William
Abraham
Shadd
Born in Raleigh, Kent, Canada West
Ancestors 
Brother of
Joseph L. Shadd, Charles W. Shadd, Alfred Schmitz Shadd, Isaac Doros Shadd, Flavius Garrison Shadd, Eunice Lavinia Shadd and Oliver Hantz Shadd [half]
Husband of
Ada Caroline (Simpson) Shadd
— married
18 Dec 1890 (to 30 Mar 1898) [location unknown]
Husband of
Ina Luzella (Thomas) Shadd
— married
7 May 1902 (to 1923) in Essex, Ontario, Canada
Husband of
Martha Victoria (Harding) Thompson
— married
22 Apr 1927 (to 1930) in Kent, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Elihue Shadd, Constance Wilhemina (Shadd) Robbins, Philip Livingston Shadd, Marion Hope (Shadd) Griffith, Cecil G. Shadd, Ira T. Shadd, Donald William Shadd, Hazel Mahalia Lavina (Shadd) Johnston, Dorothy Jane Myrtle (Shadd) Shreve and Maude Harriett (Shadd) Edmonds
Died
at age 66
in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Aug 2021
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Biography
William Shadd has African ancestry.
William was born in December 1863. In the 1871 census William (age 7) was in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario.[1] In the 1881 census William (age 17), Farmer, was in Ontario.[2]
In the 1901 census William (age 37), Farmer, was the widowed head of household in Ontario.[3]
In the 1911 census William (age 47), Farmer, was the married head of household in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario.[4]
William (age 63) lived in Concession 7, Raleigh Township, when married Martha Victoria (Harding) Steele (age 55) on 22 April 1927 in Kent, Ontario, Canada.[5]
William died in 1930[6]. He was buried in North Buxton Community Church Cemetery, North Buxton, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada with a death date of 1930.[7]
Research Notes
William A Shadd married Adah Simpson on 18 Dec 1890 in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario, Canada[8] His Parents are named as Garrison and Harriet Shadd. Her Parents are named as Henry L and Emma Simpson.
Census 1871 Raleigh, Kent, Ontario, Canada[1]
- Garrison Shadd Male 32 U States
- Harriett Shadd Female 30 U States
- William Shadd Male 7 O
- Joseph Shadd Male 5 O
- Charles Shadd Male 3 O
- Alfred Shadd Male 2 O
- Isaac Shadd Male 0 O
- Mary Myers Female 3 O
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
1871 Census:
"1871 Census of Canada"
Year: 1871; Census Place: Raleigh, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C-9891; Page: 14
FamilySearch Record: M4QK-LRQ (accessed 6 January 2023)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1578 #3042414 (accessed 6 January 2023)
William Shadd (7) in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario. Born in Ontario. - ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 Census of Canada"
Year: 1881; Census Place: Raleigh, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C_13278; Page: 11; Family No: 52
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1577 #660822 (accessed 6 January 2023)
William Shadd (17), Farmer, in Ontario. Born in Ontario. - ↑
1901 Census:
"1901 Census of Canada"
Year: 1901; Census Place: Raleigh, Kent, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 76
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8826 #13682146 (accessed 13 January 2023)
William Shadd (37), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Ontario. Born in Ontario. - ↑
1911 Census:
"1911 Census of Canada"
Year: 1911; Census Place: 28 - Raleigh, Kent West, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 8
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1911Canada #4942744 (accessed 13 January 2023)
William A Shadd (47), married, Farmer, head of household in Ontario. Born in Ontario. - ↑
Marriage:
"Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938"
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 813
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7921 #4013920 (accessed 13 January 2023)
William Abraham Shadd (63) marriage to Martha Victoria Steele on 22 Apr 1927 in Kent, Ontario, Canada. - ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ74-JB2 : 2 March 2021), William Abraham Shadd, 07 Jun 1930; citing Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada, 020895, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,313,255.
- ↑
Burial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #128406292 (accessed 13 January 2023)
Memorial page for William A Shadd (1863-1930), citing North Buxton Community Church Cemetery, North Buxton, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by family tree maker (contributor 47353710). - ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMVF-R89 : 8 March 2021), William A Shadd and Adah Simpson, 18 Dec 1890; citing registration , Raleigh, Kent, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,306.
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