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William James Grant 1868 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1868

Birth Location: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 20 Feb 1946

Death Location: Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Grant

Mother: Mary Watling

Spouse(s): Eva Burvill

Children(s): James Grant, Eula Grant, Mary Grant, Everett Grant

In 1868, William James Grant entered the world in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, born to John George Grant and Mary Jane Watling. Years later, William James Grant married Eva Burvill, and the couple became parents to James Thomas Grant, Eula Edith Grant, Mary Eleva Grant and Everett McKenzie Grant. William James Grant died in 1946 in Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

John Grant
1836 – 1914
Birth Location: Exeter, Devonshire, England, UK
JG
Mary Watling
1839 – 1922
Birth Location: Smithville, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada
MW

Spouses(s)

Eva Burvill
1874 – 1968
Birth Location: Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
EB

Children(s)

James Grant
1896 – 1994
Birth Location: Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
JG
Eula Grant
1898 – 1977
Birth Location: Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
EG
Mary Grant
1902 – 1994
Birth Location: Gosfield South Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
MG
Everett Grant
1906 – 1982
Birth Location: Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
EG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 May 1868
    Event Place: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 57; Census Place: Essex (Town), Essex South, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Gosfield (South/Sud), Essex (South/Sud), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Essex South, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Essex, Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 57; Census Place: Essex (Town), Essex South, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Feb 1946
    Event Place: Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
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