Donald Raynor (Dion) Williamson - Died 30th December 1963, aged 23 years

An enormous amount of thanks must go to 2 relatives from the ASHFORTH / RENWICK line who contacted me and provided amendments and corrections to this previously published post regarding the untimely death of Donald Raynor (Dion) WILLIAMSON. Click here to read the original post.

I can now confirm it was Jessie RENWICK 1908- who emigrated to New Zealand and it was Jessie's son Donald Raynor (Dion) WILLIAMSON who fell to his death from the (then) recently constructed Cole Brothers department store in Sheffield city centre.

"The pictures you have of the wedding party are my great grand parents Harry and Jessie RENWICK. I was born at 41 Burton Street, we have photos of Clara (my grandmother) and she did not emigrate to New Zealand but her sister Jessie did." - SH

"The person who you mention that fell to his death from Cole Brothers was my mothers cousin Dion WILLIAMSON (son of Jessie from New Zealand)" - SH

"In 1963 Dion (Douglas) came to the UK after travelling and fell to his death on the 30th December 1963 aged 23. He is buried at Wardsend Cemetery with Harry and Jessie RENWICK. We have one of the last pictures of Dion taken on Christmas Day at 41 Burton Street, Hillsborough, Sheffield." - LE