William Spiers

1825 - 1902  (76 years)

• Name	William Spiers
  Born	15 Aug 1825	Darvel, , Ayr, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Osborne, Spiers & Co.
  Residence	1841	Galston, , Ayr, Scotland   [6]
  Immigration	1856	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	FC
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	FC
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Grocer
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Methodist
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Grocer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38478
  Died	11 Apr 1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I38478	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Spiers,   b. 1781, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. , Ayrshire, Scotland
  Mother	Elizabeth Brown,   b. 10 May 1789, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F37939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Spiers, who managed a shop in Berlin for nearly fifty years, died Friday afternoon in the hospital here after several weeks of suffering. The deceased was born in 1827 in Ayrshire, Scotland. After coming to Canada, he took over the management of the store constructed in 1854 at the corner of King and Foundry Streets for the firm of Osborne and Spiers. The latter was his brother, who still resides in Galt. Later, the business came under his personal ownership and was operated by him without interruption until his death. The store is far and away the oldest in Berlin. Old Mr. Spiers had not made one single enemy in his whole, lengthy business-life, which was a sign he was always honest and upright. The deceased had never married. He is survived by his brother in Galt and a sister in Scotland. The burial took place on Monday in Galt. Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk Berliner Journal April 17, 1902 Page 4 - Column 2 ___________________ King Street Foundry [Ontario Street] to Queen Street- Almost the whole of this block was a spongy swamp, with willow trees along the edge. Cattle could scarcely go into it as they would sink. Up to 1850 there was no building up to Gaukel's Hotel at the corner of Queen Street. Along the street front there was an elevated sidewalk erected on cedar posts with stringers. The sidewalk was about six feet wide and high enough to enable boys to explore underneath as, of course, they used to do. About 1858, Osborne Spiers & Co., erected a three-storey brick building, later known as Spiers' Block, on the Foundry Street corner. The building contained two stores fronting on King Street, one occupied by Wm. Spiers as a grocery and wine and spirit merchant, and the other a dry goods store first occupied by Mr. Stanton and later by W. H. G. Knowles who had been clerk at Stanton's. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 8. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 55. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 3 Page 23. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 37. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of William Spiers - April 17, 1902. [S1527] Census - Scotland - 1841, Ayrshire, Galston. John Spiers 55 Farmer b Ayrshire Y Elizabeth Spiers 45 Y William Spiers 15 Y Margaret Spiers 12 Y David Spiers 10 Y Makma McPherson 20 Ag Lab No Jean Wylie 20 Serv Y Katrine Allan 20 serv Y Francis Swiffs 15 Ag Labr No James Murray 60 Ag Labr I (Ireland) [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 6. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In memory of/ William SPIERS/ born at Darval/ Scotland/ Aug. 15th 1825/ died at Berlin,/ April 11th 1902 [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Aug 1825 - Darvel, , Ayr, Scotland Business - Osborne, Spiers & Co. - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1841 - Galston, , Ayr, Scotland Immigration - 1856 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - FC - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - FC - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocer - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Methodist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Apr 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth