William Brice

1769 - 1844  (75 years)

• Name	William Brice
  Birth	1769	Whitburn Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  	about 1770
  Christening	26 Mar 1769	Whitburn Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	BRICE WILLIAM WILLIAM BRICE/JEAN SOMMERVIL FR57 (FR57) M 26/03/1769 673 10 / 101 WHITBURN
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	57659221
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57659221
  Immigration	20 Jun 1821	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  	from Greenock, Scotland on the Commerce on May 11, 1821 arriving
  _UID	866FC5D57FAC420FB8B38E96BF241462F3C4
  Death	24 Jul 1844	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	William was born about 1770 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was married on Sept.20,1792 at Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, to Mary Wright. They had 8 children, all born in Scotland ; Elizabeth (Mrs. Thomas Trnbull); John (married Jane Kelly); Jane (Mrs. Thomas Donaldson); William (married Maria Christelaw); James (married Elizabeth Fenner); Jack Hugh (married Margaret McDonell); Robert (married Elizabeth McKeown); & David Buchanan (married 1 - Violet Howie, 2 - Marion Love). They left Greenock, Scotland on May 11, 1821, on the ship 'Commerce', arriving at Quebec, Canada on June 20, 1821 with 422 passengers, under the command of Captain Coverdale. They settled in North Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County, Ontario. William died July 24,1844.
  Burial	Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Plot 140 : - In memory of, - William Bryce, who departed this Life on the 24th of July, 1844, aged 74 years. - Also of Mary Wright, his spouse, who departed this Life on the 9th of Jan. 1847, aged 71 years.
  Person ID	I42903	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F19607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wright,   b. 1776, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanark, Scotland d. 9 Jan 1847, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1792	Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanark, Scotland   [2]
  	BRYCE WILLIAM MARY WRIGHT/FR284 (FR284) 20/09/1792 652 10 / 397 OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth "Bethia" Bryce,   b. 1796, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanark, Scotland d. 24 Jul 1884, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   2. John Bryce,   b. 1797, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jane Bryce,   b. 1800, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Bryce,   b. 1802, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Bryce,   b. 1807, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. John Hugh "Jack" Bryce,   b. 31 Jan 1809, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   7. Living + 8. David Buchanan Bryce,   b. 1816, Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 18 Nov 1876, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F14476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1769 - Whitburn Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Christening - 26 Mar 1769 - Whitburn Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Marriage - 20 Sep 1792 - Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanark, Scotland Immigration - from Greenock, Scotland on the Commerce on May 11, 1821 arriving - 20 Jun 1821 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Death - 24 Jul 1844 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] St. Andrews (Lanark, ON, CAN), Ontario, Index, Lanark County, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Lanark, accessed 1 Jun 2023), William Bryce; Whitburn Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian. (Reliability: 3). [S70] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church Registers - Old Parish Registers Banns and Marriages, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/)), accessed 3 Jun 2023), William Bryce and Mary Wright; Old Monkland or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. (Reliability: 3).