William Perkins Clay^[1]

1837 - 1898  (61 years)

• Name	William Perkins Clay
  Born	1837	London, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	W. P. Clay
  Occupation	Grocer
  Occupation	1874	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Merchant
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Grocery Merchant
  Residence	Presbyterian
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-62033
  Died	26 Sep 1898	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Suicide by Revolver
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I62033	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Clay,   b. CA 1812,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah Perkin,   b. Between 1812 and 1813, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F246506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Charlotte Griffin,   b. 23 Oct 1840, , England ,   d. 20 Jan 1929, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Edward Griffin Clay,   b. 22 Dec 1863, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1923, Kamloops, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 59 years)   2. Sarah Jane Clay,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lucy Ann Clay,   b. 1866, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Stokes Clay,   b. 25 Jun 1870, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1941, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 70 years)   5. Minnie Stafford Clay,   b. 19 Feb 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James Herbert Clay,   b. 12 Jun 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 1930, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   7. Fanny Perkins Clay,   b. 13 Dec 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Age ~ 88 years)   8. Minnie Clay,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F16208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CLAY BROTHERS As general grocers none are more worthy of success than Clay Bros, who has in a very short time gained the front rank in the grocery, crockery and glassware trade. They are successors of the father, W. P. Clay, who originally conducted the business. These young men are worth the confidence of the people, as they keep the best goods ready cash can buy. Their store is on South Water stree in the Imperial Block. Jubilee souvenir of Galt, 1897

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12022-91. John F. Barrow, 26, occ. Carpet Manufacturer, b. Wat--?, res. Guelph, s/o Robert Barrow & Mary Sudden (Snodden?), married Lucy Ann Clay, 24, b. Guelph, res. Galt, d/o William P. Clay & Lucy Griffin, witn: Edward G. & Eva M. Clay of Galt, 8 April 1891 at Galt [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 11. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 80. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [W] In loving memory of/ William P. CLAY/ 1837-1898/ Lucy his wife/ 1840-1929/ John Graham/ 1863-1938 [S573] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Union Presbyterian Church. James Herbert Clay Born 12 Jun 1874 Galt Parents Wm. P. Clay & Lucy Griffin baptized 06 Sep 1874 Occupation: Merchant [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 022446 (1898). Name:William P Clay Gender:Male Age:61 Religion:Presbyterian Birth Date:abt 1837 Birth Place:London, England Death Date:26 Sep 1898 Death Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Suicide Used a Neoolver

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1837 - London, England Occupation - merchant - 1874 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocery Merchant - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Suicide by Revolver - 26 Sep 1898 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth