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William W Sharpe 1819–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1819

Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Aug 1905

Death Location: Allenford, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Sharp

Mother: Christina Murray

Spouse(s): Mary Drinkwater

Children(s): Thomas Sharp, John Sharp, George Sharpe, Christina Sharp(e), Martha Sharp, Sarah Sharp, Barbara Sharp, Joseph Sharp, James Sharp

William W Sharpe was born in 1819 in Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland, the child of James Sharp And Christina Murray. In 1861, William W Sharpe resided in Chinguacousy, Peel, Canada West, Canada. William W Sharpe married Mary Jane Drinkwater, and had children including Barbara Sharp, Christina Sharp E, George William Sharpe, James Abercrombie Sharp, John Sharp, Joseph Albert Sharp, Martha Sharp, Sarah Jane Sharp, Thomas Sharp. William W Sharpe passed away in 1905 in Allenford, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William W Sharpe was born in 1819 in Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland, the child of James Sharp And Christina Murray.
  • In 1861, William W Sharpe resided in Chinguacousy, Peel, Canada West, Canada.
  • William W Sharpe married Mary Jane Drinkwater, and had children including Barbara Sharp, Christina Sharp E, George William Sharpe, James Abercrombie Sharp, John Sharp, Joseph Albert Sharp, Martha Sharp, Sarah Jane Sharp, Thomas Sharp.
  • William W Sharpe passed away in 1905 in Allenford, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sharp
1789–1879
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
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Christina Murray
1786–1852
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Drinkwater
1824–1890
Birth Location: Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Thomas Sharp
1849–1913
Birth Location: Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada
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John Sharp
1854–1914
Birth Location: Ontario
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George Sharpe
1847–1937
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Christina Sharp(e)
1852–1890
Birth Location: Chinguacousy Twp., Peel, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
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Martha Sharp
1857–1922
Birth Location: Chinguacousy, Peel County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
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Sarah Sharp
1851–1890
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Barbara Sharp
1861–1883
Birth Location: Chinguacousy, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Sharp
1863–1908
Birth Location: Brampton, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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James Sharp
1845–1905
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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William Sharpe's Ancestors

Self
William Sharpe
1819–1905
Birth Place: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Parents
James Sharp
1789–1879
Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Christina Murray
1786–1852
Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1764–
Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Catherine Brooks
1766–
Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sharpe's Descendants

1.
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William (W) Sharpe (21 Nov 1819–4 Aug 1905) m. Mary (Jane) Drinkwater (1824–10 Sep 1890)
  1. 1. Thomas Sharp 1849–1913 m. Rhoda (Ann Temperance) Embree 1853–1912
    1. 1. Mable (Murray) Sharp 1887–1967 m. John (Dugald) McCaig 1878–1920 m. Stanley Livingstone 1890–1961
      1. 1. Mabel (Mary) McCaig 1904–1985 m. James Thom 1906–1998
        1. 1. Stanley (Phillip) Thom 1927–1999 m. Kathleen (Agnes) Wraight 1925–2013
        2. 2. Irene (Audrey) Thom 1931–2013
        3. 3. Marion Thom 1933–2010
        4. 4. Eileen Thom 1929–2001 m. Raymond Jakins 1927–1993
      2. 2. Eileen (Beatrice) McCaig 1908–1986
    2. 2. Lottie (Jane) Sharp 1890–1976 m. Frank Dahlgren 1889–
      1. 1. Albert Dahlgren 1913–
      2. 2. Merril Dahlgren 1915–
      3. 3. Ruby Dahlgren 1917–
      4. 4. Martha Dahlgren 1914–
      5. 5. Mary Dahlgren 1920–
    3. 3. Frederick (Middleton) Sharp 1885–1953 m. Elizabeth (Graham) Cuthbert 1891–1968
      1. 1. Thomas (Frederick) Sharp 1918–1998
      2. 2. Margaret (Ruth) Sharp 1919–1998
      3. 3. Allen (Gordon) Sharp 1922–1981
    4. 4. Alberta (Beatrice "Bertha") Sharp 1880–1899 m. George Cobbe 1863–1932
      1. 1. Martha (Wanda) Cobbe 1895–1951 m. William (Russel "Billie") Glenn 1878–1944
      2. 2. Irving Cobbe 1897–1898
    5. 5. William (Albert Alexander) Sharp 1892–1979 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Blinn 1898–1954
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Sharp 1916–1979 m. Mary McLeod 1919–
      2. 2. Norman (Le Roy) Sharp 1915–1986 m. Esther Sharp 1922–
      3. 3. John (Westley) Sharp 1924–1925
      4. 4. Rhoda (Beatrice) Sharp 1918–1999 m. Donald (Clayton) Bates 1922–1978
        1. 1. Rhoda (Jeanne) Dexter 1946–2017
      5. 5. Harold (Andrew) Sharp 1921–1978
    6. 6. Martha (Rhoda) Sharp 1899–1923 m. Erick (J) Erickson 1886–1980
      1. 1. Edythe (Madeline) Erickson 1915–1997 m. Fridolf (Nathanael) Hanson 1905–1974
        1. 1. Arlys (Diann) Hanson 1944–1992
        2. 2. Ardelle (Annette) Hanson 1946–2021
      2. 2. Orville (Bernard) Erickson 1920–2004
      3. 3. Melvin (Lawrence) Erickson 1917–1930
      4. 4. Wilbur (A) Erickson 1920–
  2. 2. John Sharp 1854–1914
  3. 3. George (William) Sharpe 1847–1937 m. Margaret Craig 1853–1899
    1. 1. Alnoor (S) Sharp 1897–1956 m. Louisa Grinyer 1881–1954 m. Iris (Gertrude) Cowley 1895– m. Christina (Magdelena) Breadenoch 1890–1917
      1. 1. Barbara (Gertrude Bertha) Povey 1920–2011
      2. 2. Mabel (Lilly Maud) Sharp 1921–1998
        1. 1. Rosemary (Frances) Bazinet 1946–2015
        2. 2. Rosemary Bazinet 1946–2015
      3. 3. Frances (Daisy) Sharp 1929–1991 m. George (William) Fyffe 1926–1978
    2. 2. Agnes (Louise) Sharp 1873–1959
      1. 1. Gladys (Mae) Sharp 1895–1986
        1. 1. Sharp 1920–
    3. 3. Lapella (Omella) Sharp 1882–1946
    4. 4. Russell (Morley) Sharp 1878–1965 m. Bertha (Ethel) Young 1883–1968
      1. 1. Gordon Sharp 1907–
    5. 5. Edith Frith 1880–1932 m. William (Hosken) Frith 1875–1950
      1. 1. Erma (Alice) Frith 1917–1986
      2. 2. George (William) Frith 1908–
      3. 3. John Frith 1914–1974
      4. 4. Enid (Lillian) Frith 1910–1997 m. Andrew (Percival "Percy") Simpson 1904–1997
        1. 1. Thomas (Edwin) Simpson 1939–1954
        2. 2. Iowla (Edith) Simpson 1936–2019 m. Peter (Alec) Kulyna 1930–1991
      5. 5. Margaret Frith 1918–1948
      6. 6. Joseph (Maxwell) Frith 1905–1974
      7. 7. Baby Frith 1904–
    6. 6. Winifred (B) Sharp 1884–1926
    7. 7. Isabella (Lula Margaret) Sharp 1889–1983
    8. 8. Gertrude (Zinguella) Sharp 1894–1985 m. Jacob (Wm) Krauter 1879–1968
      1. 1. Alma (Jaqueline) Krauter 1917–1994
      2. 2. George (William) Krauter 1915–1935
      3. 3. Archie (Roland) Krauter 1918–1975
      4. 4. Leslie (James) Krauter 1920–1927
      5. 5. Elsie (Edith) Krauter 1922–2006
      6. 6. Phoebe (Z) Krauter 1923–1992
      7. 7. Lorne Krauter 1932–1998
    9. 9. Melvin (Laurier) Sharp 1896–1945 m. Helen (Moore) Smith 1903–1968
      1. 1. Jeanie (Algera) Sharp 1923–2000 m. Archie (Robert Pitts) Jr 1918–1987
      2. 2. Lillian (Melva) Sharp 1921–1960 m. Don (Robert) Mulkey 1919–1990
        1. 1. Diane (Jean) Mulkey 1941–1998
        2. 2. Don (R) Mulkey 1948–1949
    10. 10. Maud Gardner 1871–
    11. 11. Shekla (Tinna Maud) Sharp 1882–1967 m. Robert Gardner 1871–1953
      1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Hopps 1900–1989 m. Richard (Roe) Hicks 1887– m. Walter Hopps 1894–1970
        1. 1. Leslie (Walter) Hopps 1933–2015
        2. 2. Franklin (Rowe) Hicks 1925–1995
        3. 3. Cecil (Edwin) Hopps 1926–2012
        4. 4. Lyle (Glen) Hopps 1936–1990
        5. 5. Muriel (Elizabeth) Hicks 1928–2009 m. Norman (Winfield) Nelson 1921–2009
      2. 2. Andrew (Irwin Earl) Gardner 1903– m. Olive (M.) Gunderson 1902–1986
        1. 1. Dorothy (Mae Gardner) (Keller) 1923–1976 m. William (Joseph) Schuknecht 1921–1999
      3. 3. Nora (Agatha) Gardner 1905–
      4. 4. Allen Gardner 1909–
      5. 5. George (James Ivan) Gardner 1909–
        1. 1. Donald (Ivan) Gardner 1942–2015
      6. 6. Herman (Sharp) Gardner 1913–
      7. 7. Thekla (Tinna Maud) Gardner 1915– m. Arthur (Henry) Jansen 1913–1991
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Solmonson 1941–1941
        2. 2. Ronald (Clifford) Solmonson –2001
      8. 8. Lorna (Isabel) Gardner 1920–
      9. 9. Melvin (Thomas) Gardner 1921–2001
  4. 4. Christina Sharp(e) 1852–1890 m. Alexander (Ross) Broadfoot 1847–1891
    1. 1. Ernest Broadfoot 1888–1938 m. Emma Feugard 1889–1974
      1. 1. Gerald (Ernest) Broadfoot 1922–1980 m. Patricia (Eileen) Broadfood –2003
      2. 2. Evelyn (Christina) Broadfoot 1920–2001
    2. 2. Albert (Howard) Broadfoot 1878–1964
    3. 3. Harvey (Huntington) Broadfoot 1881–1897
    4. 4. Bertha Broadfoot 1875–1950
    5. 5. Alma Broadfoot 1886–1886
  5. 5. Martha Sharp 1857–1922 m. James (Edward) Glenn 1847–1932
    1. 1. Thomas (Clarence "Tommy") Glenn 1896–1959 m. Lois (Evelyn) Kettering 1900–1995
      1. 1. Kenneth (Kettering) Glenn 1928–2015 m. Maxine (Beverly) Howell 1926–2015
      2. 2. Gale (Thomas Glenn) DCM 1929–2003
    2. 2. George (James) Glenn 1883–1957 m. Bertha (Agnes) Clark 1892– m. Florence (Estella) Nesbitt 1898–1994
      1. 1. Bernard (Raymond) Glenn 1915–1990
    3. 3. Walter (Harold) Glenn 1900–1957
    4. 4. Edith (Ann) Glenn 1894–1977
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Glenn 1885–1954 m. Judson (James) Rich 1877–1961
      1. 1. Bernice (Edith) Rich 1909–1993 m. William (Hammett Hardy) Jr 1899–1970
    6. 6. John (Erwin "Jack") Glenn 1880–1942 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Strickland 1880–1959
      1. 1. John (Edward "Ted") Glenn 1909–1996 m. Marion (M) Glenn 1909–1989
        1. 1. Merril (Edward) Glenn 1937–2018
      2. 2. Clarence (Harold) Glenn 1912–1996
      3. 3. Lawrence (Erwin) Glenn 1914–1959 m. Mary (Evelyn) Keys 1913–1997
      4. 4. Verna (Mary) Glenn 1908–1986 m. Robert (John) Devereaux 1906–1966
        1. 1. Beverley (Ann) Devereaux 1935–1935
        2. 2. William (Glenn) Devereaux 1930–1944
    7. 7. Margaret (Martha) Glenn 1891–1981 m. Alexander (Mathew) Elliot 1886–1960
      1. 1. Yvonne (Elizabeth) Elliot 1925–2020 m. Gerald (Allan) Arnot 1925–2015
    8. 8. William (Russel "Billie") Glenn 1878–1944 m. Martha (Wanda) Cobbe 1895–1951
      1. 1. Alberta (Margaret) Glenn 1916–1989 m. Ross (Linnell) Wright 1924–2017
    9. 9. Joseph (Albert "Joe") Glenn 1882–1957 m. Glenn 1883–1965
      1. 1. Oral (Josephine) Glenn 1920–1977 m. Garvin (Paasch) Jacobs 1915–1992
    10. 10. Isaac (Currie) Glenn 1888–1964 m. Gladys (Marie Blanche) Loucks 1893–1989
      1. 1. James (Stanley) Glenn 1923–1962 m. Jeanie (Henderson) Seton 1918–1995
      2. 2. Geraldine Glenn 1925–2019
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Sharp 1851–1890 m. David (Blythe) Young 1846–1871
    1. 1. Wilfred (Emanuel) Young 1870–1921 m. Ida (Drusilla) Cole 1879–1916
      1. 1. Evangeline (Jane "Eva") Young 1899–
      2. 2. Minerva (Viola "Minnie") Young 1901–1962
      3. 3. Clarence (Wilfred) Young 1905–1967
      4. 4. Sgt. (Harvey William "Harry") Young 1909–1941
      5. 5. Ellen (Ida) Young 1912–
      6. 6. Dorothy (Cole) Young 1913–1968
    2. 2. Millicent (Jane Irvine) Young 1872–1873
  7. 7. Barbara Sharp 1861–1883 m. Robert Sypher 1845–1922
  8. 8. Joseph (Albert) Sharp 1863–1908 m. Caroline (Victoria) Halladay 1867–1961
    1. 1. Wilfred (Victor) Sharp 1893–1968 m. Edith (Mae) Butler 1907–1968
    2. 2. Lillian (Mabel) Sharp 1890–1975 m. Albert (Russell) Thomson 1892–
      1. 1. Gerald 1925–1999 m. Betty (J) Tedford 1926–2005
    3. 3. Ruth (Caroline) Sharp 1901–1994
  9. 9. James (Abercrombie) Sharp 1845–1905 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Young 1843–1910
    1. 1. Myrtle (Mary Jane) Sharp 1876–1944
    2. 2. Percival (Howard) Sharp 1873–1944 m. Janet Ferguson 1877–1944
      1. 1. Howard (Melbourne) Sharp 1900–1964 m. Jeanette (H.) Rosenthal 1902–
        1. 1. James Sharp 1926–1986
      2. 2. Ellis (P) Sharp 1907–1987 m. Beatrice Wood 1907–
        1. 1. Colleen (Joyce) Sharp 1929–2020

William Sharpe's Timeline

7 Records

1819
21 Nov 1819
Birth of William W Sharpe in Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
1819
21 Nov 1819
William W Sharpe was christened in Tillicoultry,Clackmannan,Scotland
Tillicoultry,Clackmannan,Scotland
1861
1861
Age 42
William W Sharpe resided here in Chinguacousy, Peel, Canada West, Canada
Chinguacousy, Peel, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 52
William W Sharpe resided here in Amabel
Amabel
1891
1891
Age 72
William W Sharpe resided here in Amabel, Bruce North, Ontario, Canada
Amabel, Bruce North, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 82
William W Sharpe resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1905
4 Aug 1905
Age 86
Death of William W Sharpe in Allenford, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Allenford, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1819
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
    Record Source: Jeff Ambrous Pedigree Resource File, 171336-052999175024

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1819
    Event Place: Tillicoultry,Clackmannan,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Chinguacousy, Peel, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1062

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Amabel
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Amabel, Bruce North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Amabel, Bruce North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6328; Family No: 79

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Amabel, Bruce (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 27

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Allenford, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Jeff Ambrous Pedigree Resource File, 171336-052999175024
    [2] Farmer

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bruce North
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Allenford, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Jeff Ambrous Pedigree Resource File, 171336-052999175024
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