William Francis Tye

1861 - 1932  (70 years)

• Name	William Francis Tye
  Born	5 Mar 1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	engineering, life
  Occupation	1898	Trail, British Columbia   [2]
  	civil engineer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123645
  Died	9 Jan 1932	Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France
  Person ID	I123645	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Francis Edward "Frank" Tye,   b. 3 May 1831, Weybridge, , Surrey, England ,   d. 3 Oct 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Ann Skelly,   b. CALC 13 Sep 1835, , York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Dec 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F30714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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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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  [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: William Francis Tye Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 13 Oct 1898 Event Place: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 37 Birth Year (Estimated): 1861 Haysville Occ: civil engineer Trail, B. C. Father's Name: Edward F Tye Mother's Name: Anna Shelly Spouse's Name: Mabel Annie Scholastic Maloney Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Lindsay, Ontario Res: London, Ont. Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel Maloney Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Elizabeth Farrell

  
  

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  Born - 5 Mar 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - civil engineer - 1898 - Trail, British Columbia Died - 9 Jan 1932 - Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France  = Link to Google Earth