William Douglas Clarey (1883)

Born 10 Nov 1883 in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Pascoe) Cleary — married 18 Nov 1908 in Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William was born about 1883. He is the son of Franklin Cleary and Mary Thompson. Please note: the spelling of this surname varies - Clary, Clarey, Cleary.

William appeared in the Canada Census of 1891. The information is as follows: Surname: Clarey, Given Name: William W, Gender: Male, Age: 7, Birth Year: 1884, Marital Status: Single, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 131, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North and Snake Island, Sub-District Number: E, Family Number: 97, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 3072159. The household included: Franklin age 35; Mary Jane age 29; Ellen Lousia age 11; William W. age 7; Silas A. age 6; Catherine A. age 4; Dennis John age 2.

William appeared in the Canada Census of 1901. The information is as follows: Surname: Clarey, Given Name: William D., Occupation: Labourer F, Gender: Male, Age: 17, Birth Date: 1883-11-10, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Methodist, Relationship: Son, Ethnic Origin: Irish, Nationality: Canadian, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 130, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North - Snake Island, Sub-District Number: E, Division Number: 2, Family Number: 6, Page Number: 1, Microfilm: T-6507 Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 1859799. The household included: Frank age 46, Mary J. age 39; William age 17; Silas age 15; Dennis age 11; Catharine age 13; Phebe age 10; George age 7; Nancy age 5.

Appeared in the 1911 Canada Census in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. The household included: William age 27, occupation odd jobs laborer; Alice age 24; Doretha Jane age 2.

Sources

"Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMQD-S3Y : 13 February 2020), Franklin Clasey in entry for William Douglas Clasey, 1883.

Archives Canada. “Canadian Census 1891 Item: William Clarey.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 October 2016, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3072159. North Gwillimbury Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Archives Canada. “Canadian Census 1901 Item: William Clarey.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 15 March 2016, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1859799. North Gwillimbury Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZF-VNK : 11 March 2018), Mary J Thompson in entry for William Douglas Clearey and Alice Pascoe, 18 Nov 1908; citing registration , Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,868.

"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB8-1RPD : 16 March 2018), William D Cleary, 1911; citing Census, Muskoka Sub-Districts 1-25, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,510.