William Herriot

1846 - 1927  (81 years)

• Name	William Herriot
  Born	19 Apr 1846	Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Christened	10 May 1846	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	mechanic
  Occupation	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	millwright
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Millwright
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of Scotland
  Residence	1880	, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1884	Souris, , Manitoba, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-125245
  Died	17 Sep 1927	, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I125245	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Herriot,   b. 1820, , Scotland ,   d. 13 Apr 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Janet Adamson,   b. 1819, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F36629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothea "Dora" Mihm,   b. 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Aug 1884	Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F35697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William Herriot from The History of Manitoba by George Bryce 1906

  
  

• Notes

  William Herriot (1843-1927) Mechanic, miller, municipal official. Born at Haddington, Scotland on 19 April 1843, son of James Herriot and Janet Wilson, he emigrated to Canada in 1850 and settled at Galt, Ontario where he apprenticed as a millwright then worked as a mechanic. He came to Manitoba in 1880, spent two years at Minnedosa then moved to Souris where he engaged in the flour milling business with George McCullough. The partnership dissolved in November 1903 when Herriot sold his share and retired. He served for four years as the Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Glenwood, and a year as a councillor on the Souris city council during which time he was chairman of the board of public works. In 1883 he married Dora Mihm of Waterloo County, Ontario. They had six children: Janet Herriot, Martha Herriot, Alfred Herriot, Alexander Herriot, Lena Herriot, and Isabel Herriot. He was a member of the COF. He died on 17 September 1927. A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People, Prof. George Bryce 1906

  
  

• Sources

  [S719] Book - Manitoba Biographies, William Herriot . [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 11. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Cranston (Midlothian) Old parochial registers for Cranston, 1682-1857fim 1066677. William Herriot, batp. 10 May 1846, Cranston, Midlothian Scotland, b. 19 Apr 1846. s/o James Herriot and Janet Adamson [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Aug. 28 1884. Aug 11 1884 William Herriot, formerly of Galt, of Souris, Manitoba & Dorothea Mihm, youngest daughter of Adam Mihm, of Centreville, Waterloo township, were married by Very Rev. Father Robelar, Brandon, Manitoba.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1846 - Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland Christened - 10 May 1846 - Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - mechanic - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - millwright - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Millwright - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of Scotland - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1880 - , Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1884 - Souris, , Manitoba, Canada Married - 11 Aug 1884 - Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Died - 17 Sep 1927 - , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth