William Delany Genealogy: 94 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1809-2016)

William Delany is documented in 94 historical records spanning 1809-2016 across 35 cities — including Richmond, Quebec, Antigonish, Ingersoll, Sherbrooke, Rochester, Lunenburg, Stanbridge, Freeport, and Prescott. Sources include 38 births, 3 baptism records, 39 censuses, 4 marriage records, 6 burial records, and 4 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named William Delany through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with William Delany today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
abt. 1809	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1809 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1825	Census	William Delani	Stanbridge, Lower Canada	Census of 1825, Lower Canada (Quebec)	1825 Census William Delani Stanbridge, Lower Canada (Census of 1825, Lower Canada (Quebec) )
abt. 1826	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1826 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1834	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1834 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1835	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1835 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1835	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1835 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1838	Marriage	William Delany & Catherine Connor	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1838 Marriage William Delany & Catherine Connor Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1841	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1841 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1852	Burial	William Delany	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1852 Burial William Delany Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1854	Baptism	William-Patrick Delany	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1854 Baptism William-Patrick Delany Richmond, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1854	Birth	William-H Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1854 Birth William-H Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1854	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1854 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1856	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1856 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
1856	Burial	William Delany	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1856 Burial William Delany Richmond, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1858	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1858 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1859	Birth	William-J Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1859 Birth William-J Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1859	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1859 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1860	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1860 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1861	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1861 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1861	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1861 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1863	Baptism	William Delany	Sherbrooke, QC	Vital records	1863 Baptism William Delany Sherbrooke, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1863	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1863 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
1864	Marriage	William Delaney & Catharine McGreevy	Quebec, Qc	Vital records	1864 Marriage William Delaney & Catharine McGreevy Quebec, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1866	Birth	William-E. Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1866 Birth William-E. Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1866	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1866 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1867	Birth	William-H. Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1867 Birth William-H. Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1867	Birth	William-Jos Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1867 Birth William-Jos Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1868	Birth	William-B Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1868 Birth William-B Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1869	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1869 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1869	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1869 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1871	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1871 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1872	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1872 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1872	Burial	William Delany	Quebec, QC	Vital records	1872 Burial William Delany Quebec, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1873	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1873 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
1877	Baptism	William Delany	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1877 Baptism William Delany Richmond, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1877	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1877 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1878	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1878 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1878	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1878 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1879	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1879 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1880	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1880 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1880	Birth	George-William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1880 Birth George-William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1881	Census	William-B Delany	Antigonish, NS	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-B Delany Antigonish, NS (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Freeport, NS	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Freeport, NS (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Prescott, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Prescott, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Hagarty and Jones, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Hagarty and Jones, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Antigonish, NS	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Antigonish, NS (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Antigonish, NS	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Antigonish, NS (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Peterborough, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Peterborough, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Cobourg, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Cobourg, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William-H Delany & Jane Delany	Colborne, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-H Delany & Jane Delany Colborne, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William-H. Delany	Brighton, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-H. Delany Brighton, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Margaree Harbour, NS	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Margaree Harbour, NS (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Sackville, NB	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Sackville, NB (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany & Mary Delany	Prince Ward, NB	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany & Mary Delany Prince Ward, NB (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William-E. Delany	Douglass, NB	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-E. Delany Douglass, NB (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany & Sarah Delany	Ingersoll, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany & Sarah Delany Ingersoll, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Ingersoll, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Ingersoll, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Rochester, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Rochester, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany & Emmie Delany	Rochester, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany & Emmie Delany Rochester, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William-J Delany	Saint-David Ward, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-J Delany Saint-David Ward, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany	Caledon, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany Caledon, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany & Elenor Delany	Ancaster, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany & Elenor Delany Ancaster, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Delany & Sarah Delany	Ingersoll, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Delany & Sarah Delany Ingersoll, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1882	Birth	William-L Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1882 Birth William-L Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
1886	Burial	William Delany	Sherbrooke, QC	Vital records	1886 Burial William Delany Sherbrooke, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1888	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1888 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
1890	Marriage	William-Joseph Delany & Mary-Elizabeth Hunk	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1890 Marriage William-Joseph Delany & Mary-Elizabeth Hunk Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1890	Marriage	William Delany & Fannie Boyd	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1890 Marriage William Delany & Fannie Boyd Undetermined location (Vital records)
1891	Census	William Delany & Lucy Delany	New Carlisle East & West, QC	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany & Lucy Delany New Carlisle East & West, QC (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Delany & Ellen Delany	Tecumseth, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany & Ellen Delany Tecumseth, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Delany	Windsor, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany Windsor, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Delany & Mary-Ann Delany	Edwardsburg, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany & Mary-Ann Delany Edwardsburg, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Delany	Cataraqui Ward, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany Cataraqui Ward, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Delany	Lunenburg, NS	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany Lunenburg, NS (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Delany & Mary Delany	Lunenburg, NS	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany & Mary Delany Lunenburg, NS (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William Delany	Lot 28, PEI	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William Delany Lot 28, PEI (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William-L Delany	Westminster, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census William-L Delany Westminster, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1893	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1893 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1899	Burial	William Delany	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1899 Burial William Delany Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1899	Burial	William Delany	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1899 Burial William Delany Richmond, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1900	Birth	William-Henry Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1900 Birth William-Henry Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1922	Birth	William Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1922 Birth William Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1923	Birth	William-S Delany	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1923 Birth William-S Delany Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William-Henry Delany & Ethel-Victoria Delany	Sydney Mines (Town), NS	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census William-Henry Delany & Ethel-Victoria Delany Sydney Mines (Town), NS (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William-S Delany	Vancouver (City), BC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census William-S Delany Vancouver (City), BC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William Delany	Dunwich (Township), ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Delany Dunwich (Township), ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	George-William Delany & Phebe Delany	Robsart (Village), SK	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census George-William Delany & Phebe Delany Robsart (Village), SK (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William Delany	Outremont (City), QC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Delany Outremont (City), QC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William Delany	Quebec (City), QC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Delany Quebec (City), QC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William-Jos Delany & Mary-Eliza Delany	Quebec (City), QC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census William-Jos Delany & Mary-Eliza Delany Quebec (City), QC (Census of Canada, 1931)

Obituary of William-Leroy Delany

William-Leroy Delany, died.

Obituary: DELANY, William Leroy 81, of Dunedin, died Nov. 15. Survived by wife; 3 children; sister; 6 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services/727-517-2340

Obituary of William-Jennings Delany (1991 - 2011)

William-Jennings Delany, born in 1991, died on November 24, 2011 at 20 years old.

Obituary: William Jennings DeLanyGreenvilleMr. William Jennings DeLany passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at his residence. A celebration of Bill's life will be held at three o'clock Sunday, November 27th at The Mackey Mortuary with Reverend Grover Putnam officiating. Friends and family will gather one hour prior to the service. [...]

Obituary of William Delany

William Delany, spouse of Joyce Delany, father of Maree, Adam, Laura, Paul, Michelle, Wayne, Dianna and Lindsay, died.

Obituary: DELANY, William John (Bill).07.02.1933 - 16.07.2015Peacefully at Orange Hospital surrounded by his loving family, late of Orange. Beloved husband of Joyce. Loving father of Maree, John (deceased), Leanne, Paul, Michelle, Wayne (deceased), Dianna and Lindsay. Loved ''Pop'' to his grandchildren and great grandchildren. "God Will Link the Broken Chain"The family [...]

Obituary of Michael-Gerard Kelly ( - 2016)

Michael-Gerard Kelly, son of Bud and Betty, father of Diana and Henry, died on June 13, 2016.

Obituary: KELLY, Michael GerardPeacefully at the May Court Hospice, with his daughter by his side, on Monday, June 13, 2016, after a 16 year long battle with cancer. Michael lived a positive and upbeat lifestyle and leaves behind a great legacy. He was an exceptional father, loving son and dear friend [...]

What are the most common first names in Delany family?

The most popular first names associated with the Delany surname.

John	Mary	Catherine	William
Michael	James	Thomas	Patrick
Margaret	Ann	Elisabeth	Daniel
Bridget	Anne	Denis	Helen
Ellen	Joseph	Lawrence	Peter

The most popular first names associated with the Delany surname.

John	Mary
Catherine	William
Michael	James
Thomas	Patrick
Margaret	Ann
Elisabeth	Daniel
Bridget	Anne
Denis	Helen
Ellen	Joseph
Lawrence	Peter

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Delany who bear each given name, based on the 284 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

William Delany: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

Obituary of William-Leroy Delany

Obituary of William-Jennings Delany (1991 - 2011)

Obituary of William Delany

Obituary of Michael-Gerard Kelly ( - 2016)

What are the most common first names in Delany family?