William James Beggs^[1]

1853 - 1928  (74 years)

• Name	William James Beggs
  Born	28 Dec 1853	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Presb.
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Elected Office	1898	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	councillor, Deputy Reeve
  	Municipality: Wellesley Years on local council: Councillor 1898-1901; D Reeve 1911 Years on Waterloo County Council: 1911
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer, own farm
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50916
  Died	21 May 1928  [4]
  Buried	Linwood Union Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I50916	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Beggs,   b. 1806, , Ireland ,   d. 18 Feb 1867  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Coote,   b. 1810, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1833  [7]
  Family ID	F27948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Alexander Beggs,   b. 1806, , Ireland ,   d. 18 Feb 1867  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F165196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Begg,   d. Bef 1871
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. 1810, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F242417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Jane Coote,   b. 1 Jul 1854, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1933  (Age 78 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1880	Dawn Township, Lambton Co., Ontario   [5]
  Children	1. Annie Coote Beggs,   b. 2 Apr 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1978, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)   2. Eliza Jane "Jean" Beggs,   b. 27 Feb 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1972, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   3. Megore Beggs,   b. Aug 1884, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Marjory Lillian Beggs,   b. 28 Aug 1884, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1976, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   5. Jane Beggs,   b. Feb 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Marjorie L. Beggs,   b. 28 Aug 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976  (Age 90 years)   7. Jean E. Beggs,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Harvey W. Beggs,   b. 16 Jun 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1974  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F13179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18823-03. William J. Wray, 23, Occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, Res. same, son of James Wray and Mary Ferguson, married Annie C. Beggs, 22, b. Wellesley, Res. same, daughter of William Beggs and Martha Coote, Witness(s) John T. Wray and Jennie Beggs, both of Linwood, 4 Feb 1903 at Linwood [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 9. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 5 Page 5. [S428] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Linwood Union CC#4531 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Father/ William J.Beggs/ 1853-1928/ At rest/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William J Beggs Born: Wellesley Ont Age: 26 Father: Alexander Beggs Mother: Elizabeth Beggs Born: abt 1854 Spouse: Martha Ann Coote Age: 24 born: Trafalgar Ont Father: James Ann Coote Mother: Ellen Coote married 16 Jun 1880 married: Lambton, Dawn Township [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 12 Page 8. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 3 Page 13. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 10 Page 1. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 16. [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Dec 1853 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presb. - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jun 1880 - Dawn Township, Lambton Co., Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor, Deputy Reeve - 1898 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Linwood Union Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth