George Fraser
Memorial Stone, Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada |
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George Fraser
1854 - 1944
Born October 25 in Scotland,
he apprenticed as a nurseryman
and gardener before emigrating
to Canada in 1883. First settled in
Winnipeg and then moved to Victoria
in 1889, where he worked as a
landscape foreman for the development
of Beacon Hill Park.
Moving to Ucluelet in 1894, Fraser
acquired 236 acres of crown land
on the present site of the Ucluelet village
for the next 50 years. He continued
his work as a nurseryman.
Specializing in Rhododrendrons, Azaleas
and Heathers as a result of world
acclaimed work in Hybridization.
Mr. Fraser was posthumously awarded
the American Rhododrendron Society's
Pioneer Achievment Award in 1990.
Erected May 19th, 2001
by the Lions of Ucluelet. | |
George Fraser was born at Manse Cottage, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland on 25 October 1854 and baptised on 23 November 1854. His parents were John Fraser and Eliza Taylor. He died in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada on 04 May 1944. He was buried in the Ucluelet Cemetery, Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada.
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Scotland Census 1861 about George Fraser
Residence: Manse Cottage, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland |
| Name |
Relation |
Marital
status: |
Age |
Birth |
Place of Birth |
John Roy
Marjory Roy
George Roy
Margaret Roy
Eliza Roy
Helen Roy
Margaret Fraser
George Fraser |
Head
Wife
Son
Daughter
Daughter
Daughter
Boarder
Boarder |
Married
Married
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single |
42
32
11
8
6
4
7
6 |
abt. 1819
abt. 1829
abt. 1850
abt. 1853
abt. 1855
abt. 1857
abt. 1854
abt. 1855 |
Fochabers, Morayshire
New Spynie, Morayshire
New Spynie, Morayshire
New Spynie, Morayshire
New Spynie, Morayshire
New Spynie, Morayshire
New Spynie, Morayshire
Drainie, Morayshire |
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