Educator.
Born at Cartwright on 3 October 1908, son of Robert Henry Albert Bolton (1878-1963) and Rose Maud Duncalfe (1886-1972), brother of Robert Octavius Picken “Barney” Bolton, he attended Neelin School, Manitou Normal School (1926), and Wesley College (1930). He then embarked on a 45-year teaching career, including service successively at Napinka School (?-?), North Derby School (?-?), Opawaka School (1930), Cartwright School (?-?), Brickburn School (?-?), and Birchview School (1942-1971), where he was Principal (1956-1971). He retired in 1971 and moved to Minnedosa and later to Brandon.
On 8 October 1938, he married Lottie Ardella Aitken (1908-1992) at Brandon and they had two children: Alan Bolton and Margaret Bolton. He was a member of the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Odd Fellows, and Red Cross Safety Society. He died at Brandon on 12 November 1989 and was buried in the Neelin Cemetery.
Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [William George Percival Bolton, Lottie Ardella Aitken], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
I Remember: Lights Along the Valley and Huntly by Caroline Cumming, 1970.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 November 1989, page 59.
Miami & R. M. of Thompson Chronicles by Thompson History Book Committee, c1998. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.M50Mia]
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 August 2025
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
