James B. Hay

1838 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James B. Hay
  Born	1838	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1878	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	seedsman
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-159380
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I159380	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Hay,   b. 1804, , Scotland ,   d. 8 Apr 1867, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Isabella Ford,   b. 1817, , Scotland ,   d. 1 Aug 1886, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F39855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JAMES B. HAY, seedsman and florist, Brentford, was born near Paris, South Dumfries Township, June 8, 1839, and is a son of Charles Hay, a native of Scotland and a farmer by occupation. The latter came to Brant County in 1834, and subsequently removed to Waterloo County, Ont., where he died in 1868. He resided in the vicinity of Paris for eight or ten years, and married Isabella Ford, a native of Scotland, by whom he had seven children, six of whom are still living, and two of those are residents of this county. Mrs. Charles Hay is still living in Galt, Ont. James B. Hay, our subject, resided in Brant County during the first eight years of his life, and was afterwards reared in Waterloo County. He followed farming pursuits till he was about thirty-five years of age, and came to Brantford in 1875, entering into his present business of seedsman and florist, which he has conducted with much success. He is the only one in that business in Brantford, or even in the County of Brant. He was married April 23, 187S, to Clara Stock, of Wentworth County, Ont., by whom he had two children, Agnes Catharine and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Hay are both members of Zion Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Hay is a Reformer in politics. The history of the county of Brant, Ontario: containing a history of the county: its township, cities, towns, schools, J. H. Beers & Co. Warner, Beers & Co.

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg. 38. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 6 Page 50. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James B Hay Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Apr 1878 Event Place: Waterdown, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 38 Birth Year (Estimated): 1840 County of Brant Occ; Seedsman - Brantford Father's Name: Charles Hay Mother's Name: Isabella Ford Spouse's Name: Clara Stock Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1851 Waterdown, East Flamborough Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Stock Spouse's Mother's Name: Catherine Bastedo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1838 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - seedsman - 1878 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth