William Henry TOLLEY

Male 1886 - 1962  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Henry TOLLEY was born on 18 Dec 1886 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (son of Edgar TOLLEY and Mary Elizabeth BORROUGHES); died on 26 Feb 1962 in Alameda, California, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1892
    • Residence: 10 Feb 1910, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
    • Arrival: 3 Feb 1912, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; Arrival Card - see also Manifest - debarred from entry to US to visit brother in law Alexander Potter in Buffalo, NY
    • Arrival: 3 Feb 1912, Buffalo, New York, USA; Manifest - clothes presser -- with Louis Fitze (husband of Sarah Butson's dau Elvida Ellis) to visit William's b-i-l Alex Potter (wife Violet's brother) at 183 Swan St in Buffalo, NY -- Debarred from entry == see also individual card
    • Residence: 3 Feb 1912, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; residence per US immigration records 3 Feb 1912
    • Residence: 5 Nov 1915, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; WWI Attestation: Tolley, William; 119 Erie Terrace in Toronto; born in Toronto; next of kin is wife Violet at same address; born 18 Dec 1887 [birth record shows 1886]; trade or calling: Presser; served 3 years in 9th Batt as Gunner
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1921, 677 Ashdale, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; age 35, renting for $35 per month, born England, arrived in Canada 1892, Protestant, Presser in Retail ??? business
    • Arrival: 28 Jul 1926, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA; arrival in US via Port Huron-Sarnia Ferry - going to join bro Alfred Tolley at 234 East 23rd Street Oakland, CA - intend to be US citizen - occupation: Lineman - 5'8", dark complexion, brown eyes & hair - never in US - trav with: Mr. & Mrs J. Potter
    • _ORIG: 28 Jul 1926, 40 Applegrove Avenue, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
    • Arrival: 1927; William and Violet Potter family arrived in US 1927, per 1930 US Census -- but he actually came first in 1926
    • Residence: 1930, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA; 2655 38th Avenue - 45, age 25 at first marriage, asbestos worker for insulation company, renting for $35/month, arrived in US 1926, naturalization papers submitted
    • Residence: 1935, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1940, 3308 Dakota, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA; age 51, married, born English Canada, lived same place but not same house in 1935, insulator for asbestos company
    • Residence: 26 May 1947, 994 Douglas, San Leandro, Alameda, California, USA; residence at wife's departure for visit to her mother in Toronto

    Family/Spouse: Violet POTTER. Violet (daughter of William POTTER and Susan Susannah BUTSON) was born on 29 Mar 1893 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Feb 1976 in Castro Valley, Alameda, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William Edgar TOLLEY was born on 5 Sep 1910 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Feb 1986 in Fremont, Alameda, California, USA.
    2. George Alexander TOLLEY was born on 4 Jul 1912 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Oct 1992 in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA.
    3. Lorraine Thelma - Laura - TOLLEY was born on 10 Aug 1916 in Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Aug 1976 in Alameda County, California, USA.

    William married on 10 Feb 1910 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    to Violet Potter


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edgar TOLLEY was born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK (son of Edgar TOLLEY and Sarah HOWELL, son of Edgar TOLLEY and Sarah HOWELL); died on 18 Jun 1912 in York County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: 1847, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
    • Death: 18 Jun 1912, York County, Ontario, Canada

    Edgar married Mary Elizabeth BORROUGHES. Mary was born about 1850 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, UK; died on 9 Oct 1889 in York County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Elizabeth BORROUGHES was born about 1850 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, UK; died on 9 Oct 1889 in York County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: Abt 1850, Dudley, Worcestershire, England, UK
    • Death: 9 Oct 1889, York County, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Alfred TOLLEY was born in 1869 in Birmingham, England; died in in Ontario Canada.
    2. Alice Louisa TOLLEY was born on 21 Jan 1873 in Aston, Warwickshire, United Kingdom; died in May 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Ellen TOLLEY was born about 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK; died on 10 May 1958.
    4. Edgar TOLLEY was born in Jun 1878 in Aston, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
    5. Mary TOLLEY was born in Jul 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK; died about 1929 in Ontario, Canada.
    6. George TOLLEY was born about 1883 in England; died in Dec 1954 in Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England.
    7. 1. William Henry TOLLEY was born on 18 Dec 1886 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Feb 1962 in Alameda, California, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edgar TOLLEY was born in 1816 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died in Apr 1881 in Aston, Warwickshire.

    Edgar married Sarah HOWELL on 15 Mar 1840 in Kidderminster, Worcester, England, UK. Sarah was born in 1821 in Stourport, Worcestershire, England, UK; died in Dec 1899 in Devon, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah HOWELL was born in 1821 in Stourport, Worcestershire, England, UK; died in Dec 1899 in Devon, England, UK.
    Children:
    1. Zillah TOLLEY was born in 1841 in England, UK.
    2. Harriet Maria TOLLEY was born in 1844 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died in Oct 1900 in King's Norton, Worcestershire.
    3. 2. Edgar TOLLEY was born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK; died on 18 Jun 1912 in York County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Artha TOLLEY was born about 1850 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK; died in Mar 1931 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.
    5. Lillah TOLLEY was born in 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK.
    6. George TOLLEY was born in 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died in 1937.
    7. Ellen TOLLEY was born in 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.