William Heeley

1878 - 1944  (66 years)

• Name	William Heeley
  Born	1878	Stonebroom, Derby, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192138833
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-348449
  Died	27 Dec 1944	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I348449	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Taylor,   b. 21 Feb 1874, , England ,   d. 28 Feb 1954, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1900  [2]
  Children	1. Robert Taylor Heeley,   b. 17 Sep 1912, Walsall, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 13 Jul 1979, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. Violet May Heeley,   b. 5 Jun 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1991, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   3. Elsie Heeley,   d. 1908, , England   4. Thomas William Heeley,   b. 1900, , England ,   d. 1963  (Age 63 years)   5. Elizabeth Doris Heeley,   b. 1902, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph Leonard Heeley,   b. 16 Oct 1906, Walsall, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 6 Nov 1961, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F250559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM HEELEY By Record Correspondent PRESTON, Dec. 27. Ailing for the past seven months, William Heeley, well-known Preston resident for the past 31 years, died at his home here early this morning from a heart ailment at the age of 66 years. Born at Stonebroom, Derby, England, Mr. Heeley came to Canada, directly to Preston and has made his home here since that time, forming a large circle of friends. For the past 20 years he was employed as a mill hand at Pattinson's Woollen Mill, and prior to that time was employed for five years with Cherry Flour Mill He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. Surviving are his wife, Sarah Ann Taylor, three sons, William and Joseph of Preston and Robert of Acton, two daughters, Mrs. E. Gill, of Fargo, North Dakota, and Miss Violet Heeley, at home; two brothers, Thomas and Alfred Heeley, England; one sister, Mrs. Nellie Purchase, also of England. Ten grand children also survive. The remains are resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home where the funeral will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, December 27, 1944

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Heeley/ William Heeley/ 1878 - 1944/ Sarah Ann/ 1874 - 1954/ In Silence We Remember. [Footstones] Father/ Mother. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Heeley - 3 Feb 1954 pg 5.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 27 Dec 1944 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth