William Addison Rust-D'Eye

  General Notes:

Born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, William A. Rust-D'Eye emigrated to Canada in 1885.

Willaim A. Rust D'Eye worked for 30 years with the Musson Book Co. Ltd. before moving to Owen Sound to work in the insurance business. He then moved back to Toronto in 1937 and founded the William A. Rust-D'Eye Co. Ltd. which manufactured paper pads.

William and Nora Rust-D'Eye owned a log "cottage" at Leith. They bought it from two spinsters who were the original owners. William converted this log cabin into a house in the 1950's.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Maybush House, 1881, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England. ²⁶⁶

• Immigration: Immigrated to Canada, 1883 May 13, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ^230,267 Travelled to Canada on the second voyage of the SS Oregon 1882 of the Dominion Line. The ship left Liverpool on May 3rd 1883 and arrived in Quebec City on May 13, 1883, stopping in Belfast on May the 4th. The Ship's master was H.C. Williams.

The OREGON was built by C.Connell & Co, Glasgow in 1882 for the Dominion Line </ships/lines/dominion.html> of Liverpool. She was a 3,672 gross ton ship, length 360.7ft x beam 40.3ft, one funnel, four masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 80-cabin, 60-intermediate and 1,200-3rd class passengers. Launched on 23/12/1882, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Halifax and Portland on 15/3/1883. On 3/5/1883 she commenced her first voyage from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. Later, her masts were reduced to two and on 19/6/1895 commenced her last Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal voyage. In 1896 she was sold to Furness Line </ships/lines/furness.html> and immediately chartered to Hamburg America Line </ships/lines/hamburg.html>. She commenced a single round voyage on 18/7/1896 from Hamburg to Montreal and on 15/9/1896 tramsferred to the Hamburg - New York service. On 10/10/1896 she commenced sailing for Furness Line between New York, Naples, Genoa and Leghorn, for 4 round voyages, the last starting 8/7/1897. In Sept.1897 she was scrapped at Genoa. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.806]

• Occupation: Stock Clerk, 1901, Toronto Junction, York, Ontario, Canada. ²³⁰ Living on own means

• Religion: Church of England, 1901, Toronto Junction, York, Ontario, Canada. ²³⁰

• Residence: 140 Mulock Ave, 1901, Toronto Junction, York, Ontario, Canada. ²³⁰

• Occupation: Traveller, 1908 Jul 8, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵²

• Religion: Church of England, 1908 Jul 8, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵²

• Occupation: worked for the Musson Book company, 1885-1915, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵⁷

• Occupation: in the insurance business, 1915-1937, Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵⁷

• Social: Visit from in-laws, 1918 Aug 24, Leith, Grey, Ontario, Canada. ²⁴¹ From the Toronto Star August 24, 1918:
Mr and Mrs. Richard Tew have gone on a motor trip to Leith on the Georgian Bay where they intend to spend a week or so with their daughter, Mrs. Rust-D'Eye.

• Social, 1935 Dec 11, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵¹ Mrs. Richard Tew gave a delightful dinner party last night in the King Edward hotel forher entire family, including six daughters and two sons, with their wives and husbands. The occasion was to mark her 85th birthday. During dinner a toast was proposed by her eldest son, Douglas, and was replied to by Mrs. Tew in her inimitably bright and witty way. After dinner, Mrs. Tew's guests returned to her home on Edgewood Ave., where she entertained them at bridge. Among the guests were Mrs. John Wainwright of Hamilton, Mrs. Tew's sister, Mr. and Mrs. William Rust-Deye, Mr. and Mrs. Mark McLeod. Hamilton: Mr. and Mrs. Ward Mayor, Mrs. Alex Rowan, Misses Edith, Daisie, Marie and Rita Tew.

• Occupation: founder and head of the William A. Rust-D'Eye Co. Ltd., 1937-1945, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵⁶ He had been for many years in the paper pad manufacturing business. He was head of the William A. Rust-D'Eye Co. Ltd., which he founded in 1937.

• Residence: 17 Elgin Ave., 1945, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵⁶

• Religion: Church of the Redeemer, 1945 Nov 2, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵⁶

• Obituary: Toronto Star, 1945 Nov 3, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵⁷ Paper Firm Founder W. Rust-D'Eye Dead

Funeral services will take place Monday at 2pm from C.A. Connor's funeral home, Avenue Road, for William A. Rust-D'Eye, 64, who died suddenly at his home, Elgin Av., on Friday. He had been for many years in the paper pad manufacturing business. He was head of the William A. Rust-D'Eye Co. Ltd., which he founded in 1937.

Coming to Toronto from England 60 years ago, he was for 30 years with the Musson Book Co. Ltd. Later he move to Owen Sound where he was in the insurance businee. Eight years ago he returned here. He was a membe of the Church of the Redeemer.

Surviving are his widow, Norah Rust-D'Eye, a daughter Mrs. Harold Oatt; two sons, Rfm W. Rust-D'Eye and Lieut G. Rust-D'Eye, R.C.A. and a sister, Mrs. Ashton Pentecost.

• Funeral: C.A. Connor's Funeral Home, 1945 Nov 5, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. ²⁵⁷

• Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Section 42, lot 97, 1945 Nov 5, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Stone inscription:
Dad
William A. Rust-D'Eye
Feb 27, 1891 (sic) - Nov 2, 1945

William married Nora Garnsfoot Tew, daughter of Richard Tew and Annie Agnes McLeod, on 1908 Jul 8 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.²⁵² (Nora Garnsfoot Tew was born on 1883 Feb 11 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ²³⁶ and died in 1951 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.)

  Marriage Notes:

Witnesses:
G. Musson, Toronto
Catherine Meadows, Toronto ²⁵²