Early Doctors in Estevan

First Doctor in Estevan was
 Dr. Ernest Harold Scott

b- bet Jan-Mar, 1855
Birth registered, in Newport Pagnell District,
which borders the counties of,
Buckinghamshire, and Northamptonshire, England.
In 1881 census he was living in
Stratford, Perth North, Ontario.
Listed as age 26, Book Seller, his occupation.
His religion was Church of England.

Ernest Harold Scott
 died May 29, 1900 of sun stroke,
and is buried in the old Estevan City Cemetery.

Buried in the same cemetery is a Harry Duncan Scott.
There is a Mary Scott, nee Neilson buried there in 1917,
and this would be his wife.
1911 Canadian census says her name is
 Mary Nelson Scott, born in Ontario
and the oldest son was
Harold Nelson Scott, born in Ontario.
I still think Harry Duncan Scott is this son,
but census birth year does not match headstone.
 or maybe a 7th child?

She is shown as Mary Neilson Scott in 1881 Canadian census.
age 24, born in Ontario.
Makes her born in ca1857.
With her born in Ontario, they probably married there.

Living with them in 1881,
his mother and father.
George Scott, b- ca 1820 (age 64) born in England.)
d- after 1881.
and Eliza Ann Scott, (nee McRitchie),
b- ca 1822, age 66, born in England.
d- Jan 9, 1892.

George and Eliza Ann were married Dec 10, 1847,
in Holy Trinity Church, Brompton,
Registration District of Kensington, Middlesex, England.

His grandfather was George Scott, b- ca1794,
and Eliza Ann's father, was Thomas McRitchie, b- ca 1796

Other children of Ernest and Mary, born in Saskatchewan were
Ethel Widmere Scott,
Guy Lymburn Scott,
Mary Lillian Scott,
Gladys McRitchie Scott,
Marjory Helen Scott.
They had a total of 6 known children.

Dr. Scott was also the first Postmaster in Estevan.
On his death, Mary his wife, served as postmistress.
Harold Nelson Scott was the First Librarian in Estevan
His assistant was his sister, Lillian Scott.

He came from Moosomin, Aug 15, 1892,
via Winnipeg, on the CPR railroad,
leaving Winnipeg, Aug 16, 1892.
He travelled with Land Commisioner Hamilton,
Mr. Leacock, Townsite Agent,
and Mr. Riley, of Kennedy & Riley, Barristers,
who was opening an Office in Estevan.

He owned his own office in a building on 12th Ave.
where the Bank of Montreal parking lot is today (2008)

Peter Cuthbert Duncan had his land office
in this same building.
In 1955 Mr Kohaly had his law office here.

Oct 20, 1892
Dr. Scott, sets Mr. Fetterly's leg bone.

Dec 14, 1894
Dr. Scott and his wife travel to Minneapolis
and then a visit to the Chicago Hospitals.

a Dr. Daniel Ross Davies (Welsh nationality)
Born- Oct 1865 or 1866 in Ontario- Died Mar 23, 1932
buried in Old Estevan City Cemetery,
served in the area, and was one of the early doctors.
His wife's name was Pansy (possibly nee Tookey),
she was born in April 1883 in Ontario.
They are both shown as Baptists in the 1911 Census.

He built a brick building on 12th Ave./ 5th St Corner.
Known as the Davies block or the Rae block.
It became the Dominion Land Titles building,
and the Bank of North America.
located on opposite corner of the Empire Hotel.
He was the First Chairman of the Library board, Feb 1908
He was also a member of the first town council.
A Dr. Davies also shows up on the board in 1948.
Not the same doctor though.

A Dr. Morrow prescribed Brandy to save
 my Grandmother Mae Gesell's life from the Spanish flu.
Nov, Friday, 1918 in Estevan.
Still a great prescription if you ask me!

There was 2 families of Morrow's in Estevan
in 1911, but they were Bricklayers, not doctors.
There was a Vet out of Oxbow, named Dr. Morrow,
maybe he did house calls for the flu in 1918?

A Dr. J. E. Bromley served in the area in the 1920's
A Dr. Parker ca 1924
 

Dr James (Jim) Forbes Creighton, BA, MD

Dr. James Forbes Creighton was born Nov 2, 1879
in Wingham, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

His name appears in a list, under the title
June 5th, 1903. M.D.
University of Manitoba,
so this could have been the date he became a doctor.
We now know the University he attended.
A little further it reads 4th year medical, and his name again,
with B.A listed after it, address Okotoks AB

Died May 5, 1944, in Vancouver BC, age 65
BC Death Reg. Number: 1944-09-643831
It appears he was buried in Okotoks Cemetery, Okotoks, Alberta,
where most of his family are buried
 

CREIGHTON

DR. JAMES FORBES

8 MAY 1944

Okotoks Cemetery

Father was John Creighton, a farmer, b- Jan 1849, d- Dec 3, 1939
Mother Agnes May McCallum, b- Jan 1854, d- Oct 21, 1945
He had 3 brothers:
John Adam Creighton (b- July 1873, d- May 8, 1944),
William (Bill) Creighton, (b- May 1885- d ?)
and Finlay McCallum Creighton. (b-ca 1876(8?), d- June 30, 1934)
and 4 sisters,
Married names below:
(Jean L. Creighton) Mrs. Lorne A. Gibson from Winnipeg,
(Catherine Alexander Creighton- b-?- d-Sept 23, 1968) Mrs. Carl Lamont Ohlson
(Janet Creighton- b? - d-Feb 17, 1958) Mrs. Thomas Ephriam Lineham
(Agnes Creighton-1890- d-June 25,1968) Mrs. John Melvil Lineham
all 3 from Turner Valley AB
Some born in Ontario, some in Manitoba, all Scottish nationality.
1881 census- Culross, Bruce South, Ontario

In 1911 census he was living in Alberta, as a farmer, Physician,
with his father, John Creighton, on E. half Sec 34, Tsp 28, Rge 9
near Medicine Hat
Listed next was his brother
John Adam Creighton, b- July 1873
 living on NE Sec 26, Tsp 28, Rge9
and listed after them, his wife,
 shown as Mrs James Forbes Creighton,
and their 2 children,
John Asler Creighton, b- May 1908,
and William Donald Creighton, b- Dec 1909,
shown living on W. half Section 35, tsp 28, Rge 9.
His mother is shown living in Winnipeg with his sister Jean.
So it appears we have had a separation or divorce here.
Finlay M. Creighton is shown age 35, on W Half Sec 9, Tsp 29, Rge 9 as a farmer.
His obit says he died at Youngstown, born ca 1878

Served 1 year in B. Battalion, RCFA,
in the South African War (1899-1902),
and 6 months in the
 Lieutenant Arthur L. "Gat" Howard Canadian Scouts. (1900)
As well as in WWI as a Physician-Surgeon.
His mother, when he enlisted on Apr 3, 1915,
in WWI was Agnes May Creighton,
 who lived at 384 Cathedral Ave., Winnipeg MB.
He was only 5ft 6 1/2 inches tall.
His rank was Captain.
in the Saskatchewan Hospital Unit

Dr Jim Creighton actually helped my
Aunt Rose Gesell during her illness in 1936.

Letter written by Dr Creighton to my aunt, Rose Gesell
dated Jan 28, 1936, on M/S Canada,
The East Asiatic Company
stationary.
He sailed from Vancouver, and was heading
to St. Thomas as he was writing this letter.

This ship was new in 1935, and mined during WWII
and sunk in 1939, off river Humber.
Probably not many copies of this stationary around.

Dr Jim Creighton served as MLA
 for the Souris Constituency.
He ran as an independent in 1925 and won.

At one point Dr Jim Creighton
was with Dr. Robert Inglis in Estevan.

Here is the Gall bladder diet at that time
with their letterhead, ca 1940's
note- Phone # is 3!
Dr. Creighton had his Office at
1108-4th Street, built ca 1910.
Creighton Lodge, Senior home in Estevan
is named after this man.
He owned the first car in Estevan.
He also made a donation to help form the Bienfait Legion.
Dr. Jim Creighton donated the Creighton Shield,
 an ECI student award.
He was part owner of the Creighton block,
built in 1925, where the Princess Cafe was located.
Jim Creighton retired to Vancouver, where he died in 1944.

Feb 20, 1913
Dr. Creighton, Dr. Henry, and Dr. French
perform a skin graft,
on Mrs. N. J. Lockhart

There was 2 brothers who first came to Bienfait in 1913,
Jim and Bill Creighton.
Sept 20, 1932
parents 50th Wedding Anniv. celebration

Dec 3, 1939
His father, John Creighton, dies age 90

Oct 23, 1945
His Mother Agnes dies age 91
Jim is shown living in Vancouver now.

May 23, 1937
His son Dr. John O. Creighton
married Lillian Patterson in London England.

 

Dr. William (Bill) Creighton, MD

Bill shows up in 1906 census as William, Creighton, age 26
Medical doctor, born May 3, 1885, in Alexander, Manitoba.
Scottish, Presbyterian.

He attended University of Manitoba, ca 1905-1906,
just after his brother,
First year student, address Okotoks AB
He wrote a report
 The Age of Elizabeth, by M. Creighton (Epochs
of Modern History Series, Longmans).
Graduated in 1908, from Manitoba Medical College in 1908

Possibly 4 nurses? in the Hospital in Estevan with him,
or maybe they were patients?
As well as a Thomas Creighton, 1 month old, born in 1911
In Manitoba vital records there is a William Creighton,
born May 3, 1885 in the RM of Whitehead,
mother was Agnes McCallum
Father's name not shown.
Birth was not registered until July 17, 1920
We now know this is the correct William
from the WWI information above for Jim.

Knowing Jim was in the war, I looked up William,
and sure enough he was in WWI also, as a Major.
He enlisted Mar 18, 1916.
 with the #12 Field Ambulance Corp, CEF
Low and behold he is married,
to a Florence Melita Nee (turns out is was Graham)
who was living at suite #18, Balmoral Court, in Winnipeg.
Shown born May 3, 1885, same as above.
in Alexander, Manitoba, Canada
Presbyterian, and had no earlier service, unlike his brother Jim.
Occupation- Physician and Surgeon.
Religion- Presbyterian

During World War I, William Creighton served
in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
and was awarded the Military Cross (1917)
“for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.”

Dr. William (Bill) Creighton, moved back to Winnipeg.
This link describes his life, marriage, and death,
minus the Estevan part.
He was obviously into the paranormal.

He was a Director of Marigold Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Nov 18, 1919

Belonged to the St. Andrew's River Heights Church,
elected to the Music committee, Jan 22, 1930.

Doctor at Deer Lodge Hospital, Aug 19, 1932
He was a member of the greeting party
for Governor-General Bessborough and his wife

Jim and Bill's grandmother and grandfather,
(Agnes McCallum's parents), were
Finlay (Jr.) McCallum and Jane Laidlaw.
Finlay's parents were
 Finlay (Sr.) McCallum and Christian Campbell.

John (Jr.) Creighton, their dad, in 1880,
was a farmer in Culross, county of Bruce, Ontario.
Their mother Agnes, was the oldest of 11 children.
(5 sisters and 3 brothers were still living in 1880.)
John married Agnes McCallum Sept 25, 1872 at Esquesing.
John (Jr.) father was also John (Sr.) Creighton.
John (Jr) mother was Catherine Alexander.

No sign of James Forbes though in the census forms,
in Saskatchewan, because he was in Alberta.
Thomas will not be in the Sask vital records until 2011.
then we will find out who was his father, and mother.
A Miss Vera Creighton taught school at ECI,
another possible relative of these doctors.

Mar 18, 1915
Here we read Dr. William Creighton used a stomach pump
to save the life of Mike Mosset of Marienthal
who accidentally drank Formaldehyde, thinking it was whiskey.
Here we also read he was working in Mrs. Brekel's Hospital.

July 4, 1934, goes to his brother's funeral
at Okotoks AB

Sept 13, 1935
Named as one of 2 Auditors of the Manitoba Medical Assoc.

Feb 18, 1941
Honorary Officer in the 12th Field Ambulance Assoc. in Winnipeg

Sept 3, 1947
Living at 195 Waverley St. in Winnipeg MB
He was on board a bad train wreck at this time.

1957, Honorary Physician
 to Lakeside Fresh air Camp
 for handicapped and under privileged children

1961 he was at Grace Hospital

The next item he suddenly appears in this obit,
in Ontario, where he probably retired too.
Oct 25, 1972
Dr. William Creighton M.C.
dies at Port Hope District Hospital
living at 83 Joselyn St., Port Hope Ontario at the time.
Buried in Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Ontario

Dr. Frank B. Walsh

Dr.  Walsh left Estevan in 1930,
and went to the Wilmer Eye Institute,
John Hopkins School of Medicine,
 Baltimore, Maryland USA
He became a leading Neuro-Ophthalmologist.
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology
Often termed as the "Father of Neuro-Ophthalmology"
Has at least 25 publications to his name in this field.

Dec 11, 1944
His eldest son, Lt. Mac Walsh, age 21, was killed in WWII

Dr. Logan Miller Fairbairn

From 1928-1942 Jim Creighton was in partnership
 with Dr. Logan Miller Fairbairn.
He practiced here from 1928-1940
Dr. Fairbairn was born at Sec 31-Tsp 02-Rge 32
 near Carnduff SK, Feb 8, 1905
to Robert Davidson Fairbairn and Christina Milne Miller.
They were farmers from Ontario,
living at Sec 31-Tsp 3- Rge 32 in 1911.
(Birth registration says Tsp 2?)
SK Birth Registration Number 1378
He had 2 brothers, Harold and Frederick in 1911.
Dr. Fairbairn served in WWII as a Commandant
of the 8th Canadian General Hospital.
From 1940-1945 he served overseas.
Moved to Calgary on his return from the war.
After a time with the McEachern Group as a Surgeon, 1945-1955,
he moved into a specialized practice in Calgary AB.
He was President of the Calgary Medical Society in 1949.
He retired in 1971, and died in Calgary in 1972
Buried in Queen's Park Cemetery in Calgary AB.

Dr. Fairbairn was the doctor on my dad's
 Eastern Mine pay stubs in 1938 and 1939.
They deducted $2.00 / month, doctor fees,
and his take home pay was $17.45 for Dec 1939.
A big chunk of money in those days.
Today a Twoney is nothing!

After 1918 the miner's had to pay a flat mandatory fee,
deducted from their pay, by the mine owners,
for what were to be,
regular doctor check-ups at the mines.
This fee was not cheap,
based on their take home pay at the time.
Problem is, the fees were collected,
but not always did the men see the doctor.
I can see now why Tommy Douglas
was so adamant about medicare,
as he would have heard these stories over and over again.
Also can see why the doctors would not want this stopped.
I'm sure it made them a fair amount of money.

Dr. James Victor (Vic) Millions

Dr. Vic Millions was in partnership
 with Dr Creighton and Dr Fairbairn in Estevan.
Born Sept 26, 1896 (1897 in enlistment form is wrong),
in Whitewater, RM of Morton, Manitoba
Apr 23, 1918 he enlisted in WWI.
Regimental # 2683774
He was living in Regina, a member of the RNWM Police.
His father James Millions was a farmer in Carnduff, SK
6ft 1/2 in tall.
He later practiced in Westlock AB.
and Kincaid before he enlisted in WWII.
He moved to Eastend SK in 1945 with his wife and 3 sons.
He died in 1969 while practicing at Eastend SK
Buried in a Regina Cemetery. 

His Father- James Millions b- Dec 26, 1862
in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Upper Canada
died 1945 in Carnduff.
Mother- Elizabeth Hannah Wilson, died 1936
He was one of 7 children. 3 boys, 4 girls.

DENTISTS

One of the first Dentists in Estevan
was DR. Frederick R. Graham,
who we see below married Emily Jean Clark
Dec 23, 1908.

His Office was located in the same building
that was used as the 2nd Post office in Estevan
located where the T. Eaton co building was in 1980.

Vets

D. J. Rooney and F. M. Gray
shown as vets in Estevan, May 4, 1916