1864–1932

Introduction

Born: Ju­ly 3, 1864, Ul­la­stone, Eng­land (lo­ca­tion un­known—per­haps El­la­stone?).

Died: Au­gust 31, 1932, Au­ro­ra, On­ta­rio, Ca­na­da.

Buried: Hill­crest Ce­me­te­ry, George­town, Hal­ton, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da.

Biography

William was the hus­band of Re­bec­ca Wats­on.

A Me­tho­dist min­is­ter, he gra­du­at­ed from the Theo­lo­gic­al Col­lege in Rich­mond, Eng­land.

In 1886, he went to New­found­land as a mis­sion­ary, and served at Bur­geo, Top­sail, and St. John’s West.

In 1891, he trans­ferred to On­tar­io, and served pas­tor­ates in:

Sources

Lyrics

  1. O’er the Track­less Ocean Guid­ed

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ad­ams (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),