William Henry Menzies (1828 - 1914)

Born 4 Oct 1828 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline (Halbert) Menzies — married 1853 in Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1914 at age 86 in Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

William Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

William Menzies was born in Scotland.

William Menzies lived in Ontario, Canada.

Birth

William Henry Menzies was born on 4 Oct 1828 at Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[1] He was the son of John Menzies and Agnes Jamieson.

Arrival in Canada

Dr. A.M. Menzies tells us that William was aged 15 when he arrived in Canada with his father in 1843. They had come to Canada ahead of his mother and sister to ensure they had a dwelling for them to arrive to. The family settled on a farm about 3 miles from the village of Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Marriage

William Menzies married Caroline Halbert sometime in 1853 at Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.^[2] They had nine children during their marriage;

• Child: John Edwin Menzies-3647
• Child: William Henry Menzies-3648
• Child: Albert Hugh Menzies-4516
• Child: Ida Julia Meadows Menzies-4520
• Child: Caroline Menzies-4519
• Child: David Menzies-3646
• Child: Rev Dr. James R Menzies-3645
• Child: George Halbert Menzies-4517
• Child: Rev Thomas Menzies-319

Residences

• 1861 ^[3]- Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
• 1871 ^[4][5]- Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada.
• 1881 ^[6]- Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada.
• 1891 ^[7]- Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada.
• 1901 ^[8] - Ontario, Canada.

Occupation

Farmer.

Death and Burial

William Menzies died on 25 Nov 1914 at Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.^[9] He was buried in Nov 1914 at Nairn Cemetery, Nairn, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.^[10][11] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102507778/william-menzies

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement is given to Dr. A. M. Menzies, M.D., from Vancouver, B.C. Canada, who in 1970, wrote a history of the 'William Menzies' Family. We thank him for his diligence and foresight for writing this history to enable the legacy preservation of his family's history.

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

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Sources

1. ↑ Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. [[1]]
2. ↑ Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937, Birth, Marriage & Death.
3. ↑ 1861 Census of Canada, Census & Voter Lists.
4. ↑ 1871 Census of Canada, Census & Voter Lists.
5. ↑ Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871, Census & Voter Lists.
6. ↑ 1881 Census of Canada, Census & Voter Lists.
7. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada, Census & Voter Lists.
8. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada, Census & Voter Lists.
9. ↑ Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947, Birth, Marriage & Death.
10. ↑ Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, Birth, Marriage & Death.
11. ↑ Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102507778/william-menzies