William Henry Scott^[1]

1853 - 1933  (80 years)

• Name	William Henry Scott  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	3 Jan 1853	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209503400
  _FGRAVE	209503400
  _FSFTID	LC79-TNL
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC79-TNL
  _HASHTAG	DNA - Maternal Connection
  	a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	10 Jul 1933	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Senile decay, one year
  	Address: 98 Malcolm Street Almonte, Canada K0A 1A0
  	William Henry Scott The funeral of the late William Henry Scott, who passed away in his 81st year at his home on Malcolm Street, early Monday morning, was held Tuesday afternoon, July 11th, at 2 p.m. He was born at Boyd Settlement, Ramsay Township, a son of the late William Scott and Elizabeth Hampton of Union Hall. In the year 1881 he was married to Rachel Evans of Clayton. He made his home in Almonte and District, until 17 years ago when he left for Saskatchewan where he was employed by National Railways. Mr and Mrs Scott returned to their home in Almonte to celebrate their Golden Wedding in 1931, and for the past two years Mr Scott has been in poor health. Many beautiful floral tributes were received from the family and friends. the pallbearers were Messrs Bert Young, Roy Robertson, Ernest Robertson, Bert Evans, Harold Prescott and Harry Houston. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife and three sons, William Harvey Scott of Almonte, and Alston and James of Melville, Sask; three daughters Ila, Mrs H.L. Coxford of Almonte; Lucy, Mrs Frank Snow, of Fort William and Bessie, Mrs George Van Iderstine of Moose Jaw, and two brothers, John A. Scott of Toronto; and W.E. Scott of Almonte. Three sisters, Mrs Robert Young of Almonte, Mrs J. Robertson of Castor, Alta, and Mrs W.S. Baldwin of Shoal Lake, Man, also survive.
  Burial	11 Jul 1933	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Section 2: Stone 2201 pg 106 "SCOTT" William Henry Jan 12, 1855-1933 his wfe Rachel EVANS Dec 23, 1858-1939 their son Thomas Edward Mar 24, 1893-Apr 10, 1909
  Person ID	I97	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	William Henry Scott,   b. Jan 1814, Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland d. 27 May 1893, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Eliza Hempton,   b. 1816, County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland d. 19 Apr 1867, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1849	Lanark County, Canada West
  Family ID	F504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Evans,   b. 23 Dec 1859, Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Aug 1939, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1881	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. William Harvey Scott,   b. 25 Feb 1882, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Nov 1953, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)   2. Elizabeth Ellen Scott,   b. 15 Feb 1885, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Aug 1886, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 1 year)   3. Sarah ILA Scott,   b. 12 Apr 1887, Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Nov 1974, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)   4. Richard Alston Scott,   b. 25 Dec 1888, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Oct 1950, Welby, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 61 years)   5. Lucinda Mary Scott,   b. 9 Mar 1890, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Feb 1947, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada (Age 56 years)   6. Thomas Edward Scott,   b. 24 Mar 1893, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Apr 1909, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 16 years)   7. Elizabeth Mary Ann "Bessie" Scott,   b. 22 Jan 1895, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Dec 1982, Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 87 years)   8. James Abraham "Jimmy" Scott,   b. 5 Dec 1896, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Oct 1972, Melville, Melville Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jan 1853 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 28 Apr 1881 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Senile decay, one year,Address: 98 Malcolm Street Almonte, Canada K0A 1A0 - 10 Jul 1933 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 11 Jul 1933 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  William Henry Scott 1856-1933.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Home in Almonte until 1916 when he went to Saskatchewan where he was employed by the CNR. Returned to Almonte in 1931 when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. (Research):Listed as living in MB in 1922 when his mother died.

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Apr 2023), entry for William Henry Scott, person ID LC79-TNL. (Reliability: 3). [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 106 (Reliability: 3). [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 16 Apr 2023), entry for William Henry Scott, person ID LC79-TNL. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 27 Oct 2017, "William Henry Scott," 13 Jul 1933, p. 5. (Reliability: 3). [S165] Ontario. Family search, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FS), (familysearch.org :n.d.), Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927." William H. Scott-Rachael Evans, accessed 16 Apr 2023. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab?William H Scott Sex?tab?Male Age?tab?25 Birth Year (Estimated)?tab?1856 Father's Name?tab?William Scott Mother's Name?tab?Elizabeth Hempton Spouse's Name?tab?Rachael Evans Spouse's Sex?tab?Female Spouse's Age?tab?22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)?tab?1859 Spouse's Father's Name?tab?William Evans Spouse's Mother's Name?tab?Betsy Monroe Event Type?tab?Marriage Event Date?tab?28 Apr 1881 Event Place?tab?Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada