PETERS

Born 12 September 1885, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada⁷
Died 11 August 1962, Grace Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada⁸
Buried 14 August 1962, Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 19-G0204⁹
Occupation: Dentist
1901 census, Shows birth as Nova Scotia
Graduated from Philadelphia Dental College 1913. Occupation: Dentist. Practiced in the Boyd Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1915 - came to Winnipeg
1919 Winnipeg Henderson Directory,Peters, Gordon D dentist 504 384 Portage r 217 River, Also shows Dorothy Steno CNR, Frank F, Myrtle A steno Natl Drug at 217 River
1920 Winnipeg Henderson Directory,Peters, Gordon D dentist 504 Boyd bldg r 19, 280 River
Owned a cottage at Grand Beach

1957 - retired from his dental practice in the Boyd Building on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg.
Headstone, Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Site number 19-G0204

Alias Vida May PETERS (17 June 1916)
Born 25 January 1897, Norwood, Ontario, Canada
Died 13 August 1984, West Centennial Lodge, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada¹⁰
Buried 15 August 1984, Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada site D-0429-0¹¹
Burial: Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada site D-0429-0

Alias Alice MYRTLE AITKEN (13 October 1923)
Born 28 November 1894, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada¹⁶
Died 9 February 1985, Misericordia Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada¹⁷
Buried Cremation, Chapel of Eternal Memories, Winnipeg, Manitoba¹⁸
1901 census shows birth as Nova Scotia, birth registration and obit shows Moncton
Interned -Chapel of Eternal Memories, 1501 Waverly St, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ash Crypt South 3G

Alias AIKEN
Born 16 April 1898, Branksome, Poole, Dorset, England
Died 18 November 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada¹⁹
Buried Cremation, Chapel of Eternal Memories, Winnipeg, Manitoba²⁰
Occupation: Chemist: Board of Grain Commision Canada
Interned -Chapel of Eternal Memories, 1501 Waverly St, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ash Crypt South 3G
Probably arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 18 Dec 1919 on the ship Saxonia, destination Abbotsford, BC, his brother John lived in Abbotsford
-He was a member of the original Baden Powell Scout Troop
-Served overseas with London Rife Brigade WWI and Commissioned in The Royal Tank Corp
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C670759
-Lieutenant in the 10th (reserve) District, Royal Canadian Engineers, Winnipeg WWII

Alias DORTHY ISABEL SELLER
Born 22 May 1898, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada²²
Died 26 November 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada²³
Buried Waverley Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada²⁴
1898 - Dot was born in May 22, 1898 to Franklin Ford Peters and Edith Isabelle Dempster in Moncton, New Brunswick.

1904 - had scarelet fever, her grandfather bought one of the first Teddy Bears. This same Teddy was handed down to her daughter Lucille when she was a little girl, then to her grandson Paul when he was little boy. Paul still was Teddy.

1914 approx. - Family moved to Winnipeg in approx.
1916 census Winnipeg, MB shows Peters; FF, B, Gordon, Myrtle, Dorothy & McCullock,James-lodger living at 343 Carlton, Winnipeg, MB
1920 Winnipeg Henderson Directory, Peters, Dorothy clk C N Exp Co r 19, 280 River
1921 - Married at age 23 to William Seller in Winnipeg in September 1921.

1924 - Her first child, Doreen, was born in 1924 when she was 26.

1930s - Dot lived in Brandon, Manitoba in the later 1930's and early 1940's.

We know that she was a member of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire.

1978 - She died in Winnipeg at age 80.
Ashed are interned at the Waverley Memorial Gardens, Community mausoleum, 1501 Waverley St, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2nd name is shown as both Isabelle & Isabel

Born 27 September 1893, 2 Oak Tree Cottages, Commercial Rd,Parkstone Dorset,England²⁵
Died 6 May 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Buried Waverley Memorial Gardens , Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada²⁶
Occupation: Actor, Radio announcer
1893 - William (Billy and Bill) Francis Seller was born at 2 Oak Tree Cottages, Commercial Road, Parkstone, Dorset, England on September 27, 1893 to William Henry Seller and Louisa Morgan.

1893 - Baptized on December 25, 1893 in the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel, Constitution Hill, Dorset, England.

1906 approx - age 12 to 14 Spent time on a pilot boat as a cure for his asthma as a young teenager.

1908 - age 15 William (Bill) was a member of the first Scout Troop in Parkstone Dorset, England with Baden-Powell.

1912 - the Titanic sinks on April 15, 1912. He always claimed that he had wanted to emigrate that year and possibly would have been on the Titanic. However, his father convinced him to join the family firm and take up a trade as a plumber for a year, saying, that while he likely wouldn't work with his hands, in a new country there would always be work.

1913 - Immigrated to Canada, at age 19, from Liverpoole on July 16, 1913 and arrived in Quebec City, on the Empress of Ireland Ship. The line was the Canadian Pacific Railway Atlantic Steamship Line. The passenger list indicates that he is a plumber and will be looking for clerical work in Canada. He carried $30 cash with him. The rest of his family arrived in Quebec on October 25, 1913

1914 - worked as a clerk at the Union Bank. Lived at 793 Bevereley St. Winnipeg.
Worked as a clerk for the Union Bank of Canada prior to WW1. Billy said that he was hired because he played soccer and the Bank team had been losing in the local league and that the manager wanted a winning team.

Believed to have enlisted with the Fort Garry Horse in Winnipeg early in the war but cannot find records to confirm this. (34th Troop B Squadron).

William's group was to go overseas when he became ill and was unable to travel, so was discharged . It is known that some records from that period have gone missing when the FGH had to be moved out of the Armoury. Pictures of the Fort Garry Horse are in William's photo album with one of him sitting on his horse.

1916 - On April 12 he enlisted with the 4th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station (age 22 years and 8 months) His address and his mother's is listed as 793 Beverley Street, Winnipeg.

1916 - He arrived in England on May 29, 1916 and was promoted to Lance Corporal. On June 1, 1917 he proceeded overseas with his unit to Harve, France. War Diaries for the 4th C.C.C.S. indicate he would have been at the following locations: Longueness as of 30 Jun 1917; Ruitz as of 11 Dec 1917; Pernes, as of 27 Mar 1918 until 4 May 1918.

April 8, 1918 - Picture taken with Frank Seller - "Somewhere in France"

1918 - On May 4, 1918 he left the No. 4 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station in Pernes, France to transfered to the Royal Air Force (age 25) and trained with No. 4 Squadron No. RAF Cadet Wing and was stationed in Schornliffe, England.

1918 - Appointed flight cadet on November 7, 1918.

1919 -Discharge as occurring in 1919. It's is unknown why he choose to remain in England after the war.

Family in Winnipeg appears to have moved from Beverley Street to 372 Lansdown, Winnipeg.

Discharge in England.... to Commercial Road in Dorset. (Age 25)

1919 - He returned to Canada departing from Liverpoole and arriving in Winnipeg on March 30, 1919. The passenger manifest indicates that he is a Flight Cadet travelling to Winnipeg with #316328. [2]

It is known that he returned to his Bank Clerk employment in Winnipeg, arriving in Winnipeg in the spring of 1919 during the Winnipeg General Strike.

He suffered from Shell Shock ... doctor advised to get away.....

1920 - Worked for the Canadian National Railway (CNR), as a construction timekeeper, when building track north of Lake Superior for one summer likely 1920.

1921 - At age 28, on September 17, 1921 Billy married Dorothy Isabel Peters in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1922 - Bill started with radio in 1922 as an announcer for the Winnipeg Free Press and Tribune stations.

1924 - his first child, Phyllis Doreen was born February 26, 1924.

1927 - His daughter's, Lucille, birth certificate indicates that he is a clerk with the Winnipeg Hydro Electric Company.

1927 - his second child, Lucille Allison was born October 28, 1927.

In 1931 he started with CKY owned by MTS. That same year he wrote a short comedy sketch called "Ebony and White" which became a regular program which lasted for six years.

1936 - He moved to Brandon, Manitoba as General Manager of radio station CKX in November 1936 with his family following in January.

1937 - Manager radio station CKX, home 263 - 4th Street, Brandon, MB - Henderson Directory, Brandon 1937

1939 - Manager radio station CKX, home 564 - 17th Street, Brandon, MB - Henderson Directory, Brandon 1939

1943 - Manager radio station CKX, home 564 - 17th Street, Brandon, MB - Henderson Directory, Brandon 1943

1945 - Manager radio station CKX, home 528- 15th Street, Brandon, MB - Henderson Directory, Brandon 1945

1947 - Manager radio station CKX, home 528 - 15th Street, Brandon, MB - Henderson Directory, Brandon 1947

1946 - Appointed as CRO of the 159th Field Battery in Brandon on June 24, 1946. He is still listed as Radio Station Manager on this date.

1948 - Returned to Winnipeg when MTS sold CKX in 1948 and was transferred by MTS to the Engineering Department in Winnipeg.

1949 - Clerk Manitoba Govt Phones, home 2, 521 Dominion, Winnipeg, MB - Henderson Directory, Winnipeg 1949

1952 - asst Engineer Clerk Manitoba Govt Phones, home 7, 890 McMillian, Winnipeg, MB - Henderson Directory, Winnipeg 1952

Appeared in numerous radio, television and theatre productions in Winnipeg until he was in his 80's including CBC Farm Broadcasters, Manitoba Little Theatre (MTC), Rainbow Stage.

1985 - at age 92, he died at Central Park Lodge, on Posieden Avenue in 1985. Ashes are interned in the Thompson (Waverly Street) mausoleum in Winnipeg.


1922 Winnipeg Henderson's Directory, Seller, Wm F clk Hydro Elec h 28 326 Broadway
1926 Winnipeg Henderson's Directory, Seller, Wm F clk Hydro Elec h 408 McDermot
1961 Winnipeg Henderson's Directory, Seller, WM (Dorothy) retd 583 Minto