William Milton Lansdell (1883 - 1975)

Born 26 Jan 1883 in Vaughan Township, York, Ontario, Canada

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Died 1975 at about age 91 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William Milton Lansdell is born on January 26, 1883 in Vaughan Township, Ontario, Canada [1]. Today Vaughan Township is the City of Vaughan lying just to the north of Toronto. His parents are William Lansdell (1851-1915) and Hannah Robinson (1852-1892).

His parents move from a farm in Vaughan Township to a farm in Chinguacousy Township sometime between the census of 1881 and the census of 1891. The 1891 census records show William, at the age of seven, living with his family on the new farm in Chinguacousy [2]. The farm is in Concession 2 West, Lot 15 which is between Chinguacousy Road and McLaughlin Road probably just south of Mayfield Road. This is part of the city of Brampton today. The 1901 census record shows William at the age of 18 still living on the family farm [3]. And the 1911 census record shows the same thing [4]. William’s father dies in 1915 and his step mother (Mary Robinson) dies in 1920. In the 1921 census record, William is shown at the age of 37 as a farmer living with two of his un-married siblings – Theresa and Bert [5]. Although the 1921 census record does not provide an address for the farm, the assumption is that William stays on the family farm in Chinguacousy and takes over the job of farming.

The 1921 census record is that last record we have of William until he dies in 1975 [6]. So as far as is known William stays on the farm for most of the rest of his life. He is buried in the Dixon’s Union Cemetery which is at 12851 Kennedy Road (originally in Chinguacousy Township but now part of the town of Caledon).

Sources

[1] "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMQD-CVZ : accessed 26 July 2015), William Lansdell in entry for William Lansdell, 26 Jan 1883; citing Vaughan Twp, York, Ontario, Canada, registration number ; FHL microfilm 1,845,866. The record shows that William Lansdell was born on 26 Jan 1883 in Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada and that his parents were William Lansdell & Hannah Robinson. The record shows that his father, William, was a farmer in Conc 10, lot 28 Vaughan Township. [just north of Nashville, on west side of Huntington Road]

[2] 1891 census, Ontario, 106 Peel, ? Ching [Chinguacousy], pg 4: Wm Lansdll [Lansdell] (39), farmer; Hannah (37); Thersa (17); Alfred (15); Robert (13); David (11); Arvilla (9); William (7); Harvey (6); Bertie (2). All family members were born in Ontario. William and Hannah’s parents were all born in England. The family’s religion is Meth [Methodist].

[3] 1901 census, Ontario, 103 Peel, Chinguacousy, pg 11, household 114: William Lansdell (47), born 20 May 1851, farmer; Mary (60), born 28 Aug 1838; Ann (27), born 28 Feb 1874; Robert J(?) (23), born 28 Dec 1877; David (21), born 16 Oct 1879; Arvilla (19), born 29 April 1881; William (18), born 26 Jan 1883; Harvey J (16), born 30 Dec 1884; Bertie E (11), born 14 (?or 15) Aug 1889. All family members were born in Ontario. The are labelled “English.” The religion shown is “M” [Methodist]. David & William have occupations shown but the writing is not legible.

[4] 1911 Census, Ontario, 109 Peel, Chinguacousy Township, pg 4, family 36: William Lansdell (60), born (?May 1852), farmer; Mary (70), born August (? 1840); Ann (37), born Feb 1874, occupation not readily legible but might be “domestic”; Robert (33), born Dec 1877, labourer; William (28), born Jan 1882, labourer; Bert (21) born Aug 1890, labourer. All members of the family were born in “O” [Ontario] and all members of the family are “English” and their religion is “Methodist.” The location is shown as lot 15, concession 2W. This census record cannot be found on the federal government’s web site - http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca -- as the search engine reads the handwritten surname as Sondedele. However, the transcribers for automatedgenealogy.com have correctly interpreted the first letter as an “L”. They then go on to spell the surname “Lansdale” which, given the handwriting, is as good a guess as any. The correct spelling of the surname is “Lansdell” which is used here (although the census taker would not have known this). It was only with the help of automatedgenealogy.com that this record was located.

[5] 1921 census, Ontario, 115 Peel, Chinguacousy Township, pg 1, family #4: William Lansdell (37), farmer; Bert E. Lansdell (31), farmer, brother to William’s; T. Annie (43), sister of William’s.

[6] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 November 2020), memorial page for William Milton Lansdell (1833–1875), Find a Grave Memorial no. 142960248, citing Dixon's Union Cemetery, Caledon, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by B. C. B. { : : =) (contributor 47245071) . Inscription: “Lansdell / In Loving Memory of / Alfred George / 1875-1895 / William Milton / 1883-1975” [note that the inscriber for findagrave is reading the dates on the gravestone incorrectly. William Milton’s dates are 1883-1975.]