Charles Harold “Hal” RiordonAge: 78 years1901–1980
- Name
- Charles Harold “Hal” Riordon
- Given names
- Charles Harold
- Surname
- Riordon
- Nickname
- Hal
| Birth | April 13, 1901 24 24 |
| Military | McGill University War Records yes |
| Birth of a sister | Edith Amy “Kit” Riordon 1904 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Eric Benson Riordon 1906 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Kathleen Riordon October 7, 1911 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Peter Hamilton Riordon April 13, 1913 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Hamilton Benson 1919 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Edith Susan Ellis May 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Charles Albert Riordon August 17, 1931 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Eric Benson Riordon December 23, 1948 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Christopher “Carl” Riordon June 14, 1958 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Amy Louise Paterson 1963 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Florence Ernestine “Ernie” Ellis January 25, 1976 (Age 74 years) |
| Occupation | yes |
| Death | April 11, 1980 (Age 78 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: June 3, 1876 28 24 — St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada Death: June 14, 1958 — Montreal, QC., Canada |
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Marriage: June 23, 1900 — St. Thomas's Church St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada |
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10 months himself |
Birth: April 13, 1901 24 24 — St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada Death: April 11, 1980 — Cowansville, Quebec, Canada |
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4 years younger sister |
Edith Amy “Kit” Riordon Birth: 1904 27 27 Death: about 1988 |
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3 years younger brother |
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6 years younger sister |
Mary Kathleen Riordon Birth: October 7, 1911 35 35 Death: July 5, 1997 |
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18 months younger brother |
Birth: April 13, 1913 36 36 — Montreal, QC., Canada Death: 1988 — Foster, QC., Canada |
| Family with Florence Ernestine “Ernie” Ellis |
| himself |
Birth: April 13, 1901 24 24 — St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada Death: April 11, 1980 — Cowansville, Quebec, Canada |
| wife |
Birth: April 8, 1908 29 29 — Vancouver, B.C., Canada Death: January 25, 1976 — Cowansville, Quebec, Canada |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
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Private |
| Occupation | Came to Nkana in Northern Rhodesiathe area in 1927, just out of McGill, at the behest of “Doc” Bancroft, one of his professors who had been working in the Copperbelt during his summers. Left Nkana at the end of 1932 and, following several years back in Canada, returned to Africa for two years in the mines at Springs, Transvaal, RSA. He continued his geological work in Canada and served in the RCAF during the war. After the war, he grew apples in Dunham, Quebec, Canada for 17 years until his retirement. |
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