Notes In 1884, William Ferryman, 13, arrived at Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 51 children accompanied by Miss Edwards.
"Sixteenth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1886-87; Copy of Reports of Inspection of Children sent out to Canada, as of February 12, 1887.
Report of Mr. W. J. Wills, Government Immigration Agent at Ottawa, Ontario.
William Ferryman, from parish of St.Pancras, placed with ? Murphy, Buckingham Village, Co. Ottawa, P.Q. Left Mr. Banning with whom first placed about a year ago, and is now in receipt of $6 per month wages; a good boy."
On November 17, 1891, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between William Ferriman, 21, dryer, born in England to William Ferriman and Mary Austin; and Ellen Killeen LaFrance (widow of Emery LaFrance), 24, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to James Killeen and Mary E. Foley.
William Ferryman and Ellen Killeen had at least 5 children: Son Ferriman, born and died December 29, 1898 (stillborn), at Carleton, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Elizabeth Martha Ferriman, born March 7, 1903, at Carleton, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Joseph Ray Ferriman, born February 11, 1910; died July 28, 1910 (cholera and heart failure), at Carleton, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Mary Ferriman, born about 1893, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and William John Ferriman, born about 1894, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
William John Ferriman (William Ferryman) died in December 1939. He is buried at Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Sec. 16, Lot 4764-1/2E. Ellen Elizabeth Killeen Ferriman died in November 1926, and is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Sec. 16, Lot 4764-1/2E.