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Boyd, Albert

Albert Boyd travelled from Morley to Calgary, Alberta in the 1890s.

Ellison, Albert Henry

Albert Henry Ellison, 1916-2008, was a geologist in Calgary, Alberta, employed by Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas and Royalite. He was married first to Margaret Burns and later to Shirley. Later he taught at SAIT for 20 years. He was an avid amateur photographer. Ellison retired to Brampton, Ontario.

Hughes, Albert

Albert Hughes was born in Coven, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England on June 1, 1850. Prior to sailing to Canada, he practised pharmacy in England, Brussels, Belguim and Hong Kong. His destination in Canada was Winnipeg, however, Dr. Brett who operated a well known Banff sanitorium, convinced him to set up a practise with him. The partnership was dissolved in 1889. For a few months, Albert worked in a Calgary drugstore, and in 1890, he purchased a drug business in Medicine Hat, the first for the fledgling town. Albert's hobby involved the raising and training of race ponies and his reputation for success was well earned. He also served as Secretary of the Men's Institute of St. Barnabas (Anglican) Church. Albert Hughes married Annie Wallace, from Birmingham, England, in 1896. They had 5 children, all born in Medicine Hat: Dorothy Wallace (born June 8, 1898), Minto (born September 25, 1899), Marie (born March 25, 1901), Alberta (born March 1, 1903), and Hildra (born July 29, 1904). In 1901, he sold his drugstore to B.F. Souch and E.M. Cawker, and moved his family to the Race Course Ranch near the present day airport where he spent his time raising and training race horses. In 1906, the family moved into town and occupied a home opposite Riverside Park at 605 1st Street SE. From 1908 to 1918, he returned to England, but during or after the war, spent his remaining years in Alberta. Albert Hughes died June 8, 1943. Son Minto Hughes served with the British Army during World War I and returned to Canada in 1919. He began working for Ogilvie Flour Mills in 1922, and stayed with the company until his retirement in 1964.

Banister, Albert Edward

Albert Edward Banister, ?-1914, came to Alberta from England in 1884 with his oldest sons, Bertram, Albert, William and Harold. They homesteaded at Davisburg, southeast of Calgary. The family house, the "Grotto", was built in 1887. Later that year A.E.'s wife, Helen Mary Banister, ?-1909, and another eight children, Emmeline (Ellis, later Hull), Jennie (Winterbottom), Florence (Edwards), Margaret "Daisy" (Brown), Eva (Pownall), Ida (Turner), Stephen and Victor joined the family at Davisburg. In 1890 the oldest daughter, Fanny, arrived from England. The family ran a mixed farming operation. In 1907 the Grotto was sold to Mr. Magee and A.E., Mary and Ida moved to Victoria, British Columbia. For further information see "The Banister family farm at Davisburg" in <em>Eye on the Future : Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley</em>, 1870-1900 / Henry C. Klassen. -- Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2002, p. 185-188.

Chartrand, Albert Joseph

Albert Joseph "Frenchy" Chartrand, 1905-1942, was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on January 27, 1926, and after training at Regina was transferred to Aklavik, NWT to join "G" Division. He served with detachments at Coppermine and Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, and Herschel Island, Yukon. He also served on the RCMP schooner, "St. Roch", on which he died of a heart attack. He was posthumously awarded the Arctic Medal for his service in the north. Both Chartrand Lake, Nunavut and Chartrand Star were named for Constable Chartrand.

LeRouzic, Albert

Albert LeRouzic married Florence Fischer on July 3, 1941. They had four children, Lionel (1946), Lois (1949), Lorel (1951) and Darlene (1955). Albert farmed near Grassland, Alberta and worked for twelve winters at the Pelican Spruce Mills. Later, Albert and Florence moved to Edmonton, Alberta and Albert worked for the City's Water and Sanitation until his retirement. Albert died in January of 1987.

Loblick, Albert

Albert Loblick was born in 1900 in Spruce Grove, AB and he died in 1960 in Gibbons, AB. During his early working life Loblick was involved in setting up sawmills, including a mill at Widewater, AB and Usk, BC. It is likely that he was involved in some way with the Benesch sawmill, depicted in the 3 photographs. Albert Loblick took an early interest in steam engines and prior to the arrival of the tractor he was involved in providing steam engines for threshing machines during harvest time. With the arrival of the tractor on farms, Loblick moved on to become a blacksmith and welder. Albert Loblick married Francis Helen Schindler and had 3 children, Norton, Dermot (aka Snip) and Bernice.

Augade, Albert Lucien

Albert Lucien Augade, 1871-1937, was born in Paris, France. He was a graduate of the Paris Conservatory of Music, and came to Calgary, Alberta in 1895 as a teacher of string and reed instruments. He was bandmaster of the Calgary Fire Brigade Band, the Calgary Citizens' Band, and the 191st Battalion Band. He and his wife, Catherine Cromarty Augade, 1860-1941, had two children, Louis and Yvonne Anna Cromarty (Stickney), 1904-?. Louis, 1901-1971, was born in Calgary. He was a member of the Calgary Symphony Orchestra for 42 years, and taught music at Mount Royal College.

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