Wilbert George Dangerfield "Burt" Sloman

1896 - 1977  (81 years)

• Name	Wilbert George Dangerfield "Burt" Sloman
  Residence	1896	London Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario   [1]
  Born	12 Apr 1896	London Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274947831
  Honors	Sloman Lane, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  	Sloman Lane named in his honour
  Military	WW1
  Race	black
  Occupation	Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada
  	postman
  		Sloman-WilbertGeorgeDangerfield-001-DeathRegistration.jpg
  Residence	1911	Broughdale Village, London Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario   [2]
  Occupation	1915	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	teacher
  	Between 1915 and 1917 Sloman taught for two years at S.S. #15 Beachvale, Wellesley Township and one year at S.S.#17 Crosshill, Wellesley Township.
  Occupation	1919	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	teacher
  	S.S. #8 Rosebank, Wilmot Township
  Occupation	1921	Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario
  	teacher
  Occupation	1921	Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario   [3]
  	teacher
  Residence	1921	Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario
  Residence	1965	Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132017
  Died	30 Dec 1977	Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Cremated
  Person ID	I132017	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Emilie "Amy" Ludwig,   b. 25 Nov 1900, Grenfell, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1979, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F300187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Sloman,WilbertG-000-WellesleyHistory-EdgarHammond.jpg Wilbert G. Sloman, schoolteacher of Beechvale and Crosshill schools, one of the small number of Black residents of Wellesley Township, seen here in his WWI uniform. Photo courtesy of Edgar Hammond. Wellesley Township Heritage & Historical Society. Available at: https://www.wellesleyhistory.org/s-s-15---beachvale.html (Accessed: 21 September 2024).

  
  

• Notes

  Teachers from Waterloo and Wellington Counties who served in the Great War, 1914-1918 Sloman, Wilbert George, R.R. 2, London; II, t. 17 Wellesley; 1/1/18, Cadet, R.A.F., Dis. 1/1/19. _______________________ New name: Sloman Lane Old name: Township Road #6A Description: From a point in Lot 15, Concession 14, West Section, to Line 86 (Regional Road #86) In the first half of the 1900s, Wiebert [Wilbert] G. Sloman was a school teacher at Beechvale (SS#15) and Crosshill village schools, one of a small number of black residents in the Township. An earlier school inspection report dated June 15, 1875, noted that the Beechvale school is doing "fair work; trustees to level and fence in the ground." In that same report over at the Crossbill school, the trustees were proceeding with the erection of a fine school and two apartments and a large basement. 911 CIVIC ADDRESSING: THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY MUNICIPAL ADDRESSING CONVERSION PROJECT by Rosanne Atwater-Hallatt ____________ 2. Birth date: April 12, 1896 in London Township. SOURCE: Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912 familysearch.org 3. 1901 census notes that Wilbert and his mother were Black. Canada Census, 1901. at family search.org. View original handwritten copy to see notations on their colour. 3. Residence during childhood - London, Ontario. SOURCE: Vernon's City of London street, alphabetical, business and miscellaneous directory. Issues for 1907 to 1915 retrieved from familysearch.org. 4. Occupation 1915-1917 - two years at S.S. #15 Beachvale School, Wellesley Township and one year at S.S.#17 Crosshill. SOURCE: Ontario. Department of Education. Public and Separate Schools and Teachers in the Province of Ontario. November 1915 and November 1916 and November 1917. 5. WWI service. trained with Royal Flying Corps in Canada in 1918. SOURCE: University of Western Ontario. Archives and Special Collections. London Normal School Participants. Great War 1914-1918. Box 745-002. 6. After the war Wilbert Sloman taught at S.S.#8 Rosebank in Wilmot Township. SOURCE: Chronicle Telegraph. March 13, 1919. 7. Wilbert taught near London, Ontario then moved to Saskatchewan around 1924. He taught in rural school there until 1927. He married Emilie Ludwig of Grenfell Saskatchewan in 1925. They lived in Regina where Wilbert worked for the Post Office, rising through the ranks to become Public Relations Officer and finally head postmaster. He retired in 1957. The couple moved to Penticton British Columbia in 1965. SOURCE: The Life of Wilbert George Sloman 1895-1977. Written by Julie Schnurr, Linwood. Copy available at Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society MLH Research Box D File 6. 8. Death December 30, 1977 SOURCE: Death Certificate provided by Penticton Museum Archives. 9. Sloman Lane near Wallenstein, Ontario is named after Wilbert George Sloman. Julie Schnurr email 2024 _________ Sloman named as postmaster Wilbert George Sloman has been named Regina postmaster succeeding W. H. C. Sissons who will retire next March. Mr. Sloman is at present supervisor of terminal A on South Railway street and his duties as postmaster will commence March 24. He was born in London, Ont., in 1896 where he received his public school and high school education. In 1917 he joined the Royal Flying Corps and served a year as an instructor. After his discharge in 1918 he attended Toronto university for two years and obtained a teaching certificate and moved to Saskatchewan in 1921. In 1929 he took a civil service examination and began his career with the Regina post office in the parcel section and transfer staff. He was loaned to the army in 1940 to work with the postal corps at Dundurn and returned to the post office in 1945 when he became senior mail porter. In 1946 he was reclassified as postal supervisor Grade 1 and in 1947 became the first public relations officer to represent the post office in the Regina district. Mr. Sloman became supervisor in charge of forward despatch mail at terminal A in 1950 and has held the position since that date. He is a member of the Regina branch of the Canadian Legion and of the United Services Institute. Mr. Sissons, retiring postmaster, was born in Barrie, Ont, and came west with his parents in 1899. He received his education at Yellow Grass and at Owen Sound, Ont. He entered the postal service in Regina in 1911 and worked in various branches. In 1915 he was appointed senior postal clerk in charge of the money order branch and served in thir position for more than 20 years. He became supervisor of terminal A in 1936 and held the position until March. 1931, when he succended Len LaBelle as post master. Mr. Sissons intends to remain in Regina after his retirement and do some garderning, golfing and fishing. He also intends to travel. The Leader-Post, Regina Saskatchewan - Thu, Jan 05, 1956 Page 3 _________ SLOMAN-on December 30, 1977, Mr. Wilbert (Burt) Sloman, beloved husband of Mrs. Amy Sloman, 23 - 471 Winnipeg Street, Penticton, B.C. formerly of Regina, passed away at the age of 81 years. Funeral services for the late Mr. Sloman were held on Monday, January 2, 1978 at the Penticton Funeral Chapel at 11 a.m. with Rev. G. Faraday officiating. Cremation. Besides his wife, Mr. Sloman is survived by a sister, Mildred - London, Ontario and a brother, Jack Sloman. Surrey, B.C. The Leader-Post Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Sat, Jan 14, 1978 Page 33

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameWilbert George Dangerfield Sloman GenderMale Birth Date12 Apr 1896 Birth PlaceLondon Twp., Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada Father John Geo Sloman - Gardener Mother Mary Esther Day [S2338] Census - Canada - 1911, London Township, Bronghdale Village, Middlesex East, Ontario; Page: 5; Family No: 56. [S2091] Census - Canada - 1921, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 74; Census Place: Townsend, Norfolk, Ontario; Page Number: 5. Lodger - teacher [S388] Vit - BC - Death Registration. NameWilbert George Sloman GenderMale Birth Yearabt 1896 Death Age81 Death Date30 Dec 1977 Death LocationPenticton Registration Number1977-09-018999 BCA NumberB13582 GSU Number2051019

  
  

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  Residence - 1896 - London Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario Born - 12 Apr 1896 - London Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario Occupation - postman - - Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada Occupation - teacher - 1915 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - 1919 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - 1921 - Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario Occupation - teacher - 1921 - Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario Residence - 1921 - Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario Residence - 1965 - Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada Died - 30 Dec 1977 - Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth