Person:Harry Lyle (1)

Harry Lyle was born seven months after the death of his father. Since 1873 the family had been living in the hamlet of Manchester in what was then Reach Township, Ontario County. His mother, Elizabeth, was left with four young children and no means of support for them other than that provided by her father, Ambrose Atkinson. During the next five years there were a number of advertisements in the North Ontario Observer phrased something like "House in Manchester, going cheap." In 1880, Elizabeth married a local farmer, William Gilroy, who had five children from a previous marriage. Harry spent the rest of his formative years on the Gilroy farm.

He moved to Toronto to seek a living and in 1901 married Frances Arnold. Their three children were born before 1910 and all lived till past 80 years.

1. ↑ Reg'n 016002/76, in Ontario Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths. Ontario, Canada. Ontario Canada Births and Stillbirths (MS929). (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
   Reel 24 .

   Henry Lyle born 17 Oct 1876, male, in County of Ontario, Division of Reach.
   Son of Henry Lyle (farmer, now deceased) and Elizabeth Atkinson.
   Informant: Ambrose Atkinson, gentleman of Uxbridge ([maternal grandfather])

2. ↑ Mount Pleasant Cemetery Burial.

   Section 41, Plot 558. Inscription begins: In loving memory of Harry W Lyle;;;, 1876-1954, beloved husband of Frances Arnold, 1877-1967, ....

3. ↑ Family 109: William and Elizabeth Gilroy, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
   C-13245, District 133: Ontario South, SubDistrict b: Reach Township, page 22, 4 Apr 1881.

   Gilroy, William, 46, m, b Ontario, farmer
   Gilroy, Elizabeth, 35, m, b England
   [five children of William Gilroy]
   Lyle, Judith Matilda, 14, s, b Ontario
   Lyle, George Ambrose, 11, b Ontario
   Lyle, John Henry Dell, 8, b Ontario
   Lyle, Henry Wilmer, 4, b Ontario

4. ↑ Family 43: William and Elizabeth Gilroy, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
   T-6358, Ontario, District 101: Ontario South, Subdistrict 40: Reach, Division 7, page 8, 5 Apr 1891.

   Gilroy, William, 54, m, b Ontario, farmer
   Gilroy, Elizabeth, 43, m, b England
   [three children of William Gilroy]
   Gilroy, Milton, 6, s, b Ontario
   Gilroy, Merle, 1, s, b Ontario
   Lyle, George, 20, s, b Ontario, stockman
   Lyle, John Delbert, 17, s, b Ontario, farm labourer
   Lyle, Harry, 14, s, b Ontario

5. ↑ Family 55: Harry and Frances Lyle, in Canada. 1911 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
   T-20402, District 126, SubDistrict 35, page 6, 1 Jun 1911.

   Location described as 99 Borden Street, Ward Four, Toronto North [electoral district]
   Harry Lyle, Harry, m, head, m, 35, b Sep 1876, Ontario, salesman
   Lyle, Frances, f, wife, m, 33, b Dec 1878, Ontario
   Lyle, Archie, m, son, s, Feb 1905, 6, b Ontario
   Lyle, Robert, m, son, s, Oct 1909, 2, b Ontario
   Lyle, Estelle, f, daughter, s, Dec 1903, 8, b Ontario
   Arnold, Christina, f, mother, w, 54, Aug 1857, Scotland, immigrated 1861
   Arnold, Earnest, m, brother, s, 24, Mar 1887, Ontario, pressing
   Arnold, Robert, m, brother, s, 22, Mar 1889, Ontario, office
   Arnold, Annie, f, sister, s, 31, Feb 1880, Ontario
   Turner, Bessie, f, cousin, S, Dec 1891, 20, b U. S, immigrated 1901, bookkeeper

   The family details were given by Frances Lyle. All the relationships point to her.

6. ↑ Family 106: Harry and Frances Lyle, 211 Borden Street, Toronto, in Canada. 1921 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
   RG31, District 134, SubDistrict 21, page 8.

   Lyle, Harry W, head, male, married, 44, b Ontario, father b England, mother b England, shipper
   Lyle, Frances, wife, female, married, 42, b Ontario, father b Ontario, mother b Ontario
   Lyle, Christina, daughter, female, single, 18, b Ontario, father b Ontario, mother b Ontario, stenographer
   Lyle, Archabald, son, male, single, 16, b Ontario, father b Ontario, mother b Ontario, clerk
   Lyle, Robert, son, male, single, 12, b Ontario, father b Ontario, mother b Ontario, student
   Lyle, James, son, male, single, 9, b Ontario, father b Ontario, mother b Ontario, none

   The fourth reported child is a complete mystery. As far as I know, my grandparents only had 3 children. There are no birth or death registrations for James.

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 The birth registation of Harry Wilmer Lyle was in the name Henry Lyle. Sometime during the next twenty years he became more commonly referred to as Harry and his formal name was Harry or Henry Wilmer. The source of the second name, Wilmer, is unknown.
8. ↑ Ontario Death Registrations are not available to the public until 75 years after the death. The formal papers relating to it were not passed on to me. Howeve, I recall the death of my grandfather. It was definitely a Saturday in November and the year was 1954 as confirmed by the gravestone. The 20th was the most likely date.
9.   Harry Lyle has not been found on the censuses of 1901 (occurred before his marriage) nor on the Prairie Provinces census of 1916. Family hearsay reported he was ill and the illness took them to the west.