William McBurney ^1,15

   Another name for William was Willie McBurney.¹

  General Notes:

Lived in Kinloss township, at one time on the original homestead.

Later lived at Pine River P.O.,Lot 36, Huron Township, Bruce County. Tom Hill bought Willies farm for $ 79.00.

Willie was a blacksmith. ^1,15

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: to Canada, 1848. through Little York (Toronto, , Ontario, Canada).

From the obituary of William McBurney:
William and his family set sail from Ireland in a sailing vessel, which took upward of two months in crossing the Atlantic (Ocean), they landed at Little York, now Toronto and took up their first residence at Beverly, not far from Woodstock, from which place they came into the woods in the year of the "Sale of the Land," in 1848, and settled on Lot 31, Concession 6, Kinloss.

NOTE: The 1851 Census of Canada shows the family (John and Mary with children Hugh, Richard, James Arthur, John, and William) still living in Beverly Township of Wentworth County. The 1861 Census shows them living in Kinloss.

• Alt. Birth, 13 Jul 1846. ²⁸ 1901 Census of Canada shows birth date as 13 July 1846.

• 1851 Census of Ontario, 12 Jan 1852, Beverly Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada. ^27,34 The Personal Census information for Beverly District is missing, but John was listed in the Agricultural Census as living on Cons. 9, lot 5. He had 2 acres of land where he grew Oats and Potatoes. He had 100 lbs. of Maple Sugar, 1 milk cow, and 2 pigs.

• 1861 Census of Canada: Lot 31, Concession 6, 14 Jan 1861, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ^27,30,35 Age 13 with father John (48), mother Mary (43) and siblings Hugh (22), Richard (20), John (16), Thomas (11), Jane (10), Margaret (7), Annie Maria (4), and John James (1).
They were described as living in a one storey log home.

• 1871 Census of Canada, 2 Apr 1871, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ⁹⁸ Reel C9933 p. 22 Dwelling 73 - William (24), Thomas (22), Margaret (16), John Hiles (sp?) of England (21). John Hiles and Thomas were storekeepers and William was a blacksmith.

• Employment: Blacksmith, 1 Jan 1873, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. From the obituary of William McBurney:

William McBurney in his early life served his apprenticeship as a blacksmith with Mr. Graham of Wingham, afterward going into business for himself at Pine River for several years. He built his house and blacksmith shop, and he and his brother Tom made wagons and other implements for the early settlers.

• 1881 Census of Canada, 4 Apr 1881, Huron Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ⁹⁹ NA Film number C-13274, District 176, Sub-district B, Division 2, Page number 20, Household 94.
Age 33 with wife Jane (27) and children John (6), Isabelle (2), and William (4 mo.).

• Religion: C. Presbyterian, 4 Apr 1881. ²⁰

• 1901 Census of Canada, 1901, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ²⁸ Age 54, with wife Jane (47), son John (26) and John's wife Mary (23), and sons Joseph (18) and Harry (15).

William married Jane Reid, daughter of Peter Reid and Isabelle Melville, on 1 Jan 1873 in Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ^1,15,47.^,50 (Jane Reid was born on 12 Dec 1854 in Goderich, Goderich Twp, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada,^1,15 died on 15 Aug 1925 ^1,15 and was buried on 17 Aug 1925 in Langside Village, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.)

  Marriage Notes:

witnesses by Peter Reid, Jr., Isabella Reid, Kinloss, 1 Jan. 1873, Kinloss, Pres., Pres., Rev. Duncan Davidson, by lic., Kinloss, Bruce