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Percy Edward “Ted” Binsted

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Percy Edward “Ted” Binsted

Birth
Dulwich, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
Death
9 Jul 1916 (aged 36–37)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
The Beaches, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Born 1879 at West Dulwich, London, England, Percy Edward Binsted was killed while working in Washington D.C. in 1916, when a wall fell on him.
His oldest child was only nine years old at the time. His widow, Jeanie Binsted brought her three children, Edward Henry (9), Edith Mary (7), and John Norman (2) and the body of her late husband back to Toronto on the train, where she had a brother, Gordon Wallace, a sister Mary Wallace McClellan and her mother, Elizabeth O'Brien Wallace.
Percy Edward died of a fractured skull and was interred at St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto, July 30, 1916.
Evening Star
Washington, District of Columbia
11 Jul 1916, Tue  •  Page 7

BINSTED. At 4:30 a.m. Sunday, July 9
EDWARD BINSTED. He leaves his
beloved wife, Jeanie Binsted, and
three children.
Funeral services to be held from his
home on Sherrier place northwest at
2 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 1916.
Born 1879 at West Dulwich, London, England, Percy Edward Binsted was killed while working in Washington D.C. in 1916, when a wall fell on him.
His oldest child was only nine years old at the time. His widow, Jeanie Binsted brought her three children, Edward Henry (9), Edith Mary (7), and John Norman (2) and the body of her late husband back to Toronto on the train, where she had a brother, Gordon Wallace, a sister Mary Wallace McClellan and her mother, Elizabeth O'Brien Wallace.
Percy Edward died of a fractured skull and was interred at St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto, July 30, 1916.
Evening Star
Washington, District of Columbia
11 Jul 1916, Tue  •  Page 7

BINSTED. At 4:30 a.m. Sunday, July 9
EDWARD BINSTED. He leaves his
beloved wife, Jeanie Binsted, and
three children.
Funeral services to be held from his
home on Sherrier place northwest at
2 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 1916.

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  • Created by: Susan Binsted
  • Added: Mar 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49414163/percy_edward-binsted: accessed ), memorial page for Percy Edward “Ted” Binsted (1879–9 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49414163, citing St. John's Norway Cemetery and Crematorium, The Beaches, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Susan Binsted (contributor 47185170).