William J BELFRY

William J BELFRY (Prince, Jacob, Peter)

is listed as a School Master and as the age of 35 during the 1881 census. Was born 13 Jan 1845 married to Julia Elizabeth COLE on 22 MAR 1893 in Toronto, York County ,Ontario. Julia is listed as age 5 in the 1881 census. Her father is listed as Samuel, and her mother as Mary. During the 1901 census, Julia is staying with her parents with the first three children.

They had the following children:

George Wellington BELFRY born 22 Jan 1894 in Navan, Perry Sound District, Ontario, died 8 Nov 1916 in Rouen, France, His Regimental number was 643576. He served with the 76th O'Seas Battalion. Enlistment paper Front Back
Elsie Florence BELFRY born 14 Oct 1897 in Perry, Ontario. She married Samuel Walter IRVINE.
Morley Melburn BELFRY born 2 Aug 1900 in Bradford, West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario. Morley married Beatrice Olive HAWKINS who was born ? May 1908 in England. Morley and Beatrice had five children. Beatrice passed away 4 Jan 1963 in Newmarket, Ontario. She is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, West Gwillimbury. Morley passed away 8 Oct 1976 in Weston, Ontario. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in West Gwillimbury (outside Bradford)
Emory Dawson BELFRY born 25 Jul 1903 in Bradford, West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario. married to Mary Rachael CHURCH. Emory passed 14 Jan 2000 in Bradford, Ontario
John Alexander Mackenzie BELFRY was born 24 Mar 1905, died on 24 Mar 1971 in Aurora, Ontario
Samuel Elgin BELFRY
Elsina Edith Marie BELFRY born 28 Oct 1912 in West Gwillimbury, Ontario
Annie Elizabeth BELFRY born 21 Aug 1908. She died on 4 Nov 1960 in West Gwillimbury, Ontario. She was married to Charles Thomas MILLS on 25 Jan 1930 in Bradford, Ontario, CAN. Charles was born on 19 Oct 1904. He died on 28 Aug 1949 in West Gwillimbury, Ontario.

#020900-94 (Parry Sound Dist) BELFRY, George Wellington, m, Jan 22, 1894, F: William James BELFRY, P.S. teacher, M: Julia Elizabeth COLE. Infm: <No name given> Novar, Twp of Perry

Census of Canada, 1901: Province/Territory: Ontario District Name: YORK (North/Nord) District Number: 130 Sub-district Name: Gwillimbury (East/Est) Sub-district Number: d-6 Schedule: 1 Notes: Brown Hill Reference: RG31 , Statistics Canada Microfilm Reel Number: T-6507 Finding Aid Number: 31-40 Census Images

During the 1901 census (location information above):

	Sex	Relation to the head of the house	single, married, widowed, or divorced	Year of Birth	Month and date of birth	Age	County or place of birth
COLE Samuel	M	Head	M	1828	June 25	72	England	English	Farmer
" Mary	F	Wife	M	1833	Sept 29	67	England	English
" Wellington W.	M	son	S	1868	Jan 16	33	Ontario	English	Farmer
BELFRY Julia E	F	daughter	M	1875	Aug 9	25	Ontario	English
" George W.	M	Gr son	S	1894	Jan 22	7	Ontario	French
" Elsie F.	F	" Daughter	S	1897	Oct 14	3	Ontario	French
" Morley M	M	"son	S	1900	Aug 2	8/12	Ontario	French

1881 Canadian Census Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario

Name	Marital Status	Gender	Ethnic Origin	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Religion
Samuel COLE	M	Male	English	53	England	Farmer	Episcopal Methodist
Mary COLE	M	Female	English	47	England		Episcopal Methodist
John Wesley COLE		Male	English	23	Ontario	School Student	Episcopal Methodist
George Arthur COLE		Male	English	22	Ontario	School Teacher	Episcopal Methodist
Chancy Walker COLE		Male	English	18	Ontario	Farmer	Episcopal Methodist
Amanda Malona COLE		Female	English	16	Ontario		Episcopal Methodist
Robert Richmond COLE		Male	English	20	Ontario		Episcopal Methodist
Wellington Whitfield COLE		Male	English	13	Ontario		Episcopal Methodist
Phillip Judson COLE		Male	English	3	Ontario		Episcopal Methodist
Ida Mary COLE		Female	English	7	Ontario		Episcopal Methodist
Julia Elizabeth COLE		Female	English	5	Ontario		Episcopal Methodist
Sarah Ann COLE		Female	English	9	Ontario		Episcopal Method