Individual Details

William Cameron Mackay

(10 Sep 1879 - 17 Nov 1939)

Annie Butler was deaf as the result of a childhood accident. (Her high chair was knocked over by her sister when Annie was 5 months old.) She had partial hearing in 1 ear. Will MacKay was also deaf, and almost mute, as the result of scarlett fever at the age of 10 months. He had little use of his vocal chords He was a postal worker. They met in school. W. MacKay and A. Butler married in Howard Park Methodist, Later United, church. Both are buried in St John (Norway) Cemetery, Toronto. Annie Butler was a dressmaker in Belleville and Toronto. Tait lists Annie's birthday as 4 Nov 1879. However, Esther says Annie was a year older than Will, and she has Will's birth certificate for 1879.

Events

Birth10 Sep 1879Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Birth10 Sep 1879Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Marriage14 Jul 1915Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Annie Butler
Residence1 Jun 1921Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Township of York, York South, Ontario, Canada
Death17 Nov 1939Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Families

SpouseAnnie Butler (1878 - 1943)
ChildEsther Helen Mackay (1919 - 2004)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

2. Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 (Name: Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.;), Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 363.

3. Butler Family Record Chart.

4. Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 (Name: Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.;), Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 363.

5. Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).