William John Morgan & the 1911 Canadian Census

I came across a very interesting find today. This is from the 1911 Census of Canada. The individual listed may or may not me William John Morgan. I have been looking for him in the 1911 Canadian Census for quite a while. According to his homestead application, William was present in Saskatchewan in July of 1910 and present on his homestead in either March or April of 1911. His wife, Clara & their two children, William & Mary, entered Canada on June 7, 1911 and arrived on the homestead on June 10th, missing enumeration in the 1911 Canadian Census by mere days. Here are the reasons I have come up with that make this find less than conclusive:  

Reasons this may be William John Morgan:

Name in Census (John – his middle name)

Occupation (Farmer)

Head of Household

Place of Birth (Ontario)

Nationality (Canadian)

Worked on Own Account

Listed in same Township, Range & Meridian as Homestead & 1916 Census (T 41; R 18; 3W)

Family directly above Mr. Morgan in 1911 is the same as above Morgan family in 1916 Census

Reasons this may not be William John Morgan:

Name in Census (John Morgan - as opposed to William John Morgan)

Marital Status (Single; it is possible Enumerator listed him as single since family was not present)

Age & Birth Information (40 years; born February 1871; according to the 1900 US Census, he was born December 1866. The 1916 Canadian Census also eludes to his being born in 1866.

Racial Origin (Welsh; according to the 1916 Canadian Census, he was of Irish Origin)

Religion (Presbyterian; according to the 1916 Canadian Census, he was Anglican)

Pictures of Clara Bell (Dodge) Morgan & Family

I want to thank Mike Morgan, Scotty McNab & Sue McNab-McMann for allowing me to copy these pictures. These are pictures of Clara Bell Dodge & her family. Even though I've updated some of the other blogs that relate to this branch of the family, I also want to present them here as well.

This picture is from Bill Morgan's & Ida Braunagel's wedding in April 1942. From left: Ida Marie Braunagel, Clara Bell Dodge, Clara's daughter Mary Ann (Morgan) McNab & William Hiram (Bill) Morgan.

Here is another picture of Clara (left). She is identified as 'Mother Morgan.' The other individual is only identified as Mary. 

Mary Ann (Morgan) McNab with Mrs. McNab (her mother-in-law)

 From left: Clarence O. McNab with his mother & wife Mary Ann.

Malcolm McNab (left) with his brother Clarence. Malcolm was the park warden at Yoho National Park in British Columbia. At bottom are (from left) Mabel, Malcolm's wife; Mary Ann, Clarence's wife; the lady on the right is unidentified.

From left: Malcolm McNab, his wife and his mother.

 From left: Scotty McNab, clarence's & Mary Ann's son, Doreen, & his uncle Malcolm.

A birthday card that Bill sent his mother Clara when he was in the Army.