William Herriott

1870 - 1930  (60 years)

• Name	William Herriott
  Born	21 Feb 1870	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	nature, botany
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Iron Turner
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1915	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-228696
  Died	10 Oct 1930	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I228696	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Herriott,   b. CA 1832,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Skinner,   b. 1832, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F246852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Withers,   b. 1877, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England ,   d. 27 Dec 1962, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1909	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Georgina Herriot,   b. 18 Nov 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F62434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A CANADIAN BOTANIST In the death of Mr. William Herriott, which Occurred on October 10th, 1930, Galt lost a highly respected and worthy citizen. Mr. Herriott was a born naturalist. Not only was he one of the best botanists in this part of Canada, but his acquaintance with its fauna, birds and butterflies was scarcely less extensive than his knowledge of its flora. It was a rare pleasure to accompany him on an afternoon tramp through the woods in the vicinity of Galt. His quick eye caught sight of plants that a novice might have trampled underfoot and, loving flowers, he seldom picked them, believing that flowers should be left to give pleasure to others who might come to admire their beauty. Most of Mr. Herriott's botanizing was done near his home in Galt. I know of only one occasion when he went far a field. This was when, by government appointment, he accompanied Prof. Macoun on a three months' investigation expedition to the Rockies and British Columbia. Mr. Herriott was a member of the Waterloo Historical Society and contributed two very interesting papers to the third volume of its Reports. These were "Trees of Waterloo County" and "Aboriginal Agriculture in South Western Ontario". Born in Galt, February lt, 1870, Mr. Herriott served his apprenticeship in the machine shops of Messrs. Goldie and McCulloch. There he became an expert workman and won the respect and confidence of the firm which he served for forty-five years. Mr. Herriott had not been in good health for two years before his death, the immediate cause of which was a paralytic stroke. He left his wife and two daughters to mourn his departure. James E. Kerr. EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATERLOO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Kitchener, 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 134. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Georgina Herriot Gender:Female Birth Date:18 Nov 1915 Birth Place: Aberdeen Rd., Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Legitimacy:Y Father:William Herriot - machinist Mother:Ada Withers Married: 6 Oct 1909 Galt

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Feb 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Iron Turner - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Oct 1909 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Oct 1930 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth