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William Menzies 1828–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Oct 1828

Birth Location: Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Nov 1914

Death Location: Nairn, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Menzies

Mother: Agnes Jamison

Spouse(s): Caroline Halbert

Children(s): William Menzies, John Menzies, Albert Menzies, Ida Menzies, Caroline Menzies, David Menzies, George Minister, Thomas Menzies, James Missionary

The story of William Menzies began in 1828 in Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland. William Menzies married Caroline Halbert, and had children including Albert Hugh Menzies, Caroline G Menzies, David B Menzies, George Halbert Menzies Dr And Minister, Ida Julia Meadows Menzies, James Ruthven Menzies Dr And Missionary, John Edwin Menzies, Thomas Menzies, William Henry Menzies. William Menzies passed away in 1914 in Nairn, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Menzies began in 1828 in Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland.
  • William Menzies married Caroline Halbert, and had children including Albert Hugh Menzies, Caroline G Menzies, David B Menzies, George Halbert Menzies Dr And Minister, Ida Julia Meadows Menzies, James Ruthven Menzies Dr And Missionary, John Edwin Menzies, Thomas Menzies, William Henry Menzies.
  • William Menzies passed away in 1914 in Nairn, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Menzies
1798–1868
Birth Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Agnes Jamison
1786–1863
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Halbert
1830–1906
Birth Location: Albany, NY USA
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Children(s)

William Menzies
1855–1947
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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John Menzies
1854–1902
Birth Location: Michigan, USA or ON
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Albert Menzies
1857–1950
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, ON
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Ida Menzies
1859–1959
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, ON
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Caroline Menzies
1861–1942
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, ON
CM
David Menzies
1864–1957
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, ON
DM
George Minister
1868–1903
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, ON
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Thomas Menzies
1871–1947
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, ON
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James Missionary
1866–1920
Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, ON
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William Menzies's Ancestors

Self
William Menzies
1828–1914
Birth Place: Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland
Parents
John Jameson Menzies
1798–1868
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes Jamison
1786–1863
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Menzies's Descendants

1.
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William Menzies (04 Oct 1828–25 Nov 1914) m. Caroline Halbert (30 Dec 1830–20 Sep 1906)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Menzies 1855–1947 m. Mary Adams 1849–1924 m. Betsy (Anna) Menzies 1863–1949
    1. 1. Ida (Barbara) MENZIES 1883–1965 m. Frank (Milton) Stewart 1899–1932
      1. 1. William (Frank) STEWART 1915–2004 m. Catherine McKay 1921–1999
        1. 1. Eleanor (Margo) STEWART 1943–2016
      2. 2. Charles (Halbert) STEWART 1920–2009 m. Joyce (B.) Allen 1921–2003
        1. 1. Janice (Bernice) STEWART 1944–2011
      3. 3. John (Wallace (Wally)) STEWART 1919–2009 m. Edna (Mary "Katt") Johnson 1914–2002 m. Jeanne (Mary "Jeanie") Beschizza 1918–2005
    2. 2. Isabella (Mona "Belle") MENZIES 1887–1949
    3. 3. George (Sheperd Lowney) MENZIES 1900–1966
    4. 4. William (Halbert MENZIES) * 1885–1965 m. Margaret Adam 1887–1962 m. Ethel Best 1889–1954
      1. 1. James (David MENZIES) * 1915–1994 m. Marian (Elizabeth) Beckman 1916–2012
        1. 1. Marcia (Jean) Menzies 1947–1990
      2. 2. Mary (Ethel) MENZIES 1916–2002 m. William (John "Jack") Clark 1915–1995
        1. 1. Michael (John) CLARK 1944–1971
      3. 3. Wilma (Fraser) MENZIES 1923–2012
      4. 4. Jean (Vivian) MENZIES 1917–2017 m. Walter (Adam) Nelson 1914–1986 m. John (William 'Jack') Kirk 1913–2007
        1. 1. Mary (NELSON) twin 1941–1941
        2. 2. Glen (NELSON) twin 1941–1941
        3. 3. William (Halbert) NELSON 1947–2023
      5. 5. Dorothy (Belle) MENZIES 1919–2005 m. Richard ('Dick' Clarence) Carlson 1913–1998
    5. 5. Mary (Edith) MENZIES 1892–1918
    6. 6. Georgina\Georgia (Elizabeth) MENZIES 1888–1906
  2. 2. John (Edwin) Menzies 1854–1902
  3. 3. Albert (Hugh) Menzies 1857–1950
  4. 4. Ida (Julia Meadows) Menzies 1859–1959
  5. 5. Caroline (G) Menzies 1861–1942
  6. 6. David (B.) Menzies 1864–1957
  7. 7. George (Halbert Menzies Dr and) Minister 1868–1903
  8. 8. Thomas Menzies 1871–1947
  9. 9. James (Ruthven Menzies Dr and) Missionary 1866–1920

William Menzies's Timeline

2 Records

1828
04 Oct 1828
Birth of William Menzies in Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland
Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland
1914
25 Nov 1914
Age 86
Death of William Menzies in Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1828
    Event Place: Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nairn, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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