Wolstan Edwin Riely

Abt 1830 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Wolstan Edwin Riely
  Born	Abt 1830	Cape Of Good Hope, Africa
  Gender	Male
  Business	1867	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lion Hotel Doon, advertisement
  	Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867
  		Lion Hotel advertisement from: Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867
  Name	Wolstan Edwin Riley
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-57446
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I57446	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  WOLSTAN RILEY, proprietor of the " Victoria Hotel," at the corner of Caer Howell Street, was born at the Cape of Good Hope. His father, William Riley, was for many years a cattle dealer at that port during the Kaffir war. The son visited England in 1856, and soon after came to America and was three years in Buffalo ; in 1859 he came to this city and carried on the butcher business for two years. He was one year at sea on the " Anglo-Saxon," and was shipwrecked and washed ashore at Cape Blaght, Newfoundland. He then came back to Ontario and engaged in the hotel business. He has kept seventeen different hotels, thirteen of which were in this city. He established himself at his present location in 1882. History of Toronto and county of York, Ontario: Containing An Outline Of The History Of The Dominion Of Canada J A History Of The City Of Toronto And The County Of York, With The Townships, Towns, Villages, Churches, Schools; General And Local Statistics; Biographical Sketches, Etc., Etc. By Charles Pelham Mulvany, Graeme Mercer Adam

  
  

• Sources

  [S1668] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1867 - Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867, pg 80.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1830 - Cape Of Good Hope, Africa Business - Lion Hotel Doon, advertisement - 1867 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth