William James Hunter Duncan

1905 - Abt 1970  (64 years)

• Name	William James Hunter Duncan  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	29 Jun 1905	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1913  [1, 2, 3]
  	7 Age: 7
  Named After	Uncle William Hunter III, Grdfthr William Hunter Jr., Gr. G-f William Hunter Sr
  Race	Scotch  [1]
  Immigration	Jun 1914	moved to Belleville, Ont.
  Immigration	Abt 1917	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
  Name	Bill Duncan
  Nationality	Canada  [1]
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	497 Willson St, Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	15 Age: 15; Presbyterian Religion: Presbyterian; Municipality: Ward 8; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 87; Industry: None; MonthsAtSchool: 9; SpeaksFrench: No; SubEnumerationDistrict: 53; SubEnumerationDistrictNa
  Residence	1931	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  _MDCL	Contracted polio at age 2.
  Died	Abt 1970	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I5328	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Wilson Duncan,   b. 10 Jul 1864, Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 15 Aug 1942, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Harton Hunter,   b. 17 Apr 1868, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 18 May 1956, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	31 Dec 1890	Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F1479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bill never married. His parents brought him to Canada as a child to be treated for polio at Toronto's (world renowned) Hospital for Sick Children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] 1921 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 62; Census Place: 62, Hamilton East, Ontario; Page Number: 6. Record for Robert Duncan https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8991&h=3416339&indiv=try [S46] 1931 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;). [S44] 1921 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 62; Census Place: Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario; Page Number: 6.