Individual Details
William Elijah Finch
(5 January 1883 - 1969)
Events
| Birth | 5 January 1883 | Barton Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1891 | (Robert Kelly Finch) Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1901 | (Robert Kelly Finch) Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Marriage | 26 September 1906 | Nelson Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada - Mabel Moore |  | | |
| Census-shared | 1911 | (Robert Kelly Finch) 432 Main Street West, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Death | 1969 | | |||
| Burial | North Glanford Cemetery, North Glanford, Ontario, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Mabel Moore (1886 - 1974) |
| Father | Robert Kelly Finch (1862 - 1946) |
| Mother | Lucretia Levina Shafer (1861 - 1939) |
| Sibling | George Stanley Finch (1884 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Charles Augustine Finch (1886 - 1916) |
Notes
Marriage
William's mother is listed as a Margaret Whitelaw on his marriage registration. Is this an error? Who is this woman?Death
William's year of death is inscribed on his gravemarker.Endnotes
1. "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1784212: accessed 30 December 2022), birth registration 37969, William Elijah Finch, born at Wentworth County, 5 January 1883; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
2. 1891 Canada Census, Glanford Township, Nominal Return of the Living, district 129, subdistrict D, page 26, family 123, household of Robert K Finch ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1891 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891 : accessed 30 March 2022).
3. 1901 Canada Census, Glanford Township, Ontario, nominal return of living persons, district 128 Wentworth South, subdistrict G, page 7, family 67, household Robert G [K] Finch ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1901 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/ : accessed 30 March 2022); Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Microfilm: T-6505.
4. "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1784216: accessed 20 November 2022), marriage registration 9718, Wm Elijah Finch and Mabel Moore, married at Halton County, 26 September 1906; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
5. 1911 Canada Census, Hamilton, Ontario, Population Schedule, district 78, subdistrict 7 Hamilton City Ward 3, pages 34-35, dwelling 342, family 344, household of Robert Finch ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1911 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/ : accessed 30 March 2022).
6. Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 December 2021), memorial page for William Elijah Finch, Find A Grave Memorial # 160749530, citing North Glanford Cemetery (North Glanford, Ontario).