William Pretty (1868 - 1939)

Born 29 Jan 1868 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Velinda (Code) Pretty — married 8 Jan 1896 in Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1939 at age 71 in Hopetown, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Lanark Highlands, Ontario One Place Study.

William was born in 1868. He was the son of Thomas Pretty and Mary McKay.^[1] He is listed as living at home with his parents in the 1871 Census of Canada.^[2] He married Annie Code in 1896^[3] In 1901, he was listed in the Census of Canada as married and the head of the household.^[4] He passed away in 1939.

Unnamed Children

• Unnamed daughter, born 19 Oct 1907, died 19 Oct 1907.^[5][6]

Research Notes

William Pretty is buried at Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Township. Photo to follow

William had a twin sister, unnamed, who died at birth.

William and Annie had an unnamed daughter, born 24 Feb 1905. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47V-XG6 : 24 October 2018), William Pretty in household of Thomas Pretty, Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47V-XG6 : 24 October 2018), William Pretty in household of Thomas Pretty, Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZ9-ZK4 : 11 March 2018), Wm Prettie and Annie Velinda Code, 08 Jan 1896; citing registration , Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,914.
4. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-L9YQ : 16 March 2018), William Pretty, 1911; citing Census, Lanark North Sub-Districts 1-25, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,506.
5. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-HGQ7 : 16 July 2017), William Pretty in entry for Pretty, 19 Oct 1907; citing Birth, Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,378,863.
6. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD25-G9S : 27 April 2019), William Pretty in entry for Pretty, 19 Oct 1907; citing Lanark Township, Lanark, Ontario, yr 1907 cn 16513, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,462.
7. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV94-L5QZ : 16 July 2017), William Pretty in entry for Pretty, 24 Feb 1905; citing Birth, Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,257,201.