William Crickmore King (1852 - 1921)

Born 14 Dec 1852 in Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Josephine (Younie) King — married 23 Nov 1882 in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 May 1921 at age 68 in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

W.C. King came to Bowmanville from the Maritimes; he was a joiner, and worked for many years in a piano factory. Later, he became postmaster in Bowmanville. According to his death certificate, he moved to Ontario at age 5, and had lived in his last place of residence for 40 years. The death certificate didn't name his mother, but indicated she had been born in Nova Scotia.

Re the King house in Bowmanville: "In 1877, Abraham Younie (later Mayor of Bowmanville) purchased from John McClung a parcel of land which included this lot and two lots immediately to the north. He gave the corner lot to his daughter Josephine and son-in-law William. King (1853-1921), a cabinet maker at the Dominion Organ Co. who was later Bowmanville’s Postmaster (1912-1921). The King name remains on a stone embedded in the boulevard.

William married Josephine Younie, the adopted daughter of Bowmanville mayor Abraham Younie and Elizabeth Windat. ^[1]

Between 1884 and 1914 William King was a member of the Canadian Wimbledon (later Bisley) Rifle Team and made ten trips to compete in England. In 1894, he was the first Canadian to win the top prize - the St. George’s Gold and Dragon Cup and Challenge Vase - a triumph for the Canadian team. He competed numerous times until the early 1900s, including helping win the Palma Trophy in 1903.

"Major Ibbotson, who commanded the Canadian team, in his report dwells with pride upon their successes, pointing out that the twenty members won seven first prizes, five second, five third, and 121 others, amounting to £550 in cash, besides prizes in kind to the value of £65. The most important individual prize ever captured by Canada was won by Staff Sargt. W. C. King, who in a field of 1833 competitors took first prize in the St. George's competition, winning for the year the St. George's Challenge Vase and Dragon Cup, besides the Gold Cross and cash prize of £30. This match is in two stages — the first consisting of seven shots at 600 yards, and the second of ten at 800. Sargeant King's score was 77 points out of the 85 possible. This prize ranks next to the Queen's in importance, being — unlike the Prince of Wales', several times taken by Canada — open to all efficient volunteers. "^[2]

William King died on 9 May 1921 (age 68). ^[3]
Three years after William's death, in 1924 Charles Ernest Rehder of the Bowmanville Foundry bought the property. It remained in the Rehder family until 2010."

William and Josephine had three daughters:

• Ethel Younie King;
• Edna Clark 'Teddie' King; and
• Marjorie Crickmore King.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004529135; FHL microfilm: 1869759; Image number: 1057; Indexing batch: V01130-2
   FamilySearch Record: FMJX-DRT (accessed 29 June 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y39L-Y6Q
   Wm Crickmore King (29), son of John King & Mary Matilda King, marriage to Josephine Younie (20), daughter of Abram Younie & Elizabeth Younie, on 23 Nov 1882 in Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
2. ↑ Daily Colonist (1895-05-03)
3. ↑ Death: "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
   citing Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, yr 1921 cn 23548, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,542
   FamilySearch Record: JD8Z-B5B (accessed 29 June 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67B7-W32
   William Crickmore King death 9 May 1921 (age 68), son of John King, in Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario.

• Marriage registration: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 40
• Death certificate: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 280
• LT.-COL. W. C. King, P. M., SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA,, The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 12 May 1921, page 1