William Blair

1846 - 1930  (83 years)

• Name	William Blair
  Birth	25 Aug 1846	Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1861	Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1871	Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	1881	Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  Census	1891	Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  Census	1901	Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  Census	1911	Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  Location	1911	Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada   [6]
  	township 34, Range 22 W3
  Census	1916	Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada   [7]
  	Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
  Location	1916	Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada   [7]
  	34, 22, W3, Ne 1/4 13 Mariposa
  Census	1921	Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada   [8]
  	Canada
  Location	1921	Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada   [8]
  	township 34 (Mariposa) Range 22 meridian 3 section 13
  _UID	E40F368DA35C49F38D6E9587348C59DF00CB
  Death	1 May 1930	Kerrobert, Kindersley Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
  	WILLIAM BLAIR IS LAID TO REST AT KERRQBERT (Special Despatch) KERROBERT, Sask., May 5 The death of Wm, Blair, Sr., took place on Thursday morning at the local hospital at the age of 84, following two paralytic strokes during the two months prior to his death. Mr. Blair was one of the oldest residents of the Kerrobert community, coming here as a pioneer in 1909 and settling on a farm about seven miles east of Kerrobert. Mr. Blair was born at Chatham, Quebec, in August, 1845. He leaves to mourn him his wife and four sons, William T.; Norval and Alfred, of Kerrobert, and Everett, of Superb; three daughters, Lillian, of Chicago, Mrs. Fred Townsend and Mrs. F. Tumulty, of Brownsburg, Quebec; one brother, George, of Montreal; and a sister, Mrs. D. Mc-Gillvray, of Brownsburg, Que. Funeral services were held in the Kerrobert United Church and interment was in the local cemetery. The Leader-Post Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 06 May 1930, Tue  ?W  Page 16
  Person ID	I44483	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	George Blair,   b. 1817, Ireland d. Bef 1871 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Jean "Jane" McFayden,   b. 1819, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1839	Saint-Philippe-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F15048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet "Jane" Horner,   b. 18 May 1854, Quebec, Canada d. 1 Apr 1939, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1872	Chatham Twp, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Lillian M. Blair, of Chicago,   b. 11 Jul 1877, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Corelin Blair,   b. 20 Nov 1879, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alexander Blair,   b. 1882, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   4. William T. Blair,   b. 22 Sep 1884, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ethel Willa Blair,   b. 29 Nov 1886, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   6. Marrin Blair,   b. 1889, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   7. Living   8. Living   9. Norval W. Blair,   b. 11 Apr 1889, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   10. Everett Ralph Blair, of Superb, SK,   b. 13 Jul 1891, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 11. Alfred McFayden Blair,   b. 25 Jul 1894, Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada d. 20 Jan 1971, Polk County, Florida, United States (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F15045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Aug 1846 - Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1871 - Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Marriage - 1872 - Chatham Twp, Kent County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Census - Canada - 1891 - Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Census - Canada - 1901 - Chatham, Laurentides Region, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Census - Canada - 1911 - Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Location - township 34, Range 22 W3 - 1911 - Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta - 1916 - Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada Location - 34, 22, W3, Ne 1/4 13 Mariposa - 1916 - Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Canada - 1921 - Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada Location - township 34 (Mariposa) Range 22 meridian 3 section 13 - 1921 - Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada Death - 1 May 1930 - Kerrobert, Kindersley Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), accessed 4 Oct 2021), George Blair household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1260-1261; page 7 line 33. (Reliability: 3). [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 4 Oct 2021), Jane Blair household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec; Roll: C-10029; Page: 100; Family No: 329., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3). [S164] Ontario., Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, (Digital images., Family Search.org . https://www.familysearch.org.), accessed 4 Oct 2021), William Blair household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec; Roll: C_13224; Page: 92; Family No: 397. (Reliability: 3). [S178] ? Findmypast 2015, Australia, Queensland Deaths 1829-1964 Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), accessed 4 Oct 2021), William Blair household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6384; Family No: 38. (Reliability: 3). [S256] Montana., USA, Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, ( Ancestry . ancestry.ca : 2017.), accessed 4 Oct 2021), William Blair household; Year: 1901; Census Place: Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec; Page: 4; Family No: 27. (Reliability: 3). [S183] England, England & Wales, Marriages 1837-2005 Transcription, ( Findmypast . findmypast.com), district 208, sub-district 12, Battleford, Saskatchewan, p. 1, dwelling 17, family 17, William Blair household; FHL microfilm (Reliability: 3). [S224] Scotland, 1851 Census, (n.d.), Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada, p. 2, dwelling 26, William Blair household; (accessed 4 Oct 2021); citing Year: 1916; Census Place: Saskatchewan, Kindersley, 28; Roll: T-21937; Page: 2; Family No: 14 (Reliability: 3). [S205] Family Search, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (A), ((Ancestry.ca : 2014)), accessed 4 Oct 2021), William Blair household; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 152; Census Place: 152, Kindersley, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 15. (Reliability: 3).