William Henry MCCREA

1843 - 1916  (73 years)

• Name	William Henry MCCREA
  Birth	8 Jan 1843	Tawnawanny, Co Fermanagh, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Location	1871	Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
  	Census
  Occupation	17 Apr 1872	Madoc, ON
  	Yeoman
  	As per Marriage Record
  Religion	17 Apr 1872	Madoc, ON
  	Presbyterian
  	As per Marriage Record
  Location	1901	Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  	Census
  Location	1911	Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  	Census
  _UID	D4799E2769914EAA97C5DACB1CBB6867AB29
  Death	4 Jul 1916	Thessalon Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Pine Grove Cemetery, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I184	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas MCCREA,   b. 1809, Tawnawanny, Co Fermanagh, Ireland d. 26 Mar 1901, Tawnawanny, Co Fermanagh, Ireland (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Catherine FARRELL,   b. 1815, Ireland d. 5 Jan 1896, Tawnawanny Townland, Co Fermanagh, Ireland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1839	PETTIGO, DONEGAL/FERMANAGH COUNTY IRELAND
  Family ID	F679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fannie BURNSIDE,   b. 17 Jan 1849, Sodom, Hungerford Twp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Dec 1907, Thessalon Twp, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1872	Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Anna Elizabeth (Lizzie) MCCREA,   b. 30 Jun 1873, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Mar 1951, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 77 years)   2. John Burnside MCCREA,   b. 9 Oct 1874, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada d. 1950, Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)   3. Lottie Maude MCCREA,   b. 1 Sep 1876, Madoc Twp., Hastings County, Ontario d. 9 Jun 1947, Thessalon Twp., Algoma District, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)   4. Mary Violet MCCREA,   b. 25 Feb 1878, Madoc, ON d. 1954, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)   5. Edward MCCREA,   b. 29 Jul 1880, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Apr 1946, Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   6. Robert MCCREA,   b. 5 Apr 1882, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jan 1948, Lockerby, McKim Twp, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   7. William Thomas MCCREA,   b. 5 Dec 1884, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 1963 (Age 78 years)   8. Hattie Catherine MCCREA,   b. 23 Nov 1887, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Jan 1965, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)   9. James Golden MCCREA,   b. 14 Sep 1890, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Apr 1989, (U.S. Consulate), Canada (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2014

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Henry McCrea
  		Children of William & Fanny Younger
  		Children of William & Fanny + Jewkes Family McCrea & Jewkes Family-names on photo
  		Original McCrea Home Livingston Creek. Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
  		Marriage Record From Ancestry
  		Headstone Pine Grove Cemetery, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  		Land Information - Madoc 1870 - 1879 21 Nov 1870 - Grant from James McLure to William McCrea - 50 acres C7 L7 in Madoc. In Jan 1879, William deeded the property to John Adams - husband of Margaret Jane Burnside, his wife (Fannie Burnside)'s sister.
  		Land Deed - Thessalon Twp - 1905 155 & 20/100 acres - Thessalon Township - NW Quarter, Eastern Portion - 18 July 1905
  		1867 - possible Passenger List/Immigration information
  		Obituary - 1916
  		1867 Passenger List for ship St Andrew William McCrea is listed as Irish, 24, Labourer - he embarked at Londonderry
  		William Henry McCrea Photo has been 'colourized'
  		Death Register

  
  

• Notes

  Father's name 'Thomas McRae' and mother, Catherine Farrell per William's death registration WILL of his Father, Thomas McCrea - 1901 "... I leave and bequeath to my son Richard the house and land and chattels and I allow Eliza my daughter twenty pounds sterling out of house and land and my daughter Katherine twenty pounds sterling to be given to her out of house and land and chattels. But I recommend to them to live together so long as they possibly can. And I leave to my son William McCrae, who is in America one shilling and also to my daughter Mary Jane Miles who is in America one shilling and I sign this in the presence of my two witnesses. [John Quinn, Stonforth and John Devitt, Derrin] And I appoint Thomas McCrea my Executor. Middle Name - "William Henry McCrea" confirmed via Sworn Affidavit re son Robert's birth - Father's name: William Henry McCrea"; also confirmed on 1905 Land Patent for 155 acres in Thessalon Twp. Re Immigration Year: the 1911 Census says 1847, however the 1901 Census says he immigrated in 1867 and this is the more likely one. He had siblings born in Pettigo, Co Fermanagh who were born much later than 1847. Also, there is a Passenger List with his name and correct age indicating that he embarked from Londonderry 22 Jun and landed at the Port of Quebec on 5 July 1867. We believe he initially came to the Madoc area. In 1870 there is a record of him attaining 50 acres there. He married his wife in Madoc in 1872 - witnesses were Richard Farrell & Thomas Burnside. He sold his property in Madoc in 1879 and, with his wife Fannie, moved to farm at Livingstone Creek. Uncle Dean remembered that he had piercing black eyes/ He was bedridden in last years and his youngest son, Goldie, took care of him. Aunt Nora remembered that Goldie would read the whole newspaper to him.