan 2003 | b. Winnipeg, d. Selkirk, Manitoba, m. William John Stanley McKague, b. 25 Feb 1911 at Coulter, Manitoba, d. 22 Mar 2003 at Selkirk, Manitoba. | |
Page data from Jim Coutts.