William Frederick King (1854 - 1916)

Born Feb 1854 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Died 23 Apr 1916 at age 62 in Nepean Township, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

In February 1857, William Frederick KING, son of William KING was born at England.^[1][2]

William immigrated to Canada in 1862.^[2]

On April 6, 1891, William, his wife, Augusta, their children, Frederick, Irena and Florence, his sister, Caroline KING and two servants were residing at Wellington Ward, Ottawa, Ontario.^[1]

WILLIAM F KING & FAMILY - CENSUS OF CANADA, 1891

WILLIAM F KING & FAMILY - CENSUS OF CANADA, 1891

On June 1, 1911, William Frederick, his wife, Augusta Florence, their children, Frederick William, Irena Emma, Winnifred Florence and Edward Archer and their niece, Agnes SNOW were residing at Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario.^[2]

W F KING & FAMILY - CENSUS OF CANADA, 1911

William was employed as the Boundary Commissioner and the Chief Astronomer.^[2]

He passed away in 1916.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} William F KING & Family - Census of Canada, 1891

   Transcription:

   William F KING; Male; Age = 37; Date of Birth = 1853/1854; Married; Head; Place of Birth = England; Father’s Place of Birth = England; Mother’s Place of Birth = England; Church of England; Occupation = Chief Astronomy Department

   Augusta F KING; Female; Age = 29; Date of Birth = 1861/1862; Married; Wife; Place of Birth = Quebec; Father’s Place of Birth = Quebec; Mother’s Place of Birth = Ontario; Church of England; Occupation = None

   Frederick W KING; Male; Age = 7; Date of Birth = 1883/1884; Son; Place of Birth = Ontario; Church of England

   Irena E KING; Female; Age = 5; Date of Birth = 1885/1886; Daughter; Place of Birth = Ontario; Church of England

   Florence KING; Female; Age = 3; Date of Birth = 1887/1888; Daughter; Place of Birth = Ontario; Anglican

   Caroline KING; Female; Age = 30; Date of Birth = 1860/1861; Single; Sister; Place of Birth = England; Anglican

   Residence = Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada

   Source = Library and Archives Canada; Census of Canada, 1891; Statistics Canada Fonds; Series = RG31-C-1; Roll = T-6359; Census Place = Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada; Data collected as of April 6, 1891; Family = 89; Page 21 & 22; Lines = 22 to 25 & 1 to 4; Ancestry.com (1 Image)

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} W F KING & Family - Census of Canada, 1911

   Transcription:

   W F KING; Male; Head; Married; Date of Birth = February 1857; Age = 57; Place of Birth = England; Immigration = 1862; Origin = English; Canadian; Anglican; Occupation = Boundary Commissioner & Chief Astronomer

   Augusta Florence KING; Female; Wife; Single; Date of Birth = October 1858; Age = 52; Place of Birth = Quebec; Origin = English; Canadian; Anglican; Occupation = None

   Frederick William KING; Male; Son; Single; Date of Birth = March 1884; Age = 27; Place of Birth = Ontario; Origin = English; Canadian; Anglican; Occupation = Government Clerk

   Irena Emma KING; Female; Daughter; Single; Date of Birth = January 1886; Age = 25; Place of Birth = Ontario; Origin = English; Canadian; Anglican; Occupation = None

   Winnifred Florence KING; Female; Daughter; Single; Date of Birth = January 1888; Age = 23; Place of Birth = Ontario; Origin = English; Canadian; Anglican; Occupation = None

   Edward Archer KING; Male; Son; Single; Date of Birth = June 1895; Age = 15; Place of Birth = Ontario; Origin = English; Canadian; Anglican; Occupation = None; Attended School

   Agnes SNOW; Female; Niece; Single; Date of Birth = September 1884; Age = 26; Place of Birth = Manitoba; Origin = English; Canadian; Anglican; Occupation = None

   Residence = Dominion Clo?, Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario

   Source = Library and Archives Canada; Census of Canada, 1911; Statistics Canada Fonds; Series RG31-C-1; Census Place = Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario; Data collected as of June 1, 1911; Pages = 14 & 15; Family = 141; Lines = 50 & 1 to 7; Ancestry.com (1 Image)

3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDXJ-68K : 2 March 2021), William Frederick King, 23 Apr 1916; citing Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, p466 cn9725, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,179.

• See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frederick_King
• https://astro-canada.ca/william_frederick_king-eng
• Birth: KING, WILLIAM FREDERICK ARCHER GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in STOW Volume 04A Page 489