Wilfrid Mathieu

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  Ottawa (City/Cite) Ottawa (ward/Quartier) D-110 Sub-18
• Fact: 1921; French
• Fact: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Single; Address:
  241 Guigue Avenue
• Occupation: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  241 Guigue Avenue
• City Directories: 1949, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  238 Cathcart Street
• Residence: 1961, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  173 Cumberland Street

Notes:

WILFRID MATHIEU, athlete, speed skating

Inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, May 31, 2019

A Lowertown son! Wilfrid Mathieu lived at 259 King Edward, 173 Cumberland and Cathcart Streets. He married a Lowertown girl, Germaine Raizenne. His son Henri was a Lifeguard at the Flat Rock pool.

Thank you to Madeleine Mathieu Wilson, his daughter, for sharing this incredible honor with our group! What follows is a summary of his exploits.

--------WILFRID MATHIEU --------------------

A multi-talented athlete in the 1920s and 1930s, Wilfrid Mathieu was a Canadian champion in speed skating, snowshoeing and cycling.

Speed skating was his primary sport as an athlete before he extended his dedication into coaching and serving as an official and event organizer. Skating for the East Ottawa AC Speed Skating Club, he won the senior men’s 880-yard and three-quarter-mile races at the 1927 Canadian championships as a 17-year-old.

At age 72, he showed he hadn’t lost his magical touch on the ice, when he earned the bronze medal at the 1982 world senior citizen speed skating championships during Ottawa’s Winterlude.

His speed skating resume also shows many race victories in the United States as well as during the Spalding Cup, Brewer Cup and Rubenstein Cup competitions. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, his name entered the speed skating record books several times for new club, regional, provincial and national standards.

When he strapped on the snowshoes, Mathieu became a regional, provincial, national and world champion. He even won a 120-mile race between Ottawa and Montreal in 1930.

Racing for the Capital City Cycling Club, Mathieu excelled on the dirt track at Lansdowne Park and captured a Canadian championship race.

Mathieu, who also was recognized with awards in sailing, water polo and track and field, was a pillar in the Francophone sports community, serving as a director and instructor in swimming, cycling and skiing with l’Oeuvre de la Jeunesse d’Ottawa.

Census:
Name: Wilfrid Mathieu
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1911
Birth Place: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Emilo Mathieu
Father Birth Place: Ontario
Mother's name: Eleodie Mathieu
Mother Birth Place: Ontario
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Province or Territory: Ontario
District: Ottawa
District Number: 110
Sub-District: Ottawa Ward
Sub-District Number: 18
City, Town or Village: Ottawa Ottawa Ward
Street or Township: 241 Guigue
Municipality: Ottawa Ward
Occupation: Student
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Emilo Mathieu 35
Eleodie Mathieu 37
Wilfrid Mathieu 10
Laurent Mathieu 8
Leo Paul Mathieu 5
Georges Mathieu 3
Paul Emile Mathieu 1

City Directories:
238* Cathcart Street
Ottawa, On.
* Denotes the house is owned by the ocuupant.

Wilfrid married Germaine Raizenne on 1 Sep 1934 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Germaine (daughter of Eugène Raizenne and Ida Gougeon) was born in 1912 in Québec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thérèse Mathieu
2. Rollande Mathieu
3. Louise Mathieu
4. Madeleine Mathieu

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  Ottawa (City/Cite) Ottawa (ward/Quartier) D-110 Sub-18
• Fact: 1921; French
• Fact: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Married; Address:
  241 Guigue Avenue
• Occupation: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Painter
• Residence: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  241 Guigue Avenue

Notes:

Census:
Name: Emilo Mathieu
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birth Place: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Eleodie Mathieu
Father Birth Place: Quebec
Mother Birth Place: Quebec
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Province or Territory: Ontario
District: Ottawa
District Number: 110
Sub-District: Ottawa Ward
Sub-District Number: 18
City, Town or Village: Ottawa Ottawa Ward
Street or Township: 241 Guigue
Municipality: Ottawa Ward
Occupation: Painter
Income: 1800
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Emilo Mathieu 35
Eleodie Mathieu 37
Wilfrid Mathieu 10
Laurent Mathieu 8
Leo Paul Mathieu 5
Georges Mathieu 3
Paul Emile Mathieu 1

Occupation:
Income: 1800

Emile married Elodie Matte on 22 Apr 1907 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Elodie (daughter of Léon Matte and Marie-Louise Gagnon) was born about 1884 in Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  Ottawa (City/Cite) Ottawa (ward/Quartier) D-110 Sub-18
• Fact: 1921; French
• Fact: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Married; Address:
  241 Guigue Avenue
• Residence: 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  241 Guigue Avenue

Notes:

Census:
Name: Eleodie Mathieu
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birth Place: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Emilo Mathieu
Father Birth Place: Quebec
Mother Birth Place: Quebec
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Province or Territory: Ontario
District: Ottawa
District Number: 110
Sub-District: Ottawa Ward
Sub-District Number: 18
City, Town or Village: Ottawa Ottawa Ward
Street or Township: 241 Guigue
Municipality: Ottawa Ward
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Emilo Mathieu 35
Eleodie Mathieu 37
Wilfrid Mathieu 10
Laurent Mathieu 8
Leo Paul Mathieu 5
Georges Mathieu 3
Paul Emile Mathieu 1

Alfred married Emélie Lavoie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

De Sarsfield.

Léon married Marie-Louise Gagnon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]