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William Hodgins Ryan 1819 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1819

Birth Location: County Tipperary, Ireland

Death Date: 8 Aug 1908

Death Location: Lucan, Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Francis Ryan

Mother: Maria Hodges

Spouse(s): Sarah Lewis

Children(s): William Ryan, James Ryan, Caleb Ryan, John Ryan, George Ryan, Mary Ryan, Eliza Ryan, David Ryan, Sarah Ryan

The story of William Hodgins Ryan began in 1819 in County Tipperary, Ireland. In 1851, William Hodgins Ryan resided in Huron, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1871, William Hodgins Ryan resided in London, Middlesex East, Ontario. William Hodgins Ryan married Sarah Lewis, and had children including William Ryan, James Frances Ryan, Caleb Ryan, John A Ryan, George Ryan, Mary Jane Ryan, Eliza Ann Ryan, David Ryan, Sarah Emily Ryan. William Hodgins Ryan passed away in 1908 in Lucan, Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hodgins Ryan began in 1819 in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  • In 1851, William Hodgins Ryan resided in Huron, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1871, William Hodgins Ryan resided in London, Middlesex East, Ontario.
  • William Hodgins Ryan married Sarah Lewis, and had children including William Ryan, James Frances Ryan, Caleb Ryan, John A Ryan, George Ryan, Mary Jane Ryan, Eliza Ann Ryan, David Ryan, Sarah Emily Ryan.
  • William Hodgins Ryan passed away in 1908 in Lucan, Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Ryan
1783 – 1856
Birth Location: Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland
FR
Maria Hodges
1788 – 1879
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
MH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Lewis
1826 – 1892
Birth Location: County Tipperary, Ireland
SL

Children(s)

William Ryan
1846 –
Birth Location: Canada
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James Ryan
1847 – 1926
Birth Location: Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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Caleb Ryan
1850 – 1899
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
CR
John Ryan
1851 – 1929
Birth Location: Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
JR
George Ryan
1854 – 1935
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
GR
Mary Ryan
1856 – 1934
Birth Location: Canada, Canada
MR
Eliza Ryan
1860 – 1890
Birth Location: Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
ER
David Ryan
1861 – 1920
Birth Location: Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
DR
Sarah Ryan
1865 – 1932
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
SR

William Ryan's Ancestors

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William Ryan
1819 – 1908
Birth Place: County Tipperary, Ireland
Parents
Francis Ryan
1783 – 1856
Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland
Maria Hodges
1788 – 1879
Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Philip Ryan
1750 – 1808
Tipperary, Ireland
Abigail Fletcher
1746 – 1834
Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Ryan
1730 – 1808
Susanna White
1730 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ryan's Descendants

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William (Hodgins) Ryan (4 Jan 1819 – 8 Aug 1908) m. Sarah Lewis (14 Oct 1826 – 14 Aug 1892)
  1. 1. William Ryan (1846 – )
  2. 2. James (Frances) Ryan (24 Jan 1847 – 5 Feb 1926) m. Catherine Connor (8 Jan 1848 – 10 Jan 1922)
    1. 1. Jennie (Ethel) Ryan (25 Oct 1874 – 26 Feb 1947)
    2. 2. Charles (Mercer) Ryan (25 Apr 1877 – 1949)
    3. 3. Walter Ryan (25 Apr 1880 – 28 Apr 1880)
    4. 4. Fredrick (Conner) Ryan (16 Apr 1882 – 2 Jan 1965) m. Bessie (Roberts) Sutherland (10 Jun 1880 – 17 Jan 1951)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Connor) Ryan (20 Aug 1912 – ) m. Holder (Ross) Collins (29 Jun 1909 – )
  3. 3. Caleb Ryan (1850 – 29 Nov 1899) m. Elleanor Harlton (21 Oct 1857 – 24 Feb 1937)
    1. 1. William (Melvin) Ryan (abt 1881 – ) m. Harriet Fletcher (24 Aug 1881 – 15 Jan 1943)
      1. 1. Stanley (Fletcher) Ryan (8 Aug 1908 – 14 Dec 1952) m. Elizabeth (Marian) McNaughton (9 Apr 1910 – 2008)
        1. 1. Orland (Murray) Ryan (10 Aug 1939 – 16 May 1942)
      2. 2. Dorace (Mildred) Ryan (9 May 1913 – 19 Feb 1956)
    2. 2. Charles (Caleb) Ryan (17 Sep 1885 – 4 Jan 1962) m. Elizabeth (Euphemia) Finlayson (25 Feb 1895 – 10 Jan 1983)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Alexander) Ryan (12 Oct 1916 – )
      2. 2. Phylis (Florence) Ryan (abt 1920 – 1 Feb 2012) m. William (Wesley) Shaver (abt 1912 – 25 Nov 1994)
        1. 1. Margo Shaver
        2. 2. Brenda Shaver
        3. 3. Janet Shaver
        4. 4. Roland Shaver
        5. 5. Cathey Shaver
        6. 6. Susan Shaver
      3. 3. Ryan m. Ian Fletcher
      4. 4. Ryan m. Donald Mason
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Winona) Ryan m. John (Alexander) McGregor
      6. 6. Clayton (C) Ryan
      7. 7. Doreen Ryan
      8. 8. Ryan m. Robert Morgan
    3. 3. Eve Ryan (4 Nov 1890 – 1891)
  4. 4. John (A) Ryan (4 Jul 1851 – 14 Sep 1929) m. Elizabeth Guest (Aug 1861 – 5 Dec 1923)
    1. 1. Seymore (Guest) Ryan (19 Nov 1879 – 15 Apr 1955) m. Margaret (Sarah) Donnelly (abt 1875 – 2 Sep 1936)
    2. 2. Wilbert Ryan (30 May 1881 – 20 Sep 1897)
    3. 3. Katherine Ryan (25 Apr 1884 – 15 Feb 1952) m. Malcolm Guilfoyle (1877 – 6 June 1957)
      1. 1. Vera (Almina) Guilfoyle (abt 1906 – 28 May 1984) m. Raymond (Harold) Greenlee (7 Mar 1901 – 27 May 1974)
        1. 1. Earl (Dalton) Greenlee (10 Jun 1928 – 30 Aug 2000) m. Annie (Mary Marguerite) Davis (6 Oct 1930 – 9 Dec 1994)
      2. 2. Frederick (Malcolm) Guilfoyle (8 Dec 1911 – Apr 1989) m. Alice (Georgina) Poole (3 Oct 1908 – 28 Aug 1946) m. Margaret (Isabel) Davies (Apr 1910 – Mar 1990)
      3. 3. Wilbert Guilfoyle (1915 – 12 Aug 1919)
      4. 4. Harold Guilfoyle (19 Aug 1920 – 11 Feb 1991) m. Elizabeth (Mildred) Morley (1929 – 15 Oct 2010)
    4. 4. Almina (Electa) Ryan (24 Jun 1887 – 12 May 1981) m. Louis (James) Loobey (30 Aug 1876 – 22 Sep 1938)
      1. 1. Joseph (Edmond) Looby (14 Jul 1910 – 1987) m. Edna Chick (Jan 1908 – 1996)
      2. 2. Philip (Clayton) Looby (8 Oct 1911 – 1 Feb 1982) m. Kathryn (Geraldine) O'Rourke (1920 – 25 Sep 2003)
        1. 1. Kathryn (Therese) Looby (1952 – 27 Mar 2016)
        2. 2. Arthur (Clayton) Looby (1961 – 14 Jun 1983)
      3. 3. Clarence (Thomas) Loobey (24 Feb 1913 – 1978) m. Margaret (Mary) Flanagan (1930 – 1999)
      4. 4. Arthur (Rynold) Looby (14 Dec 1915 – 20 Oct 1993)
      5. 5. Muriel (Margaret) Looby (abt 1919 – 15 Aug 2005) m. Clarance (Alvin) Trott (8 Oct 1909 – 1987)
        1. 1. Ann (Lorraine) Trott m. David (Edward) Nesbit
      6. 6. Louis (James) Loobey (abt 1921 – 1990) m. Bernice (A) Flannagan (1928 – 2000)
      7. 7. Laurine Loobey (1923 – 28 Feb 1980) m. Romanus (J) Curran
      8. 8. Alice (Marie) Looby (1926 – 1995) m. George (Gerald) Goettler (1921 – 2003)
        1. 1. Stephen Goettler
        2. 2. Pauline Goettler
        3. 3. Thomas Goettler
        4. 4. Jo (Ann) Goettler
    5. 5. Florence (Edna) Ryan (25 Mar 1891 – 30 Jul 1947) m. James (Alexander) Dewar (29 Feb 1876 – 15 Jun 1937)
      1. 1. Jean (V) Dewar (1928 – 1997) m. Ronald (Stanley) Pulham (1926 – 25 May 2011)
      2. 2. William Dewar (24 Feb 1934 – 27 Feb 1934)
    6. 6. Harry (Clinton) Ryan (25 Jan 1897 – 30 Apr 1976) m. Lillian Jacques (29 Aug 1903 – 20 Nov 1991)
  5. 5. George Ryan (18 Apr 1854 – 13 Nov 1935) m. Margaret Crawley (1861 – 8 Aug 1932)
    1. 1. Ethel (Susannah) Ryan (6 Dec 1894 – 1 Jun 1931) m. George (Heslop) Wood (25 Jun 1880 – 1 May 1942)
      1. 1. Doris (Marguerite) Wood (1925 – 2003)
      2. 2. Kenneth (George) Wood (22 Aug 1926 – 18 Aug 1990) m. Eileen Wood
        1. 1. Judy Wood
        2. 2. Connie Wood
    2. 2. Sarah (Olive) Ryan (19 Nov 1896 – 1985) m. Leon (Earl) Sceli (28 Dec 1893 – 1954)
      1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Sceli (21 Dec 1921 – 9 Mar 2004) m. Joyce (Lucille) Wilson (1926 – 2012)
        1. 1. Sandi Sceli
        2. 2. Debi Sceli
        3. 3. Gary Sceli
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Ryan (14 Jun 1856 – 4 Feb 1934) m. Phoenix McLean (27 Dec 1845 – 3 Sep 1926)
    1. 1. Thomas (Leroy) Mcleon (9 Mar 1883 – 29 May 1971) m. Caroline (Lena) Heinz (Jul 1889 – 1985)
      1. 1. Charles (Elvin) McLean (May 1910 – 6 Jan 2002) m. Alpha (Estelle) Welda (Mar 1909 – 1998)
        1. 1. Keith (Elvin) McLean (1 Jun 1941 – 25 Jun 2002) m. Maureen (Elizabeth) Dunne
        2. 2. Donna McLean
        3. 3. Dianne McLean
      2. 2. Mildred (Helen) Mclean (May 1911 – ) m. Eric (Jakob) Lofgren (28 Jan 1908 – 1977)
      3. 3. Thomas (Roy) Mclean (1912 – 1979) m. Helena (Christina) Leicht (30 Jan 1919 – 18 Apr 2011)
        1. 1. Wayne Mclean
        2. 2. Cori Mclean
    2. 2. Charles (Albert) McLean (24 Jun 1884 – 15 Oct 1940) m. Helen (Ratcliff) Murray (Jul 1879 – 1956)
    3. 3. Annie (Louisa) Mclean (14 Jun 1888 – 1956) m. Maurice (Roy) Cobleigh (8 May 1883 – 1925)
      1. 1. Harold (W) Cobleigh (Feb 1909 – 1977) m. Muriel (I) Banting (1917 – 1 Apr 2013)
      2. 2. Ruby (Eileen) Cobleigh (23 Nov 1910 – 1987) m. Thomas (Albert) Dickens (abt 1908 – 22 Aug 1974)
        1. 1. James Dickens
        2. 2. Carolyn Dickens m. Len Fischer
        3. 3. Wayne Dickens
        4. 4. Joan Dickens m. Horst Mende
        5. 5. Alice (Ann) Dickens m. Patrick Phillips
      3. 3. Rea (May) Cobleigh (13 Nov 1912 – 1987) m. Wilson Armitage (12 Jul 1910 – 1973)
        1. 1. Barry (Wilson) Armitage (13 Oct 1941 – 14 Aug 2006)
      4. 4. Beatrice (Alberta) Cobleigh (abt 1916 – )
      5. 5. Marjory (Allen) Cobleigh (abt 1918 – )
      6. 6. Maurice (McLean) Cobleigh (12 Mar 1921 – 13 Jul 1987)
    4. 4. Myrtle (Alberta) McLean (26 Jul 1891 – 1984) m. Charles (Harold) Baynes (11 May 1892 – 3 Aug 1946)
      1. 1. John (McLean) Baynes (abt 1918 – 14 Jul 2006) m. Celia (Isabel) Pyatt (1915 – 1975)
    5. 5. Sarah (Alcena Mc) Lean (Mar 1894 – 1955) m. Robert Marshall (1868 – 1949)
      1. 1. Marian Marshall (abt 1918 – )
      2. 2. Meryl Marshall (abt 1920 – )
    6. 6. James (Alvin) McLean (27 Nov 1895 – 1961) m. Anna (Clara Pearl) Hodgins (10 Oct 1893 – 1961)
      1. 1. Newton (A) MacLean (abt 1921 – )
    7. 7. Ireta (C) McLean (3 Oct 1897 – )
  7. 7. Eliza (Ann) Ryan (1860 – 4 Jan 1890)
  8. 8. David Ryan (6 Apr 1861 – 3 Dec 1920) m. Matilda Marshall (14 Aug 1870 – 1952)
    1. 1. Ener (David) Ryan (20 Jun 1896 – 1950)
    2. 2. Clara (Agnes) Ryan (27 Feb 1899 – 1978)
  9. 9. Sarah (Emily) Ryan (6 Oct 1865 – 1932) m. James (B) Crawford (8 Sep 1861 – 1915)
    1. 1. Chester (Clarence) Crawford (25 Oct 1895 – 1961) m. Hilda (Viola) Castleman (31 May 1896 – 1981)
    2. 2. Arnold (Lorraine) Crawford (7 Sep 1900 – 2 Nov 1957) m. Mary (Ellen) McCallum (16 May 1901 – 4 Oct 1984)

William Ryan's Timeline

7 Records

1819
4 Jan 1819
Birth of William Hodgins Ryan in County Tipperary, Ireland
County Tipperary, Ireland
1851
1851
Age 32
William Hodgins Ryan resided here in Huron, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Huron, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1871
abt 1871
Age 52
William Hodgins Ryan resided here in London, Middlesex East, Ontario
London, Middlesex East, Ontario
1881
1881
Age 62
William Hodgins Ryan resided here in Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 72
William Hodgins Ryan resided here in Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 82
William Hodgins Ryan resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1908
8 Aug 1908
Age 89
Death of William Hodgins Ryan in Lucan, Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Lucan, Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1819
    Event Place: County Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Huron, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11728; Page: 67; Line: 14
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6352; Family No: 108
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: C_13270; Page: 31; Family No: 134
    [4] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: London, Middlesex East, Ontario; Roll: C-9905; Page: 84; Family No: 298
    [5] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Biddulph, Middlesex (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 10
    [6] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Huron, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Huron, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11728; Page: 67; Line: 14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: London, Middlesex East, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: London, Middlesex East, Ontario; Roll: C-9905; Page: 84; Family No: 298

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: C_13270; Page: 31; Family No: 134

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Biddulph, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6352; Family No: 108

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Biddulph, Middlesex (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Lucan, Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clandeboye, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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