William Wight Batters

1870 - 1927  (57 years)

• Name	William Wight Batters
  Born	11 Feb 1870	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Christened	8 May 1870	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lineman
  Occupation	1927
  	Foreman for Lineman
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-71975
  Died	21 Oct 1927	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Suicide by Poisoning (potassium cyanide)
  Buried	23 Oct 1927	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I71975	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William George Batters,   b. 1820, , Scotland ,   d. 11 Jul 1886, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Janet Wight,   b. 1845, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Mar 1872, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Married	1869	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F18846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Stewart,   b. 1 Dec 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 86 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1891	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Private George William Stanley Batters,   b. 14 Sep 1892, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1917, , France  (Age 24 years)   2. Frank Batters,   b. 26 May 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F17312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-11 Page 1. [S29] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - St. Andrews Presbyterian. William Wight BATTERS born 11 Feb 1870 Parents William BATTERSJanet baptized 08 May 1870 St. Andrew's Presbyterian [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 035379 (1927). Name:William Wight Batters Gender:Male Age:57 Birth Date:abt 1870 Birth Place:Brant N Death Date:21 Oct 1927 Death Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Poisoning by Potassium Cyanide Taken With Suicidal [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 3 Mar 1869. Batters, William George married no date to Janet Wight In South Dumfries, near Galt, by Rev. J.B. Muir, of St. Andrew's Church, in Galt. Bride, daughter of the late James Wight, Kelso, Scotland. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012979 (1891). Name:William W Batters Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1870 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:4 Nov 1891 Marriage Place:Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Father:William Batters Mother:Jeannette Batters Spouse:Margaret M Stewa?? Name:Margaret M Stewart Age:18 Birth Year:abt 1873 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:4 Nov 1891 Marriage Place:Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Father:John Stewa?? Mother:Clara Stewa?? Spouse:William W Batters

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Feb 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 8 May 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Nov 1891 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lineman - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Suicide by Poisoning (potassium cyanide) - 21 Oct 1927 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Oct 1927 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth