Individual Details

William was a soldier when he married and later became a house painter. He was only 34 years of age when he died. According to his death certificate his ethnic background was 'Scotch', which is surprising as the the McElroys were supposedly originally Irish and his grandmother Mary Jane Bertridge was born to Irish parents.

Birth	4 Dec 1899	Arnprior, Ontario
Marriage	2 Apr 1917	Ottawa - Agnes Edna Gertrude (Edna) HONE
Divorce	1932	Agnes Edna Gertrude (Edna) HONE
Death	2 May 1934	Leeds, Ontario

Spouse	Agnes Edna Gertrude (Edna) HONE (1900 - 1989)
Child	George Hugh MCELROY (1918 - 1919)
Child	William Samuel George MCELROY (1921 - 1921)

Father	Patrick (Paddy) Hugh MCELROY (1875 - 1944)
Mother	Mary Ann BRUNETTE (1879 - 1938)
Sibling	Mary Anne Louise MCELROY (1902 - 1983)
Sibling	Catherine (Katie) Agnes MCELROY (1903 - 1982)
Sibling	Ellen May MCELROY (1905 - 1905)
Sibling	Maria Cecilia MCELROY (1907 - 1907)
Sibling	Hugh Francis MCELROY (1908 - 1909)
Sibling	Florence (Flo) Alice MCELROY (1912 - 1964)
Sibling	Patrick Joseph MCELROY (1916 - 1916)