William Neilson

1844 - 1915  (70 years)

• Photos		William Neilson 1844-1915 Business man and founder of Neilson ice cream and choolate fame.
  		Neilson Jersey Milk chocolate Bar

  
  

• Name	William Neilson
  Birth	16 Mar 1844	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Male
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  _FSFTID	9WMC-31J
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  Burial	1915	Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 4570 Younge Street Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario M2N 5L6 Canada
  Death	10 Feb 1915	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: 2nd fatal stroke/1st stoke in Dec 1914
  	Businessman (ice cream and chocolate). William Neilson was born near Almonte, Ontario, but left his family's farm to earn a living. Stops in Rochester, Almonte and Toronto proved generally unsuccessful, forcing Neilson to join a brother in North Dakota until he could regain his financial footing. His break came through the production of ice cream in Toronto; first as a sideline to his grocery and then as his primary business in 1893. The firm branched into the production of confectionery in 1908. Chocolate bars followed soon afterward to further diversify the product line. William Neilson suffered a stroke while visiting Almonte in December 1914. A month later he stumbled in the company's Gladstone Ave. factory and, while recovering from that injury, suffered a second stroke, from which he finally succumbed. While William Neilson passed away in Toronto, the firm being his name went from supplying trans-Atlantic luxury liners to being the largest manufacturer of ice cream in the British Empire. The company continues as a dairy operation, having sold the ice cream business in 1990 and the confectionery line in 1996.
  Person ID	I8193	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	John Neilson,   b. 9 Jun 1810, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 16 Oct 1884, Pakenham Village, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Lang,   b. 7 Jan 1818, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1877, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1838	Lanark County, Canada West
  Family ID	F2759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Eva Kaiser,   b. 18 Jul 1846, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States d. 8 Apr 1923, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1875	Brockville, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. F. J. Arthur Neilson,   b. 1878   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Fred Harry "Morden" Neilson,   b. 17 Jan 1879, Brockville, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles Edward Eugene Neilson,   b. 23 Sep 1886, Brockville, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Mar 1958 (Age 71 years)   4. Mary Lena Neilson,   b. 1889   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James William "Allen" Neilson,   b. 7 May 1890, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Sep 1971 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Mar 1844 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Marriage - 6 Oct 1875 - Brockville, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: 2nd fatal stroke/1st stoke in Dec 1914 - 10 Feb 1915 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth