William Carrick
ID # 4465, (1849-)
| Father | Andrew Carrick (1818-1869) |
| Mother | Isabella Hill (1820-1915) |
| Birth | William Carrick was born in 1849. |
| Marriage | He married Harriett H. Colville on 27 July 1904 at Boston, Mass. See Familysearch Database Massachusetts Marriages 1841-1915 Page 160 Marriages Registered in the City of Boston for the Year 1904 Nbr 3677 July 27 William Carrick, 54, first marriage, res. 23 Greenwich Park, Jeweller, born Canada. Parents Andrew Carrick and Isabella Hill. Harriott H. Colville, 45, first marriage, res. at home. Born New Bedford. Parents Mayhew A. Colville and Sarah L. Pierpont. Marrying official John L. Withrow, 1569 Beacon St., Brookline. |
| Note | William is with his parents at the time of the 1851 census in Brantford Township, Brant County. (Enumerated in January of 1852). By 1861, the family is in Ashfield Township of Huron County and William is shown as age 11. By 1871, his father is dead and William, age 21, is still in Ashfield Township with his mother Isabella and some siblings. And just as his father had been a tanner so is William shown as a tanner in this census. At the time of the 1881 census, William is still with his mother and some siblings in Ashfield Township. By now, he is shown as a mechanic. William is not found in the Canadian 1891 census nor in the U.S. 1900 census. He is in Boston, Mass., by 1904 where he marries Hariett Colville. His occupation is shown as jeweller. In 1910, he is still in Boston with wife Harriet and shown as a watchmaker. This also tells that he came to the U.S. in 1873. In 1920, the he and his wife are still in Boston and he is a jeweller and said to have come to the U.S. in 1880. In 1930, it appears that his wife is dead and that his sister-in-law Rena Colville, who was with William and Harriet since the 1910 census, is still with him. Neither have been found in the 1940 census and deaths or places of burial for William and Harriett have not been found. The only technical point is that, considering he was still present with his mother in Ashfield in the 1881 census, is that he could not have gone to the United States until some time after that. Beyond that, a point of interest is his varied career. He went from tanner to mechanic to watchmaker and jeweller. A significant portion of his life may have been tied up in appenticeship. |
| Last Edited | 4 May 2018 |