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Clarence Edward "Dolly" Dolson

Clarence Edward "Dolly" Dolson

Male 1897 - 1976  (79 years)

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  • Name Clarence Edward "Dolly" Dolson 
    Born 23 May 1897  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Salvation Army 
    Died 19 Aug 1976  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region Bef 2012  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Interesting sports, honoured 
    Name Dolly Dolson 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-81863 
    Buried Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I81863  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father William Dolson,   b. 12 May 1873, Beachville, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1953  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Kudoba,   b. 17 Jul 1873, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F21366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Belle Jardine,   b. 16 Feb 1899, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1995  (Age 95 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F56489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Clarence Edward Dolson
    Clarence Edward Dolson
    Dolson,ClarenceEdward-00001-DetroitFalcons.jpg
    Dolson,ClarenceEdward-00001-DetroitFalcons.jpg
    Clarence Edward “Dolly” Dolson

    (2018). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28006673/clarence-edward-dolson

  • Notes 
    • Dolly Dolson was born in Hespeler in 1897. He lived in Galt from 1903 to 1923 and was a resident of Stratford for more than fifty years.

      Dolson was an all-round athlete, specializing in hockey, baseball and soccer. As a goal keeper, he played several years for the Galt Junior and Intermediate OHA teams and then with the Stratford Indians of the Senior OHA.

      He turned professional in 1927 with the Detroit Falcons (later renamed the Red Wings) of the National Hockey League. He played four seasons in the NHL before joining the London Tecumsehs of the International Hockey League for one season. His active career ended after he played one year for the Cleveland Barons, also of the International League.


      Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 21.

    2. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 38.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2018). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28006673/clarence-edward-dolson.
      Clarence Edward "Dolly" Dolson
      BIRTH23 May 1897
      Hespeler, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
      DEATH19 Aug 1976 (aged 79)
      Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
      BURIAL
      Avondale Cemetery
      Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada

    4. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 May 1897 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Salvation Army - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Aug 1976 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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