Dr. William Scott Dakin

1877 - 1921  (43 years)

• Name	William Scott Dakin
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	5 Jul 1877	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Walter Dakin
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Student
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Medical Doctor
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-66491P
  Died	2 Jun 1921	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Encephilitis (10 days)
  Buried	4 Jun 1921	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I66491	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Dakin,   b. 11 Jun 1851, Walton, Cheshire, England ,   d. 20 May 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Annie Scott,   b. 3 Sep 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1942  (Age 87 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1873	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F189345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Maud McKay,   b. 27 Mar 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Harold McKay Dakin,   b. 28 Feb 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   2. William Ross Dakin,   b. 10 Jul 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1993, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Evelyn Verrall Dakin,   b. 1 Jul 1913, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F49418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. William Scott Dakin was born in Galt. He was educated at Dickson Public School, the Galt Collegiate Institute and received a M. A. from the University of Toronto. In 1902 he received a medical degree and returned to Galt. He served as the city coroner and medical officer for Metropolitan Life and for the Dumfries Foundry. During WWI he was the medical officer the military stationed in Galt. He served on Galt municipal council and Mayor. Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-11 Page 4. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 80. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 19. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 030483 (1877). Name:Walter Dakin Date of Birth:5 Jul 1877 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:George Dakin Mother's name:Annie Scott [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033079 (1921). Name:William Scott Dakin Gender:Male Age:43 Birth Date:abt 1878 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Death Date:2 Jun 1921 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Encephilitis [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. D/ in loving memory of/ William Scott DAKIN M.A. M.B./ 1877-1921/ Jessie Maud McKAY/ wife of W. S. DAKIN/ 1877- 1955/ Harold McKAY, son/ 1906-1932/ Evelyn Verrall/ 1913-1976/ DAKIN/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012762-73. George Dakin, 24, occ. Boiler Maker, b. England, res. Galt, son of William and Sarah married Annie Scott, 21, b. Canada, res. North Dumfries, daughter of Walter and Jane, witnessed by: Alexander Chrystal of Goodrich and Elizabeth Scott of North Dumfries, 31 October 1873 at Sandy Knowl North Dumfries.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jul 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Medical Doctor - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Encephilitis (10 days) - 2 Jun 1921 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 4 Jun 1921 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth