Reeve William Grills Alison

1882 - 1945  (62 years)

• Name	William Grills Alison
  Prefix	Reeve
  Born	7 Dec 1882	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Butcher
  Occupation	1911	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Elected Office	1934	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Years on local council: 1934-1937 Councillor; 1938-1939 D Reeve; 1940-42 Reeve Years on Waterloo County Council: 1940 1941 1942
  Elected Office	1934	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Councillor - North Dumfries
  Elected Office	1938	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Deputy Reeve - North Dumfries
  Elected Office	1940	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Councillor - Waterloo County
  Elected Office	1940	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Reeve - North Dumfries
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-74299
  Died	10 Oct 1945
  Person ID	I74299	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Thomas Alison,   b. 11 Nov 1850, Dalkeith, , Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 11 May 1927, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Susan Grills,   b. CALC 3 Dec 1850, , England ,   d. 4 Aug 1888, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1874	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F25903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Thomas Allison,   b. 1850, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	?,   b. CA 1851,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F263531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-2 Page 5. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div. 1 Page 10. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 10. [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9941 (1874), Alison-Grills. Thomas Alison Age: 24 Residence: Galt Occ: Butcher Birth Date: abt 1850 Birth Place: Scotland Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1874 Galt Waterloo Father: John Alison Mother: Ann Alison Spouse: Susan Grills Spouse's Age: 24 Residence: Galt Spouse Birth Date: abt 1850 Spouse Birth Place: England Spouse Father: William Grills Spouse Mother: Mary Ann Grills [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 009941 (1874). In/ loving remembrance/ of/ Thomas Alison/ born Dalkeith Scotland/ Nov 11, 1850/ died May 11 1927/ Susan Grills/ beloved wife of/ Thomas Alison/ who died in North Dumfries/ Aug 4th 1888/ aged 37 yrs 7 ms & 22 days/ Safe in the arms of Jesus/ ALISON/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Dec 1882 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - 1934 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - North Dumfries - 1934 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Deputy Reeve - North Dumfries - 1938 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo County - 1940 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Reeve - North Dumfries - 1940 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth