Addisons of
Westmorland, UK
George
Gibson Addison in his later years on Manitoulin Island. When they
first emigrated to Canada he and his family lived in Norwich for the
first few years. Elizabeth (George's wife) died in 1879. He
and his two eldest boys moved up to Manitoulin Island in 1881 and
settled in Robinson Township (Silver Water) and started farming.
The other children lived with relatives and in foster homes. It
is said that when George Gibson's eldest son William died he walked the
shores for over a year searching for his body but it was never
found. A second son, Richard, was drowned when the frieghter
Jones capsized coming from Owen Sound to Manitoulin Island in
1906.
George Gibson died on June 25, 1921 and is buried in the Silver Lake
Cemetery, in Silver Water on Manitoulin Island.
Contact Information
Send E-mail to
addisontim@rogers.com
Send mail to:
Tim Addison
1681 Des Perdrix Cr
Orleans
Ontario K1C 5E2
613-841-4180