Durward Simpson (1902-1981) was the youngest son of Hugh Simpson (1858-1944) and Helen Thornton (1860 -1932). Durward, whose first name created much confusion as his birth certificate and census records both have it wrong, was born in the Territories – now the Province of Saskatchewan. He married Eleanor (Ella) Wilson, the daughter of George Nicholas Wilson and Jane Strahn. This family immigrated to Saskatchewan in 1921, leaving County Wicklow of Ireland. Both families had lived in the Wood Mountain area of Saskatchewan and this is where they met and married in 1929, just as the “roof was about to fall”. They lived most of their lives in Broadview, Saskatchewan.
Durward in about 1910
Durward and Ella about 1965.
And my favorite photo of Durward and Ella and all of Ella’s siblings as well as her mother. I think this was taken around the date of their marriage in 1929. Note: the car in the back may well be a Durant.
