William Farrar
ID # 8896, (1851-1926)
| Birth | William Farrar was born on 28 December 1851 at Southowram, Yorkshire, England. |
| Baptism | He was baptized on 25 January 1852 at Southowram, St. Anne in the Grove, Yorkshire, England. |
| Marriage | He married Jane Tilt, daughter of John Tilt and Caroline Watson, on 27 June 1877 at Waterloo Township, Waterloo Co.. Mrge reg. 010987-77 Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co. William Farrar, 25, bachelor, commercial traveler, Christadelphian. Born Southowram, Yorkshire, England. Parents John and Elizabeth Farrar. Jane Tilt, 22, spinster, Christadelphian. Born and residing Waterloo Township. Parents John and Caroline Tilt. Witnesses: Irwin Watson and Bella Tilt, both of Township of Waterloo. On June 27th, 1877, at Township of Waterloo, by Rev. George Haigh, Pres. Min. By License. George Haigh was the Presbyterian minister for the two-point charge of Doon and Hespeler. Bit of a guess, but the marriage was probably held in the vicinity of Doon, perhaps at the Tilt residence. The couple are shown as both being Christadelphian. The marriage by a Presbyterian minister probably had to do with convenience of location. The name of William's birth place was not immediately decipherable. Between baptism information as well as an internet search it becomes identifiable. |
| Death | He died on 20 July 1926 at Hamilton, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., at age 74. |
| Burial | He was buried at Bayview Cemetery Mausoleum, Burlington, Halton Co.. |
| Note | He The following originates with West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records, and this via Ancestry's database: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 (both transcription and image available.) Page 3, Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Halifax and Chapelry of St. Anne, in the County of York, in the year 1852 Nbr. 22, Jany. 25. William, son of John and Elizabeth Farrar, abode South Owram, father's occupation butcher. Officiating clergy J. Hope. William's data of birth, 28 December, 1851, is taken from the 1901 Canada census in Barton Township of Wentworth County. Death reg. 037319-26 Hamilton, Wentworth Co. William Farrar died July 20, 1926, at Hamilton. Place of death 753 Main St. E. Married. Age 74 yrs., 6 mos., 21 dys. Born England December 29, 1851. Merchant Taylor. In Canada 55 years. Parents John Farrar and Elizabeth Clegg, both born England. Physician A. G. McGhie, 250 Main St. E. Informant R. W. Farrar, 42 Hilda Ave., son. Place of burial Brantford (?), July 21st, 1926 William's date of birth on his death registration is shown as December 29, 1851; the 1901 census shows it as December 28. William's death registration for some reason places his burial in Brantford. This is not correct. William (and later his wife Jane) were placed in what was originally the Hamilton Mausoleum in East Flamborough Township of Wentworth County. The Halton County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has a transcription of this cemetery, now named Bayview Cemetery and Crematory, and the title page explains that since the establishment of Regional Government this is now in Burlington, Nelson Township, Halton County. This is located on Spring Garden Road in Burlington and is on the Hamilton and Burlington borderline and across from the Royal Botanical Gardens. Thanks are much due to Find-a-Grave for photos of the inscriptions in the mausoleum and which led to the finding of the location of William and Jane's burials. |
| Last Edited | 30 Oct 2021 |