Born in England in May 1876, he came to Canada in 1904 along with his wife Elizabeth Worswick (1874-1949) and their two young daughters, Gladys Worswick (1901-?) and Constance Worswick (1902-1985). The family resided at 123 Hart Avenue in the Elmwood area of Winnipeg, and had three children: Winnifred Worswick (1907-1908), James Worswick (1913-?), and George Worswick (1915-?). In 1909 and 1915, he stood for election to the Winnipeg city council but was defeated each time.
He worked as a building contractor, stonemason, and bricklayer in partnership with his brother George Worswick (1877-?) in the firm of Worswick Brothers. In 1913, they were directors of a new company, in partnership with William J. Long and Sydney Long, that developed a lime quarry near Inwood. By 1920, he was living at St. Clair, Michigan and the family had a third son there, Thomas H. Worswick (1917-2002). He continued to work as a building contractor into the 1930s but was identifed as a grocer in the 1940 federal census.
He died in 1951 and was buried in the Rosehill Cemetery at St. Clair, Michigan.
Some of his building work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Norquay School (addition)
Lusted Avenue, Winnipeg
1911
Demolished (c1956)
259 Church Avenue, Winnipeg
1912
Elmwood Presbyterian Church (foundation)
127 Cobourg Avenue, Winnipeg
1912-1913
Brazier Street, Winnipeg
1912-1913
Demolished (1970s)
Metallic Roofing Company Warehouse
816 Winnipeg Avenue, Winnipeg
1913
?
King Memorial Presbyterian Church (foundation expansion)
127 Cobourg Avenue, Winnipeg
1914
St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church
Munroe Avenue, Winnipeg
1914
?
265 Grey Street, Winnipeg
1915-1916
Luxton School (addition)
111 Polson Avenue, Winnipeg
1915-1916
Basswood, RM of Oakview
1916
Demolished (?)
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Worswick House (123 Hart Avenue, Winnipeg)
1906 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [Winnifred Worswick], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Winnifred Worswick], Winnipeg Tribune, 14 August 1908, page 5.
“Civic election probabilities,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 October 1909, page 15.
“$29,000 alterations to Norquay School,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 July 1911, page 8.
“Accept Worswick tender for Lord Selkirk School,” Manitoba Free Press, 20 June 1912, page 28.
“Warehouse for Winnipeg Avenue,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 July 1913, page 4.
“Five and a quarter millions of capital,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 September 1913, page 13.
“Contract let for new church,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 July 1914, page 12.
“A public meeting,” Manitoba Free Press, 2 December 1915, page 5.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
1916 Canada census, Ancestry.
1920 and 1930 US censuses, FamilySearch.
James Worswick, FamilySearch.
Thomas H. Worswick, FindAGrave.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Eric De Schepper.
Page revised: 23 December 2024
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