St. Mary's church and the village of Etton, Yorkshire, England
Our Wride story begins on 23 Dec, 1736 with the marriage of Edward Wride to Ann
Cross in Etton, Yorkshire, England followed by the birth of
Thomas Wride, their son in 1737. Census records show Thomas
and his descendants living primarily in Barmby-on-the-Moor, now known simply as
Barmby Moor, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
St. Catherines church and the village of Barmby-on-the-Moor
The Wrides appear to have been primarily farmers in the East Riding of
Yorkshire. Some family members moved west settling in Cheetham, Manchester,
Lancashire and others in Wales where the name is recurrent. Thomas married
Cathrine Anderson and had six children that we are aware of, all of whom were
born in Barmby-on-the-Moor. John Wride, the youngest of these children, married
Mary Watson and raised eleven children, all born in Barmby-on-the-Moor. He was
a teamster in the French Revolution, and witnessed the battle of Waterloo, when
the army of Napoleon was ruined.
John Wride is recorded as being in business as
a Carrier:
John Wride and William Smith, to Market-Weighton every Wed.
John Wride, to York, every Sat. dep 6 at mg. returns same day, King's Arms Inn,
Fossgate.
Barnby Moor, King's Arms, Fossgt. John Wride, a Sat. 8 mg. d 2 aft.
Market Weighton, Baines Directory of 1823 shows - Carrier: Barmby,
(Cross Keys, Market Place) John Wride, arr. at 2, dep. at 6.
Their son, Watson Wride, married Ellen Milner of Rawcliffe, Yorkshire in 1848
in Knaresborough, West Yorkshire. They had twelve children, nine of whom were
born in Canada.
Records indicate that William Wride, Watson's older brother, emigrated to
Canada in the 1830s. William traveled by way of New York eventually settling in
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
Liverpool Docks
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Leaving Liverpool
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Leaving Liverpool
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Leaving Liverpool
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Ship board quarters
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Ship board saloon
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Depictions of ocean travel in the 1850s when the Wrides left England
Watson's younger brother, Anderson Wride, appears to have been the next to
emigrate. His story is told in an exceprt from the "History of Kent County,
Michigan", Chas C. Chapman & Company, Chicago 1881:
"Anderson Wride was born in Yorkshire, England, Dec. 18, 1828. His parents, John
and Mary Wride, were also English. Mr. Wride came to the United States in May,
1850, having attained the age of manhood on his native soil. He spent a year in
the State of New York and came to Grand Rapids in 1852. He purchased his
present farm of 60 acres, on secs. 29 and 32, which he cleared and improved
from the stump. He was married Dec. 25, 1857, to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph
and Sarah King, born in Leicestershire, Eng., in 1838. They have four children,
as follows: Ellen (Mrs S. R. Peck), Esther E., Geo. A. and Irvin.
The grave of Anderson Wride commemorating his military service during the Civil
War.
Mr. Wride
proved his loyalty to the land of his adoption by enlisting in defense of her
flag in August, 1864. He was enrolled in Co. B, New 3d Reg., N. V. I., was
subsequently transferred to Co. F, and was honorably discharged in June, 1866.
Himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church."
A 1912 map of Grand Rapids, Michigan showing Wrides Corner in the
same location as the Wride farms which are highlighted in yellow.
The same location in 2013. Co-incidentally the Martin Cemetery, in which many
of the Wrides
are buried, is just a short distance to the west of the intersection at Wrides
Corner.
In 1852 Watson Wride, his wife Ellen and three children departed
Liverpool, England on board the ship Waterloo arriving in New York City, New
York, U.S.A on the 15th of April of that year. He was also accompanied by his
younger brother Joseph with his wife Emma and their two children. They first set
foot in America at Castle Garden, Battery Park on the southern tip of Manhatten
Island where they were processed by the immigration authorities. They next
appear in Scarborough Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.
Sailing Packet "Waterloo" in 1848
Waterloo passenger manifest 15 April, 1852
The above drawings show Castle Garden as it may have been when the
Wrides arrived in the United States of America. Upon their arrival this was
not yet considered to be the official port of entry. This came shortly
afterwards.
William Wride appears in Scarborough Township in the 1850s in the
publication "The township of Scarboro 1796-1896".
The Scarboro Agricultural Society was formed in 1844, when seventy-one members
paid the annual fee of five shillings each and a
government grant of eleven pounds and five shillings was received. On October
18th of that year they held their first fair.
This became a popular annual event in which William appears to have been a
regular and successful participant, the last fair being held in 1936.
In
1853
the successful exhibitors at the fall fair were:
in horses, J. P. Wheler, J.
Crawford, R. Steers, George Scott, A. Glendinning and A.
Forfar ;
in cattle, G. Scott, A. Forfar, J. P. Wheler, J. Patton,
W. Wride
, J. Gould ;
in sheep and swine, J. P. Wheler, G, Scott,
J. Lawrie,
William Wride
;
in grain, J. P. Wheler, William
Paterson, William Forfar, J. Sisley, J. Patton; in roots, J.
Fall fair,
1854
. The total number of subscribers was 101.
The fair was held at Malcolm's " Speed the Plough " Inn,
Malvern, Markham Road, on October 6th, 1854.
The successful exhibitors were:
in horses, J. P. Wheler,
James Lawrie, James Patton, James Bowes ;
in cattle, J. P.
Wheler, James Patton, A. Young, John Wilson, Richard Collins;
in sheep, Geo. Scott, J. P. Wheler; in swine, J. P. Wheler,
William Wride
, John Weir;
in grain, J. P. Wheler, William
Paterson, John Muir, John Weir, James Patton ;
in roots, Joshua
Sisley, A. Glendinning, J. P. Wheler, John Weir ;
in dairy products, James Patton, A. Young, George Ridout, John Weir ;
in implements, George Ley, James Bowes, R. Sylvester.
The
total amount awarded in prizes was £26.
The fall fair was held at Robertson's Inn, Kennedy Road, on
October 26th, 1855
,
when the successful exhibitors were :
in horses, J. P. Wheler, William Paterson, Andrew Young, A. P.
Thomson;
in cattle, J. P. Wheler, James Patton, William
Wride, James Lawrie, John Crawford ;
in sheep, J. P. Wheler,
John Malcolm, George Scott, Joshua Sisley ;
in swine, J. P.
Wheler, John Malcolm; in grain, William Paterson,
William Wride
,
John Malcolm, William Forfar, Joshua Sisley ;
in roots and potatoes, J. P. Wheler, William Paterson, James Lawrie,
John Malcolm, William Forfar, J. Sisley, F. Bell ;
in implements, etc., George Ley, George Richardson, Richard Sylvester.
The
total amount awarded was £25 l0s.
The officers for Scarboro Agricultural Society for
1856
were :
President, J. P. Wheler ; Vice-President, J. H. Smith ; Secretary-
Treasurer, Wm. Crawford. Directors — David Brown, Andrew
Fleming, R. McCowan,
Wm. Wride
, Jas. Purvis, J. B. Burk,
J. L. Paterson, Thos. Brown.
The fair was held on
October 10th, 1856
.
The successful exhibitors were :
in horses,
Wm. Wride
, John
Crawford, A. P. Thomson, Joshua Sisley, Jas. Lawrie, Wm.
Paterson ;
in cattle, J. P. Wheler,
Wm. Wride
, John Crawford,
John Malcolm, Jas. Patton, Jas. Lawrie, Geo. Scott, Alex. Gibb ;
in sheep, John Malcolm, Geo. Scott, Jas. Weir ;
in swine, J. P.
Wheler,
Wm. Wride
, John Malcolm ;
in grain,
Wm. Wride
, Jas.
Patton, A. P. Thomson, Joshua Sisley, Andrew Fleming, Andrew
Walker ;
in roots and potatoes, J. P. Wheler, J. Sisley, G. Eidout,
Andrew Fleming ;
in butter and cheese, Andrew Fleming, Alex.
Wallace, Jas. Russell;
in implements, John Malcolm, John
Brown, John Burk, John Heck.
The total amount awarded was £29 10s.
The officers of the Scarboro Agricultural Society for
1857
were : President, J. P. Wheler ; Vice-President, Jas. Lawrie ;
Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. Crawford. Directors — A. Fleming,
Thos. Whiteside, Jas. Purvis, R. Sylvester, F. Scott, D. Brown,
Wm. Wride
, Alex. Thomson, John Hockridge.
The fair was held at Hockridge's Inn, Kennedy Road, on
Friday,
October 16th, 1857
.
The successful exhibitors were :
in horses, Jas. Lawrie, John
Crawford, Wm. Crawford, Andrew Young, Geo. Scott, Andrew
Taylor, Joshua Sisley, Mark Hutchinson, Wm. Oliver, Geo.
Weir, D. Thomson, Alex. Muirhead, Geo. Graham ;
in cattle,
J. P. Wheler, Jas. Lawrie, Andrew Young, John Malcolm, John
Torrance, Jas. Patton,
Wm. Wride
, Andrew Fleming ;
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in sheep,
J. P. Wheler, Jas. Lawrie, John Malcolm, Geo. Scott ;
in swine,
John Malcolm,
Wm. Wride
;
in grain, Jas. Lawrie, Geo. Scott,
Joshua Sisley,
Wm. Wride
, Andrew Fleming, Wm. Forfar, A.
Glendinning ;
in roots and potatoes, J. P. Wheler, John Malcolm,
Wm. Irving, Wm. Paterson, John Weir ;
in dairy products and
bread, Andrew Young, Jas. Patton, John Chester, Wm. Irving,
A. Glendinning, Wm. Paterson, John Stobo ;
in implements, etc.,
J. Brown, J. Patton, J. Fowler, Joseph Bowden.
The total amount awarded was £45 12s. 6d.
The ploughing match for
1856
was held at Mr. John
Malcolm's farm, Clyde Bank, on Friday, the 1st day of May,
when the following were the successful competitors :
First class, all ploughmen over the age of 18 years :
£ s. d.
1st prize, Robert Muir 1 5 0
2nd " Arch. Malcolm 1 0 0
3rd " George Patton 0 15 0
4th " James Cooper 0 10 0
Second class, boys under 18 years of age:
1st prize,
Watson Wride
1 5 0
2nd " David Burk 1 0 0
The annual ploughing match for
1857
was held on the farm of William Bell, Kennedy Road, on Friday, April 24th. At
this there were two classes, as formerly.
The following prizes were awarded :
Senior Class.
£ s. d. (pounds, shillings and pence)
1st prize, John Bushby 2 10 0
2nd " Arch. Malcolm 2 5 0
3rd " George Evans 2 0 0
4th " George Walton 1 15 0
5th " Eiehard Burk 1 10 0
6th " Robert Muir 1 5 0
7th " Wm. Thomson 1 0 0
8th " Joseph Stark 0 15 0
9th " George Patton 0 10 0
Second Class.
1st prize, David Burk 1 10 0
2nd " Simpson Rennie 1 5 0
3rd " George Sheppard 1 2 6
4th "
Watson Wride
1 0 0
5th " Francis Papineau 0 17 6
6th " Robert Skelton 0 15 0
7th " George Morgan 0 12 6
8th "
John Wride
0 10 0
9th " John Brown 0 7 6
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Excerpt from the The Daily Globe,
Apr. 30, 1858
:
"SCARBOROUGH PLOUGHING MATCH".
(William Hood Farm,
4125 Steeles Ave E,
Toronto, ON,
Canada)
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The annual ploughing match of the Scarborough Agricultural Society, was held
on the 23rd instant, on a field of William Hood, Esq.
Nineteen ploughs started for competition. The morning had an unfavourable
appearance, yet it tuned out a fine day. The ground was rather soft, owing to
the late rains, which made the work appear somewhat to a disadvantage; on the
whole, however, the ploughing was excellent. The Judges were Messrs.; John
Lawrie (Vaughan), Alex. Gill, senior (West York),
Geo. Evans (Scarboro'), who awarded the prizes as follows:
1st - Donald McLean, East York, $7
2nd - Duncan McLean, East York, $6
3rd - Wm. Hood, Markham, $5
4th - Geo. Hogg, Scarboro', $4
5th - George Walton, Scarboro', $3
6th - John Bushby, Scarboro', $2
JUNIOR CLASS -
1st - Wm. Sylvester, East York, $6
2nd - Benjamin Milliken, Markham, $5
3rd -
John Wride
, Scarboro', $4
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A Scarborough pioneer log cabin.
The 1861 census of Canada shows William and Mary Wride, with seven children,
and Watson and Ellen Wride, with eight children, living in Scarborough
Township, York County, Ontario where they are
listed as farmers, both living in one story log houses.
Joseph and Emma Wride
and their six children are shown as living in Vaughan Township, York County,
Ontario. They too living in a one story log house and Joseph is also listed as a
farmer.
William is shown in Scarborough Township as owning a farm of 200 acres located
at concession 3, lot 30 with 180 acres cultivated and 20 acres in wood, land
which was first granted to Richard Flack on July 8, 1799 with the condition
that it be cleared and worked at a rate of not less than four acres per year,
free grants ending in 1826. The farm was valued at $16,000. The cash value of
farming implements and machinery was shown at $500.
The farm shown in yellow belonging to Sam'l Horsey in 1878
was the land previously owned by William Wride in 1861.
The same 200 acre parcel in 2013 bounded by Finch Avenue, Birchmount Road
and Sheppard Avenue East and includes part of Tam O'shanter Park and Golf Club.
For a time this was "the" Scarborough post office. Thomas Dowswell's Inn,
Woburn.
Until 1852, all of Scarborough's mail was delivered to the Township's only post
office, located in a small general store near the intersection of Kingston Road
and Markham Road. The proprietor, Thomas Dowswell, successfully applied for the
establishment of a new post office to be located in his hotel. The only problem
with his application was that the community surrounding his Inn was still
unnamed. The name "Elderslie" was chosen but later dropped in November, 1856 in
favour of "Woburn". I think it is therefore safe to assume that this is where
William Wride, and possibly his siblings, would have sent and received mail.
The Wride farm, near Shedden, in 1879.
Having first settled in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada the Wrides began
to move westward into southwestern Ontario and the State of Michigan.
Sometime between 1866 (birth date of Eliza J. Wride in Scarborough) and 1869
(birth date of James Wride in Shedden) Watson and family moved to Shedden,
Ontario. Watson Wride and his wife Ellen died a few years later
and are buried in the Talbotville Royal cemetery near St. Thomas.
It is not known if they worked the same land as their son John as we have no
other record of them in the area, but the cemetery is a considerable distance
east of John's farm. The 1871 census of Canada shows John, living in Southwold
Township, Elgin County, Ontario (within walking distance of Shedden) where he
is listed as having eleven children and is a farmer. John's brothers, William
and Robert, appear to have shared the farm as they are also listed on the
property on a map dated 1879.
The broken headstone of Watson and Ellen Wride. There is evidence of an attempt
to repair it but the metal strap has failed, probably due to rust.
Large white slab - double stone (June 1998 stone
had been repaired with iron strap and bolts;
stone is in 2 pieces now; bottom section begins
at dates Oct.
28, 1872 and Sept 22)
In memory of
Watson
WRIDE
who died
Oct. 28th,
1872
aged 53 yrs
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In memory of
Ellen
wife of
Watson WRIDE
who died
Sept. 22nd 1871
aged 46 yrs
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Dearest children - Farewell be perfect, be of
comfort, be of one mind, live in peace and the God of
love and peace shall be with you. 2 Cor. 3 XI
Watson's older brother William moved a little farther west to
Leamington, Ontario where his family appears on the 1891 and 1901 census
of Canada and where it is shown as his last place of residence on his death
certificate. They also appear in Kingsville, Ontario.
Anderson Wride's farms, of 20 and 40 acres,
are bottom left in yellow.
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Joseph Wride's farm, of 80 acres,
is top left in yellow.
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There is a fourth farm shown, close by in Ada Township, belonging to M. Wride
but I have not yet been
able to determine who this may be. Cascade township is immediately south of
Ada township and both
are located just east of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Joseph's son William Wride
b. 1854 Vaughan Twp., Ontario, Canada
d. 1923 Ada Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, USA
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William with his wife Elsie Sophia Whaley. They
are buried in the Martin Cemetery, Grand Rapids,
Michigan not far from where they lived.
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Their youngest brother
Anderson Wride is shown on his death certificate, dated July 30th, 1905, as
being a farmer residing in Ada township, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Joseph
Wride and family joined Anderson in Michigan as Joseph's children, Robert and
Margaret, are also recorded as living in Ada township, Michigan where Robert is
shown in the 1900 census of Michigan as living in Cascade with his wife Addie
and two children and is listed as a Blacksmith. Joseph's farm is shown in
Cascade township immediately south of Anderson's farms in adjoing Ada township.
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Taken at his farm in Shedden, Ontario, Canada this is possibly the only picture
(c. 1917) that exists of John Wride (left) with his wife Laura Dell, his son
Kenneth with his wife Teresa Fisher, and his two grand children Clarence Moore
(in his arms) and Charlie Wride. John would be a first cousin to William in the
preceding pictures.
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John and Laura Wride,
Their daughter Clara,
Shedden, Ontario
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John Wride and Laura Dell had four children, two girls and two boys. They were
Clara, Ida, Kenneth and James. All were born in Shedden. Clara married Roy
Warner and moved to Detroit Michigan while Ida (Idie) married a local farmer,
William Moore. Kenneth, better known as Archie, married an Irish immigrant,
Teresa Fisher, who was a British Home Child. James (Jimmy) married Mary Edith
Talmon.
Left to right - Jimmy, Clara, Archie and Idie.
Clara had an unfortunate marriage
which produced two children before her husband left. Idie had three sons who
worked the farm with their father. All three joined the RCAF during WWll and
only two came home. Their youngest boy, George, was lost on a bombing raid over
Metz, France. His story can be read
here.
Jimmy and his wife had a daughter while Archie and Teresa had a boy and a girl.
Archie Wride and Teresa Fisher on their wedding day.
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Archie and Teresa's marriage certificate.
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Archie Wride worked as a track man for the New York Central Railway in Shedden.
He met Teresa after she had been placed with the Parks, a neighbouring family,
then relocated to his home after the Parks no longer needed her. Teresa had
been a ward of the Barnardo's Homes after being orphaned at the age of eleven.
Through them she was sent to Canada as part of the British Home Child
scheme which appears to have been designed essentially to populate the colonies
with orphaned and abandoned British children. Some have refered to the scheme
as slave labour and there is evidence of abuse in some cases. However Teresa
had a happier experience. Her story is told
here
.
Teresa and Archie married and settled in Shedden. Both
were active in the community and Archie sang in the church choir.
Members of the Shedden Methodist Church Male Choir c. 1923. Second from the
left is James Wride.
Fourth from the left is Archie Wride and fifth from the right is Ernest Wride
Charles Ernest Wride, also known as Ernie, was the son of Thomas Wride and Almira Warner. 1904 -
1925.
In 1918 the Spanish "flu" epidemic hit hard and in the space of a month took
three Wrides from their families, two from one family on the same day. In
Michigan, on November 28th, Irvin Wride lost his wife Alice Keystra and his
mother Elizabeth, and just one month later in Ontario, Canada, Archie Wride
lost his wife Teresa only hours after she had delivered their second child
Florence. Archie, suddenly widowed and with two infants to care for, was
devastated by this event and never remarried. His sister
Clara took the new born Florence home to Detroit and raised her as her own.
Teresa and Archie with their son Charlie
c. 1917 in Shedden, Ontario, Canada.
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Charles William Wride with his sister
Florence Irene Wride in 1919.
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Charlie Wride married Ada Ferne Wilson and they had a son William. At the age
of twenty-two Charlie suffered a ruptured appendix and died. Ferne remarried
someone by the last name of Palmateer and we have lost the connection with
them. Florence married and had three children, a boy and two girls. Her son,
followed by her husband, predeceased her and Florence lived into her nineties.
Ferne and Charlie Wride c. 1937, in Shedden, Ontario.
From this point, in this family branch, there are no male descendants to carry
the name forward although the female descendants and their extended families
are alive and well. Strictly speaking, Charlie's son, William could have done so
but we believe that he took the name Palmateer.
Many of the Wride family are buried in the Shedden Cemetery alongside other
family names such as Moore, Warner and Dell. Their headstones can be viewed
here.
For privacy reasons I am ending the story here.
Should anyone want further information or to add
or exchange information or photos please contact
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