William J. Player (1861 - 1931)

Born 4 Mar 1861 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Canada West

Husband of Ida Elizabeth (Topping) Player — married 25 Dec 1882 in Lambeth, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1931 at age 70 in London Middlesex County Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Parents are William and Elizabeth Player

Married Ida Topping on Dec 25, 1882 in Lambeth, Ontario. No marriage record located. Information from son Leonard's delayed birth registration.

Children:

1. Charles Nelson Player 1883–1954
2. Leonard Porter Player 1888–1953
3. Nellie Rachel Player 1894–1927
4. John H. Player 1896–1915
5. Margaret Lillian Player 1902–Deceased

Sources

• "Canada Census, 1871"

• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWLV-GGD : 3 August 2016), William Player, Westminster, Middlesex South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148155.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLV-ZN9 : 18 March 2018), Elizebeth Player in household of William Player, Middlesex (south/sud), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

William Player Head M 40 Ont Elizebeth Player Wife F 36 Ont Charles N Player Son M 18 Ont P Lemmul Player Son M 12 Ont R Nellie Player Daugh F 6 Ont

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9G-RXDF : 16 March 2018), Elizabeth T Player in entry for William Player, 1911; citing Census, Middlesex East Sub-Districts 1-23, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,509.

William Player Head M 50 Canada Elizabeth T Player Wife F 46 Canada Nellie Player Daughter F 16 Canada John Player Son M 15 Canada Maggie Player Daughter F 9 Canada

• 1921 Census of Canada

William Player 60 Elizabeth Player 57 Leonard Player 32 Margaret Chalmers 19 Marion Player 26 Gertrude Player 12 John Player 4/12 Neil Chalmers 22 Robert Ryan 60 Frederick Palmer 40 Ray McDougall 19 Lloyd Shredder 19 William Gately 35 James Stewart 28 John Norcut 35

• Brick Street Cemetery Photo

• Brick Street Cemetery Sign

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKH3-CHH : 8 March 2018), Wm Player, 20 Oct 1931; citing London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, 024119, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,296,534.

• Brick Street Cemetery London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada