William McNeil

1821 - 1880  (59 years)

• Name	William McNeil
  Born	1821	, Wigtonshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1867	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lot 4 Con 10
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-74374
  Died	12 Apr 1880  [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I74374	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Ellen Graham,   b. CALC 2 Feb 1814,   d. 6 Feb 1903, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Children	1. Janet McNeil,   b. 3 Jan 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas McNeil,   b. 1849, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Peter McNeil,   b. 28 May 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1912, Muskoka Township, Muskoka District, Ontario  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F19343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 11. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Thy/ will be/ done/ farewell/ in memory of/ William McNeill / died 12th April 1880/ aged (69) years (6) mos./ a native of/ Wigtonshire Scotland [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 50. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. Thy/ will be/ done/ farewell/ in memory of/ William McNEILL/ died 12th April 1880/ aged (69) years (6) mos./ a native of/ Wigtonshire Scotland/ [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 22. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 17 Apr 1867. Brydon, John married 5 Apr 1867 to Janet McNeil In Galt, by Rev. Mr. Smith. Bride, the only daughter of Wm. McNeil, farmer, Dumfries.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1821 - , Wigtonshire, Scotland Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1867 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lot 4 Con 10 - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth