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Bertram Tennyson

Birth
Pimlico, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death
27 Sep 1900 (aged 38)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England Add to Map
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He served on the HMS Active during the Zulu War as Midshipman in the Royal Navy (medal).
He homesteaded in the Canadian North West Territorries in 1881 beside William Syme Redpath just north of where the village of Gerald, Saskatchewan is today. He later became a became a stage driver, operating a line from Moosomin to Redpath and on to Sumner and Kinbrae, north of Esterhazy.
In 1885, during the North West Rebellion in Canada, he was a member of French's Scouts, and Boulton's Scouts.
He was called to the bar in 1891, eventually Queen's Counsel, after studying under the tutelage of Edward L. Wetmore, then a judge at Moosomin and later the first chief justice of the province of Saskatchewan. The same year he was a member of the western rugby champion Moosomin-Cannington Combines.
Tennyson left his legal career to travel to the Yukon in 1899 for the Klondyke Gold Rush, but arriving late, the gold mines had all been staked and he decided to return to England. He had barely arrived when he died in London from bout of influenza, aged 38.
He served on the HMS Active during the Zulu War as Midshipman in the Royal Navy (medal).
He homesteaded in the Canadian North West Territorries in 1881 beside William Syme Redpath just north of where the village of Gerald, Saskatchewan is today. He later became a became a stage driver, operating a line from Moosomin to Redpath and on to Sumner and Kinbrae, north of Esterhazy.
In 1885, during the North West Rebellion in Canada, he was a member of French's Scouts, and Boulton's Scouts.
He was called to the bar in 1891, eventually Queen's Counsel, after studying under the tutelage of Edward L. Wetmore, then a judge at Moosomin and later the first chief justice of the province of Saskatchewan. The same year he was a member of the western rugby champion Moosomin-Cannington Combines.
Tennyson left his legal career to travel to the Yukon in 1899 for the Klondyke Gold Rush, but arriving late, the gold mines had all been staked and he decided to return to England. He had barely arrived when he died in London from bout of influenza, aged 38.


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  • Created by: misces63
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239801186/bertram-tennyson: accessed ), memorial page for Bertram Tennyson (9 Apr 1862–27 Sep 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239801186, citing Kensal Green Cemetery, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by misces63 (contributor 48378779).