William Black

1874 - 1959  (85 years)

• Name	William Black
  Born	22 Apr 1874	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1899	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	painter
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-338148
  Died	4 Oct 1959	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	7 Oct 1959	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I338148	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Black,   b. Abt 1844, Of, Toronto, York Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Agnes King,   b. Abt 1844, Of, Toronto, York Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F15162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada K. Elliott,   b. 6 Oct 1880, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age 94 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1899	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. William George "George" Black,   b. 30 Jun 1900, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1964, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F247561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Black Passes The death occurred at his home, 434 Margaretta St., Toronto, on Sunday of William Black, 85, as the result of a heart attack. Born in Toronto, he spent most of his life in that city. He resided for some years in Ayr, where he married the former Ada Elliott, who survives. Later they lived for a time in the West before returning to Toronto. Surviving, besides his wife, who Is a sister of the late Henry C. Elliott, are two sons and a daughter, George, Carl and Mrs. James (Jessie) Brown, all of Toronto. Five grandchildren also survive. Funeral service was held in Toronto today (Wednesday) at 1 p.m. with interment in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Oct 8 1959 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: William Black Date of Birth: 22 Apr 1874 Gender: Male Birth Place: York, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Thomas Black Mother's name: Agnes King [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Wm Black 25, Painter, res. Toronto, b. Toronto, son of Thos Black and Agnes King married Ada Elliott, 20, res. Ayr, b. Ayr, daughter of Robt Elliott and Annie Holdaway, Witness(es): Robt E. and Mrs Robt E. Elliott both of Ayr, 2 August 1899 in Galt. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Elliott/ Henry Elliott/ 1890 - 1958/ his wife/ Lottie I. Dennis/ 1893 - 1980/ Thier daughter/ Lois V./ 1928 - 2001/ May 10, 1947 [marriage to Lloyd Turnbull]/ / Black/ William Black/ 1874 - 1959/ his wife/ Ada Elliott/ 1880 - 1975/ Lloyd T. Turnbull/ 1926 - 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Apr 1874 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - painter - 1899 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Aug 1899 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 4 Oct 1959 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 7 Oct 1959 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth