William Henry Williams (1827 - 1909)

Born 24 Dec 1827 in Bideford, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Penrose (Ellis) Williams — married 6 Aug 1850 in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1909 at age 81 in Poplar Grove, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

William was born in 1827, and died in 1909^[1][2]

On the 10th ult., at St. James’s Church, Port Hill, by the Rev. W.H. Cooper, Mr. William H. Williams, of New Bideford, to Hannah Penrose, second daughter of Mr. George Ellis, shipbuilder of the same place. ^[3]

There were 8 children for Anna or Hannah Penrose and William Henry Williams in the PEI Baptismal Index: Mary Jane (9 July 1851); Eleanor Agnes (10 July 1853); Hannah Josepha (2 October 1856 - some family trees say she was Sophia Josepha, but her nickname was Sephy, not Sophie); Robert Henry (19 June 1861); William Albert (19 July 1865); Sarah Jane (11 April 1868); James Walter (16 July 1870); and John Edward Ball (3 Feb 1874).^[4]. When a place of birth was given, it was Lot 12 or Bideford.

The family was in Lot 12 in 1881: William Williams 54, Hannah P Williams 48, Robert H Williams 19, Ann G Williams 18, William A Williams 15, Sarah J Williams 14, James H. Williams 11 and Edward J. B Williams, 7. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-DTSV : 13 December 2015), William H. Williams, 1909; Burial, Port Hill, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saint James Anglican Cemetery; citing record ID 103856821, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHPW-DGQ : 18 March 2018), William H Williams, Prince (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
3. ↑ The Islander 2 August 1850, transcribed on the Island Register; same notice in the Royal Gazette August 2 1850 page 3
4. ↑ PEI Baptismal Index, PEI PARO Collections Database
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVN7-9GG : 4 October 2018), William Williams, Lot 12, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Williams, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.