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Note: NOTES on William "Billy" James OUTRAM b.1839 Back in 1627 Joseph Outram was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England & had at least 3 children one being Thomas born 1645 (Peterborough, Ontario LINE), Benjamin Joseph born about 1660 (Sir James Napier's Line) Sir James Napier OUTRAM is a distant cousin by 8 Generations back, & Edward born on 16 July 1670. They where all born in Bolsover, Derbyshire, England. His parents William James & Lavinia C (Gaddye) Outram are buried in Bowmanville Cem. Bowmanville, Ontario. They were very active in The Salvation Army, The only picture of them together is of them in The Salvation Army Attire. He worked for The Bell Piano Company of Bowmanville as a cabinet maker. William James Outram was known as "Billy" all of his life. Billy was a very small man to today norms... Only 5 foot tall, of medium build. His oldest son Howard was about the same size as Billy. Billy was a non smoker, non drinker of alcohol William James (Billy) apprenticed as a butch in Bowmanville, delivering meat in the morning & taking orders for the next day, driving a horse & enclosed delivery wagon. 1880's William "Billy" Outram moved to Peterborough & started to work for Johnny Howden, who soon opened a meat store called "A.M Butchery Company". One day while Billy was delivering meat to Hall's Law Firm he met his further wife, Miss Helen Pugh where she worked. 7 May 1890 Billy married Helen Pugh in Peterborough at the age of 24. Some time later Billy left A.M. Butchery & went to work for the "George Mathews Packing Company" of Peterborough. In 1908 the George Matthews Packing Company was operating a retail business consisting of three local stores which still cared the name of "Matthew & Blackwell Meats", located at 356 George Street, Brock and George and Sherbrooke and Park (2014 a corner store, you can still go to the back & see where the meat hooks hung on the walls). According to the "Electric City" in 1908, "They are fully equipped with large ice chests, patent cutting blocks, and marble-topped counters. A complete stock of all pork products is provided fresh every day and deliveries are promptly made by the company's own delivery wagons. In addition to the products of the packing-house these stores carry a splendid assortment of canned goods in glass and tin, put up by the world's best canners, and pickles and condiments to suit every taste." William "Billy" Outram was General Manager over all 3 stores. From 1912 to 1914 the Peterborough company was known as Matthews-Laing Limited 1915 to about 1920, the Peterborough pork packer was called Matthews-Blackwell Limited 1921 Matthews & Blackwell Meats sold to "Canadian Packing Company" when they moved into the Peterborough area.. They brought out all of the small specially shops (bakeries, meats, dairy etc). Anything doing with food & building one BIG Grocery Store where you could buy everything you need to cook a meal. From 1921 to 1932, the local works were billed as the "Canadian Packing Company", which Michael Bliss says had American owners. Geo. Matthews Co., Packers and Exporters, which also had works in Lindsay, Ottawa and Hull. The George Matthews Company, a significant pork-packing enterprise, was founded in Lindsay in 1868 and moved in 1882 to an exceptionally fine building in Peterborough, at the junction of George Street, Little Lake, and the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Its "Rose Brand" meats were sold in Canada and Great Britain. As early as 1902, Joseph Flavelle had looked at the feasibility of uniting several key operators, of which his company, William Davies Limited, was easily the largest and most sophisticated. The meatpacking industry had changed over the years. His proposal was to unite Geo. Matthews and Parke Blackwell with the much stronger William Davies Limited which he effectively owned. The plan would ensure the new firm had a near monopoly in the hog market, and likely could set the price for Canadian bacon in the British market, where it competed with Danish bacon. Each company would continue to operate as if it were independent, but the Davies company would be in control. The two companies were eager to accept, and so Flavelle assumed they were in poor financial condition. Flavelle's English agent for the sale of pork was cool on the idea, and suggested that the two smaller companies would prove a drag on the Davies company. Flavelle eventually got the agent's support, but decided to postpone the merger. 1927 According to Michael Bliss' excellent biography of Sir Joseph Flavelle, J. S. McLean completed in 1927 the merger that Flavelle had turned down 25 years earlier. The new holding company, Canada Packers Limited, acquired control of Harris Abattoir, William Davies Company, the packing house run by the Gunn family, and the "much smaller" Canadian Packing Company Limited, the company that had bought out Matthews-Blackwell Meats Co. 1927 The street directory lists Billy Outram as a branch manager for Canada Packers Company. 