William Proctor b. 1831 Ireland>Ontario
William Proctor b.ca. 1832/33 (census) or 1831 (marriage index) in Ireland
Son of Robert Proctor and Ann Anderson
Religion -- Church of England
1859 -- living in Goderich (Twp. ??) when married
m. 15 Sept.1859 to Ellen (Helen) Sturdy (b.ca.1835/36/41, d/o Hugh Sturdy & Elizabeth Shaw; Goderich Twp. History indicates Ellen died in 1906 but no documentation found so far)
1851 census -- (census for Goderich Twp. missing)
1861, February 5 -- William Proctor, township of Goderich, yeoman (mortgage, Volume II, Instrument #121)
1861 census -- William a farmer on Con.8 Lot 30 (80 acres) of Goderich Twp., aged 29, b.Ireland, Church of England; wife Ellen aged 23, b.Canada; child: Adaline aged 1, b.Canada; 1-story log house; also mother Ann Proctor, widow aged 63, b.Ireland
1863 -- farming on Lot 30 Con.8 Goderich Twp. (Sutherland’s Directory) -- although 1861 Census and 1863 Directory indicate William Proctor was farming on Con.8 Lot 30, there was no reference to that name on the land abstracts for that property, so if William farmed there he must have been renting
1867, Feb.7 -- Con.11 Lot 27 transferred by Deed from Robert Proctor (son of Robert) to William Proctor -- in accordance with terms of father Robert’s will (which was mentioned but not included with the deed) -- William Proctor of the township of Goderich, farmer
1867, March 8 -- William Proctor, township of Goderich, farmer (mortgage, Volume III, Instrument #452)
1867, March 29 -- William Proctor of Township of Goderich, yeoman (discharge of mortgage, Volume III, Instrument #456)
1867 & 1868 -- innkeeper in Holmesville (Goderich Twp. history)
1869, April 5 -- William Proctor of Township of Stanley, Inn Keeper (mortgage, Volume IV, Instrument #385)
1869 -- listed as #375 on Goderich Township Voters’ List, Con.11 Lot 27, value $800
1869 -- householder on Lot 12 Huron Road in Goderich Twp. (Sutherland’s Directory)
1869, Oct.4 -- William Proctor of Township of Goderich, Innkeeper (discharge of mortgage, Volume V, Instrument #33)
1869, Oct.5 -- Wm. Proctor et ux sold Con.11 Lot 27 (80 acres) to Thos. C. Pickard -- William listed as an Innkeeper in Goderich Township
1872, Oct.3 -- William Proctor, Township of Goderich, farmer (discharge of mortgage, Volume VII, Instrument #778)
1881 census -- farmer aged 48 in Sarnia Twp., Lambton Co.; wife Ellen aged 45; 11 children
Children:
1) Adaline Mary (b.ca.1860/61/62 in Goderich -- Twp.?) m.31 Oct.1887 in Sarnia to Allan McNeil; 3 children: Alan W., Anna Margaret, Hugh S.; Anna married Stephen William Head in Detroit March 24,1913
2) Clara Ann (b.ca.1861/62/63
3) Hugh Henry (b.ca.1863/64/65)
4) Elizabeth Ellen (b.ca 1864/65/69) -- with Hugh & Elizabeth Sturdy in 1871 census; in Goderich (town) in 1881
5) Simon Clarence (b.ca.1866/67)
6) Margaret (b.ca.1867/68)
7) William (b.ca.1871/72)
8) Annie Caroline (b.ca.1873/74) } twins
9) Oswald Sturdy (b.ca.1873/74) }
10) Edward Anderson (b.ca.1877/78)
11) Ernest (Earnest) (1881 census indicates b.ca.Jan/Feb.1881; birth registration indicates b.July 12, 1880 in Sarnia Twp.) } twins
12) Royal (1881 census indicates b.ca.Jan/Feb.1881; birth registration indicates b.July 12, 1880 in Sarnia Twp.) } twins