William Henry Topham^[1]

1848 - 1911  (63 years)

• Name	William Henry Topham
  Born	1848	, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276165902
  Occupation	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Spinner
  Occupation	1873	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Spinner
  Occupation	1880	Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  	works in alapaca mill
  Residence	1880	Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  Occupation	1900	Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	overseerer Worsted Mill
  Residence	1900	Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  Occupation	1910	New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  	servant in mill
  Residence	1910	New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119215
  Died	19 Feb 1911	New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
  Buried	Forestdale Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I119215	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Topham,   b. 1803, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah,   b. 1807, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F29890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Sachs,   b. 2 Sep 1847, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1900, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 52 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1873	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. William Henry Topham,   b. 29 Apr 1876, Columbus, East Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario ,   d. 16 May 1878, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F282456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM TOPHAM IS KILLED BY GAS Former Resident of Holyoke Is Found Dead in New Bedford Home. HOLYOKE, Feb. 19 - William H. Topham, for 35 years an employee of the Farr Alpaca company, found dead today in his home in New Bedford, to which city he removed six years ago. The message received here said: that death: was caused by asphyxiation. An open gas jet was found in the chamber. Mr. Topham's wife and only child, a boy, died 10 years, ago. He was here on a visit four weeks ago, spending the day with his nephew, Abraham H., Topham of Chestnut street Mr. Topham came here with the Farr Alpaca company from Canada and remained with the concern until his removal to New Bedford, where he had taken a position with the New Bedford Spinning company. He leaves one brother, Abraham; two nephews, Augustus Topham of Astoria, L. I., and Abraham H. Topham of this city; a niece, Mrs. C. H. The Holyoke nephew left this afternoon for New Bedford and he will bring the body to Holyoke. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon in Alger's undertaking rooms and the burial will be in. the family lot in. Forestdale. The Morning Union, Springfield, Massachusetts Mon, Feb 20, 1911 Page 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012792-73. William Henry Topham, 24, occ. Spinner, b. Yorkshire England, res. Hespeler, son of William and Sarah married Margaret Sachs, 23, b. Hespeler, res. Hespeler, daughter of Ernst and Mattie, witnessed by: Charles Glick and Agnes Reid both of Hespeler, 1 January 1873 in Hespeler. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 31. [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Census Place: Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 535; Page: 318a; Enumeration District: 305. [S1835] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1900 12th Census, Census Place: Holyoke Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 651; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0553. [S1978] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1910 13th Census, Census Place: New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_579; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0198; FHL microfilm: 1374592.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1848 - , Yorkshire, England Occupation - Spinner - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spinner - 1873 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1873 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - works in alapaca mill - 1880 - Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Residence - 1880 - Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Occupation - overseerer Worsted Mill - 1900 - Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Residence - 1900 - Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Occupation - servant in mill - 1910 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Residence - 1910 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Died - 19 Feb 1911 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Buried - - Forestdale Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth