Joseph William Cartmell landed in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, April 14, 1925 off of the Canadian Pacific ship SS Montclare. Emigrated with his second wife Adelaide "Dinah" Holyland and his only son Joseph Morgan Cartmell. Acquired a Canadian Pacific Railway section (640 acres) of prairie farmland, 9 miles northeast of Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada; Legal Description: Hill Park, Section 7, Range 11, Township 45, W4. Mixed farmed, grain, cattle and registered suffolk sheep at Sedgewick, Alberta, until his death on May 22, 1943, in an Edmonton, Alberta hospital. Was an avid hunter of upland gamebirds and waterfowl. Also hunted coyotes at Sedgewick. Hunted from horseback with two coyote hounds, as well as two blood hounds. Was a crack shot, often shot running coyotes at 200 metres with a .30 US calibre rifle. Coyote hunting was necessary on the prairies in-order to protect livestock, especially domestic sheep.
Joseph William Cartmell landed in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, April 14, 1925 off of the Canadian Pacific ship SS Montclare. Emigrated with his second wife Adelaide "Dinah" Holyland and his only son Joseph Morgan Cartmell. Acquired a Canadian Pacific Railway section (640 acres) of prairie farmland, 9 miles northeast of Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada; Legal Description: Hill Park, Section 7, Range 11, Township 45, W4. Mixed farmed, grain, cattle and registered suffolk sheep at Sedgewick, Alberta, until his death on May 22, 1943, in an Edmonton, Alberta hospital. Was an avid hunter of upland gamebirds and waterfowl. Also hunted coyotes at Sedgewick. Hunted from horseback with two coyote hounds, as well as two blood hounds. Was a crack shot, often shot running coyotes at 200 metres with a .30 US calibre rifle. Coyote hunting was necessary on the prairies in-order to protect livestock, especially domestic sheep.
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1881 England Census
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