Richard Willard King (1853 - 1922)

Born 17 Aug 1853 in Napanee, Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cryderman) King — married 11 Feb 1874 in Queensville, York, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Margaret (Cryderman) King — married after 1888 in Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1922 at age 68 in Stanhope Township, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Richard was born in 1850. He is the son of Joel King and Hannah Parks.

Appeared in the 1861 Canada Census in Richmond, Lennox and Addington, Ontario. The household included: Joel age 40, occupation labourer; Catherine age 28; Wilson age 17; Susan age 16; John age 14; Harris age 12; Rhicard age 10; Duncan age 9; H. J. age 4; Levica age 3; Sara age 2.

Appeared in the 1871 Canada Census in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. The household included: Joel age 50, occupation farmer; Catherine age 48; Richard age 19, occupation labourer; Duncan age 18, occupation labourer; Hannah J. age 14; Lovica age 13; Sarah Ann age 11; Elizabeth age 9; Ezra age 7; William age 4; Edward age 4 months.

Appeared in the 1877 Voters List in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. The listing is as follows:

King, Richard Lot 23, Concession 4

King, Joel Lot 23, Concession 4

Richard appeared in the 1881 Canada Census. The information is as follows: Surname: KING, Given Name: Richard, Occupation: Farmer, Gender: M, Age: 30, Birth Year: 1851, Marital Status: M, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Epis. Meth., Nationality: Dutch, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 137, Sub-District Name: Georgina, Sub-District Number: I, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 165, Page Number: 38, Microfilm: C-13250, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 3630065. The household included: Richard age 30; Elizabeth age 25; Susan age 29: Horace age 32; Morris age 6 months.

Appeared in the 1901 Canada Census in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. The household included: Richard W. age 47, occupation labourer; Margaret age 31; Zelda B. age 3; Earl J. age 1 month.

Appeared in the 1911 Canada Census in Minden Township, Victoria, Ontario. The household included: Richard age 62, occupation farmer; Margaret age 41; Blanche age 14; Florence age 6; Cecil age 4.

He passed away in about 1922. At time of death he lived at Lot 27 Concession 7, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario. Richard was buried in the Maple Lake Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNZ-FGT : 11 March 2018), Joel King in entry for Richard W King and Elizabeth Cryderman, 11 Feb 1874; citing registration , Queensville, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,894.

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKWC-2BQ : 26 March 2020), Joe King in entry for Richard Willard King, 19 Jun 1922; citing Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, yr 1922 cn 14778, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,907,005.

Library and Archives Canada. (2015a, October 16). Canada Census 1861 - Richard King. Government of Canada. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=791310

Various Voter Registration Lists from Ontario, 1867-1900, collected by Canadiana.org.

Library and Archives Canada. (2016b, March 15). Canada Census 1901 - Richard W. King. Government of Canada. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2552527

"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27X7-BZJ : 16 March 2018), Blanche King in entry for Richard King, 1911; citing Census, Victoria Sub-Districts 1-71, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,531.

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Kathryn (King) Harris.

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLP-V9W : 16 July 2017), Elizabeth Cryderman in entry for William Henry King, 25 Jun 1878; citing Birth, East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,219.

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNZ-FGR : 11 March 2018), Richard W King and Elizabeth Cryderman, 11 Feb 1874; citing registration, Queensville, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,894.

Library and Archives Canada. (2016c, May 30). Canada Census 1871 - Richard King. Government of Canada. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1081159

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1881: Richard King.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 7 Apr. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3630065. Georgina Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/descendancy/2DTP-3QB

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z5T-KHPW : 10 June 2021), Richard Willard King, ; Burial, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada, Maple Lake United Church Cemetery; citing record ID 223970770, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223970770/richard-willard-king.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Rae Ball for starting this profile.