KENNETH HAROLD SIDDALL
Ken was born on May 9, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, the son of William Edward Siddall (1881-1937) and Mabel Alice Eadie (1883-1923). He had three sisters, one who was stillborn a year before Ken's birth, and two who were born after him.
He was raised at 1 Laughton Avenue, just south of Davenport Road in the Junction district of West Toronto. He attended Oakwood Collegiate, & helped out in the family grocery business, but was introduced to the art of land surveying in his teenage years, most likely through an uncle on his mother's side of the family. Ken's mother Mabel died in 1923 at age 40 of ovarian cancer when Ken was 17. His father remarried late in 1924.
Ken probably began his career with the Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO) after he finished high school.
He met his future wife Helene Anne Smith (1911-2001) in Port Dover, Ontario while surveying and they were married on Feb. 25, 1931. Ken's father Bill died of a heart attack in 1937 at the age of 55.
During the 1930's Ken was on the road most of the time surveying for the DHO. He developed an expertise in interpreting aerial photographs for highway locations in Northern Ontario as a network of new highways were built there. Because of this particular skill, he was seconded to the US Army in 1942 to work on the layout of the Alaska Highway. He most likely moved into the Highways Department offices in Toronto after this time, and became well versed in highway design through his own skills.
Ken & Helene adopted a son Bill in 1944 & had a natural daughter Beverly in 1945. Beverly lived only one week.
In 1949 Ken & Helene bought a cottage at Eight Mile Point on the West side of Lake Simcoe. Ken must have been particularly handy because he extensively renovated the cottage, built a dock, stonework for the lake bank, stone walkways and a stone barbecue on the property. He also built a ceramic kiln and a ceramics artist's studio for Helene at their Toronto home.
There were photos of the original Burlington Bay skyway construction in the family album, suggesting Ken's involvement in the design of that structure. He was involved with the design of Highway 400 from Toronto to Barrie, and he took the family for a drive on that highway just prior to its opening. One of his works was the design of the bridge overpass at Royal York Rd and Dundas St within Toronto, an area severely bounded by utility lines and private property.
Ken suffered three heart attacks in the early 1950s. He died at age 50 of another heart attack while attending a highway department convention in Miami on Nov. 12, 1958.
Ken was born on May 9, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, the son of William Edward Siddall (1881-1937) and Mabel Alice Eadie (1883-1923). He had three sisters, one who was stillborn a year before Ken's birth, and two who were born after him.
He was raised at 1 Laughton Avenue, just south of Davenport Road in the Junction district of West Toronto. He attended Oakwood Collegiate, & helped out in the family grocery business, but was introduced to the art of land surveying in his teenage years, most likely through an uncle on his mother's side of the family. Ken's mother Mabel died in 1923 at age 40 of ovarian cancer when Ken was 17. His father remarried late in 1924.
Ken probably began his career with the Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO) after he finished high school.
He met his future wife Helene Anne Smith (1911-2001) in Port Dover, Ontario while surveying and they were married on Feb. 25, 1931. Ken's father Bill died of a heart attack in 1937 at the age of 55.
During the 1930's Ken was on the road most of the time surveying for the DHO. He developed an expertise in interpreting aerial photographs for highway locations in Northern Ontario as a network of new highways were built there. Because of this particular skill, he was seconded to the US Army in 1942 to work on the layout of the Alaska Highway. He most likely moved into the Highways Department offices in Toronto after this time, and became well versed in highway design through his own skills.
Ken & Helene adopted a son Bill in 1944 & had a natural daughter Beverly in 1945. Beverly lived only one week.
In 1949 Ken & Helene bought a cottage at Eight Mile Point on the West side of Lake Simcoe. Ken must have been particularly handy because he extensively renovated the cottage, built a dock, stonework for the lake bank, stone walkways and a stone barbecue on the property. He also built a ceramic kiln and a ceramics artist's studio for Helene at their Toronto home.
There were photos of the original Burlington Bay skyway construction in the family album, suggesting Ken's involvement in the design of that structure. He was involved with the design of Highway 400 from Toronto to Barrie, and he took the family for a drive on that highway just prior to its opening. One of his works was the design of the bridge overpass at Royal York Rd and Dundas St within Toronto, an area severely bounded by utility lines and private property.
Ken suffered three heart attacks in the early 1950s. He died at age 50 of another heart attack while attending a highway department convention in Miami on Nov. 12, 1958.
KENNETH HAROLD SIDDALL
Ken was born on May 9, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, the son of William Edward Siddall (1881-1937) and Mabel Alice Eadie (1883-1923). He had three sisters, one who was stillborn a year before Ken's birth, and two who were born after him.
He was raised at 1 Laughton Avenue, just south of Davenport Road in the Junction district of West Toronto. He attended Oakwood Collegiate, & helped out in the family grocery business, but was introduced to the art of land surveying in his teenage years, most likely through an uncle on his mother's side of the family. Ken's mother Mabel died in 1923 at age 40 of ovarian cancer when Ken was 17. His father remarried late in 1924.
Ken probably began his career with the Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO) after he finished high school.
He met his future wife Helene Anne Smith (1911-2001) in Port Dover, Ontario while surveying and they were married on Feb. 25, 1931. Ken's father Bill died of a heart attack in 1937 at the age of 55.
During the 1930's Ken was on the road most of the time surveying for the DHO. He developed an expertise in interpreting aerial photographs for highway locations in Northern Ontario as a network of new highways were built there. Because of this particular skill, he was seconded to the US Army in 1942 to work on the layout of the Alaska Highway. He most likely moved into the Highways Department offices in Toronto after this time, and became well versed in highway design through his own skills.
Ken & Helene adopted a son Bill in 1944 & had a natural daughter Beverly in 1945. Beverly lived only one week.
In 1949 Ken & Helene bought a cottage at Eight Mile Point on the West side of Lake Simcoe. Ken must have been particularly handy because he extensively renovated the cottage, built a dock, stonework for the lake bank, stone walkways and a stone barbecue on the property. He also built a ceramic kiln and a ceramics artist's studio for Helene at their Toronto home.
There were photos of the original Burlington Bay skyway construction in the family album, suggesting Ken's involvement in the design of that structure. He was involved with the design of Highway 400 from Toronto to Barrie, and he took the family for a drive on that highway just prior to its opening. One of his works was the design of the bridge overpass at Royal York Rd and Dundas St within Toronto, an area severely bounded by utility lines and private property.
Ken suffered three heart attacks in the early 1950s. He died at age 50 of another heart attack while attending a highway department convention in Miami on Nov. 12, 1958.
Ken was born on May 9, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, the son of William Edward Siddall (1881-1937) and Mabel Alice Eadie (1883-1923). He had three sisters, one who was stillborn a year before Ken's birth, and two who were born after him.
He was raised at 1 Laughton Avenue, just south of Davenport Road in the Junction district of West Toronto. He attended Oakwood Collegiate, & helped out in the family grocery business, but was introduced to the art of land surveying in his teenage years, most likely through an uncle on his mother's side of the family. Ken's mother Mabel died in 1923 at age 40 of ovarian cancer when Ken was 17. His father remarried late in 1924.
Ken probably began his career with the Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO) after he finished high school.
He met his future wife Helene Anne Smith (1911-2001) in Port Dover, Ontario while surveying and they were married on Feb. 25, 1931. Ken's father Bill died of a heart attack in 1937 at the age of 55.
During the 1930's Ken was on the road most of the time surveying for the DHO. He developed an expertise in interpreting aerial photographs for highway locations in Northern Ontario as a network of new highways were built there. Because of this particular skill, he was seconded to the US Army in 1942 to work on the layout of the Alaska Highway. He most likely moved into the Highways Department offices in Toronto after this time, and became well versed in highway design through his own skills.
Ken & Helene adopted a son Bill in 1944 & had a natural daughter Beverly in 1945. Beverly lived only one week.
In 1949 Ken & Helene bought a cottage at Eight Mile Point on the West side of Lake Simcoe. Ken must have been particularly handy because he extensively renovated the cottage, built a dock, stonework for the lake bank, stone walkways and a stone barbecue on the property. He also built a ceramic kiln and a ceramics artist's studio for Helene at their Toronto home.
There were photos of the original Burlington Bay skyway construction in the family album, suggesting Ken's involvement in the design of that structure. He was involved with the design of Highway 400 from Toronto to Barrie, and he took the family for a drive on that highway just prior to its opening. One of his works was the design of the bridge overpass at Royal York Rd and Dundas St within Toronto, an area severely bounded by utility lines and private property.
Ken suffered three heart attacks in the early 1950s. He died at age 50 of another heart attack while attending a highway department convention in Miami on Nov. 12, 1958.
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