Bill Campbell Family and History

The Genealogy of the Campbell Family

William Wright (R) Strain

Male 1807 - 1902  (95 years)


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  • Name William Wright (R) Strain 
    Birth 1807  Co Monaghan, NIR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1850  Coal merchant in Dublin, IRL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1850  1 Hardwicke Street, Dublin,IRL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Aft 1850  Hogg's Hollow, Toronto, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Aft 1850  Thessalon, Algoma District, ON, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 28 Sep 1902  Patton Twp, Algoma District, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: old age duration of illness 4 days, no doctor in attendance 
    Burial Little Rapids, Algoma District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I625  Dougherty
    Last Modified 8 May 2002 

    Father Father of William and Joseph Strain,   b. Co Monaghan, NIR, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Mother of William and Joseph Strain,   b. Abt 1765, Co Monaghan, NIR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage Abt 1828  Co Monaghan, NIR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Susan Bray,   b. 1829, Pickering, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1902, Kirkwood Twp. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1850 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Amaziah Strain,   b. 27 Apr 1852, Hogg's Hollow, Toronto, Ont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1937, South Porcupine, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Natural]
     2. Sarah Strain,   b. 1857, Essa Twp, Simcoe Co, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     3. George Strain,   b. 1859, Toronto, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1937, Gore Bay, Manitoulin island, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Natural]
     4. William J Strain,   b. 1861, Toronto, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1947, Gore Bay, Manitoulin island, ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Natural]
     5. Charles W Strain,   b. 1872, Artemesia, Grey Co ON, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
    Family ID F233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2014 

  • Notes 
    • William Wright was born in Ireland, some say Dublin, others say Monaghan. He did live for a w hile in Dublin, where he earned his living as a coal merchant. He emigrated to Canada and spe nt some time in the Grey Co area of Upper Canada, before marrying a girl called Margaret Susa n Bray , from Pickering. They settled in an area of Toronto called Hogg's Hollow. Their son , Thomas Amaziah, was born in 1854. There were two other brothers, George and William John an d a girl, Sarah, born to the couple..
      William and Margaret eventually made their way to the Thessalon area and both died in 1902 . They are buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Little Rapids, Ontario.


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