William
Arthur
"Bill"
MacDonald
Born in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
and Brother of
Harriet Elizabeth (McDonald) Cottrell, Sarah Mabel Mabel (McDonald) Graham, Ethel May (McDonald) Lomas, Violet Evelyn (McDonald) Porter, James Leonard MacDonald, Raymond Clare MacDonald, Ross Milton MacDonald, Irvan Clifford MacDonald and Elmer Lloyd MacDonald
Husband of
Christina (Jones) MacDonald
— married
21 Sep 1909 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Husband of
Hannah Elisabeth Gertrude (Purdy) MacDonald
— married
29 Jun 1921 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Viola Matilda (MacDonald) Cotton, James Charles Alexander MacDonald, William MacDonald, Christina (MacDonald) Barnett, Elmer Frederick MacDonald, George MacDonald, Earl Walter MacDonald, Joyce Edna (MacDonald) Trick, Evelyn Elisabeth (MacDonald) Finn and Helen Louise (MacDonald) Dufty
Died
at age 75
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Biography
William was born in 1886.
In 1901, William, age 14, was working as a shoemaker in a factory in Toronto. He was living with his parents and siblings in East Toronto. [1][2]
On 29 June 1921, William Arthur MacDonald, a Butcher and already widowed, married Elizabeth Gertrude Purdy in Toronto, Canada. The marriage was conducted by a Baptist minister, although earlier censuses listed the MacDonalds as Methodists. William was living on Leslie Street in Toronto, at the time. On this document, William's parents are listed as James A. MacDonald and Catherine J. Lawson; however, the handwriting is not his -- his signature is on the bottom right. One of the witnesses was Raymond C. MacDonald of Pape Avenue, the name of one of William's younger brothers. [3]
Bill was a champion boxer for the early Toronto Fire Department.
In 1931, Wm, age 45, was renting a house at 190 Carlaw Avenue in Toronto with his wife Elizabeth and his children that match the names in the connected profiles. Also living with the family was his father James McDonald, age given as 82 and retired.[4]
William Arthur passed away at East General Hospital, Toronto, Canada on August 8, 1961 according to his obituary in the Toronto Globe & Mail.
Sources
- ↑ 1901 Census of Canada. Toronto East, Ontario. Ward 1 Mcdonald, William A.: (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=pdf&id=z000105067)
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGF-SXK : 16 December 2019), William A Mcdonald in household of James Mcdonald, Toronto (east/est) (city/cité), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-F1GG : 8 March 2021), William Arthur Macdonald and Elizabeth Gertrude Purdy, 29 Jun 1921; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,295,102.
- ↑ 1931 Census of Canada. Toronto East, Toronto, Ontario. McDonald: (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=81722453&lang=eng)
- "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZJ-RB7 : 11 March 2018), Katheleen Lacey in entry for William Arthur Macdonald and Christina Jones, 21 Sep 1909; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,871.
- "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMH7-N49 : 9 August 2017), William Arthur Macdonald in entry for James Charles Alexander Macdonald, 08 Dec 1911; citing Birth, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,434,981.
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- FamilySearch profile of William Arthur MacDonald https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/vitals/L4V6-G91
- Personal experience - I attended the funeral
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Marilyn MacDonald
Grampa called me Jelly Bean as that was my favourite candy - and I called him Pop Corn because that was his favourite treat - next to me - he told me.
posted 16 Mar 2022 by Marilyn MacDonald
[thank Marilyn]
My favouite candy when i was small were jelly beans... that's what he called me. I called him popcorn.
posted 14 Aug 2018 by Anonymous MacDonald
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William was working as a Teamster when he married Christina Jones in 1909. They appear to have had two children: Viola Matilda in March 1910 and James Charles Alexander in 1911. Viola is in the 1911 Canada Census, but James was born late in that year.
"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZJ-RBQ : 8 March 2021), James Alexander Macdonald in entry for William Arthur Macdonald and Christina Jones, 21 Sep 1909; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,871.
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James Charles Alexander MacDonald's birth registration lists if parents marriage as having occured in Toronto on 1909Sep21
Rejected matches › William Franklin McDonald (1884-1961)
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