Educator.
Born in the RM of Roblin on 10 May 1907, eldest son of Robert Henry Albert Bolton (1878-1963) and Rose Maud Duncalfe (1886-1972), brother of William George “Bill” Bolton, he attended Neelin School and the Manitou Normal School (1925-1926). He taught at Connaught School (?-?), Prince of Wales School (1930-1931), and Erinside School (1931-1936), then served as Principal of Roseberry School (1936-1939), Cloverdale School (1939-1942), West St. Paul School (1942-1949), Ninga School (1949-1955), Rutherglen School (1955-1957), and Rapid City School (1957-1965). Prior to retirement in 1967, he taught at Minnedosa Collegiate (1965-1967). On 19 August 1929, he married Esther Alma Aitken (1906-1981) at Brandon. They had two sons: Lyall Robert Bolton (1937-2022) and Dennis Bolton. He died at Minnedosa on 4 December 1985 and was buried in the Neelin Cemetery.
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Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
I Remember: Lights Along the Valley and Huntly by Caroline Cumming, 1970.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 December 1985, page 68.
Obituary [Lyall Robert Bolton], Gregory’s Funeral Home.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 August 2025
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