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William Henry Menzies 1855–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1855

Birth Location: Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 12 Oct 1947

Death Location: Maple Ridge, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: William Menzies

Mother: Caroline Halbert

Spouse(s): Mary Adams, Betsy Menzies

Children(s): Ida MENZIES, Isabella MENZIES, George MENZIES, William *, Mary MENZIES, Georgina\Georgia MENZIES

The story of William Henry Menzies began in 1855 in Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. William Henry Menzies married Betsy Anna Menzies, Mary Adams, and had children including George Sheperd Lowney Menzies, Georgina Georgia Elizabeth Menzies, Ida Barbara Menzies, Isabella Mona Belle Menzies, Mary Edith Menzies, William Halbert Menzies. William Henry Menzies passed away in 1947 in Maple Ridge, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Menzies began in 1855 in Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  • William Henry Menzies married Betsy Anna Menzies, Mary Adams, and had children including George Sheperd Lowney Menzies, Georgina Georgia Elizabeth Menzies, Ida Barbara Menzies, Isabella Mona Belle Menzies, Mary Edith Menzies, William Halbert Menzies.
  • William Henry Menzies passed away in 1947 in Maple Ridge, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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William Menzies's Ancestors

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William Menzies
1855–1947
Birth Place: Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Menzies
1828–1914
Partick, Glasgow City, Scotland
Caroline Halbert
1830–1906
Albany, NY USA
Grandparents
John (Jameson) Menzies
1798–1868
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes Jamison
1786–1863
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Menzies's Descendants

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William (Henry) Menzies (24 Oct 1855–12 Oct 1947) m. Mary Adams (1849–1924) m. Betsy (Anna) Menzies (01 Feb 1863–27 Sep 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

William Menzies's Timeline

2 Records

1855
24 Oct 1855
Birth of William Henry Menzies in Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
1947
12 Oct 1947
Age 92
Death of William Henry Menzies in Essondale, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Essondale, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1947
    Event Place: Essondale, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maple Ridge, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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