Musician, businessman.
Born at Worcester, England in 1896, he came to Winnipeg in 1911 and was active in the city’s music community for about 40 years. He started in the music business in 1926 and was associated with the Winnipeg Piano Company from 1928 to 1936. He moved to London, Ontario for two years (1936-1938) where he was organist and choirmaster of an Anglican church.
He returned to Winnipeg in 1938 and was manager of the Western Music Company on Donald Street for 18 years. He opened his own Tredwell’s Music Centre in 1956 and operated it until poor health forced his retirement in 1960. Through his mail-order business, he became widely known across Canada. His wife carried on the business for several years after his retirement.
On 30 July 1927, he married Sarah Nelson Scott (?-1987) at Winnipeg. They had no children. He was the organist of St. Patrick’s Anglican Church for 30 years and also served as choirmaster for two years before his retirement in 1949. He was a member of the Men’s Music Club for many years and was active in the Manitoba Music Competition Festival.
He died at Winnipeg on 30 December 1924 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Tom Tredwell, Sarah Nelson Scott], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 2 January 1965, page 58.
“Tom Tredwell’s death loss to music circles,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 January 1965.
Obituary [Sarah Tredwell], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 October 1987, page 35.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 August 2023
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:
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
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!
