Captain William March

1794 - 1886  (92 years)

• Name	William March
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	1794	, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1857	Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Bookseller, Stationer & Music Seller
  	"Wm. March, Bookseller, Stationer, & Music Seller. Main Street, Galt" weekly ad in Dumfries Reformer and Galt Reporter in 1857
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Stationer
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Episcopalian
  Public Service	1862	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Served on Board of Health
  	City of Galt Bylaw Bylaw 115 - To Appoint A Board Of Health For 1862 Including William A Shearson, Peter Laven, Henry Rees, Alexander Addison, William Wilkins, William McBrown, David Young, Adam Hood, William Elliott, John Cheesman, William Quarrie (Quarry?), William Kerr, William March, James Murray And John Cant
  Occupation	1864	Main St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	book seller
  Residence	1864	Church St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Emmigrated	1870	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	"Mr. William March and wife, for many years residents of Galt, leave tomorrow to take up their future residence in Edinburgh, Scotland" Galt Reporter, 17 June 1870, p. 2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-255229
  Died	14 Dec 1886	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I255229	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Margaret Blain,   b. 1797, , England ,   d. 7 Aug 1871, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Hannah March,   b. 26 Nov 1833, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 1 Nov 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F229093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William apparently published or republished books such as this one in 1860: Apocalyptic Sketches: Being a Condensed Exposition of the Views of the Most Eminent Writers Upon the Prophecies of Revelation, Daniel, Isaiah, &C. , Respecting the Second Coming of Our Lord with All His Saints at the First Resurrection Galt (Ontario), William March, 1860. First Canadian edition. Hardcover. 166 pp. ________________ Death of "Captain" March Word was received in Galt this week of the death of Mr. William March (better known as Captain March) for many years a resident of Galt, but more latterly of Edinburgh, Scotland. The deceased gentleman had reached the ripe age of 89 years, and it is only the older residents of this town who will bear him in mind, for over twenty years must have elapsed since he left Galt. He was father of Mrs. H. Hilbert, of this town, and of William J. March, of Jersey City, N.J. During the latter years of this life in Galt, Mr. March kept a book-store on Main street, which he relinquished to go and reside in Scotland. His old friends in this vicinity will learn of his death with regret. Galt Reporter Dec 31 1886 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 5 Page 54. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864, March, William Place: Galt, Street: S. Water, Pg: 142. [S1668] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1867 - Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867, Place: Galt, Street: Main, Occ. or Comments: bookseller, Pg: 97. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864, March, William Place: Galt, Street: Main, res. Church, Occ. or Comments: book store, Pg: 142.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1794 - , Scotland Occupation - Bookseller, Stationer & Music Seller - 1857 - Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stationer - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Episcopalian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - Served on Board of Health - 1862 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - book seller - 1864 - Main St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Church St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Emmigrated - 1870 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Died - 14 Dec 1886 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth