William Francis Tye

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• Interesting: engineering, life
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123645
• Occupation: 1898, Trail, British Columbia; civil engineer

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William F. Tye Dies in France

Relatives of William Francis Tye, C.E., formerly chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, received the announcement of his death in Paris on January 9th, following an illness of two days. Mr. Tye was on his way from Oannes to take up residence in Montreal.

His remains will be brought to Canada for burial.

Mr. Tye was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tye and was born on the farm now owned by Mr. Addison Kline. He received his early education at S.S. No. 4, Wilmot, and was a pupil of William Linton. He was a graduate of the University of Ottawa and School of Practical Science, Toronto.

Commenting on his work the Ottawa Citizen said "He was an engineer of much experience and high standing." He was a member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. Entered the Canadian Pacific Railway service in 1882, filling various positions, became transit man on location and assistant engineer on Construction on the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway 1886-7, Engineer of track and bridges Tampico branch, Mexican Central 1888-9, Locating Engineer Great Falls Railway, Montana, 1890, Engineer in charge of location and Divisional Engineer Pacific extension with the Great Northern Railway 1891-2, Engineer in charge of change of gauge Alberta Railway and Coal co. 1893-4. Since 1910 he has been President of the Sterling Coal Co. Ltd. He was a member of the York club, Toronto, St. James Club, Montreal and the Manitoba club of Winnipeg.

Mrs. Henry Walker, Huron road, Mrs. (Rev.) C.H.P. Owen, of Brantford and Mrs. W.L.P. Graham, of Galt, are cousins of the deceased.

New Hamburg Independent Jan 29 1932 pg 5

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• Name: Frank Edward Tye
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123642
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; church of England
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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Death of Mr. Francis E. Tye

There died at his residence, Cottage Grove, Wilmot, on Saturday last, one of the most respected residents of Wilmot in the person of Mr. Francis Tye, son of the late Daniel Tye, Esq. We are without particulars as to the cause of Mr. Tye's death, but we can safely say that no man will be more regretted than hearty and genial "Frank." Mr. Tye was in the 55th year of his age at the time of his death, and he was buried with Masonic honors in St. James Cemetery, on Monday.

Galt Reporter Oct 9 1885 pg 1

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A Sad Case

Further particulars regarding the death of Mr. Francis E. Tye, of Wilmot, have been received since our last issue. It appears that Mr. Tye was troubled with a corn, and undertaking to pare it he cut it so close that the blood came. Inflammation at once set in, followed by blood poisoning, which terminated fatally on Saturday. Mr. Tye leaves a window [sic] and three children to mourn his death, as well as two brothers \endash Mr. Henry D. Tye and Robert C. Tye, - both residents of Wilmot , and both well known and respected throughout the county.

Galt Reporter Oct 16 1885 pg 1

Francis — Ann Skelly. Ann (daughter of Skelly) was born CALC 13 Sep 1835, , York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Dec 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ann Tye
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123643
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

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• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo Region Hall of Fame
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34325
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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Tye, Daniel. - Was born at Suffolk, England, on January 26th, 1793. He was one of a family of five, two sons and three daughters, viz: William, Daniel and Mrs. Dove, Mrs. Cavell and Lucy, unmarried. His wife, Anna Belle, was a daughter of Colonel Marlton, of the 60th Rifles. In 1837, he with a daughter, Mary, and Miss Rumball, an old friend of the family and sister of Mrs. Fenner, whose son, Henry, afterwards married a daughter of our subject, sailed for America, leaving the rest of the family in London, and who followed him in about a year, stopping at Newtown, Long Island. Daniel Tye had in the meantime gone on to Canada and taken up the farm now owned by Charles D. Brown, Nith Grove, and cleared five acres before returning to Long Island, where he worked the Fenner farm for a year and where they all had their share of fever and ague. In 1839 all started for Canada, father, mother and children. Robert C, Henry D., Frank and the four daughters, afterwards Mrs. [Mary] Fenner, Mrs. [Annie] John Sydney Smith, Mrs. [Minnie] (Dr.) O'Connor and Mrs. [Lucy] Harrison. A span of horses and a covered wagon were the means of transport, (the heavier goods going by canal boat up the Hudson to Troy.) The party then journeyed to Oswego, and went by boat to Queenston, driving to Hamilton, where part of the winter was spent. In February, 1840, they set out for Haysville with a load of goods, Henry driving with Annie, Lucy and Robert as passengers, arriving at their destination and putting up at Everatt's hotel, where they remained for a few days while the log house on Nith Grove was being got ready and into which they immediately moved. Henry D. Tye returned to Hamilton in the sleighs for another load of household goods and the rest of the family, but the snow all disappearing in February, they had to return in the covered wagon and a little way the other side of Ford's Tavern on their return the wagon slipped over the hill and upset. The family escaped injury, but the wagon was damaged beyond recovery. As Henry was the oldest the hardest work fell to him and he helped to chop and log a good part of the land. He was only 16 years old when he came, but looked 21. After he became of age he was clerking for John Sydney Smith for a few years. He wanted to start a nursery and bought five acres from his father (Daniel) on the Skelly farm where the orchard is now, but the land was too heavy, so he sold it back to his father and bought five acres back of Thomas Somerville's store and then he bought the Clayton farm and moved the nursery to it and sold 80 acres to R. C. Tye. Henry D. Tye and Mary both received good boarding school education, but the rest of us had to pick up the little education we got as best we could. There were not any schools when we came to the country and we had too much work to do at home if there had been. I have copied the foregoing almost word for word from an old memorandum prepared by Mr. R. C. Tye, of Stratford and kindly loaned by Mrs. Henry Tye Walker, as it gives the best account of the life of a pioneer that I have yet seen, as it was not written for publication. To return to our subject, Mr. Daniel Tye continued his farming operations, taking up 300 acres of land. He took an interest in public matters, being a strong Conservative. He was an enterprising man and was one of the first importers of Devon cattle, Southdown sheep and Essex hogs and won many prizes at the Provincial Shows of those days. He was a steady and consistent supporter of St. James Church. He died on October 23rd, 1874 in his 82nd year. Mr. R. C. Tye, of Stratford, is the only surviving member of the family. Mr. Wm. F. Tye, the eminent Civil Engineer, is a grandson.

Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region:
Daniel Tye, born in Suffolk, England, obtained 300 acres of land in Wilmot Township in 1837. After clearing five acres, he moved to Long Island, New York. His family joined him there while he managed a farm for one year. In 1839 they went to Haysville, Waterloo County in a covered wagon, arriving in 1840.

He was one of the first importers of Devon cattle, Southdown sheep and Essex hogs. He was also the first exhibitor from Wilmot at the Provincial Exhibitions, securing prizes for his Devons at London, Cobourg, Brantford and Kingston.

Tye was elected second vice-president of the Waterloo Agricultural Society when it was organized in 1852 and was a delegate to the annual meeting of the Upper Canada Agricultural Board at Cobourg in 1855.

He was an active supporter of St. James Anglican Church, Huron Road, built in 1842, interested in public affairs and was a strong Conservative.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

Daniel married Anne Belle Marlton 25 Sep 1817, Bury St Edmunds, , Suffolk, England. Anne was born 1794, , England; died 30 Dec 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anne Belle Tye
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34326
• Birth: 24 Apr 1794, Cape Of Good Hope, Africa
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-281926