Walter Henderson

1824 - 1904  (79 years)

• Name	Walter Henderson  [1]
  Birth	23 Dec 1824	Peebles, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	BIRTH: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) -'born near Peebles, Scotland...the family later removing to Edinburgh' BIRTH: GEDCOM from John Gregson 26 Aug 93 -'near Edinburgh' MARRIAGE: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p76/83 MARRIAGE: `OGS Families' Vol 32 No 2 May 1993 p128 (Simcoe Dist Mar Reg p95) -'Walter HENDERSON & Johanna BELFRY bth/o W. Gwillimbury mar 20 Feb 1850 by Rev Cornelius Flummerfelt, Wes Meth, wit: Andrew BELL and Jennett HENDERSON.' MARRIAGE: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) MARRIAGE: GEDCOM from John Gregson 26 Aug 93 DEATH: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) -'On September 10, 1904 he passed peacefully to his reward.' DEATH: `The Belfry Family' by Peter deGuerre 1888 p105 -after book written in 1888 EMIGRATION: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) -'they came to Canada about the year 1833, and settled near Toronto, Ont.' RESIDENCE: 1861 Census Maryborough Twp Wellington Co (NAC C-1083) p16 -Johanna, age 29 in 1861; shows first four children living with her and Walter. Also, a Martha & William Belfry age 23 & 21, probably her brother brother & sister. -Walter lived in Bradford, Hollen and Harriston, Ont. Then had a successful farm 18 miles SE of Brandon MB. An unsubstanuated note gives a date of 1888 for this farm. RESIDENCE: `The Tread of the Pioneers' by J.H. Metcalfe (Belfry 050) -'He `cleared' a farm in what was known as the `Queens Bush', later living at Harriston, from which he came to Portage la Prairie [Manitoba] in May 1877, accompanied by his daughter Jane...and his eldest son, John C., now of Winnipeg. In September of the same year the remainder of the family joined him with the exception of the second son, James B., who remained in Ontario till 1879. In 1880 Mr Henderson took up farming, about twenty miles south of Brandon [Manitoba], later retiring and returning to Portage. He was a life-long Methodist, a man of sterling qualities, respected by all who knew him.'
  Death	10 Sep 1904  [1]
  Person ID	I17382	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Joanna Belfry,   b. 1831, Brockville, Leeds Co, ON d. 26 Apr 1910 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1850  [1]
  Children	1. Jane Henderson,   b. 10 Apr 1854, Hollen, ON d. 26 Jun 1935, Portage, MB (Age 81 years)   2. Sophia Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. 1920 (Age > 32 years)   3. John Clark Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)   4. James Belfry Henderson   d. Aft 1888   5. Martha Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)   6. William Walter Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)   7. George Sherman Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. 1929 (Age > 41 years)   8. Annie Margaret Henderson,   b. Bef 1888   d. Aft 1888 (Age > 2 years)
  Family ID	F4146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Dec 1824 - Peebles, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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