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Dr. William Glaister

Dr. William Glaister

Male 1866 - 1948  (81 years)

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  • Name William Glaister 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 30 Jun 1866  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197820441 
    Interesting medical 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Ch. of England 
    Occupation 1901  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Doctor 
    Occupation 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Physican 
    Residence 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1921  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Doctor, Medical 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-52073 
    Died 19 Feb 1948  [7] 
    Buried Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I52073  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father John Glaister,   b. CALC 27 Oct 1821, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1883, near Crosshill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Mother Isabella McWilliams,   b. 16 Feb 1844, , Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1906, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1865  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F12174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Grace Lilian Morton,   b. 5 Aug 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1895  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Helen Isabel Glaister,   b. 8 Aug 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1981, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F14380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Louise Morton,   b. 17 Aug 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1965  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1905  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dr. Deborah Louise Glaister,   b. 19 Aug 1906, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1986, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F162514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Dr. William Glaister    		Dr. William Glaister
    from Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society
    Dr. William Glaister    		Dr. William Glaister

  • Notes 
    • William Glaister, Wellesley M.D. 50 Years, Dies

      One of the best known medical men in the district, Dr. William Glaister, 81, died at the home of his daughter, Dr. J. R. Hannay, 15 Weber St., East, last night, after an illness of three years.

      Dr. Glaister had practised medicine for 50 years in Wellesley, retiring only three years ago due to ill health. He was a graduate of Trinity College, Toronto. He attended the Anglican Church and was a member of the Wilmot Masonic Lodge. The son of the late John Glaister and Isabel McWilliam, he was born at Crosshill, June 30, 1866.

      Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J.M. (Helen) Dobson, London; Mrs. J.R. (Deborah) Hannay, M.D., Kitchener; one brother, John, and one sister, Mrs. Peter Hogg, both of Landis, Saskatchewan. Five grandchildren also survive.

      The body will rest at Futher's Funeral Home, Wellesley, until 10 a.m. Saturday, when removal will be made to the residence at Wellesley, where a private service will be held at 2: 30 p.m. Saturday. Interment will be made at Rush's Cemetery, Wellesley, Rev. J.N.H. Mills, Kitchener will officiate.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Thu, Feb 19, 1948 Page 4

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      GLAISTER, WILLIAM was born on a farm near Crosshill on June 30, 1866, the son of John Glaister and Isabel McWilliam.

      He attended Harriston High School and graduated as Gold Medallist from Trinity Medical School in 1894. He was taking postgraduate work in New York, but when Dr. William Morton of Wellesley became ill, he returned to take over that practice. He remained in Wellesley after Dr. Morton recovered, and upon his death in 1899 succeeded to the practice.

      He practised in Wellesley for about fifty years and during that time was highly esteemed by the residents of that area. A heartfelt appreciation by Dr. P. L. Tye of Milverton, who often worked with him, appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in May 1948 shortly after his death. It expresses some of the regard with which he was held in the community

      Dr. Glaister was a typical country doctor, one of the most successful and one of the best. He could have gained fame in the larger centres but preferred to remain among the people he knew. Going through the horse and buggy days on roads that were at times impassable made him resort to snowshoes. No weather was too bad for him to reach the bedside of the needy and poor, as well as those in better circumstances.

      He was a good surgeon and for many years did all his surgery in the homes where he had wonderful results. As a diagnostician he was one of the best and his advice was sought by many far and wide. Dr. Glaister was a wonderful student and always kept abreast of the times. Every spare minute he spent with his beloved books. He did not have much time or sport but in his younger days he enjoyed bowling, tennis, hunting and fishing.

      The passing of Dr. Glaister has left a great sense of loss in his home community, his quiet assured manner brought comfort and confidence in the sick room, he was beloved by all and his memory will long remain in the hearts of the people of Wellesley and district.

      In order to facilitate communications with his patients he put up a private telephone system extending to many of the smaller villages in the area.

      He died on February 18, 1948 after an illness of some three years. He was predeceased oy his wife who was a daughter of Dr. Morton, and was survived by two daughters, one of whom, Deborah, is a physician. (She was interviewed for an oral history tape which is held by the Waterloo historical Society. The Wellesley Township Historical Society has a biography of Dr. Glaister prepared by Phyllis Kitchen. ).

      Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 Page 15.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 9.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      William Glaister Born: Wellesley Township Age: 29 Father: John Glaister Mother: Isabella Glaister Born: abt 1866 Spouse: Grace Lilian Morton Age: 23 born: Wellesley Father: William Morton Mother: Ellen Mary Morton married 25 Dec 1895 married: Waterloo, Wellesley

    4. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 16.

    5. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 84.

    6. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 9.

    7. [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      William Glaister, M.D./ June 30, 1866-Feb. 19, 1948/ Grace Lillian Morton/ His wife/ Aug. 5, 1872-Oct. 1, 1900/ Mary Louise Morton/ His wife/ Aug. 17, 1878-May 4, 1965

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Dec. 14, 1865.
      Isabella MacWilliams Dec. 7, 1865 Isabella MacWilliams and John Glaister, both of Wellesley, by Rev. Schulte

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jun 1866 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ch. of England - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1895 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Doctor - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Mar 1905 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Physican - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Doctor, Medical - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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