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Got it, didn't think he had Watson as a middle name as well

He probably didn't have Watson on his birth cert, but as he knew who he was named for, ( his grandfather) he added it in anyway!
( my rellies who emigrated tended to do the same thing)
I did notice that his grandfather also called himself "William Pettigrew Watson"!

Just checked his Birth Certificate, he did have Watson as well

That is most definatly his marriage,now just to find a death for him, I thought it would be easy to find him with a name like that but no luck so far

Think this man has vanished lol

As he married in Quebec in 1922, it's more than likely that he died in Canada.

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 about Rella Thomson
Name: Rella Thomson
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation: Acct
Electoral District: Ottawa West
Year: 1968

Address: 133 Premier Avenue
At same address: William Thomson, retired.

And before that:


Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 about Rella M Thomson
Name: Rella M Thomson
Location: Carleton, Ontario
Occupation: Accountant
Electoral District: Carleton
Year: 1957

Address: 133 Premier Avenue
Also listed at same address: William W Thomson, CS

1972, same address, both still alive:


Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 about Mrs Rella Thomson
Name: Mrs Rella Thomson
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Electoral District: Ottawa West
Year: 1972

also William Thomson, retired

Maybe find something here????

http://ogsottawa.on.ca/cemeteries/index.php

http://ogs.andornot.com/CemeteryIndex.aspx

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Carleton_County,_Ontario#Cemetery

Anyone know how often the voters roll was released in Canada?

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2983
About Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

This database contains preliminary voters lists for general elections in Canada, 1935–1980.

Historical Background

By 1935, the year of the earliest voting records in this database, the franchise had been extended to both men and women age 21 and over for federal elections in Canada. The last property qualifications were done away with in 1948, and exclusions for Inuit and Indians living on reserves were eliminated in 1950 and 1960. In 1970, the voting age was lowered to 18 and the franchise reserved for Canadian citizens, though some British subjects retained their right to vote until 1975.

What You Can Find in the Records

This database contains voters lists created for general elections in Canada for the years 1935–1980. Lists are organized by polling district within each province and from there by polling station number and address. The forms varied some over the years, but they typically included name, post office or street address, and occupation. They sometimes indicate marital status for women in lieu of occupation.

Because they were created during various election years, these lists make useful census substitutes.

This database includes the following general election years. Those marked by asterisk have been indexed. Others are available for browsing only.

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Found this,

"THOMSON, Rella MacArthur On Monday, October 1, 1979, Rella M. McKenzie, in her 80th year, beloved wife of William W. Thomson; dear mother of Sandy Thomson, of Winnipeg; also survived by two grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Friends may call at the Tubman Funeral Home, 403 Richmond Rd. -at Roosevelt on Wednesday : from 2 to 4 and 7n to 9. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Thursday at 2 p.m. with cremation to follow"


Reads like William was still alive in 1979.

Fantastic find batmansdaughter