Morris Shellard

1809 - 1889  (79 years)

• Name	Morris Shellard
  Born	16 Oct 1809	, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187839248
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Immigration	1832	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1836	Walpole Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132790
  Died	29 May 1889	Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Pyrexia (5 years)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I132790	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Lowd Mercer,   b. CALC 22 Dec 1811, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 13 Mar 1889, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	13 Jul 1836	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Thomas Shellard,   b. 30 Nov 1837, , Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1918, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   2. Mary Shellard,   b. CALC 7 Feb 1841, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1881  (Age ~ 40 years)   3. Henry Shellard,   b. CALC 6 Sep 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1860  (Age ~ 14 years)   4. Elizabeth Jane Shellard,   b. 16 Nov 1846, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1915, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   5. Morris Shellard,   b. CALC 8 Apr 1851, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1934, RR6, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age ~ 82 years)   6. Charlotte L. Shellard,   b. 1854, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1894, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Mr. Morris Shellard, Sr., of Beverly Today it falls to our lot to record the death of this well-known gentleman. For years now he has been an invalid, and has almost dropped from his place in life, but he bore his sufferings and weakness most patiently, and scarcely a word of querulousness passed his lips. Mr. Shellard was born 16th October, 1809, in Wiltshire, England, and was consequently in his 80th year. He came to Canada in 1832, and entered the employment of Col. Brock Hill, who then owned considerable land in the Township of Woodhouse, Norfolk County, for whom he worked six years, in that time, by dint of industry and economy, saving enough to enable him to buy the land on the 9th concession, Beverly, which he subsequently made one of the best farms in the Township. This land, native, rough, with hardly a means of reaching it except on foot, he settled on in 1838, and from that time, in fair weather or foul, the sturdy form of our old friend could be seen wielding the axe, driving the oxen, or pursuing in some painstaking, industrious way, the course of subduing the wilderness, and bringing foot by foot, the rich land under cultivation. There he spent his days as a prominent farmer, his experience and advice respected, and his efforts always directed towards the improvement of the section in which he lived. He took little part in public matters of any description. He was married in 1838, to Miss Mercer, whose death in March last, we noticed. Of their family there are living, Morris and Thomas, of Beverly, Andrew, of California, Mrs. Cole, of St. Marys, Mrs. Gosman, of Blythe, and Mrs. J. H. Rutherford, of South Dumfries. Their daughter Mrs. Joseph Clouting, died some years ago. Mr. Shellard will be buried in Mount View Cemetery, today (Friday) the funeral leaving the residence at 2 o'clock p.m. Galt Reporter May 31 1889 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Morris Shellard/ a native of Wilts-shire, Eng./ Emigrated to Canada in 1832, died May 29th 1889, aged 79 yrs. 7 mos. 13 dys/ his wife/ Charlotte L Mercer/ a native of Roxburgh-shire Scot./ emigrated to Canada in 1833, died Mar 13th 1889,/ aged 77 yrs. 2 mos. 20 dys/ their son Henry/ died Feb. 6th 1860/ aged 14 yrs. 5 weeks/ [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian. Morris Shilland, Of Walpole, L.D. [London District], married Charlotte Mercer. 13 July 1836, Dumfries. Witnesses Andrew Mercer And James Brown [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 019460 (1889). Morris Shellevill Gender: Male Age: 80 Birth Date: abt 1809 Birth Place: England Death Date: 29 May 1889 Death Place: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Pyrexia

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Oct 1809 - , Wiltshire, England Immigration - 1832 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1836 - Walpole Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario Married - 13 Jul 1836 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Pyrexia (5 years) - 29 May 1889 - Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth