Crawford Clay: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

1.	Crawford Clay was born Jan 1905, , Ontario, Canada (son of James Herbert Clay and Emma Louisa Boomer); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-210571 Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Generation: 2

James Herbert Clay was born 12 Jun 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 6 Sep 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of William Perkins Clay and Lucy Charlotte Griffin); died 22 Jul 1930, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Jul 1930, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-61888
Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Law Student
Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Grocer Merchant
Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster, Art Metal Works
Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

CLAY BROTHERS

As general grocers none are more worthy of success than Clay Bros, who has in a very short time gained the front rank in the grocery, crockery and glassware trade. They are successors of the father, W. P. Clay, who originally conducted the business. These young men are worth the confidence of the people, as they keep the best goods ready cash can buy. Their store is on South Water stree in the Imperial Block.

Jubilee souvenir of Galt, 1897

James married Emma Louisa Boomer 5 Feb 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of George Crawford Boomer and Sarah A. McClelland) was born 17 Sep 1871, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Emma Louisa Boomer was born 17 Sep 1871, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario (daughter of George Crawford Boomer and Sarah A. McClelland); died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Emma Louisa Clay
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-210569
Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Children:

Harold Herbert Clay was born 30 Dec 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Mar 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Mar 1921, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
1. Crawford Clay was born Jan 1905, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 3

William Perkins Clay was born 1837, London, England (son of Richard Clay and Sarah Perkin); died 26 Sep 1898, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: W. P. Clay
Occupation: Grocer
Residence: Presbyterian
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62033
Occupation: 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Grocery Merchant
Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

CLAY BROTHERS

As general grocers none are more worthy of success than Clay Bros, who has in a very short time gained the front rank in the grocery, crockery and glassware trade. They are successors of the father, W. P. Clay, who originally conducted the business. These young men are worth the confidence of the people, as they keep the best goods ready cash can buy. Their store is on South Water stree in the Imperial Block.

Jubilee souvenir of Galt, 1897

William — Lucy Charlotte Griffin. Lucy was born 23 Oct 1840, , England; died 20 Jan 1929, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Jan 1929, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Lucy Charlotte Griffin was born 23 Oct 1840, , England; died 20 Jan 1929, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Jan 1929, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Lucy Charlotte Clay
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62032
Immigration: 1861
Immigration: 1865, , Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Children:

Edward Griffin Clay was born 22 Dec 1863, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1923, Kamloops, , British Columbia, Canada.
Sarah Jane Clay was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
Lucy Ann Clay was born 1866, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
William Stokes Clay was born 25 Jun 1870, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Apr 1941, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
Minnie Stafford Clay was born 19 Feb 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. James Herbert Clay was born 12 Jun 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 6 Sep 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jul 1930, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Jul 1930, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Fanny Perkins Clay was born 13 Dec 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried 21 Feb 1967, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Minnie Clay was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

George Crawford Boomer was born 22 Oct 1833, , Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 Feb 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John B. Boomer and Sarah Clarissa Crawford); died 7 Jan 1879, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.

Other Events:

Directory: Wellesley Township - East Concession 14 Lot 07, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60278
Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 7 Con 14
Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

George — Sarah A. McClelland. Sarah was born 31 May 1840, , Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sarah A. McClelland was born 31 May 1840, , Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Sarah A. Boomer
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60277
Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Children:

Theresia Boomer was born CALC 29 Dec 1858, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1884, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Penina Casaline Boomer was born CALC 8 Jun 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
George Loftus Boomer was born 17 Feb 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 May 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1865; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
John Arthur Boomer was born CALC 8 Dec 1864; died 14 Jan 1865; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Helena Alberta "Lena" Boomer was born 20 Mar 1871, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 4 Jan 1934, , Hennepin Co., Minnesota.
3. Emma Louisa Boomer was born 17 Sep 1871, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
George E. Boomer was born 24 Nov 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 4

8.	Richard Clay was born CA 1812; died Bef 1891. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-333724 Richard — Sarah Perkin. Sarah was born Between 1812 and 1813, , England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Perkin was born Between 1812 and 1813, , England; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-333723
Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Children:

4. William Perkins Clay was born 1837, London, England; died 26 Sep 1898, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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John B. Boomer was born CALC 23 Jun 1783, Onslow, Cochester, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 13 Jun 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129745
Residence: 1819, Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario
Residence: 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

John Boomer was born in Nova Scotia in 1784, and came to Canada with his wife in 1819, settling in Esquesing twp. In 1855, he moved to Wellesley twp., where he died, June 13, 1856; survived by his family.

Christian Guardian 18 Jun 1856 pg 147

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A-1-101 John Boomer Probate of the will of John Boomer, late of the Township of Wellesley, granted the 15^th July 1856 on the petition of George Taylor, John McKay and William Richard Boomer, the Executors named in said will.

The last will and testament of John Boomer of the Township of Wellesley -

First, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Boomer the sum of sixty? pounds currency per annum during her natural life to be paid semiannually in advance by my Executors hereafter named and appointed.

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my Executors in trust all my other property both real and personal with full power and authority to execute deed in fee simple of the landed estates which I have in my lifetime sold or contracted to sell, and which remains at present unsettled. And also all my other real estates, situate and lying and being in the Village of Oakville in the Township of Trafalgar, in the County of Halton - to be by them sold as soon as the majority of my surviving children shall think proper after my decease - proceeds of sale to be divided amongst my children or their heirs - namely, heirs of my deceased daughter Eliza Jane Hall. William Richard Boomer, Isabella Wright, Susan Speight, Alfred Boomer, George Crawford Boomer, and John Edward Boomer. In manner following, that is to say to the children of my deceased daughter Eliza Jane Hall I give and bequeath the sum of ten pounds currency each to be paid to them separately when they come of age. To Isabella Wright I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds currency, and to Susan Speight I give and bequeath the sum of seventy-five pounds currency….To my son John Edward Boomer I give and bequeath the sum of four hundred pounds currency. I give and bequeath to my sons William Richard Boomer, Alfred Boomer and George Crawford Boomer in manner following [based on percentages and formula of ratio of interest upon his or her sums]. I do hereby appoint my friends George Taylor, John McKay and my son William Richard Boomer, all of the Township of Wellesley, Executors of this my last will and testament.

Witnessed by Alfred Boomer, George Ruler and Robert Edwards
Will dated 28^th May 1856
Granted 15 July 1856
Died 13 June 1856
No Inventory.

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber

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Linwood: The Boomer family is in luck. Mr. Boomer has just been informed that an estate of great value in Nova Scotia has descended to the Boomer family. The estate is said to comprise 1000 acres of land lying adjacent to one of the Principal cities and is therefore now very valuable. Mr. B's grandfather was an Englishman...
Elmira Signet 02 Mar. 1893 p. 6, col. 3

John — Sarah Clarissa Crawford. Sarah was born 1798, , Ireland; died 8 Mar 1883, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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Sarah Clarissa Crawford was born 1798, , Ireland; died 8 Mar 1883, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Sarah Clarissa Boomer
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-153258
Residence: 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist

Children:

Eliza Jane Boomer was born 1821; died 7 Mar 1853, Hornby, Halton Co., Ontario; was buried , Hornby Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, Halton Hills, Halton Co., Ontario.
William Richard Boomer was born 18 Mar 1823, , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1896, Hull, Sioux, Iowa, United States; was buried , Hope Cemetery, Hull, Sioux, Iowa, United States.
Alfred S. Boomer, JP was born 22 Jun 1831, Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario; died 27 Jan 1904, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. George Crawford Boomer was born 22 Oct 1833, , Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 Feb 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1879, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.
John Edward Boomer was born 2 Oct 1839, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 Feb 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1922, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Dec 1922, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
Angeline Boomer was born 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.