Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William K. Dryden

Male Cal 1820 - 1891  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name William K. Dryden 
    Born CALC 15 May 1820  , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Free Church 
    Business 1864  North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    saw mill 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64075530 
    Land - Directory 1864  North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 22, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Land - Directory 1864  North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1864  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    C. Presb. 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 21, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-123991 
    Died 21 Jan 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Cause: Diabetes and Heart Problems (1 year) 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Person ID I123991  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Andrew Dryden,   b. 1775, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Janet Cairns,   b. 1783, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1864, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1803  Wilton, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F17806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Sudden,   b. 4 Jul 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Andrew Dryden,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth Dryden,   b. 1854, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1889, Carson City, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     3. Ira C. Dryden,   b. Abt 1855,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Janet Dryden,   b. 6 Jul 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1936, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Mary Dryden,   b. 1 Dec 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Robert Sudden Dryden,   b. 3 Mar 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1940  (Age 79 years)
     7. Anne "Annie" Dryden,   b. 2 Apr 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. William Dryden,   b. 25 Dec 1867, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. John James Dryden,   b. 19 Aug 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Agnes Jane Dryden,   b. 19 Aug 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1946, , Solano County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     11. Thomas Lovet Dryden,   b. 21 Nov 1873, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. George Dryden,   b. 1875, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. James Dryden,   b. Jun 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F31926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 37.

    2. [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980.
      Died, In North Dumfries, yesterday (Wednesday) evening, at 8 o'clock, William Dryden, Aged 70 Years, 8 Months and 6 Days. Funeral, On Saturday afternoon, 24th inst., at 2 o'clock. from his late residence, Lot 21, Concession 9, to Mount View Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. North Dumfries, Jan. 22nd, 1891.

    3. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 6 Page 48.

    4. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 66.

    5. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 102.

    6. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In/ memory of/ William Dryden/ a native of/ Roxburghshire/ Scotland/ who died/ Jan. 21' 1891/ aged 70 y's, 6 mo./ & 8 dys/ DRYDEN /

    7. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      Rev. Strang minister of the Associate Presbyerian Church Galt.
      William Dryden, To Mary Tudden, Both Of N. Dumfries. 3 Feb. 1852, Dumfries. Wit. John Tudden And James Brown.

    8. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

    9. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 23 Mar 1864.
      18 Mar 1864 In N Dumfries, at res of son Wm Dryden. Came to Canada abt 30y ago with husband, late Andrew Dryden, who died in 1848; from Hawick Parish, Roxboroughshire. All of her family, 7 sons, 2 daughters, attended her funeral. Age 80.

    10. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Andrew Dryden and Janet Cairns, 21 Nov 1803; citing Wilton,Roxburgh,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,067,954.
      Andrew Dryden Spouse's Name Janet Cairns Event Date 21 Nov 1803 Event Place Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 15 May 1820 - , Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - saw mill - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 22, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 23, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1864 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 21, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Diabetes and Heart Problems (1 year) - 21 Jan 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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