Elizabeth Bell "Betsy" Wilson

1876 - 1960  (84 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Bell "Betsy" Wilson
  Born	22 Feb 1876	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Betsey Wilson
  Name	Elizabeth Bell "Betsy" Whitson
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Dress Maker
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340804
  Died	4 May 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	7 May 1960	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I340804	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam Wilson,   b. Apr 1838, Alva, Clackmannanshire Co., Scotland ,   d. 21 Jun 1908, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Davidson,   b. 14 Mar 1841, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 14 Feb 1918, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1865	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  Family ID	F248560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Edward Whitson,   b. 19 Aug 1873, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1949, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F248598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. James E. Whitson Passes Mrs. James Edward (Betsy Bell) Whitson, 83, died Wednesday, May 4 1960, at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital after a long illness. Born in Ayr, she was the daughter of the late Adam Wilson and Betsy Davidson. A lifelong resident of the village, she was a member of the former Stanley St. Presbyterian Church and in later years of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Galt. She took part in many of the village activities. For many years she taught Sunday School and was the teacher of the Blue Bell Class which participated in both hockey and ball leagues in the early '20's. She was a member of the executive of the Guelph Presbyterial of the Presbyterian Church. She was a charter member of the former Ayr Women's Hospital Aid Society and for a number of years was on the executive of the Waterloo Historical Society. Mr. Whitson predeceased her in April, 1949. Surviving are three nieces and one nephew, Isabel W. Minty, Kitchener; Bessie D. Gemmell Toronto; Margaret S. Gemmell, Milton, and Dr. James G. Gemmel, Los Vegas, Nevada. - The Funeral - The funeral service which was held at her late residence on Saturday at 4 p.m., was conducted by the Rev. D. Farris of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Galt, and the Very Rev. Finlay Gordon Stewart, D.D., of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener. The pallbearers were: Norman Zinn, Galt; Stuart Strachan, Paris; Morton Guthrie, Thomas Robson, Charles Bain and Howard Reid of Ayr. Interment took place at the Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News May 12 1960 pg 1 _________________ May 6. Mrs. James E. (Betsy) Whitson, 83, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wilson, was a lifelong resident of the village of Ayr. She was executive member of the Guelph Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, charter member of the Ayr Women's Hospital Aid Society and a valued member of the council of the Waterloo Historical Society for many years. Forty-Eighth Annual Volume of the Waterloo Historical Society Mar 1961

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 7. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 41. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 5. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 24. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Elizabeth Wilson Date of Birth: 22 Feb 1876 Gender: Female Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Adam Wilson Mother's name: Elizabeth Davidson [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Wilson/ Adam Wilson/ 1838 - 1908/ his wife/ Betsy Davidson/ 1838 - 1918/ Agnes McIntyre Wilson/ wife of Alexander C. Minty/ 1869 - 1913/ Adam Somerville Wilson/ 1878 - 1935/ Janet McWilliam Wilson/ 1867 - 1953 [A] Janet [B] Mother [C] Adam [D] Father [E] Agnes [Back/West] James Edward Whitson/ 1874 - 1949/ his wife/ Betsy Bell Wilson/ 1876 - 1960/ Isabel Wilson Minty/ daughter of Alexander Minty/ and Agnes Wilson/ wife of Norman W. Zinn/ 1908 - 1982 [F] Edward [G] Betsy [H] Isabel [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11685-1 System Origin: Scotland-ODM Source Film Number: 6035516. Adam Wilson, married Betsy Davidson 17 Mar 1865 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Feb 1876 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dress Maker - 1901 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 May 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 7 May 1960 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth