William Collum^[1]

1806 - 1895  (89 years)

• Name	William Collum
  Born	1806	, Fermanagh, Ireland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238627
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-102281
  Died	5 Jan 1895	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I102281	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Ellen Rebecca White,   b. 26 Oct 1817, , Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 10 Dec 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1842	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Married by Rev. Henry Scadding, witnessed by Joseph Lawson (or Rawson), John Flanagan, Lettice Lawson (or Rawson) St. James Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Hugh Collum,   b. 7 Oct 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   2. James Collum,   b. 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Simon J. Collum,   b. 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane Collum,   b. 18 May 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1936  (Age 88 years)   5. Margaret Ellen Collum,   b. Apr 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years)   6. Elizabeth Collum,   b. 20 Feb 1855, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   7. Mary Ann Collum,   b. 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F23282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The death is announced of Wm. Collum, one of the pioneers of Wilmot township,at New Hamburg, in his 77th year, on Saturday 5th inst. On coming from Ireland many years ago Mr. Collum settled on the Huron road, and in due course of time owned several of the finest farms in this famous tract and was well known throughout the Province as a successful agriculturist and stock-breeder. Mr. Collum was a member of the church of England. His remains were interred on Monday 7th inst, in St. James cemetery, Huron road. Waterloo County Chronicle, 17 Jan 1895, p. 3 __________________ Collum, Wm. - Came to Canada from Fermanagh, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1841, walking from Toronto to Wilmot. He purchased the farm of the then recently deceased Robert Puddicombe, opposite Mrs. Thos. Walker's and which was the birthplace of all his children. He was married in 1841 to Mrs. Ellen White Kerr, the widowed mother of Wm. Kerr, Rebecca, afterwards Mrs. M. G. Miller, now deceased, and Robt. N. Kerr. Hugh Collum, deceased, Simon J., of Winnipeg, Jane, Mrs. R. B. Puddicombe, of New Hamburg, Margaret E., Mrs. William G. Smith, of St. James, Elizabeth, Mrs. James Barber, Galt, and Fanny, Mrs. A. Sinclair, West Toronto, are the children. After farming successfully for forty years he retired to New Hamburg, purchasing the residence of Mrs. Christian Merner, where he died in 1897, Mrs. Collum died six years later. The late Mr. and Mrs. Collum were among the oldest members of the Church in this Parish, he being until his death one of its most liberal supporters and which support Mrs. Collum continued until her own demise. Miss Edith Jane Miller, of Portage la Prairie, the noted Canadian singer, who has filled many important professional engagements in New York and London, and who was married in July, 1913, to Mr. Max Colyer-Fergusson, grandson of Sir James Rankin-Fergusson, Bart., at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, Eng., is a niece of Mrs. Wm. Collum. 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Hugh Collum (farmer of Wilmot) Born: Wilmot Age: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1854 Father: William Colum Mother: Ellen White married Mary Ann Graham Age:: 29 Est. Birth: abt 1848 Born: Ireland Father: William Graham Mother: Barbara Crook married 10 Jan 1877 Marriage Place: Perth, Downie [S320] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. James Anglican CC#4571 Internet Link. In/ memory of/ William Collum/ died/ Jan. 5th 1895/ Aged 77 years [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 20. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 8. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 41. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 4 Page 21.

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 13 Oct 1842 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jan 1895 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth