Lieutenant Thomas Albert Kidd

1845 - 1918  (72 years)

• Name	Thomas Albert Kidd
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Birth	14 Dec 1845	Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada
  	www.ancestry.ca [accessed 161211] 1901 census, Oxford Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., ON d.o.b. listed +++ gravestone, Christ Church Cemetery, Burritts Rapids, ON
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127087983
  _FGRAVE	127087983
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	8 May 1918	Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Cystitis (inflamation of the bladder), two weeks/Enlarged prostrate, two years
  	gravestone, Christ Church Cemetery, Burritts Rapids, ON THOMAS A. KIDD Mr. Kidd is the son of William Kidd, a wealthy farmer of Marlborough. Thomas was born December 14, 1845, and married, January 29th, 1875, Esther Ennis, daughter of James Ennis, of Ennisville, by whom he has had one child, Edith Eveline. Mr. Kidd became a clerk in 1866, and in 1871 bought out the mercantile business of John Meikle, at Burritts Rapids, where he carries on an extensive general store. In 1878, he was elected Reeve of Oxford. Joining the militia in 1864, he secured a second class military certificate, and became Lieutenant of No. 3 Company, 56th Battalion, in 1868. From "History of Leeds and Grenville Ontario, from 1749 to 1879, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers" https://archive.org/stream/leedsgrenville00leavuoft/leedsgrenville00leavuoft_djvu.txt
  		Thomas Albert Kidd Obituary
  Burial	Christ Church Angican Cemetery, Merrickville, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 4419 Donnelly Drive Merrickville, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario Canada
  		Thomas Albert Kidd 1845-1918
  Person ID	I4336	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	William P. Kidd, Sr.,   b. 12 Apr 1821, County Carlow, Leinster Province, Ireland d. 3 Jan 1902, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Alice Davis,   b. 6 Apr 1822, Ireland d. 3 Sep 1888 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1844	St. James Anglican Church, Franktown, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Anglican Archives
  Family ID	F1371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Ennis,   b. 18 Mar 1853, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Nov 1917, Burritt's Rapids, Marlborough Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1875	Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	www.ancestry.ca [accessed 161224] marriage register, Lanark Twp, Lanark Co., ON Name:Thomas Albert Kidd Marriage Date:27 Jan 1875 Marriage Place:Lanark Township, Ontario, Canada Spouse: Esther Ennis +++ http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/lanark75.htm [accessed 170211] 4541-75 Thomas Albert KIDD, 29, merchant, Oxford twp., Burritts Rapids, s/o William KIDD & Alice DAVIS, married Esther ENNIS, 21, Ennisville, same, d/o James ENNIS & Esther JACKSON, witn: George G. MEIKLE of Almonte & Emeline S. JACKSON of Drummond, 27 Jan 1875 at St. Johns Church, Lanark ++ Married in St. John;s Anglican Church, Lanark Twp. by Rev. George H. G. Grant. Witnesses were George G. Meikle, Almonte and Emeline S. Jackson, Drummond Twp. Perth Courier, Feb 5 1875 Marriage At St John's Church, Ennisville, on Wednesday January 27th, by the Rev Geo W G Grout, Mr Thomas Kidd, merchant, of Burritt's Rapids, to Esther, second daughter of The Perth Courier the late James Ennis, of Ennisville. MARRIAGE: Name: Thomas Albert Kidd Birth Place: Oxford Township Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: William Kidd Mother Name: Alice NE+? Davis Kidd Spouse Name: Esther Ennis Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: Ennisville Spouse Father Name: James Ennis Spouse Mother Name: Esther Ne+? Jackson Ennis Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1875 Marriage Location: Lanark Marriage County: Lanark Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS932_17
  Children	1. Edith Evelyn Kidd,   b. Nov 1876, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Feb 1966, Kemptville, Leeds & Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 89 years)   2. Honourary Major William Ennis Kidd, Reverend Cannon D.D M.C.,   b. 23 Feb 1879, Rideau Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Apr 1970, Galt, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)   3. Esther Alice Kidd,   b. May 1881, Oxford, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada d. 1894, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 12 years)   4. J. Harold Kidd,   b. 12 Aug 1885, Burritt's Rapids, Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Dec 1974, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)   5. Rebecca Alberta "Bertha" Kidd,   b. 4 Mar 1887, Burritt's Rapids, Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Jul 1960, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)   6. Col. Thomas Ashmore Kidd,   b. 1 May 1889, Burritt's Rapids, Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Dec 1973, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)   7. Mary Helana Kidd,   b. 5 May 1891, Ontario, Canada d. 1957 (Age 65 years)   8. Sarah Kathleen Kidd,   b. 3 Apr 1892   d. 21 May 1913, Oxford on Rideau, Grenville County. Ontario, Canada (Age 21 years)   9. Bessie E. Kidd,   b. 6 Jan 1894, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Nov 1990, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F1504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Dec 1845 - Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 27 Jan 1875 - Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Cystitis (inflamation of the bladder), two weeks/Enlarged prostrate, two years - 8 May 1918 - Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 4419 Donnelly Drive Merrickville, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario Canada - - Christ Church Angican Cemetery, Merrickville, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  THOMAS A. KIDD Mr. Kidd is the son of William Kidd, a wealthy farmer of Marlborough. Thomas was born December 14, 1845, and married, January 29th, 1875, Esther Ennis, daughter of James Ennis, of Ennisville, by whom he has had one child, Edith Eveline. Mr. Kidd became a clerk in 1866, and in 1871 bought out the mercantile business of John Meikle, at Burritts Rapids, where he carries on an extensive general store. In 1878, he was elected Reeve of Oxford. Joining the militia in 1864, he secured a second class military certificate, and became Lieutenant of No. 3 Company, 56th Battalion, in 1868. From "History of Leeds and Grenville Ontario, from 1749 to 1879, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers" https://archive.org/stream/leedsgrenville00leavuoft/leedsgrenville00leavuoft_djvu.txt ======================== Name: Thomas Albert Kidd Death Date: 17 Oct 1889 Death County or District: Lanark Age: 42 Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Birth Location: Canada