Harold Carson Buchanan

M, b. 2 May 1895, d. 15 July 1981
FatherJohn Hunt Buchanan b. c 1869
MotherMary "Minnie" Annie Helson Wilkins
OccupationHarold Carson Buchanan was a radio station owner at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.1 
Marriage*He married Willa Elizabeth Davison, daughter of Richard Davison and Sarah Elizabeth Wills. 
Birth*Harold Carson Buchanan was born on 2 May 1895 at Ontario, Canada.2,3,1,4  
Milit-Serv*He "went overseas with first draft from C. O. T. C. [The Canadian Officers’ Training Corps] 1915, and received Imperial commission [2nd Lieutenant, 9th East Surrey Regiment]. Invaided home 1917 and entered Class '19 [University of Toronto], of which he was President in his junior year."5,6,7 
Education*He graduated in 1918 from the Faculty of Arts, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a Bachelor of Arts (Law).8,7
(Son) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1926 as the son of John Hunt Buchanan at 46 Oxford Street West, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.2 
Occupation*Harold Carson Buchanan was a barrister in 1931 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.3 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Willa Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan on the census of 1931 at 1161 Redland Avenue, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The household also included Marilyn Helson Buchanan, Theron Brock Buchanan and Florence Newens.3 
(Informant) DeathHarold Carson Buchanan was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Sarah Elizabeth Wills on 21 September 1931 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada; "arterio sclerosis."9,10 
(Executor) ProbateHarold Carson Buchanan was the executor of Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Davison's estate on 28 September 1931 at Surrogate Court of the Judical District of Moosomin, Moosomin, Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan, Canada.11,12 
OccupationHarold Carson Buchanan was an owner, secretary and station manager between 1934 and 1947 of Radio Station CHAB, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.13,1 
Residence*He and Willa Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan lived in 1975 at #201 - 1910 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.14 
(Informant) DeathHarold Carson Buchanan was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Willa Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan on 24 November 1975 at Still Waters Private Hospital, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada; "cerebrovascular thrombosisart due to arteriosclerosis."14 
Residence*Harold Carson Buchanan lived in 1981 at 1645 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.1 
Death*He died on 15 July 1981 of "acute myocardial infarction due to atherosclerosis" at South Granville Park Lodge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at age 86. The informant listed on the death certificate was Marilyn Helson (Buchanan) Heddle.1,4
Burial*Harold Carson Buchanan was buried on 23 July 1981 at Garden Chapel, Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.1 

Family

Willa Elizabeth Davison b. 8 Apr 1898, d. 24 Nov 1975
Marriage*He married Willa Elizabeth Davison, daughter of Richard Davison and Sarah Elizabeth Wills. 
Children
Last Edited7 Jul 2024

Citations

  1. [S4962] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Death Registrations, Harold Carson Buchanan, registration no. 1981-09-010957 (15 Jul 1981); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 06 Jul 2024); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13612, BC Archives, Victoria.
  2. [S4960] 1926 census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 27, subdistrict 68, p. 3, dwelling 22, family 22, John Buchanan household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/item.aspx : accessed 06 Jul 2024); citing Statistics Canada RG31, Item Number 820112.
  3. [S4961] 1931 census of Canada, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 199, subdistrict 67, p. 17, dwelling 144, family 186, Harold Carson Buchanan household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Jul 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  4. [S4963] "Deaths - Buchanan," The Vancouver Sun, 21 Jul 1981, p. D!, col. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 07 Jul 2024).
  5. [S4976] "The undermentioned ex-Cadets, Toronto University, Canadian Officers Training Corps, to be tempoarily Second Lieutenants (on probation):," The London Gazette, 14 Jan 1916, pp. 636-637; digital images, The London Gazette, The Gazette (https://www.thegazette.co.uk : accessed 07 Jul 2024).
  6. [S4975] National Archives of the UK, War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War, "Medal card of Buchanan, Harold Carson;," database and images, The National Archives (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/… : accessed 07 Jul 2024); citing WO 372/3/150080.
  7. [S4974] University of Toronto, Torotonensis, Vol. XXI (Toronto, Ontario: Students Administrative Council, 1919), p. 14.
  8. [S4972] University of Toronto, Register of the University of Toronto for the Year 1920 (Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1920), p. 10.
  9. [S5017] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, death certificate 4714 (1931), Sarah Elizabeth Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  10. [S5018] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 Jul 2024), photograph, memorial # 40890520, gravestone for Sarah Elizabeth Davison (21 Sep 1931), Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
  11. [S5019] Letter from Michelle Johnson (Office of the Local Register, Judical Centre of Regina, Court of Queens Bench, Regina, Saskatchewan) to John C. Griffen, 16 Jul 2024; David Gardner Crouch ([ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Waterloo, Ontario, Canada).
  12. [S5141] Sarah Elizabeth Davison, Grant of Letters of Probate Surrogate Registrar's Certificate no. 17579, Weyburn Court of King's Bench, Weyburn, Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  13. [S4977] "CHAB Sale is Rumoured," The Leader-Post, 07 Jan 1947, pp. 1, 10; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 07 Jul 2024).
  14. [S4964] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Death Registrations, Willa Elizabeth Buchanan, registration no. 1975-09-017914 (24 Nov 1975); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 07 Jul 2024); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13347, BC Archives, Victoria.