William Grills^{[1, 2]}

1813 - 1879  (66 years)

• Name	William Grills
  Born	1813	Bradworthy, Devonshire, England   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christened	6 Jun 1813	Bradworthy, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240248993
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	N. C.
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	N. C. Methodist
  Occupation	1873	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	teamster
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23346
  Died	19 Apr 1879	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  	Cause: Disease of the Lungs 2 years
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I23346	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Grills,   b. Abt 1775, of, Bradworthy, Devonshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Vanstone,   b. Abt 1775, of, West Putford, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 Dec 1794	West Putford, , Devonshire, England   [9]
  Family ID	F33301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Littlejohns,   b. 17 Mar 1817, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Elizabeth Grills,   b. 14 Nov 1842, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 23 Sep 1910, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   2. Thomisin Grills,   b. 1848, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Jane Grills,   b. 8 Jan 1848, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 25 Dec 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   4. Thomason "Tammy" Grills,   b. 10 Aug 1848, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 27 Mar 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   5. Susan Grills,   b. CALC 3 Dec 1850, , England ,   d. 4 Aug 1888, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 37 years)   6. Sarah A. Grills,   b. CALC 1 Jun 1853, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 20 years)   7. William Grills,   b. 2 Oct 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 82 years)   8. John Grills,   b. 18 May 1862, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1909  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F9284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In Galt, on Saturday afternoon. April 19th, at 20 minutes to 4 o'clock. William Gills, in the 65th year of his age. His end was peace. Galt Reporter 25 Apr 1879 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Mary Jane Grills Born: England Res: Galt Age: 21 Father: William Mother: Mary Ann Born: 1846 Spouse: Samuel C. Levitt Age: 27 born: England Res: Galt Born: 1840 Father: William Mother: Mary married 29 Apr 1867 county: Waterloo, Galt [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. T. Grills Born: Canada Res: Galt Age: 17 Est. Birth: abt 1849 Father: William Grills Mother: Elizabeth Grills married Edmond Snell Age:: 20 Est. Birth: abt 1846 Born: England Res: Galt Father: Edmond Snell Mother: Mary Snell married 1 Jan 1866 Marriage Place: Galt [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Elizabeth Bowes d. 23 Sep 1910 Pilkinton, b. 14 Nov 1842 Devonshire, England d/o William Grills (b. Devonshire) & Mary Ann Littlejohns (b. England) cause: pleuora pneumonia & emphysema (4 months) & heart weakness (about 2 weeks) [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . in memory of/ William Grills/ a native of/ Bradworthy, Devonshire/ England/ who died April 19, 1879/ in the 65th year/ of his age/ "Safe home at last" Amen/ W. GRILLS [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Film 924828, Bradworthy, Devon, the registers of the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, 1548-1860. Christening: 06 JUN 1813 Bradworthy, Devon, England s/o William and Mary [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 84. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 1 Page 13. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 79. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Church of England. Parish Church of West Putford 0916929. 24 DEC 1794 West Putford, Devon, England

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1813 - Bradworthy, Devonshire, England Christened - 6 Jun 1813 - Bradworthy, Devonshire, England Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - N. C. - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - N. C. Methodist - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teamster - 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Disease of the Lungs 2 years - 19 Apr 1879 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth