William Neynoe MacLeod
Coverage Dates:
1870 to 1917
County:
Middlesex, Welland
Township:
Westminster, Stamford
Lot:
26 Stamford Township
Concession:
Mountain Road
Gender:
Male
Year of Birth:
1850
Year of Death:
1928
Ethnicity:
Scottish
Religion:
Church of England
Occupation:
Farm labourer, farmer
Relationships:
Father: William.
Mother: Elizabeth S. Gerrard.
Wives: 1) Doris Katharine Stewart, 2) Julia Weyland, 3) Margaret (Maggie) Weyland.
Sons: Keith, diarist Harold (Hal) , Charles.
Daughters: Marion (Jean), Muriel, Georgina (George/Georgie), Doris, Margaret.
Archive:
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Posted on Rural Diary Archive:
Yes
Age During Diary:
20, 67
Coverage:
2 years
Biography:
Orphaned in Ireland when only five, William migrates as a young man to Ontario and works as a farm labourer for his room and board. He draws wood out of James Crinklaw’s bush south-east of Lambeth for Mr Mewburn in the winter months, then does farm work for others throughout the growing season. In 1871, he acquires “Ballechin” farm in Welland County. You can read of William’s activities when he is age 54 by reading his son Harold’s 1904 diary. In William’s 1917 diary, he is age 67, living with his wife Maggie, and helping his children farm Ballechin.
A page from his 1870 diary.
His first home on “Ballechin/Balachan” farm, Welland County.
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