William Wright (R) Strain

1807 - 1902  (95 years)

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

  
  

  Father	Father of William and Joseph Strain,   b. Co Monaghan, NIR,
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mother of William and Joseph Strain,   b. Abt 1765, Co Monaghan, NIR
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	Abt 1828	Co Monaghan, NIR
  Family ID	F054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Susan Bray,   b. 1829, Pickering, ON, CAN d. 13 Nov 1902, Kirkwood Twp. (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850
  Children	1. Thomas Amaziah Strain,   b. 27 Apr 1852, Hogg's Hollow, Toronto, Ont d. 9 Jul 1937, South Porcupine, Ontario (Age 85 years)  [Natural]   2. Sarah Strain,   b. 1857, Essa Twp, Simcoe Co, ON, CAN  [Natural]   3. George Strain,   b. 1859, Toronto, ON, CAN d. 1937, Gore Bay, Manitoulin island, ON, CAN (Age 78 years)  [Natural]   4. William J Strain,   b. 1861, Toronto, ON, CAN d. 1947, Gore Bay, Manitoulin island, ON, CAN (Age 86 years)  [Natural]   5. Charles W Strain,   b. 1872, Artemesia, Grey Co ON, CAN  [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.