William Nelson "Nelson" Dickie

1891 - 1909  (17 years)

• Name	William Nelson "Nelson" Dickie
  Residence	1891	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Born	9 Aug 1891	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jun 1909	Puslinch Lake, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  Misfortune	1918
  	drowned
  Name	Nelson Dickie
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-218596
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I218596	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Dickie,   b. 27 Jul 1864, , Scotland ,   d. 2 Jul 1932, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elgimina Anettie "Nettie" Anette" "Arnettie" Willson,   b. Jan 1868, Jerseyville, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F59574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DROWNING NEAR HESPELER, Nelson Dickie, Aged IS, Victim of a Canoe Accident. A despatch from Hespeler says: A drowning occurred at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon at Puslinch Lake, two miles from Hespeler. Nelson Dickie, about 19 years of age, was out in a canoe along with three other boys. While they were making for the island about a quarter of a mile from the mainland, and when within fifty yards of the island, the canoe was upset. The canoe rolled over and over. The three boys managed to hang on, but Dickie went down in twelve feet of water. Dickie was the support of his widowed mother. Aurora Banner, Aurora, Ontario, Canada Friday, June 25, 1909 ________________ WERE UPSET One Young Man Drowned at Hespeler--Three Others Escape. HESPELER, June 21.-A sad accident occurred Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock, when Nelson Dickie, of Hespeler, was drowned at Puslinch Lake, a popular summer resort two miles from here. The young man, who was about 18 years of age, went out in a canoe with three companions, by the names of Percy Eaton, Austen Dandeno and John Yates. The wind was very strong and the lake was rough. They wanted to get over to an island, which was a little better than a quarter of a mile away, and when within 50 yards of the shore, the canoe capsized in about 12 feet of water. The boys all came up and hung on to the side of the canoe. It would not hold them up. Only for a party of Preston young men, who were out in a larger boat, the whole party would have been drowned, as the wind was taking them away from the land while they tried to swim for shore. Nelson Dickie could not swim, and it was impossible for anyone to save him. The other boys were taken to shore almost exhausted, and a doctor was called immediately to attend them. The body was recovered at 9.30 o'clock with grappling irons which were brought down from Guelph. The Brantford Weekly Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, Canada Thu, Jun 24, 1909 Page 16

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameWilliam, Nelson Dickie GenderMale Birth Date9 Aug 1891 Birth PlaceBrant, Brant, Ontario, Canada Father William Dickie - farmer Brantford Mother Elzinnim> A Wilson [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . In memory of/ W. Nelson DICKIE/ died June 20, 1909/ in his 18th year/ In memory of/ Urias WILLSON/ died Dec. 11, 1908/ in his 75th year/ His wife/ Rachel WILLSON/ died July 5, 1926/ In her 83rd year/ DICKIE WILLSON/ Till He come/ [A] Nelson [B] Mother [C] Father

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1891 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Born - 9 Aug 1891 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth