Dr. William Hall Brydon

1879 - 1962  (82 years)

• Name	William Hall Brydon
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1 Dec 1879	King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1901	King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  	He's living with his uncle William Hall's family.
  Residence	1921	Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1931	Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Address      Main St Occupation      Doctor Medical Lavine Novington is a servant in the household.
  Died	1 Oct 1962	Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Brampton Cemetery, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I16	Brydon family tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	William Brydon,   b. 15 May 1850, King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1884, King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Margaret Hall,   b. 1850, King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1881, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1879	King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Dale,   b. 17 Mar 1893, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1914	Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Elizabeth Brydon,   b. 25 Jul 1915, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 2006, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years) + 2. William Henry Brydon,   b. 4 Sep 1918, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1999, Huntsville, Muskoka Dist., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years) + 3. Thomas Dale Brydon,   b. 27 Dec 1919, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Sep 1961, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years) + 4. Kate Dale Brydon,   b. 11 Sep 1921, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1987, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   5. Edward Dale Brydon,   b. 15 May 1924, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1945, Lubeck, Germany  (Age 20 years) + 6. Ethel Dale Brydon,   b. 7 Jul 1927, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 2016, Collingwood, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years) + 7. Roberta Hall Brydon,   b. 20 Sep 1935,   d. 28 Feb 1998  (Age 62 years)
  Photos		'Dale girls in lake' photo courtesy Robert Jenkins
  Histories		'Sundridge cottage originals' 2012 is the 100 year anniversary of the Dales, Beattys, Algies, Campbells and Brydons summer presence on Lake Bernard. Cropped off the right of the picture is Bill Algie's sons Mac (i218) and Harry (i216).
  		First summer in Sundridge, Aug. 1912 the Dale family photo courtesy Robert Jenkins
  Articles and Galleries		Uncle Ted's Diary Thanks to Ethel Dale Sivell for many photos and stories, to Don and Dorothy Beatty for help putting names to faces in pictures plus more stories and Brydon Brown for copies of Ted's letters written from overseas.
  		Uncle Ted's cinema A movie poster sampling of the movies Edward Dale Brydon watched in early 1941
  		Above Southern Ontario in the late 1940's From an air field on McLaughlin Road on the west edge of Brampton we fly over Peel County, Brampton and the farmers' fields that will later become Mississauga.
  Albums		Brydon - Miller family, my Brydons (95) From the Ettrick Valley in Selkirkshire to Ontario in 1830.
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Dec 1879 - King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - King Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Apr 1914 - Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1931 - Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Oct 1962 - Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Brampton Cemetery, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		gorge_1916sm.jpg Dr Brydon with children and nanny at the Gorge near Sundridge, Ontario
  		Dr. William Brydon His kids in this shot are Tom Kate and Bill.
  		Dr. William Hall Brydon One writer had estimated that in 53 years of practise Dr. Brydon had delivered 2000 babies and by spring 1960 had been on duty 96,725 days.
  		Dr. William Hall Brydon ...and other dapper U. of T. grads. Dr. Brydon is standing, 3rd from left. the father of Telfer Whillans is standing far left photo - Len Brydon
  		'Bertha Algie, Bill Brydon' photo courtesy Robert Jenkins
  		William Hall Brydon courtesy Dale O'Hara

  
  

  Headstones

  Brydon Dr. William Hall Brydon

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Buddies of my grandad This'd probably be Peel County late 1920's (judging by the car). Dr William Hall Brydon is cropped out of this shot. W.A. Beatty is standing second from left.
  		Crawford School William Hall Brydon taught here from Our Roots website, image ca6hcb0021.jpg
  		Dr. William Hall Brydon and scout troop probably taken in Brampton photo courtesy Dr. David Hall Dickson
  		"Did you know..." Doctors in Peel County
  		"Model T Tussle Fractures Hand" Dr. William Hall Brydon

  
  

  Newspapers » Slide Show		95 fliers reported dead The Toronto Star newspaper prints RCAF official casualty lists. Edward Brydon, previously missing, now killed
  		"from a fortnight in the wild" Dr. William Brydon and the Brampton hunting party
  		The annual University of Toronto rifle match W. H. Brydon, nedical student, wins the event.
  		Lightning hits home...

  
  

  Obituaries » Slide Show		"His family were pioneers." Dr. William Hall Brydon
  		"Little Black Bag" Dr William Hall Brydon
  		"Respected Friend 'Doc' Dies at 83" Dr. William Hall Brydon

  
  

• Notes

  Orphaned before the age of five, he was brought up by his aunts, Elizabeth, Isabella and Catherine Hall. William attended the one room Crawford school, west of Linton in King Twp., about 40 rods (about 200m) from the Hall family home. His junior matriculation was at the Woodbridge High School and his senior at the Annette St. school in West Toronto. To earn money for college he taught public school both at his old Crawford school then at Coventry in Peel County, about four miles from the Hall house. His first year's salary was $250. He injured a knee in a game of rugby in Brampton which kept him from playing football in college. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Toronto 1907. He started practising medicine in Brampton in 1907 at the practise of his uncle, Dr. William Hall. He drove throughout Peel County to do house calls in his Model T Ford. His hand was broken while cranking a balky engine that kicked back. He was active in community affairs. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Rotary Club. He was a staunch supporter of the Liberal Party. 1931, he won awards at the Canadian National Exhibition for his standard bred horses. 1933, In August he purchased the Brampton Dairy in partnership with R.W. Lowry. 1934, June 11: He was treating Rev. Ewan Macdonald, husband of Lucy Maud Montgomery, with an "Electric head treatment". Electricity was thought to be very beneficial then. He was appointed Peel County coroner in February 1936. In 1946 he was made a lifetime member of the Ontario Medical Association. In 1950 Dr. Brydon instituted the Brydon award, a diamond ring to be awarded to the physician in District 5 of the OMA who has made an outstanding contribution to medicine. Also in 1950 he donated a bell to Grace United Church in memory of his son Ted who was killed in World War 2. One writer had estimated that in 53 years of practise Dr. Brydon had delivered 2000 babies and been on duty 96,725 days as of Mar. 28, 1960.