Burlon, Ernesto Isidoro “Ernie”
Ellen Sarah (Jones) Burlon (1886-1980)
Ernie Burlon was born on May 21, 1891 in the province of Udine, Italy. He came to Canada in 1913. And to Princeton in 1913 or 1914. He married Ellen Sarah Jones in 1917 in Penticton, BC. He died on January 6, 1971 in Princeton, BC.
Ernie Burlon worked in the mine when he arrived and then, in 1917, he worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) laying track (Coquihalla Pass). He was section foreman on K.V. line. He laid the track to Copper Mountain. He was the roadmaster at Brookmere (later) retired 1914. His death registration records that he retired (1954) from being a CPR roadmaster.
Ellen Sarah( Jones) Burlon was born in Wales in 1886. She moved to South America 1890, and then Canada in 1902. She died October 21, 1980.
Ernie and Ellen Burlon lived in Coalmont and Brookmere
Mrs. E. Burlon was a Similkameen Star subscriber December 1929. Address: Coalmont
E. Burlon 12, 43 Brookmere
Ernie was presented with the 50-year pin from the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Lodge.
Similkameen Spotlight, October 29, 1980; Death registration(BC Archives)