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Walter Willson Scrimes
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Insurance agent.
Born at Kent, England in March 1854, son of James Barnett Scrimes and Elizabeth Samson, he was educated in Kent, England. He came to Winnipeg in 1882 and engaged with the firm of Carruthers and Brock which at that time held the agency of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. He remained with the firm until 1894, then becoming the Winnipeg agent of the Hartford Company. He retired from business in 1926 and moved to California.
In 1883, he married Emily Barnes (?-?) and they had seven children: Walter Laurence Scrimes (1884-?), Frank William Scrimes (1886-?), Ernest Frederick Scrimes (1887-?), Albert Edward Scrimes (1889-?), Harold Stanley Scrimes (1891-?), and Elsie Alice Scrimes (1896-?, wife of Charles Albert Pieper). The family lived at 38 Langside Street, Winnipeg. He was a member of the Masons (St. John’s Lodge) and Anglican church.
He died at Ocean Park, California on 17 October 1928.
Birth registrations [Walter Laurence Scrimes, Frank William Scrimes, Ernest Frederick Scrimes, Albert Edward Scrimes, Harold Stanley Scrimes, Elan Alice Scrimes], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Elsie Alys Scrimes, Charles Albert Pieper], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
“W. W. Scrimes, pioneer, dies in California,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 18 October 1928, page 6.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2024
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