Wilfrid Mathieu^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

Abt 1911 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Wilfrid Mathieu
  Birth	Abt 1911	Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: Ottawa (City/Cite) Ottawa (ward/Quartier) D-110 Sub-18
  	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
  FACT	1921  [2]
  	French
  FACT	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Single
  	Address: 241 Guigue Avenue
  Occupation	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Student
  Residence	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 241 Guigue Avenue
  City Directories	1949	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 238 Cathcart Square
  	238* Cathcart Square Ottawa, On. * Denotes the house is owned by the ocuupant.
  Residence	1961	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Address: 173 Cumberland Street
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I9562	Lower Town
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Emile Mathieu,   b. Abt 1886, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elodie Matte,   b. Abt 1884, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	22 Apr 1907	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Address: Notre-Dame
  Family ID	F4377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Germaine Raizenne,   b. 1912, Québec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1 Sep 1934	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Address: Notre-Dame
  Children	1. Thérèse Mathieu   2. Rollande Mathieu   3. Louise Mathieu   4. Madeleine Mathieu
  Family ID	F7141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2026

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] page 47, Pink Street Guide. [S1661] RG 31; Folder Number: 76; Census Place: Ottawa Ward, Ottawa, Ontario; Page Number: 24. [S4] page 710. [S4] page 851. [S4] page 541. [S4] page 562. [S4] page 157. [S245] 1961, page 58.