Summary
1863: Alexander was born to David MacKenzie & Margaret Wilson at Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
1871: Scotland Census with parents & siblings in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland.
1912: Entered Canada.
1916-Jun-01: Canada Census alone, lodging with the Bell family at 22-23-W3, near Lemsford, Saskatchewan, Canada, which is 32 km east of Leader.
1917-Feb-22: Died in the hospital in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. "He was only sick a short time, and his death occurred after an operation for appendicitis." He is missing from the Saskatchewan Death Registry Index.
He is buried with his older brother James, and James' family.
His is a very common name, so it is difficult to find records for him that we can 100% know is him, with little information about him, especially in Scotland. We don't know what he did for a living. He was "unmarried" when he died, but could have been a widower with grown children when he came to Canada at the age of 49.
The Empress Express, March 1, 1917, Page 1 The death occured in the hospital, Swift Current, on Thursday, February 22nd, of Alexander Thompson Mackenzie, aged 53 years.
He was unmarried, had been in Canada 5 years, born at Clack Mannan, Scotland.
He was only sick a short time, and his death occurred after an operation for appendicitis.
