William Bettridge
ID # 6400, (1828-1907)
| Father | William Craddock Bettridge (1791-1879) |
| Mother | Mary Hounsfield (1800-1871) |
| Birth | William Bettridge was born on 13 May 1828 at Yorkshire, England. |
| Christening | He was christened on 18 May 1828 at Elvington, York, England. |
| Marriage | He married Jerusha Gertrude Exceen. A marriage registration for William and Gertrude has not been found. |
| Death | He died on 15 October 1907 at Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, at age 79. |
| Burial | He was buried at Strathroy Cemetery, Middlesex County. |
| Note | Death reg. 019676-07 Strathroy, Middlesex Co. William Bettridge died Oct. 15, 1907. Age 79. Church of England. Widower. Residence Front St. Born Yorkshire, England. Physicians Drs. A. T. Thompson & Wilkinson. Informant A. T. Thompson, M.D. As found in a database presented by Familysearch, England Births & Christenings, 1538-1975, this shows William Bettridge with a Christening date of May 18, 1828, at Elvington, York, England. Parents William and Mary Bettridge. William's date of birth is shown on the 1901 census at Strathroy as May 13, 1828. This agrees with his date of birth as inscribed on the family gravestone in Strathroy Cemetery. There are holes in the story such as we know for William. He is not with his parents as of the 1851 census. By 1861 he is in Strathroy, single, a physician, and he is shown as age 23, which is quite wrong. 33 is closer to it. He is evidently in a boarding house. He is in Strathroy at the time of the 1871 census and now married to 'Louisa' G. Bettridge. He is shown as 42 and she as 36. With them is, apparently, daughter Stella, age 13. They are all shown as being born in Ontario. (This is incorrect for Estella.) The three are still together in Strathroy in 1881. Gertrude is still shown as being born in Ontario (which is apparently correct) and Estella is shown as being born in the U.S.A. The 1891 census shows William and Gertrude on their own in Strathroy. Gertrude's father is shown as being born in Ontario, but her mother as being born in the U.S. Gertrude died in 1895. As of the 1901 census, William is apparently living by himself. Where William was as of the 1851 census, we do not know. Probably, he was at medical school, but we have no knowledge as to where this might have been. A date or place of marriage to his wife, Jerusha Gertrude Exceen, has not been found. Gertrude was previously married and her married name at the time was O'Dell. See notes for wife Jerusha Gertrude and step daughter Emma Estella. |
| Last Edited | 2 Oct 2020 |