William Thomson

Cal 1814 - 1889  (~ 75 years)

• Name	William Thomson
  Born	CALC 13 Oct 1814	, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Swan Inn
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183629455
  Interesting	business, story, pioneer
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	General Merchant
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Ayr
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Not given
  Residence	Swan St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340125
  Died	9 Nov 1889	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Cause: Diseased Liver (several years)
  Buried	11 Nov 1889	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I340125	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Christina Sewell,   b. 12 Jun 1808, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 1 Jan 1856, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1838	Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [7]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F248352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Gladstone,   b. 1814, , Scotland ,   d. 4 Jul 1902, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F248353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, In Ayr, on Saturday morning, 9th inst., at 1: 40 o'clock, Wm. Thomson, Aged 75 Years. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Swan Street, on Monday, 11th inst., at 1 o'clock, p.m., to the new cemetery, Ayr. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. Ayr, Nov. 9th, 1889. Funeral Card _______________ After a long and painful illness, Mr. Wm. Thompson quietly passed away last Saturday morning at his residence, on Swan St., aged 75 years. Mr. Thompson was one of the early settlers in Ayr. By trade, a blacksmith, which he learned at Lidalesdale, Scotland, with a Mr. Sewell, whose daughter he afterwards married, and came to Canada; arriving and working in Little York for a short time. He then came to Ayr about the year 1842, and commenced business on the lot adjoining Mr. Murray, Baker; the shop being where now stands the Ayr Recorder office. He soon moved to his next shop, which stood directly opposite his late residence on Swan St. Those who knew him as a mechanic, say that he was an excellent workman. He next bought and removed to the Swan Inn, carrying on business there for a time; he sold out and returned to Ayr, and entered into commercial business in the Hutchison Store where now the Mechanics' Institute Library is. Soon after he built the first part of the building now owned by Mr. Willison. It was while living there his first wife dies. She was a sister of the late Mrs. John Douglas. He next bought out and carried on business in that property now known as the Christie Block. He soon gave up the store, renting to Mr. J. T. Ford, he taking the east end of the property and keeping a retail liquor store, which he continued until obliged to give up business entirely, through sickness. During the time of Rev. Mr. Lindsay, of Knox Church and for many years during Rev. Mr. McRuer's time, Mr. Thompson was precentor for Knox Church. During his long career in Ayr he was always a prominent figure. As a politician he was a strong supporter of Sir John Macdonald. His funeral, which took place to the Ayr Cemetery on Monday last, was largely attended by many of his old friends. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 41. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 17. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Wm. Thomson/ 1814 - 1889/ Mary Gladstone/ his wife/ 1814 - 1902/ Thomson [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, A., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, A. (1814). William Thomson (1814-1889) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 7 September 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183629455/william-thomson. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: William Thomson Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1814 Birth Place: Scotland Age at Death: 75 Death Date: 9 Nov 1889 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910. Name: William Thomson Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Nov 1838 Event Place: Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Cavers, Roxburgh, Scotland Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Christian Sewel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 13 Oct 1814 - , Scotland Married - 25 Nov 1838 - Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland Occupation - General Merchant - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ayr - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Not given - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Swan St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Diseased Liver (several years) - 9 Nov 1889 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 11 Nov 1889 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth