North Portal
S0C 1W0

Grade 2

PO 2325-1

Private

Semi-staff Gr. 31 - 1949-04-01

Willard Hargrave Dorsey
b- June 29, 1870 in ON
d-
wife- Ida Kate Dorsey, nee Fogg
b- Sept 10, 1872 in ON
d-
Katherine "Kate" Dorsey
b- Aug 29, 1894 in Assa, NWT
d-
Annie "Elsie" Dorsey
b- Dec 12, 1897 in Assa, NWT
d-
Willard "Irving" Dorsey
May 8, 1905 in North Portal, SK
d-

a Miss C. K. Dorsey was Principal of the Village High School
from ca1917 to at least 1923
July 8, 1923 she was given a $20 gold piece
on the lawn of Rev. S. A. Kennedy.
Rev. Kennedy, Dr. R. M. Parker and C. P. Wright gave speeches.
possibly Kate?

Eva May Harris
b- Jan 10, 1884 in Brandon Hills, RM of Cornwallis,  MB,
d- End of Oct, 1983, age 99
Funeral Nov 2, 1983 at St. Paul's United church in Estevan
buried in North Portal Cemetery.
Attended school in Estevan and Regina
worked as a clerk in stores in Estevan and North Portal.
Retired as Post Mistress in 1944.
Lived in Vancouver and Victoria for 10 years.
returned to North Portal, ran a china gift shop.
then retired to Esterhazy.
After 15 years there, returned to Estevan.
She was the oldest guest at the 1979, 100th Anniv. of Brandon Hills.
She was Village Queen of North Portal in 1979.

father- Oliver Harris
b- May 27, 1837 in Clawton, Holsworthy reg dist., Devonshire, England
d- Sept 9, 1922 at his home at North Portal, age 65
1861, 1871 and 1881 census, living in Fullarton, ON
Resident of North Portal for 30 yrs, before he died.
Resident of Western Canada for 40 years before he died.
Immigrated to Canada when he was 12 years old.
first settled in Mitchell, Perth Co., ON
came west to Brandon in 1882.
stayed there for 10 years,
then homesteaded on a farm near North Portal
where he farmed until 1905.
Moved into the village after that.

Oliver's father- Samuel Harris, mother- Mary

mother- Ann Harris nee Francis
b- Feb 18, 1843 in England
d- ?
buried in North Portal Cemetery

Oliver and Ann had 1 son and 6 daughters:
son- William Frederick "Fred" Harris,
b- 1868
d- 1950
buried in North Portal Cemetery
 He lived in North Portal in 1930.
he married Georgina Roddick (1872-1942)

daughter- Ida Harris
b- July 5, 1875 in Fullarton ON
d- ?
buried in North Portal Cemetery
married a Mr. Johnston

daughter- Fannie Lorretta Harris (alt Fanny)(alt Loretta)
b- Apr 26, 1878 in Fullarton, ON
d- ?
buried in North Portal Cemetery
married James Franklin Stringer (1870-1938)

daughter- Ella Maggie Harris
b- July 10, 1886 in Brandon MB
d- Sept 16, 1956 in Vancouver BC, age 70
she married Clement LLewellyn "Clem" Davies
they lived in Victoria BC

daughter- Lily Jane Hill, (Lillie?)
b- Mar 18, 1873, in Mitchell, ON in death record
 (Fullarton ON in birth record)
d- June 17, 1945 in Victoria BC, age 72
She married John Hill, lived in Victoria BC

daughter- Lucy Matilda Harris,
b- ca 1867, at Mitchell, Perth Co, ON
d- Apr 7, 1930, at home in North Portal, age 63
buried in North Portal Cemetery
Living at home in North Portal, in 1922

daughter- Lottie Harris
b- ?
d- Apr 1926, Meadow lake SK
Mrs. Lottie Waddington,
in North Portal district in 1922

Ext Links

There was a history book online on the Estevan Library site,
but as of today it isn't working anymore.