William was born in Ontario in 1869 to Mary Flemmings and George Daly. In 1871, he was living in Richmond, Ontario with his parents, three siblings, uncle Denis Daly, and aunt Emily Holand. He married Florence McDougall in late 1896, and had their first child, Emily, in the spring of 1897. He died in 1943 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Napanee, Ontario.
Census
1871
Name
Status
Sex
Age
Birth Place
Denis Daly
M
32
Ireland
George Daly
Married
M
30
Ireland
Mary Daly
Married
F
30
Ireland
John G Daly
M
6
Ontario
Herbert Daly
M
4
Ontario
Maria Daly
F
5
Ontario
William A Daly
M
2
Ontario
Emily Holand
F
28
Ireland
1901
Name
Sex
Age
Relation
Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Occupation
William A Daly
M
31
Head
Married
Ontario
Florence Daly
F
29
Wife
Married
Ontario
Helen E Mcd Daly
F
3
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Florence J M Daly
F
2
Daughter
Single
Ontario
Anna Crouse
F
20
Servant
Single
Ontario
1911
Name
Sex
Age
Relation
Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Occupation
William Daly
M
Head
Married
Apr 1869
Ontario
Florence Daly
F
Wife
Married
Jul 1871
Ontario
Helen Daly
F
Daughter
Single
Apr 1897
Ontario
Jean Daly
F
Daughter
Single
Jul 1898
Ontario
Morris Daly
M
Son
Single
Jan 1903
Ontario
Mary Daly
F
Daughter
Single
Sep 1905
Ontario
William Daly
M
Son
Single
Jun 1907
Ontario
Hilda Daly
M
Son
Single
Aug 1909
Ontario
Sources
1871 Census: "Canada Census, 1871", database citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. FamilySearch Record: M4QN-CL9 (accessed 20 March 2023) William A Daly (2) in Richmond, Lennox, Canada West. Born in Ontario. Digital image: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=Census&id=39477058&lang=eng.
Birth of daughter Emily McDougall Daly: "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database citing FHL microfilm: 1906132; Record number: 645; FamilySearch Record: F25X-4WB (accessed 20 March 2023) Emily McDougall Daly born to William A Daly on 27 Apr 1897 in Ontario, Canada.
Birth of daughter Florence Jean Marion Daly: "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database citing FHL microfilm: 1928125; Record number: 357; FamilySearch Record: F251-45D (accessed 20 March 2023) Florence Jean Marion Daly born to William A Daly on 10 Jul 1898 in Ontario, Canada.
1901 Census: "Canada Census, 1901", database with images citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. FamilySearch Record: KHLD-BT6 (accessed 20 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-LQK8-1 Image number 00815 William A Daly (31), married head of household in Lennox, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-PV1F : 16 March 2018), William Daly, 1911; citing Census, Lennox and Addington Sub-Districts 1-35, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,507.
Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images Find A Grave: Memorial #135498115 (accessed 20 March 2023) Memorial page for William Arthur Daly (1869-1943), citing Riverside Cemetery, Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by D P (contributor 48656976).
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