William Henry MacDonald (abt. 1877)

Born about 2 Apr 1877 in Kendal, Westmorland, England

Ancestors

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Biography

William, born about 1877, was the son of William MacDonald and Margaret Usher.^[1][2] His family emigrated to Canada in 1887.^[3]

When he signed up for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in 1915, he worked as a carpenter and lived with his mother in Toronto, Ontario.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHP3-5QF : 27 April 2017), Wm Mcdonald in household of Margart Mcdonald, York (west/ouest), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 13, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
2. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-C9LY : 2 March 2015), Will Henry Macdonald in entry for Will Henry Macdonald, 1911; citing Census, Toronto West Sub-Districts 104-146, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,530.
3. ↑ "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q9L-VQM : 11 March 2018), Wm Henry Macdonald, Apr 1887; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, C-4513, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Personnel Records of the First World War