Bessie Hounam

1885 - 1966  (80 years)

• Name	Bessie Hounam
  Born	28 Sep 1885	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Bessie Dickson
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shirt Finisher
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-52898
  Died	2 Sep 1966
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I52898	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Edward Hounam,   b. 6 Apr 1855, Langholm, , Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. 12 Aug 1936, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Janet Kerr Wilson,   b. 28 May 1864, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 13 Dec 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1884	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F13661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Galloway Dickson,   b. 19 Dec 1884,   d. 10 Mar 1939, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1908	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Jean Elizabeth Dickson,   b. 28 Jul 1910, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1985, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. Helen Mary Dickson,   b. 20 Sep 1912, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Sergeant Robert James Dickson,   b. 7 Apr 1919, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1944, , Italy  (Age 25 years)   4. Joseph Hounam Dickson,   b. 26 Jul 1922, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1974, Thunder Bay (Fort William), Thunder Bay District, Ontario  (Age 52 years)   5. Janet Mary Dickson,   b. 11 Apr 1924, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 2022, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F13660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Bessie Hounam Age: 23 Father: Joseph Hounam Mother: Janet Wilson Born: abt 1885 Spouse: David Galloway Dickson Age: 24 Father: Henry Dickson Mother: Jane Galloway married 17 Nov 1908 married: Waterloo [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 7. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011732-84. Joseph E. Hounam, 27, occ. Spinner, b. Scotland, res. Galt, son of John Hounam and Mary Newel, mar. Janet K. Wilson, 20, b. Scotland, res. Galt, daughter of Jas. Wilson and Betsy Whilans, Witness(s): Mrs. John Thomson and Jane Alexander, both of Ayr, 29 Nov 1884 at Ayr

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Sep 1885 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shirt Finisher - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Nov 1908 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth