Peter married Beverly Ann POLLEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: AE9CC36CD3974AA89F105FA8C7FE2AA41E4F
• Residence: 1921, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Occupation: 1931, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Stenographer
• Residence: 1931, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Occupation: 1965, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; President or Canadian Pacific Express Company

Notes:

Polley - In Trenton, on Sunday January 10th, 1909 to Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Polley, a son

- Trenton Courier & Advocate Jan 28th, 1909

Birth:
March in 1911 Census
10 Murphy Street (Birth Certificate)

Occupation:
From the estate papers of Maude C. Grant nee NASH

William married Margaret Janet OWENS. Margaret was born in 1915; died in 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 9B94774C2EA5413D95C114DDA3A75E5486F1

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• _UID: 89D4B168A6104471A68A89E307F146450066
• Alt. Birth: Feb 1880, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
• Residence: 9 Jun 1880, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA; William MARSDEN's Boarding House 50 Allen Street
• Immigration: Between 1881 and 1884; USA to Canada
• Residence: 1891, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Abt 1891, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada; Murphy Street, Sides On Ford, And Backs Onto Division, Trenton, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada; Student
• Religion: 1901, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada; Church of England / Anglican
• Residence: 1901, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: Abt 1903, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada; Wharf agent in Trenton for the government
• Occupation: Abt 1905, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Clerk at the Union office in the King Edward Hotel
• Occupation: 24 May 1906, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Residence: 24 May 1906, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1909, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Jun 1911, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Occupation: 13 Aug 1911, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Railway Agent
• Residence: 13 Aug 1911, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Occupation: Bef 1913, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Canadian Pacific Railway at the CPR building at King and Yonge Sts. In Toronto as City Ticket Agent
• Occupation: May 1913, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Travelling passenger agent for Canadian Pacific Railway
• Occupation: 1 May 1913, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Travelling Passenger Agent Canadian Pacific Railway Company
• Occupation: Oct 1913, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Assistant city passenger agent for Canadian Pacific Railway
• Residence: 1921, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Occupation: Dec 1918-Oct 1922, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; City ticket agent for Canadian Pacific Railway
• Occupation: Abt 1922, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Train Pass Agent Intercolonial Rail Road in Toronto (Employeed for "Life" according to death certificate), Ticket Agent(1911)

Notes:

Year of naturalization 1900

MANY TRIBUTES TO LATE W.H. POLLEY
Obsequies Largely Attended Service at St. George's Church on Sunday

The remains of the late William Polley, Jr., reached Trenton on Saturday and were removed to the family residence on Murphy Street, from whence the cortege moved on Sunday afternoon to St. George's Church for service.

The church where the deceased attended as a boy and young man was filled with his many friends, who gathered to pay the last tribute to his memory. Many friends, fellow workers of the C.P.R., and brother Masons of both Toronto and Montreal joined with his numerous Trenton friends in attending the obsequies.

The Church of England service was conducted by the Vicar, Rev. A. L. McTear. Rev. Canon Armstrong, Rector of St. George's Church for so many years and an intimate friend of the deceased and family, read the lesson. The choir rendered appropriate music and Mr. G. H. Cobley sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought."

The pall-bearers were his intimate friends of Toronto. The honorary W. A. Bleecker, R. G. Weddell, W. H. Ireland, H. F. Whittier and W. House.

The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful and covered his grave in St. George's cemetery.

W. H. Polley, aged 43, former city ticket agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway, died early yesterday after a serious illness extending over a period of eight months, at his home at 60 Fermanagh Avenue. The funeral will be held from the home of his parents in Trenton, on Sunday. St. Alban's Lodge, 514, A. F. and A. M., of which he was a member, will have charge of the service. The body will be shipped to Trenton to-day. A Masonic service will be held in his home in Toronto at noon to-day. Mr. Polley began his railroad career as a clerk at the Union office in the Kind Edward Hotel, succeeding Christopher Bunting later as agent. In May 1913, he was appointed traveling passenger agent for the Canadian Pacific and in October, 1913, assistant city passenger agent. In December, 1918 he was appointed city ticket agent but was forced to leave his position in October on account of an illness which became aggravated, later causing his death. He is survived by his widow and four children, William, Alice, Gordon and Robert; a sister, Mrs. A. Maguire, and his parents in Trenton, where his father is employed in the customs office. Mr. Polley was a member of the Western Golf Club and was deservedly popular among a very wide circle of acquaintances.

Witness at wedding:

007383-99 Harry Niles JARMAN, 24, L'Amable, Trenton, Mail Clerk, s/o John C. JARMAN & Elvira NILES married Sarah Elizabeth SPURR, 23, L'Amable, same, d/o Benj SPURR & Mary HILL. Wtn: W.H. POLLEY Jr. of Trenton and Hessie JARMAN of Bancroft on February 8, 1899 at Bancroft

Had spent 5 months in school at the time of the 1901 census

Death certificate incorrectly states place of birth as Canada.

Worked 52 weeks of 1910 at 50 or 60 hours per week earning $1100 that year

In 1911 he had $2000 worth of life insurance which cost him $65 that year

(Medical):Lymphosarcoma for 4 years before death.

Birth:
See alternate birth as more likely DOB.

The family story goes that he was born in Rochester New York when his parents were on a boat trip from Trenton to Quebec City. Born on the return trip to Trenton. However this seems to be a story created to cover up the fact that he was born before his parents were married. He is in the 1880 US census as "Willie McGuire" with his Mom living in a boarding house in Rochester. It is likely she was sent over there to give birth as it wasn't uncommon for unmarried girls to be sent away to have their children in those days. It is unclear when or where his parents did end up marrying but they are listed as married in the 1891 census.

Alt. Birth:
The 1880 census which was enumerated on 9 June for this household states his age as 4/12 (4 months old) and also states "Feb" as the month of birth which would be consistent with being 4 months old in June.

There is a high likely hood that this was his actual date of birth and that the August date was told to him as part of the cover up surrounding his birth.

Residence:
With his mother, under the name of Willie McGuire 4 months old (states Feb as his month of birth) Mother is also using the name McGuire.

Immigration:
1882 in 1901 census, 1881 in 1911 census, 1884 in 1921 census

By the time of the 1881 Rochester City Directory his mother is no longer listed, so they may have come back to Canada by that point. It's unlikely they would stay long after he was born.

Occupation:
Began his career

Residence:
Birth of Son William

Occupation:
Letter from 1913 shows he was an Agent at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto

Occupation:
Have his ID for 1922 so we know that's what he did then

Died:
Family Home 60 Fermanagh Ave, Cause of death was Lymphosarcoma, Informant was his sister in law Nash (First name unreadable) 42 Years old on death certificate

Buried:
Undertaker: R.J. Craig

The Polley's are buried in Section F-183 2-1 to F-183- 3-4 A total of 8 grave sites.

William married Frances May Gertrude NASH on 24 May 1906 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada. Frances (daughter of Daniel Francis Knowlton Pitchford NASH and Amelia Alice Gertrude BRADBURY) was born on 19 Apr 1876 in Dulwich, , Surrey, England; was christened on 8 Jul 1876 in Islington, , Middlesex, England; died on 3 Oct 1965 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 377CDE8DCF0A44CFBAA536117B96ED9B4921
• Name: Gaggie POLLEY
• Residence: 1881, St Martin, Worcester, , Worcestershire, England; Great Western Hotel Shrub Hill
• Education: Abt 1885, Yeovil, , Somerset, England; Girlon? House
• Occupation: 1891, Camberwell, London, Middlesex, England; Scholar
• Residence: 1891, Camberwell, Surrey, England; 31 Belvoir Road Dulwich
• Emigration: 2 Jul 1891, Liverpool, , Lancashire, England; to Montreal
• Immigration: 11 Jul 1891, Montreal, , Qu; from Liverpool
• Occupation: 1901, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Milliner
• Religion: 1901, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Church of England / Anglican
• Residence: 1901, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 98 Denison Ave
• Residence: 24 May 1906, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Residence: 1921, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Occupation: 1931, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; Homemaker
• Residence: 1931, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 60 Fermanagh Ave
• Residence: 1940, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; 1946 Bloor Street Apt. 14, High Park

Notes:

4 children who died in childbirth or infancy

Earned $312 in the year of the 1901 census

Birth:
1878 on marriage certificate but she may have fudged her age a little since she was 4 years older than her husband.

Christened:
St George's Tufnell Park

Education:
In a letter to Gordon Polley she wrote "We were educated at Girlon? House Yeovil Somersetshire."

Died:
Toronto Star Obit

Buried:
Plot N Section 11 Lot # 8 - Same as her mother

Notes:

Married:
Date & location recorded on William Francis Harrison Polley's birth certificate (1907 on this certificate but 1906 on marriage certificate)

Recorded at May 24 1907 on Alice's birth certificate as well