William Samuel Ashby

1885 - 1923  (37 years)

• Name	William Samuel Ashby
  Birth	12 Oct 1885	Fallbrook, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1891	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1891 Census Bathurst Lanark John Ashby household
  		1891 Census Bathurst Lanark John Ashby
  Census-Household Member	1901	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1901 Census Bathurst Lanark John Ashby household
  FamilySearch ID	9SK3-5G3
  Religion-Member	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	St. Peter's Anglican Church, 11th Line
  	Role: Member from Evelyn Miller's notes
  Travel	9 Feb 1914	Akron, Erie County, New York, United States
  	from Fallbrook with Ed. Shillington
  	the Lanark Era Lanark, Ontario, Canada 11 Feb 1914, pg. 1
  _UID	07105495C31B4EA49E0D0A195D4C3EF1766F
  Death	18 Aug 1923	McDonalds Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: /Injuries during WW1
  	William Ashby, of Fallbrook, wounded at Vimy, son of John Ashby & Mary Ann Clark Obituary Ashby - At an early hour on Saturday morning, August 18th, after a lingering illness, death came to Mr. William Ashby in the War Memorial Hospital, Perth, where he had gone for treatment a few weeks previously. Deceased, who was in his 38th year, enlisted for overseas service in the 130th Lanark and Renfrew Battalions in December 1915, and while in camp in England was transferred to the 3rd Canadian Battalion. He went over to France in November 1916 and served in the trenches until January 23rd of the following year, when in answer to call for volunteers to join a bombing party in the Vimy section he offered his services and during the night of above received a number of wounds, one of which resulted in the loss of an eye. He was invalided home in September 1917 and since then has been in failing health. Thus, another name is added to the list making eight in all from McDonald's Corners who gave their lives for King and Country. Besides his widow, whose maiden name was Ellen Duncan, he leaves to mourn his loss two children, Lila and Wilbert: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ashby of Fallbrook; three brothers, Robert of Fallbrook; Archie and Russell in the west; and four sisters - Mrs. John Lake of Lanark; Mrs. John Mathers (sic) of Braeside; Mrs. Dan Nichols of Carleton Place and Maggie at home. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A.M. Little in Knox Church on Monday afternoon at two o'clock and very largely attended. Among those in attendance were Lieut. Col. T.R. Caldwell, O.B.E.; Major J.A. Hope, D.S.O. M.C.; Lieut. W.R. Strike; Flight-Lieut. F.K. Hope; Bandmaster Keays and Philip Kelly, representing the Lanark and Renfrew Battalion and G.W.V.A. The body was borne to its last resting space in the Highland Cemetery and after the burial service the Last Post was sounded by Bandmaster Keays of Perth. Members of Court Stewart, No. 481, C.O. F., of Fallbrook were the pallbearers. Among the numerous floral offerings laid upon the bier was a wreath from Court Stewart of which deceased was a member. Much sympathy is felt for the family in their sad bereavement. Lanark Era Lanark Village, Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Also The Perth Courier Perth, Ontario, Canada 24 Aug 1923, pg. 4 Col 3
  Burial	Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	Birth also indicated as 15 Dec 1885 William served with the 130th Battn C.E. F. (injured)  (WW 1?)
  Person ID	I4275	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage, This is my paternal Lineage, My maternal grandmother's Lineage, My Maternal Great Grandmother's Lineage, My 2 Great Grandmother's Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	John Ashby,   b. 12 Apr 1854, Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Aug 1926, Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Anne Clark,   b. 8 Oct 1858, Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Feb 1941, Fallbrook, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1883	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sussannah May "May" McDonald,   b. 17 Jun 1893, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Aug 1967, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Kenneth McDonald,   b. 1912, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Mervyn Glenn "Glenn" McDonald,   b. 14 Dec 1915, McDonalds Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Feb 2002, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F5288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Duncan,   b. 14 Aug 1887, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Jul 1949, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1905	McDonalds Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Name:     William Samuel Ashby Age:     21 Birth Year:     abt 1884 Birth Place:     Tp Bathurst Marriage Date:     20 Sep 1905 Marriage Place:     Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father:     John Ashby Mother:     Mary Ann Clarke Ashby Spouse:     Ellen Duncan
  		William Samuel Ashby & Ellen Duncan Marriage
  Children	+ 1. Lila Elsie Ashby,   b. 18 Oct 1905, Highland Line, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Dec 1991, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years) + 2. Wilbert John Theodore Ashby,   b. 9 Feb 1907, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1953, Boisevain, Regional Municipality of Morton, Manitoba, Canada (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F1300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1885 - Fallbrook, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1891 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1901 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Religion-Member - St. Peter's Anglican Church, 11th Line - - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 20 Sep 1905 - McDonalds Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Travel - from Fallbrook with Ed. Shillington - 9 Feb 1914 - Akron, Erie County, New York, United States Death - Cause: /Injuries during WW1 - 18 Aug 1923 - McDonalds Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S330] Government of Canada, Canada, 1891 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Mar 2019), John Ashby household. (Reliability: 3). [S139] Government of Canada, Canada, 1901 Census, ((https://www.myheritage.com)), accessed 26 Mar 2019), John Ashby household. (Reliability: 3). [S17] Ontario. Archives of Ontario., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936, (ancestry.ca :n.d.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 118." Year: 1905, 691, 011726, Ashby-Duncan, accessed 20 Oct 2018. (Reliability: 3).