William Henry Raycraft

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Hugh Donald Latimer October 12, 1910 to May 10, 1986, Photographer

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Born: 25 December 1848
Died: 1941
Parents: John Reycraft and Martha ?
Marriage: 26 July 1876 Maria Jane Beamish
Occupation: Farmer at Orland

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Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com

William Henry Raycraft1,2,3
M, #61666, b. 25 December 1848, d. 1941

Father*: John Reycraft4 b. 1815, d. 9 Aug 1901
Mother*: Martha ?4 b. 1816
Birth*: 25 December 1848; Ontario; Date 1843 per Memorial. Date Dec 1848 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 25 1848 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son Walter A. Raycraft.2,5,6,7,8,9,10
Marriage*: 26 July 1876; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: William Raycraft; Age: 24; Parents: John & Martha Raycraft; Bride: Maria Beamish; Age: 20; Born: Percy Twp.; Parents: Charles & Mary Beamish; Date: Jul 26 1876; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) per marriage reg'n. of son Walter A. Raycraft.
Date Jul 26 1876 & location Percy per IGI Record.; Principal=Maria Jane Beamish2,4,11
Death*: 1941; Ontario; Date 1941 per Memorial.9
Burial*: 1941; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Wm. Raycraft; 1843 - 1941; Maria J. Beamish; His Wife; 1859 - 1928 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 30, 2008)9
Census: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see John Raycraft10
Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see John Raycraft8
Census: April 1881; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1881 Census: Reycraft, William, 28, b. Ont., Irish, CM, farmer, married; Maria, 24, b. Ont., Irish, CE, married; Mary Jane, 3, b. Ont., Irish, CM; Martha, 1 (familysearch.org)6
Census: April 1891; Ontario; NOT in Brighton Twp.12
Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1901 Census: Reycroft, William, 52, b. Ont. r. Irish, CE, farmer, married; Maria, 43, b. Ont. r. Oct 20 1857, Irish, CE, married; Martha, 19, b. Ont. r. Sep 3 1881, daughter; Etta, 15, b. Ont. r. Jun 10 1885, daughter; Charles, 13, b. Ont. r. Oct 11 1887, son; Walter, 11, b. Ont. r. Nov 12 1889, son; Lillie, 9, b. Ont. r. Feb 1 1892, daughter (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-6, pg. 3, line 10, T-6485 - Conc 8, Lot 7)5
Residence*: April 1901; Conc 8 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 8, Lot 7, Brighton Twp.5
Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1911 Census: Raycraft, William, 62, b. Ont. Dec 1848, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Maria, 54, b. Ont. Oct 1856, Irish, Meth., married; Charles, 23, b. Ont. Oct 1887, son; Walter, 21, b. Ont. Nov 1889, son; Lillie, 19, b. Ont. Feb. 1892, daughter (1911 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist. 2, pg. 9 of 11, line 22 - Conc 8, Lot 8)7
Residence: 1911; Conc 8 Lot 8, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 8, Lot 8, Brighton Twp.7
Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; William Raycrft appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)13
Residence: 1935; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "167 Raycraft, William, gentleman, Orland" Canada Voters List, Northumberland Co., 1935, pg. 11 of 126, ancestry.com14
Family: Maria Jane Beamish b. 20 Oct 1857, d. 1928
Marriage*: 26 July 1876; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: William Raycraft; Age: 24; Parents: John & Martha Raycraft; Bride: Maria Beamish; Age: 20; Born: Percy Twp.; Parents: Charles & Mary Beamish; Date: Jul 26 1876; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) per marriage reg'n. of son Walter A. Raycraft.
Date Jul 26 1876 & location Percy per IGI Record.; Principal=Maria Jane Beamish2,4,11
Mary Jane Raycraft6 b. 23 Oct 1877
Martha Charlotte "Mattie" Raycraft+5 b. 3 Sep 1879
Etta Raycraft5 b. 10 Jun 1885
Charles Wesley Reycraft5 b. 11 Oct 1886
Walter A. Reycraft+2 b. 12 Nov 1888, d. 29 Jan 1975
Lillian Florence "Lillie" Raycraft5 b. 1 Feb 1892
Citations
William Henry Reycraft per Birth Reg'n. of his daughter Lilliam Florence Reycraft. He appears to have used the "a" spelling his entire life - different from siblings. His son Walter changed back.
[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
[S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
[S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
[S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
[S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
[S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S87] Unknown subject unknown record type; unknown repository.
[S83] Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

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