Charles Alexander MANSON b. 4 Nov 1907 Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 2 Aug 2002 Vancouver, BC Canada: Our Family History

1907 - 2002 (94 years)

Name	Charles Alexander MANSON [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	4 Nov 1907	Montreal, Quebec, Canada [4]
Baptism	1915	Montréal, Québec, Canada [7]
Gender	Male
Military	1 Jun 1927	Ottawa, Ontario [8]
_AMTID	212743888775:1030:209309145
_UID	2A0CFE8A1C314E9F886040530C04B53F772C
Death	2 Aug 2002	Vancouver, BC Canada [4]
Burial	Vancouver, BC Canada
Person ID	I500	Manson-Malli
Last Modified	28 Feb 2026

Father	Norman St. Clair MANSON, b. 19 Jan 1880, Montreal. Mount Royal d. 28 Aug 1946, Montreal. Mount Royal (Age 66 years)
Mother	Marie Antoinette SENEZ, b. 10 Jun 1880, Montreal. Mount Royal d. 1954, Ottawa (Age 73 years)
Marriage	5 Sep 1905	Montreal. Mount Royal [9]
Family ID	F161	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Margaret S D GILLIES, b. Jul 1907, Vancouver d. 28 Oct 1950, Vancouver (Age 43 years)

Marriage 1932 Brockville, Ontario, Canada [6]

Children

1. Alexander Norman Digby (Sandy) MANSON, b. 27 Jun 1933, Montreal. Royal Victoria Hospital

d. 19 Jul 2011, London, England

(Age 78 years)

Family ID F94 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Mar 2026

Family 2 Rebecca MORTIMER, b. 1916, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada d. 1 Jan 1996, Victoria, BC (Age 80 years)

Marriage 7 Jul 1951 Qualicum, British Columbia, Canada

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living

Family ID F159 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Mar 2026

Photos » Slide Show		Alex Manson, Uniform Picture
		Alex Manson - Training With Bob Normanton (lived in Sechelt, BC)
		Alex Manson, 4 Years Old
		Alex Manson Maybe around 4 years old?
		Alex Manson Late 1930's, Early 1940's?
		Alex Manson, Marching in Vancouver
		Alex Manson, John M Mortimer. Probably taken in Qualicum Beach at Alex's wedding to Rebecca.
		alex_manson_wedding2.jpg Alex Manson and Rebecca Hobbins Marriage, Qualicum Beach St Marks, Qualicum July 7, 1951
		alex_manson_wedding.jpg Alex Manson and Rebecca Hobbins Marriage, Qualicum Beach St Marks, Qualicum July 7, 1951

Documents » Slide Show		1921_124-E003082604
		Alex and Becky - Marriage Vancouver, BC
		Alex and Becky Manson - Marriage
		Alex Manson and Becky - Marriage St Mark's Anglican Church Qualicum Beach, BC
		45884_273022002859_0990-00408
		48784_556682-00368
		Buses and BC Hydro - rates
		CA Manson views on Gov't run Utilities lol
		CA Manson's radar experience
		Charles Alexander Manson: Making the case for a single transferable vote! Making the case for a single transferable Vote.....
		Conference
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		Dad and Ingledow
		Dad is away, Margie dies this year.
		Dad takes an MBA, Harvard MBA Harvard
		BC Hydro Formation, dad is promoted?
		Dad Training
		YMCA Charity Drive
		Marriage Two-for in this one - Dad's marriage to Rebecca, 8 months after Margie's death, and Mortimers Stone Works
		Page 342 - Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction Certificates From All Schools
		Page 409 - Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction Certificates From All Schools
		Promotion
		Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel
		Radar Details
		YWCA

Notes

Born in 1907, The first of the brood, Alex spoke only Frenchuntil he was sent to a Protestant school at age Thebrightest of the bunch, he starred in his studies to such aextent that his parents never had to pay any school fees, acommon feature of education in Montreal in those days.
And this aptitude continued up into his high school years,eventually even into
University.
Early taken by the military life, he enlisted in the cadetcorps in his high school, where he rose to the rank ofLeftenant Colonel. Later, when he transferred to Mc Gill,in order to pursue an engineering degree in electricalengineering, he joined the COTC (Canadian Officers'Training Corps). When he graduated in
1929, he immediately enrolled himself in the Royal CanadianArtillery Regiment, in Montreal, with the rank ofLieutenant. When war broke out in 1939, he asked forimmediate assignment overseas, but was forced to 'cool hisheels'; the army wasn't quite ready for him yet.Eventually, he was called up, and was sent out to
England, there to take further training in his craft. He wasengaged by the Allies to inspect their defenses betweenFrance and Germany, but was not to see any active serviceuntil sent out to the sout -west Pacific, where he servedas adviser to the Allied forces (American, Australian, andNew Zealand).
He ended the war with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.Intending to continue in the military,
he was offered too large a cut, and decided on a life incivvies. To that end, he was discharged in Vancouver.Already and with one young son ("Sandy"), he and his wifeMargie settled there, while he went to work
with BC Electric. When his wife died, he re-married toRebecca Mortimer, from
Victoria, and they bought for themselves a spacious house inWest Vancouver.
There, he had two more children to add to his total brood:Sarah, and John St. Clair. When the B.C. Electric wasnationalized he was offered retirement, which he took, andimmediately applied in the U.S. for further service, wherehe was hired by the Montana Power Gorp.,. in Butte,Montana. There he served
for about five years, when he was entitled to take fullretirement.
He then moved back to Victoria, and later lived with hischildren in Duncan, Courtenay, andlater in Fort Langley.He passed away peacfully at age 94 in Vancouver from amedication error.
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Sources

[S207] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File.
[S35] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

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[S37] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 124; Census Place: Ville Outremont, Montreal (Laurier-Outremont), Quebec; Page Number: 14.

1921_124-E003082604
[S208] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
[S209] Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction, 1867-1932, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG9 II-K-6; Volume: 141.

45884_273022002859_0990-00408
[S91] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series Number: Ms932; Reel: 971.

48784_556682-00368
[S35] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.
[S209] Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction, 1867-1932, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG9 II-K-6; Volume: 141.
[S35] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

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