Rev. William Hector Rennelson

1845 - 1876  (31 years)

• Name	William Hector Rennelson
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1845	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Student
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presb.
  Occupation	1874	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	minister of the Gospel
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-276194
  Died	15 Feb 1876	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Cause: consumption 2 years,
  Buried	Necropolis Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I276194	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Hector Rennelson,   b. 1796, Halkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Aug 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Grace Shiel,   b. 1804, Middleburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Apr 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1827	Southdean, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [5]
  Family ID	F15185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Harriet Morse,   b. 15 Jan 1845, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA ,   d. 13 May 1932, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1874	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F44567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  W. H. Rennelson, a fine scholar and promising minister of Christ, died in Hamilton whilst pastor of Knox's Church. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young ___________________________ REV. WILLIAM H. RENNELSON, M.A. This talented young Minister, who gave great promise of future usefulness, was called to his award at the early age of thirty, after a short ministry of two years. Mr. Rennelson was a native of Galt. At a very early age he resolved to give himself to the office of the Ministry. Having passed through the Grammar School of his native town he pursued his course of preparatory study for his holy calling at the Toronto University and Knox College. At each of these institutions he took a foremost place among his fellow-students and won very high honours. In 1874, after rendering some valuable services in the mission field, he was ordained and inducted into the pastorate of Knox Church, Hamilton, where by his faithful, affectionate, and successful labours, as a pastor, he endeared himself very much to his own congregation, who deeply mourn their loss in his early death. About a year after his induction he was compelled by an affection of the lungs to discontinue the active discharge of his pastoral duties. Notwithstanding all that could be done by medical skill and change of air, he grew rapidly worse, until his brief career was terminated by death. Presbyterian Year Book for the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, Toronto, 1877

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 26. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11657 (1874), Rennelson-Morse. W. H. Rennelson, 29, res. Hamilton, b. Galt, occ. minister of the gospel, s/o Hector and Grace Rennelson married Clara H. Morse, 29, res. Toronto, b. Lockport, N. Y., d/o Chas. H. & Lauretta Morse, married 8 Sep 1874 Toronto [S3231] Find A Grave, (2018). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160113933/william-h_-rennelson. Rev William H. Rennelson BIRTH1845 Galt, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada DEATH15 Feb 1876 (aged 30\endash 31) Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada BURIAL Toronto Necropolis Cemetery and Crematorium Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate. Wm. Hector Rennelson, d. 15 Feb 1876 Toronto, aged 30y, 9m, clergyman, b. Galt, cause: consumption 2 years, [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11806-4 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1067952, 0102302. Name: Hector Rennelson Name: Jean Shiel Event Date: 21 Dec 1827 Event Place: Southdean, Roxburgh, Scotland [believe original is in error and should read Grace]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1845 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister of the Gospel - 1874 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Sep 1874 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: consumption 2 years, - 15 Feb 1876 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Necropolis Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth