William John Woolsey

1872 - 1946  (74 years)

• Name	William John Woolsey
  Born	1872	, Armagh Co., Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171202179
  Occupation	John Watson Company, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	works - John Watson Co.
  Residence	1946	Stanley St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339212
  Died	18 Sep 1946	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	20 Sep 1946	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I339212	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Woolsey,   b. 5 Jun 1850, Kilmararty, Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 18 Mar 1906, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Clulow,   b. 7 Apr 1849, Portadown, Armagh Co., Northern Ireland ,   d. 14 Jul 1924, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1867	, Armagh Co., Ireland
  Family ID	F186760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara May Ross,   b. 1893, Vankleek Hill, Prescott and Russel, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Sep 1926	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F248045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died In Ayr, on Wednesday, September 18 1946 William John Woolsey In his 74th year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Stanley Street, on Friday, Sept. 20, at 3.00 p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation Funeral Card _______________________ William Woolsey Passes Was Employed as Blacksmith With Watson Co. for Past 50 Years Ill Only Short Time His many friends were deeply shocked this (Wednesday) morning to learn of the sudden passing from the effects of a heart attack, at his home on Stanley Street, of William John Woolsey, in his 74th year. Mr. Woolsey had been in ill health for about two weeks. He was employed in the blacksmith shop of the John Watson Mfg. Co. for the past 50 years and was a faithful and efficient mechanic. Mr. Woolsey was born in the County of Armagh, Ireland, a son of the late Joseph Woolsey and Elizabeth Clulow, and came to Canada as a lad. The family lived at Mitchell for a short time before coming to Ayr. He was a member of the former Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir for many years. Mr. Woolsey was a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters and was also a former chief of the Ayr Fire Brigade. He was well and favorably known to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances for his genial and kindly manner, and he will be greatly missed by the citizens generally. Surviving are his wife, the former Clara May Ross; two sisters, Mrs. Chisholm Scott, Ayr, and Mrs. Thompson Kilgour, New Hamburg, and two brothers, Benjamin Woolsey, Ayr, and Joseph Woolsey, Brantford. The funeral will take place Friday at 3.00 p.m. from his late residence, Stanley Street, to the Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Sep 19 1946 pg 3 _________________ Bygone Days 40 YEARS AGO (1926) A fire in Ayr destroyed the residences of William Woolsey and Mrs. John Pickett. At one time a considerable part of the main street was threatened. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Sat, Jun 04, 1966 Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/West] Woolsey/ until/ the Day Break/ Joseph Woolsey/ born/ In Kilmararty, Ireland/ June 5th 1850/ died at Ayr, Ont./ Mar. 18th 1906/ his wife/ Elizabeth Clulow/ born In Portadown, Ireland/ April 7, 1849/ died at Ayr, Ont. July 14, 1924 [Back/East] Chisholm Scott/ 1869 - 1939/ his beloved wife/ Rachel Woolsey/ 1867 - 1953/ William Woolsey/ 1872 - 1946 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Clara Ross Age: 32 Birth Date: abt 1894 Birth Place: Vankleek, Hill Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1926 Marriage County or District: York Father: John Ross Mother: Jessie Holmes Spouse: William Woolsey Spouse's Age: 48 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1878 Spouse Birth Place: Mitchell, Ontario Spouse Father: Joseph Woolsey Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Cledow

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1872 - , Armagh Co., Ireland Married - 9 Sep 1926 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1946 - Stanley St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 18 Sep 1946 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 20 Sep 1946 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth