William
McNiffe
Born in Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anne Jane (Irvine) McNiffe
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Irvine McNiffe, Grace (McNiff) Jones, William John (McNiff) McNiffe, Mary Jane McNiffe, Ann Sophia (McNiff) Fagan and Margaret Teresa (McNiffe) Hartley
Died
at about age 63
in British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2020
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Biography
William McNiffe was born in Ireland about 1828.
William married Ann Jane Irvine.
He was keeper of the Grotto Saloon on Trounce Alley in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and was a member of the B.C. Pioneers' Society.
William passed away in British Columbia in 1891.
Interment took place at the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria.
Sources
- "Census of Canada, 1881," database with images. Entry for Wm McNiffe, age 52; Sub-district A (Yates Street Ward), District 190 (Victoria City), British Columbia. Family Number: 232, Page Number: 35, Microfilm: C-13285, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 473812. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=473812 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008211823 (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 31 Aug 2020).
- "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGL-6YQ : 8 November 2017), William Mcniffe, 1891.
- "Called Home," Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Daily World, 13 Apr 1891, p1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58410455/william-mcniffe (newspapers.com : accessed 31 Aug 2020).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121315014/william-mcniffe : accessed 14 March 2022), memorial page for William McNiffe (unknown–11 Apr 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #121315014, citing Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by III (contributor 47426837).
- "Canada, British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9S6-9RQP?cc=2001882&wc=M6VR-7NL%3A285567101%2C285570101 : 20 May 2014), Wills > no 4821-5440, Record No. 4969 > image 667 of 2490; British Columbia Archives and Records Service, Victoria.
- "Canada, British Columbia Estate Files, 1859-1949," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897Z-N4VK?cc=2014768&wc=M69N-GNL%3A332531901%2C332530502%2C332704201 : 22 May 2014), Victoria > Supreme Court > Estate files 1859-1924 no 1491-1674, Record No. 1541 > image 796 of 3060; British Columbia Archives and Records Service, Victoria.
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