William Robert AINSLIE

1887 - 1972  (85 years)   Has 10 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

William AINSLIE

1860 - 1939  (78 years)

Birth	24 Jul 1860	West Riddell Farm, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Died	4 Mar 1939	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 79y 7m 13d
	Cause: Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Influenza, Arteriosclerosis
Buried	7 Mar 1939	Gordon Cemetery, 459 Poplar Road, Gordon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 79y
Father	James Davidson AINSLIE,   b. 17 Feb 1833, Ancrum, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mother	Bridget L SMITH,   b. 28 Jun 1838, Oxnam, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	29 Oct 1858	United Presbyterian Church, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family	Ann (Annie) Laura WILLIAMS,   b. 26 Aug 1868, Ontario, Canada
Married	7 Apr 1886	Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Children	1. William Robert AINSLIE,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada   2. Ethel Maud AINSLIE,   b. 13 Sep 1889, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   3. Gertrude AINSLIE,   b. 22 Sep 1892, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   4. Irene Anndrena AINSLIE,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   5. Reuben AINSLIE,   b. 14 Feb 1898, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   6. Isabella Beatrice (Toots) AINSLIE,   b. 23 Jul 1907, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

Ann (Annie) Laura WILLIAMS

1868 - 1941  (72 years)

Birth	26 Aug 1868	Ontario, Canada
Died	20 Mar 1941	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 73y
Buried	Aft 20 Mar 1941	Gordon Cemetery, 459 Poplar Road, Gordon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 72y
Family	William AINSLIE,   b. 24 Jul 1860, West Riddell Farm, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	7 Apr 1886	Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Children	1. William Robert AINSLIE,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada   2. Ethel Maud AINSLIE,   b. 13 Sep 1889, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   3. Gertrude AINSLIE,   b. 22 Sep 1892, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   4. Irene Anndrena AINSLIE,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   5. Reuben AINSLIE,   b. 14 Feb 1898, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   6. Isabella Beatrice (Toots) AINSLIE,   b. 23 Jul 1907, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

Ruby Lavinia MONKHOUSE

1897 - 1966  (68 years)

Birth	12 May 1897	Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Died	13 Feb 1966	Mindemoya, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 68y
Buried	15 Feb 1966	Providence Bay Cemetery, Lot 1, Concession 11, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 68y
Father	William J MONKHOUSE,   b. Sep 1870, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Sarah Jane MARTIN,   b. 2 Apr 1872, Carnavon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Married	1895
Family	William Robert AINSLIE,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Married	7 Jul 1920	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Children	1. Melvin LeRoy AINSLIE,   b. 26 May 1921, Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   2. Eleanor Aldeane AINSLIE,   b. 7 Jul 1923, Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   3. Marion Elaine AINSLIE,   b. 16 Oct 1936   4. Dennis Leroy AINSLIE,   b. 12 Mar 1940

Melvin LeRoy AINSLIE

1921 - 1971  (50 years)

Birth	26 May 1921	Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Died	29 Nov 1971	Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
	Age: 50y
Buried	3 Dec 1971	Providence Bay Cemetery, Lot 1, Concession 11, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 50y
Father	William Robert AINSLIE,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Ruby Lavinia MONKHOUSE,   b. 12 May 1897, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Married	7 Jul 1920	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Family	Minera LAWRENCE

Eleanor Aldeane AINSLIE

1923 - 1988  (64 years)

Birth	7 Jul 1923	Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Died	1988
Buried	1988	Providence Bay Cemetery, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Robert AINSLIE,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Ruby Lavinia MONKHOUSE,   b. 12 May 1897, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Married	7 Jul 1920	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Family	Leo Benedict O'CARROLL,   b. 1924

Marion Elaine AINSLIE

1936 - 2024  (87 years)

Birth	16 Oct 1936
Died	29 Jul 2024
	Age: 87y
Father	William Robert AINSLIE,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Ruby Lavinia MONKHOUSE,   b. 12 May 1897, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Married	7 Jul 1920	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Family	Wilfred LAWRENCE
Children	1. Kim Elaine LAWRENCE   2. Laurie Lawrence LANDRY

Dennis Leroy AINSLIE

1940 - 1975  (35 years)

Birth	12 Mar 1940
Died	22 Nov 1975	Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 35y
Buried	25 Nov 1975	Providence Bay Cemetery, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 35y
Father	William Robert AINSLIE,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Ruby Lavinia MONKHOUSE,   b. 12 May 1897, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Married	7 Jul 1920	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Family	Living
Children	1. John AINSLIE

• Name	William Robert AINSLIE
  Birth	19 Aug 1887	Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  1891 Canada Census	22 May 1891	Burpee Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Age: 3y
  	30953_148126, Dist 46, 30, Page 5 Son, Presbyterian
  1901 Census - Canada	31 Mar 1901	Burpee Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Age: 13y
  	z000050518 Dist 44, Page 1 Son, Single, Presbyterian
  1911 Census - Canada	1911	Burpee Township, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Age: 23y
  	e080_e001976693 Son, Single, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer, Own Account, Could Read and Write States birth as August 1888
  Ancestor Count	10
  Descendant Count	7
  Reference Number	V 0145a
  Death	9 Nov 1972	Red Cross Hospital, Mindemoya, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  	Age: 85y
  Burial	12 Nov 1972	Providence Bay Cemetery, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  	Age: 85y
  Person ID	I3157	Ruth
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	William AINSLIE,   b. 24 Jul 1860, West Riddell Farm, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 4 Mar 1939, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Ann (Annie) Laura WILLIAMS,   b. 26 Aug 1868, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Mar 1941, Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1886	Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	or Anglican Church, Evansville
  Family ID	F1298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Lavinia MONKHOUSE,   b. 12 May 1897, Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Feb 1966, Mindemoya, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1920	Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 10]
  	William was a Bachelor, Farmer, Presbyterian Ruby was a Spinster, Presbyterian Witnesses: Irene Ainslie & William Monkhouse
  Children	1. Melvin LeRoy AINSLIE,   b. 26 May 1921, Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Nov 1971, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA (Age 50 years)   2. Eleanor Aldeane AINSLIE,   b. 7 Jul 1923, Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada d. 1988 (Age 64 years)   3. Marion Elaine AINSLIE,   b. 16 Oct 1936   d. 29 Jul 2024 (Age 87 years)   4. Dennis Leroy AINSLIE,   b. 12 Mar 1940   d. 22 Nov 1975, Providence Bay, Carnarvon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F1434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Aug 1887 - Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario, Canada 1891 Canada Census - Age: 3y - 22 May 1891 - Burpee Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada 1901 Census - Canada - Age: 13y - 31 Mar 1901 - Burpee Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada 1911 Census - Canada - Age: 23y - 1911 - Burpee Township, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM ROBERT AINSLIE ADDRESSES: Elizabeth Bay, Burpee Township, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada( 19 August 1887) Burpee, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (22 May 1891) Burpee, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (31 March 1901) Burpee Township, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada (1911) Burpee Township, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada (07 July 1920) OCCUPATIONS: - (22 May 1891) - (31 March 1901) Farmer (1911) CENSUSES: (1887-1972) 05 April 1891 - yes 31 March 1901 - yes 02 April 1911 - yes 19 June 1921 - Last checked: 02 December 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S1803] Certificate - Birth - Canada - Ainslie, William - 1887, 001127. [S4709] Manitoulin Roots - No Image. [S6970] Extract from Border Bairns, An Ainslie Family History - by Robert Lyle Price Morden, Page 47. [S4708] Headstone - Ainslie, William & Ruby L - Providence Bay Cemetery, Manitoulin - findagrave.com, Memorial id 1705959704. Courtesy of findagrave.com [S1328] 1891 Canada Census - Ainslie, William & Annie L, 30953_148126, Dist 46, 30, Page 5. [S1339] 1901 Canada Census - Ainslie, William & Annie L, z000050518 Dist 44, Page 1. [S3725] 1911 Canada Census - Ainslie, William & Ann, e080_e001976693. [S3716] Headstone Transcription - Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada - No Image, Stone No. 115. AINSLIE/RUBY L./1897-1966/WILLIAM/1887-1972 /MELVIN L./1921-1971 /DENNIS L./1940-/ REST IN PEACE/ (back of stone) AINSLIE [S562] Family Search - Marriages - No Image. [S1782] Certificate - Marriage - Canada - Ainslie, William & Monkhouse, Ruby Lavinia - 1920, C 91203.