Walter Lawson Ferrier

1853 - 1890  (36 years)

• Name	Walter Lawson Ferrier
  Birth	24 Jun 1853	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1861	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1871	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	1881	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	29779083
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29779083
  Occupation	1881	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	saddler
  _UID	1B281738A79440BF8A09DD5AA80E6E4600F4
  Death	20 Jan 1890	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Perth Courier, Jan. 24, 1890 Ferrier?Died, in Perth on Monday morning, 20th Jan., Walter Lawson Ferrier, in the 36th year of his age. Elsewhere in the same paper: On Monday morning, after a severe struggle for nearly a fortnight with the prevailing influenza, our much esteemed townsman Walter Ferrier died at his residence on Gore Street at the age of 36 years. His death was the source of general sorrow in town where his genial and agreeable manners and his sterling integrity were known and appreciated. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon under the auspices of A.O.U. Workmen Society of which he was a member. Mr. Ferrier conducted a prosperous harness business here for some years and was an honorable businessman. He was on the Board of Managers of St. Andrew's (Presbyterian) Church and from his religious convictions was well prepared to die. He leaves a widow and child. Mr. Ferrier held life assurance in the Workmen's Society, Canada Life, for $5,000.
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I6706	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Ferrier,   b. 26 Oct 1813, Fenwick, Kilmarnock, East Ayr, Scotland d. 11 Dec 1879, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Susana "Susan" Lawson,   b. 27 May 1823, Castleton, Scottish Borders (Roxburgh), Scotland d. 21 Jul 1866, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1840	Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Ann Ferrier,   b. 16 Jan 1853, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Feb 1929, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Mary L. "Mabel" Ferrier,   b. 2 Aug 1886, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F20195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Ann "Minnie" Holmes,   b. 1855, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1882, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1878	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Walter Lawson Ferrier, 25, Perth, son of John Ferrier and Susannah Lawson, to Minnie Elizabeth Holmes, 22, Perth, at Smiths Falls, daughter of Michael Holmes and Mary Ann Forsyth. Name Walter Lawson Ferries Age     25 Birth Year 1853 Birth Place Perth Canada Marriage Date 4 Sep 1878 Marriage Place Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father John Farries Mother Susannah Farries Spouse Minnie Elizabeth Holmes Name Minnie Elizabeth Holmes Age     22 Birth Year 1856 Birth Place Smiths Falls Canada Marriage Date 4 Sep 1878 Marriage Place Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father     Michael Holmes Mother     Mary Ann Holmes Spouse     Walter Lawson Ferries
  Children	1. John Holmes Ferrier,   b. Jun 1879, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Oct 1880, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 1 years)   2. Lloyd Hamilton Ferrier,   b. 2 Jun 1882, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Dec 1961, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)   3. Mary L. "Mabel" Ferrier,   b. 2 Aug 1886, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jun 1853 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1871 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 4 Sep 1878 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - saddler - 1881 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 20 Jan 1890 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, 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 1 Dec 2021), John Ferrier household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1043. (Reliability: 3). [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 1 Dec 2021), John Ferrier household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Perth, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C-10018; Page: 6., 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 16 Feb 2022), Walter Law; Year: 1881; Census Place: Perth, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 12; Family No: 6. (Reliability: 4). [S19] Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (1939, 1940), (ancestry.ca :2010.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 27." 1878, 282, 005098, Ferrier-Holmes, accessed 16 Feb 2022. (Reliability: 4).