Our Wride story begins with Thomas Wride, or Wryth, in
or near Barmby on the Moor in Yorkshire, England. His
son William, who was married to Catherine Newton in
1737, had a son Thomas Wride, born in the same year, who
is shown living in Barmby-on-the-Moor, now known
simply as Barmby Moor, or Barmby, 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, of Finnish descent, 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, then followed by his
youngest brother Anderson in 1850 and ultimately by
brothers Watson and Joseph in 1852. Anderson settled in
Michigan, USA while the other brothers remained in 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
A provisions list for passengers leaving Liverpool
bound for
North America in 1851, the year before Watson Wride set
out.
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, on which
Watson and Joseph Wride, and their
families, traveled from Liverpool, England to New
York, USA.
Waterloo passenger manifest for 15 April, 1852
showing Watson and Joseph Wride and their famlies.
An 1848
depiction of an immigrant ship at Castle Garden, four
years before the Wride's arrival.
An
1857 depiction of an immigrant ship at Castle
Garden, five years after the Wride's arrival.
An 1851 painting of Castle
Garden, the year before the Wride's arrival.
Castle Garden and Battery Park shown at the
southern tip of Manhattan Island.
The above pictures show Castle Garden as it
may have been when the Wrides arrived in the
United States of America. It was originally
a fort after which it became a theatre, then an
immigration centre and later an
aquarium. Today it is preserved as a National
Monument.
Upon their arrival this was not yet
considered to be the official port of entry.
This came in 1855.
William Wride appears in Scarborough
Township, Ontario, Canada 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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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.
Watson's older brother William moved a farther
west to Leamington, Ontario, on the north shore
of Lake Erie, 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.
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.
Anderson Wride's 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."
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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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 adjoining Ada township.
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.
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
The Watson Wride farm, near Shedden, in 1879.
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.
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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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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 when she
was only sixteen years of age. They had a son
William. At the age of twenty-two Charlie suffered
a ruptured appendix and died. Ferne remarried
later but the family lost the connection with her.
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 Wilson 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, should have done so but
immediately following his father's death his
mother gave him to her sister who adopted him. So
William was raised by Alvin Glenn Palmateer and
his wife Opal Erie Wilson as if he were their own.
Bill Palmateer married Patricia Ann Cummings and
worked and lived in St. Thomas, Ontario where he
died 13 January, 2012.
William "Bill" Wride
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
me at the e-mail address on my home page.
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