1936 Billy Outram retired Jan 1936 from Canada Packers Limited. Elwood H. Jones, Archivist, Trent Valley Archives, can be reached at Elwood@trentvalleyarchives.com. The book, Finding Champlain's Dream, is available for $20 at Trent Valley Archives, at the corner of Carnegie Avenue and Woodland Drive, 705-745-4404. SOURCE: Peterborough Examiner write up.. https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/living-story/8216574-enterprise-along-the-river-a-major-meat-packing-operation-once-stood-on-the-shores-of-the-otonabee-river-at-little-lake/ Billy Outram (24) married Helen Pugh (22) on 8 May 1890 at George Street, Methoist Church, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Married.. Ontario Marriage #10161-90 William J. OUTRAM, 25, butcher, Canada, Peterborough, s/o James OUTRAM & Louisa GARVEY, married Nellie PUGH, 22, England, Peterborough, d/o Thomas PUGH & Eliza DYER, witn: Charles A. WRIGHT of Bowmanville & Ada OUTRAM of Toronto, 8 May 1890 at Peterborough 1890-96 in the Volunteer Militia 57th Regiment Peterborough Rangers as Band Major SOURCE: All Canada, Nominal Rolls and Paylists for the Volunteer Militia, 1857-1922 results for William James Outram After Billy & Helen got married they rented their 1st home on Water St., near Parkhill Road. After getting married Helen ran a little grocery store till after Ella was born in March 1891. Billy & Helen Outram owned 3 homes over their life time... They brought their 1st home on the corner of Dublin & Gilchrist St., 2nd home at 616 Union St & Sherbrooke St., which was a cottage that they had the roof raised and 2nd floor added before Hazel was born in 1895. There they had a large sow (female big), chickens & a garden. Finally they brought their 3rd home at 198 Edinburgh where they both died. Billy & Helen never moved into a new home until it was completely paid off, they rented it out first. As their family grow so did their homes. When they moved into another one the other one was rented out. Every day Billy rode a bicycle to work till he retired in 1936. In the early 1900's Peterborough had 3 telephone companies, had all 3 in his homes, and businesses. In 1917 Bill & Helen brought their first car. By all accounts Billy never drove any of their cars that they owned over the years, he never had a driver's license, They always had one of their children drive them where ever they wanted to go, even to see their cousins the Westcott's in Gamebridge where they spent many a holiday. Their son's James & Edward (Ted) did most of the driving. Once just after Bill & Helen had brought another car, Ted wanted to drive it & had an accident in down town Peterborough which he was a little upset with when he told his parents about the mishap. His brother James told me about it (W J Don Outram). 1936 Billy retired from Canada Packers Meats to his home at 198 Edinburgh St. where he Died one year to the day after retiring from boredom (29 Dec 1937). Billy had to get rid of his prize winning chickens & pigeons about a year before he retired because of allegories to them. 1936 Jan after retiring from the butcher trade in Peterborough, Ontario, William (Billy) James Outram & his wife Helen Ellie Pugh traveled by train to visited his Sisters; Ida Helen Outram-Ashwood & Laura Hariet Outram-Rutter & families in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada & their 4th cousin Edward Outram b.1861 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England (trade: file maker) & his wife Helen ? & their son George Outram b.1881& daughter Ellen Outram b.1883 who had left Montreal, Quebec and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1914. During the warmer months Helen always took their children on excursions around the Kawartha's either by train or on one of the many boats sailing the Trent System. She liked to teach them new things & show them everything of interest. When the Peterborough Lift Locks officially opened to the public to a crowd of thousands on 9 July 1904, and remains in full use today. Helen & Billy took the children. Their son James Wellington (b.1900) sat on his father's shoulders so he could see. While Helen pushed their new born baby son Edward (Ted) (b.04/1905) in the stroller. SOURCE: Off Notes written by Helen Pugh-Outram of Peterborough before 1950 HOBBIES... His hobby was his prize winning pigeons, and chickens, which he sent all over the world to compete in judging, and flight, as well as to sell. Sold eggs as well, some for over $ 20.00 each. Very active in The Salvation Army Band, played a cornet, and a mouth organ. Gave it up when he had his hat knocked !off by a stone thrown at him during a parade. Belonged to The George Street Methodist (United) Church. Very Active in the church. Billy loved Base Ball, he attended most local games in Peterborough. His son James took him to Toronto to see his only major league game. 1925 The Congregations of the Presbyterian & the Methodist Church's combined and renamed their new church "The United Church Of Canada". Every Christmas he would dress up as Santa Claus, and come down the stairs in his home. William James Outram Wil l: #7163-686 Province of Ontario, Probate 8 Feb 1938 Compiled by: William James Donald Outram 13012 cr 503 Tory Hill, Ontario Canada KOL 2YO 1999
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