William Joseph Acheson

William Joseph ACHESON; born 1890 in Perth county, Ontario and died 1948 in Ontario. Joseph married Emma Danbrook, raising nine children.

	Born	16 Jan 18901	Elma twp, Perth co., Ontario
	Died	1948	Perth co., Ontario
	Married		Emma Danbrook

- Family album of photos and documents.

Parents:

• Father: Samuel Acheson; b. 1853; d. 1926
• Mother: Ellen Elizabeth Kent; b. 1864

Children2:

1. Wilfred Acheson
2. Winnie Acheson; m. to Elmer Coghlin
3. Stanley Acheson; m. to Gerti Demerling
4. Lloyd Acheson; m. to Ruth Fraser
5. Leroy Acheson
6. Samuel Acheson; m. to Bunny
7. Fern Acheson; m. to Harold Borden
8. Bernice Acheson; m. to Lyle Johnson
9. Marlene Acheson; m. to Wayne Cumming

The Parents of Joseph

Joseph’s Early Years

Joseph and Emma Danbrook

Emma was the daughter of William and Ellen Danbrook and was born on Feb. 5, 1891 in Ontraio. She passed away in 1953 in Elma twp., Perth co., Ontario, five years after Joseph.

In 1930, Joe and Em purchased Concession 9 Lot 22 as a farm. During the late 1930s Joe built a new silo and raised the barn to put a new main wall under it. In 1946 Joe sold the farm to his son Sam and daughter-in-law Bunny. A new implement shed was built in 1956, the barn burned that same year. Sam and Bunny remained on the farm until 1958 when the farm was bought by Harry and Beth Danbrook.

In the photo we have in front: Bunny and Sam Acheson; back row: Wilma and Bev Acheson; Lynda Acheson (m. to Paul Schott); Kevin Acheson (son of Wilma and Bev)2.

The Final Years for Joseph

Footnotes

Canada Census of 1891 1

Name	Gender	Age	Status	Relation	Born	Fathers Birth	Mothers Birth	Religion	Occupation
ACHESON Samuel	male	34	married	head	Ire	Ire	Ire	Pres	farmer
Ellen E.	female	27	married	wife	US	Eng	Eng	Pres
Samuel G.	male	6	single	son	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Lucy A.	female		single	daughter	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Wm. J.	male	11 m	single	son	Ont	Ire	US	Pres
Joseph	male	70	widowed	father	Ire	Ire	Ire	Pres

- Canada 1891 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 107, Subdistrict b, Division 2, microfilm T-6362, LDS Family History Library film #1465787.

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Canada Census of 1901 1

Name	Gender	Age	Status	Relation	Born	Birthdate	Naturalized	Religion	Occupation
ATCHESON James	male	45	married	head	Ire	9 Aug 1853	1860	Pres	farmer
Ellen E.	female	38	married	wife	US	21 May 1862	1882	Pres
George	male	16	single	son	US	11 July 1884		Pres	farmer's son
Norman	male	12	single	son	US	16 Apr 1888		Pres
Joseph	male	10	single	son	US	16 Jan 1890		Pres
Weir	male	5	single	son	US	31 May 1895		Pres
Winnie	female	3	single	daughter	US	26 May 1897		Pres
Joseph	male	85	widowed	father	Ire	10 Nov 1815	1860	Pres

- Canada 19o1 Census for Elma, County Perth North, Ontario, District 104, Subdistrict b, microfilm T-6490, LDS Family History Library film #1843572.

Noted: The census uses the 'Atcheson' surname spelling. Also, the head of the household is 'James' and not 'Samuel'. Since the other family names and the dates are a reasonable match, this is the correct family.

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Sources

1. The Ontario GenWeb Project; for the 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 Ontario census records; with access to original images
2. "Who's That Sitting in our Family Tree?", by Gert [Webber] Lawrie; private publication 1988; history and stories of Canadian families of Webber, Acheson, Miller and Henry

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Family Outline

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-- JimBenedict - 29 Nov 2006
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