William McBride
ID # 8030, (1862-1926)
| Father | William McBride (1837-1906) |
| Mother | Jane Aiken (1839-1872) |
| Birth | William McBride was born on 31 March 1862 at Toronto, York Co., Canada West. |
| Marriage | He married Mary Ellen Kay on 27 September 1882 at Galt, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 011777-82 Galt, Waterloo Co. William McBride, 21, bachelor, safemaker, Presbyterian. Born Toronto, residing Galt. Parents William McBride and Jane Aiken. Minnie E. Kay, 21, spinster, Presbyterian. Born and residing Galt. Parents Hugh Kay and Emma Burrow. Witnesses Alexander Kay and Edwin Edwards (perhaps), both of Galt. On 27th September, 1882, at Galt, by Rev. D. K. Smith. Rev Smith, who performed the above marriage, and Rev. Jackson, who performed William's second marriage, were both clergy at Knox Presbyterian Church in Galt. There was a fire in the annex of the church in the 1980s and most of the church records were destroyed. The handwriting of the recording clerk in Galt of the era is at best difficult. The bride's mother's maiden name, Burrow, might be anything, but her name appears on a transcription of Mountview Cemetery in Galt and Burrow matches well enought to the clerk's handwriting to be so interpreted. |
| Marriage | He married Nellie Biggar on 25 February 1891 at Galt, Waterloo Co.. Mrge reg. 012008-91 Galt, Waterloo Co. Wm. McBridge Junr., 28, widower, safemaker, Presbyterian. Born Toronto, residing Galt. Parents Wm. McBride and Jane Aiken. Neley Biggar, 28, spinster, Presbyterian. Born and residing Galt. Parents Wm. Biggar and Margaret Dickson. Witnesses John Dryden and Elizabeth Beattie, both of Galt. On 25th Feb. 1891, at Galt, by Rev. Alex Jackson. |
| Death | He died on 25 June 1926 at Galt, Wateroo Co., Ontario, at age 64. |
| Burial | He was buried on 27 June 1926 at Sec. 3, Mountview Cemetery, Galt.. |
| Note | Death reg. 033984-26 Galt, Waterloo Co. William McBride died at the Galt Hospital on June 25th, 1926. Age 64, married, safe maker. Born Toronto on March 31, 1862. Length of residence at place of death 45 years. Parents William McBride and Jane Aiken, both born Ireland. Physician Dr. J. R. Beaven of Galt. Informant A. C. Roelofson of Galt, son-in-law. Burial Galt on June 27, 1926. Cause of death acute appendicitis; contributory thrombosis of heart muscle. Bill McBride, as he was known, is described as a safe maker on most most documentation found for him. It's understood from family stories that he worked for Goldie-McCullough. Your researcher has, within perhaps the past thirty years, been in one or two banks wherein the safe, a large, walk-in sort, such as had safety deposit boxes, showed a Goldie-McCullough insignia. |
Children of William McBride and Mary Ellen Kay |
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Children of William McBride and Nellie Biggar |
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| Last Edited | 18 Apr 2022 |