Joseph William "William" Sheldon^{[1, 2]}

1849 - 1892  (43 years)

• Name	Joseph William "William" Sheldon
  Born	1849	Windermere, , Westmorland, England   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91475243
  Name	William Sheldon
  Residence	1886	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-389000
  Died	23 Nov 1892	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Appendicitis (a few days)
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I389000	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Juliet Mary Dunster,   b. 6 Feb 1854, Lyme Regis, , Dorset, England ,   d. 10 Feb 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1872	Madrid, Spain   [7]
  Children	1. William Dunster Sheldon,   b. 1 Dec 1873, Bucuresti, , Bucuresti, România ,   d. 1 Aug 1956, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   2. Leonora Harriet "Nora" Sheldon,   b. 1875, Bucarest, , Bucuresti, Romania ,   d. 1956, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Sidney Randolph Sheldon,   b. 3 Aug 1877, Bucharest, Romania ,   d. 7 May 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)   4. Wilfred Sheldon,   b. 23 Mar 1881, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. H. Sheldon,   b. 15 Dec 1882, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Harold Edgar Sheldon,   b. 1883, , England ,   d. 1958  (Age 75 years)   7. Percey Sheldon,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Edward Percy Sheldon,   b. 8 Apr 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1941  (Age 54 years)   9. Josephine Sheldon,   b. 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Ethel Josephine "Josephine" Sheldon,   b. 8 Dec 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F262752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Sheldon-JosephWilliam-001-AncestryPublicMemberTree.JPG Joseph William Sheldon - Image by Esson, - CatherineLazier21 originally shared this on 10 Mar 2015 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  Among the successful and growing business enterprises of the town of Galt is that of which William D. Sheldon is president. The enterprise is carried on under the name of Sheldon's Limited, and in the factory are manufactured heating, drying and ventilating plants. William D. Sheldon is an enterprising, energetic young business man, who has little more than passed the thirty-third milestone on life 's journey. He was born December 1, 1873, in Bucharest, Roumania, a son of Joseph William and Juliet (Dunster) Sheldon, natives of England. The father was a civil engineer and devoted much of his life to the construction and operation of street railway systems throughout Europe. He came to Ontario in 1884, the family locating at Galt, where he lived retired until his death in 1892. During the period of his active railroad building he constructed lines in the cities of Brussels, Madrid, Bremen and Bucharest and other European cities, and he was a director in the Tramways Union of London. William D. Sheldon was ten years of age when with his parents he settled at Galt. His education was largely acquired in the public and high schools of the city and when nineteen years of age he began providing for his own support as clerk in a hardware store. In 1896, with J. D. McEachran, he established the present industry the manufacture of heating, drying and ventilating plants. The business has increased rapidly, the trade now extending throughout the Dominion. In 1903 Mr. McEachran retired and was succeeded by Sidney Sheldon, brother of our subject, the business being conducted under the firm style of Sheldon & Sheldon until 1906, when they incorporated as Sheldon's Limited, with a capital stock of two hundred thousand dollars, of which one hundred and sixty thousand dollars is paid up. William D. Sheldon became president and Sidney Sheldon vice-president of the new corporation. They make a specialty of drying plants for manufacturing purposes and also ventilating plants for schools and churches. The product now goes to all parts of the Dominion and the business has enjoyed a rapid and healthful growth. William D. Sheldon was married in 1905 to Beatrice Smith, a daughter of James M. Smith of Galt, and they have one son, William D. Sheldon, Jr. A History of Ontario: its resources and development

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 19137-05. William Dunster Sheldon, 31, Occ. Manufacturer, b. Bucharest Roumania, Res. Galt, son of Joseph W. Sheldon & Juliet M. Dunster, married Beatrice Belle Smith, 23, b. Galt, Res. Same, daughter of James Smith & Elizabeth Clark, Witn: S. R. Sheldon & Jennie H. Smith, Both of Galt, 5 July 1905 at Galt [S3319] World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, 1534-1983. Name: William Dunster Sheldon Sex: Male Father's Name: Joseph William Sheldon Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Juliet Mary Dunster Sheldon Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1 Dec 1873 Event Place: Romania Event Place (Original): Bucuresti, Bucuresti, Romania [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 40. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. In/ loving memory of/ J. William SHELDON/ of Windermere/ England/ who died in Galt/ November 23rd 1892/ aged 43 years/ [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Edward Percy Sheldon Date of Birth: 8 Apr 1886 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Joseph William Sheldon (gentleman of North Dumfries) Mother's Name: Juliet Mary Demster [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017941 (1892). Name:Joseph H Sheldon Gender:Male Age:43 Birth Date:abt 1849 Birth Place:Westmoreland, England Death Date:23 Nov 1892 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S2577] Marriage. Name:Joseph William Sheldon Gender:Male Marriage Date:24 Sep 1872 Marriage Place:Madrid, Spain Father:William Sheldon Spouse:Juliet Mary Dunster FHL Film Number:2082455

  
  

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  Born - 1849 - Windermere, , Westmorland, England Residence - 1886 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Appendicitis (a few days) - 23 Nov 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth