William Bond
ID # 7133, (1829-1910)
| Birth | William Bond was born on 29 March 1829 at Scotland. |
| Marriage | He married Ann Murdoch on 28 April 1854 at Oxford County. MS248 reel 1, Vol. 2, page 232 Brock District Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Rev. A. Tolmie Date of marriage April 28, 1854 William Bond and Ann Murdock, both of Blenheim (Township) By banns Witnesses George Murdock and William Stacy. By the time William and Ann were married, the Brock District was defunct and most of this district was Oxford County as of approximately 1850. The new county of Oxford was headquartered at Woodstock which had been the old district seat. The recording clerk at Woodstock, wise man that he was, simply continued to record marriages in the old Brock marriage register until December of 1857. Record keeping for the new county system was slow in getting started and records for numbers of counties are a black hole where nothing was recorded from the end of the district system until approximately 1858. |
| Marriage | He married Agnes Harkness, daughter of William Harkness and Mary McClelland, on 23 March 1893 at Galt, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 012439-93 Galt, Waterloo Co. William Bond, 64, widower, retired farmer, Presbyterian. Born Scotland, residing Bright Village. Parents Thomas and Margaret Bond. Agnes Hamilton, 40, widow, Presbyterian. Born Scotland, residing Blenheim (Township), Ontario. Parents William and Mary Harkness. Witnesses: Wm. Harkness and Mrs. W. Harkness. On March 23rd, 1893, at Galt, by Rev. Dr. J. A. R. Dickson. Dr. Dickson was minister for many years at Central Presbyterian Church in Galt. |
| Death | He died on 25 November 1910 at Bright, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., at age 81. |
| Burial | He was buried at Chesterfield Presbyterian Cemetery, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co.. |
| Note | We take William's date of birth from the 1901 census. His death registration shows his date of birth as well, but it's obviously in error. Death reg. 023310-10 Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co. William Bond died November 25, 1910. Age 81. Date of birth March 30, 1910(!) Place of death (Village of) Bright. Retired farmer. Parents Thomas Bond and Margaret Mullroy, both born Scotland. Physician M. C. Dewar, Bright. Informant Jas. Baird, Plattsville, Ont. |
| Last Edited | 31 Oct 2024 |