Nova Scotia Archives
Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died
Fatality no.: 405
| Name of Deceased | Wilson, Robert Marr |
| Date of Death | 6 December 1917 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 56 |
| Address | 51 Duffus Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Engineer, Canadian Government Railway |
| Religion | Grove Street - Presbyterian |
| Identified by | J. B. Wilson |
| Buried | Union Cemetery, Truro, Nova Scotia |
| Family | Wife Eunice Wilson née Copeland, 55; children Lida Patterson; Mrs. James F. LaTrobe, 34, Boston; Inez Tye Cook; Mrs. Thomas C. Armstrong, 29, Massachusetts; John McKay "Kaye", 26; Shirley, 17 |
| Relatives | John McKay "Kaye" Wilson lost his wife Mabel J. Wilson, 28 née Cameron and daughter Gladys Robertson Wilson aged 1 year four months |
| Obituary | Halifax Herald - 18 December 1917 p. 5 |
| Sources | - City Directory 1918 - GANS list - HRC: Claims 6909 - HRC: List - HRC: Article 2 - HRC: Rogers files - Funerals: Olive |
Robert Marr Wilson was registered in the Halifax Explosion Death Registration Book 1917
no. 296 on page 49 below:
