Person:Charles Ormsby (1)

Miscellaneous Notes: - James and Ellen Ormsby listed as parents on marriage certificate

1881 Canadian Census James Ormsby 47, a laborer, lived in Orillia, Simcoe North, Ontario with his wife Ellen 39 and their children William 21, Albert 18, Ellen 14, Charles 12, Robert 4 and Elizabeth 3. They were all born in Ontario and their religion was Calvanistic Methodist.

1901 Canadian Census Ellen Ormsby 59, born March 24, 1842 lived in the 2nd Ward of Toronto East with her children Charles 32, a tinsmith born March 5, 1869, Robert 26, a driver ? born April 1, 1874 and Lillian 23, born September 1, 1877. They were all born in Ontario and belonged to the Church of England. Charles earned $650 and Robert $500. They had 2 boarders that included Jennie Hays 22, a ? born in Ireland on September 13, 1878. She earned $250 and was Presbyterian. She immigrated in 1892. Note that James Ormsby is living at a separate location at this time.

1911 Canadian Census Charles Ormsby lived in a house at 705 Ontario St., Toronto with his wife Jennie, 32, son Harry, 17, daughter Florence, 8, and a lodger Robert Hayes, aged 30. He lists his occupation as tinsmith and tribal origin as Irish. Religion is Canadian Presbyterian.

1903 -A.B. Ormsby paid $290 for public school metal ceilings. C. Ormsby paid $87.38 for tinsmithing (Toronto Globe, 16 Jun 1903).

1904 Galvanized iron workers wanted. C. Ormsby and Co. Ad. (Toronto Star, 20 Jul 1904)

1905 C. Ormsby and Co. Galvanized Iron Works. 58 Richmond St. West. (Toronto Star, 23 Jun 1905)

1912 City Clocks to be Lighted The Council has awarded the contract to C. Ormsby of 26 Teraulay street to put in nine target or clock lights in various parts of the city. One of these will be placed in the St. James Cathedral steeple: the others in the towers of fire houses and police stations which contain clocks. Few realize, on looking at these clocks from the street that they are ten feet across. The one in the City Hall is about fifteen feet across. The Council should be commended for this move, for now their clocks will be like the darkey’s moon which “shines at night jis when we need de light de most.” (Toronto Star, 5 Sep 1912).

Charles Edward Ormsby Death Notice Toronto Daily Star, 12 Sep 1940. Suddenly at St. Joseph’s hospital, Toronto, on Wednesday night, September 11, 1940, Charles Edward Ormsby, beloved husband of Jennie Ormsby and dear father of Harry, of 20 Roblock Avenue, aged 72 years. Resting at the funeral chapel of Wingham Speers, 2026 Dundas street near Keele for service on Friday at 2:30 p.m. Interment Prospect Cemetery.

1. ↑ 1911 Census of Canada.
2. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada.
3. ↑ Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922.
4. ↑ 1911 Census of Canada.
5. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada.
6. ↑ Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871.
7. ↑ Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922.
8. ↑ 1911 Census of Canada.
9. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada.
10. ↑ Death Notice in Toronto Star
11. ↑ Death Notice in Toronto Star