William Henry "Billy" Collum

1869 - 1943  (74 years)

• Name	William Henry "Billy" Collum
  Born	26 Feb 1869	Hollen, Maryborough Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	labourer
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1920	Orange Ridge , , Manitoba, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-108606
  Died	30 Jul 1943	Neepawa, , Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I108606	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Collum,   b. 12 Mar 1809, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 17 Feb 1905, Orange Ridge , , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth "Elizabeth" McQuire,   b. 19 May 1837, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1920, Orange Ridge , , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1862	Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He married Mary (Mae) Louise Robinson on 12 Mar 1903 in Neepawa, Manitoba, daughter of Thomas Robinson and 'Katie' Catherine Godfrey. She was born on 25 Nov 1885 in Orangeville, Ontario. She died on 22 Jan 1981 in Neepawa, Manitoba. Maxine Woodcock _________________ May 5, 1905 - Collum brothers are busy ploughing for oats on the farm they have rented from B. R. Hamilton. June 6, 1905 - W. H. Collum talks about closing up the road by putting up a Frost fence but Councillor Bowe is building a road on the other side of the creek. W. H. Collum is training a colt for Neepawa Exhibition. July 4, 1905 - The Exhibition Prize Winners: Clydesdale stallion, 3 years or over - Collum brothers. _______________ The Neepawa Press. Tuesday November 12, 1912. Birnie Budget: That we should have a good class of horses in this district is a fact, as our old time booster, Billy Collum, has purchased from Stephen Benson of Neepawa, the celebrated sire of Mr. Benson's prize horses, "Mullah" _____________________ Married: In Neepawa on Thursday, March 12, Miss May Robinson to W. H. Collum.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Div 2 pg 37. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 37.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Feb 1869 - Hollen, Maryborough Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1920 - Orange Ridge , , Manitoba, Canada Died - 30 Jul 1943 - Neepawa, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth