Dr. William MacDonald Adams

1874 - 1930  (55 years)

• Name	William MacDonald Adams
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	5 Oct 1874	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138547512
  Occupation	medical doctor
  Occupation	pharmacist
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian Canada
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Not Given
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Going to College
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-334530
  Died	11 Aug 1930	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: appendicitis
  Buried	Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I334530	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Adams,   b. CALC 25 Mar 1806, Gattanside, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 10 Sep 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Agnes "Nancy" McDonald,   b. 1841, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1876, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F8755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ADAMS - Early Monday morning, August 11, 1930, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto Dr. William Macdonald Adams, dearly loved husband of Lucy Henry Adams. Funeral service private, on Wednesday at 2 p.m.. from his sister's residence, Mrs. F E. Lucas, 174 High Park avenue interment in Park Lawn Cemetery. The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, August 12, 1930 _______________ DOCTOR EDUCATED AT GALT PASSED AWAY IN TORONTO TORONTO, Aug. 12 - Dr. William MacDonald Adams who for a number of years practised both pharmacy and medicine in Toronto died yesterday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born at Galt, and received his early education there. He graduated from the Toronto School of Pharmacy and later in medicine from Western University, London, Ont. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, August 12, 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-12 Page 6. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 36. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 110. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. William Adams Born: Scotland Res: North Dumfries Age: 59 Father: Thomas Adams Mother: Margaret Mein Born: 1809 Spouse: Nancy, Widow Easton Age: 26 born: Brantford Res: Ayr Born: 1842 Father: William McDonald Mother: Christina McLean married 3 Mar 1868

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1874 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Not Given - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Going to College - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: appendicitis - 11 Aug 1930 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth