Brief Life History of William Lidney
When William Lidney Pressey was born on 7 October 1884, in Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, his father, Elias James Pressey, was 29 and his mother, Eliza Sarah Amelia Rusling, was 18. He married Lila Axford on 10 April 1912, in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ontario, Canada in 1884. He died on 5 September 1936, in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 51.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- William Lidney Pressey, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- William Ledney Pressey, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- William L Pressey, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
Spouse and Children
1884–1936 Male
1888–1975 Female
Children (2)
1913–1968 Male
1918–1999 Female
Parents and Siblings
1855–1892 Male
1866–1943 Female
Siblings (3)
1884–1936 Male
1886–1964 Female
1889–1947 Male
World Events (3)
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 2
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 22
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 50
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English prest, pri(e)st ‘priest’ + hei(e), hai(e) ‘fence, enclosure’ (Old English prēost, (ge)hæg), probably denoting a piece of enclosed church land. The name may be topographic, for someone who lived by such a plot, or habitational, from a minor place so named, such as Priesthay Wood Farm in Wappenham, Northamptonshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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