Joseph McCausland was a native of County Armagh (Ireland) and a son of Robert McCausland and Mary Jackson. He arrived with his parents in Upper Canada when he was seven years old. He was to establish a stained glass window company that became well known across Canada.

An obituary which appeared in the Toronto Star on May 4th, 1905, described McCausland as "one of the most prominent figures in the business life of Toronto". According to this source, McCausland died after an illness of five weeks at his residence on 18 Wood Street in Toronto. The funeral took place from Carlton Street Church (Methodist) with the burial at the Necropolis Cemetery.

Another report from the Toronto Star entitled "Left An Estate Worth $51,000" was published on May 30th, 1905. This report detailed the properties forming part of his estate as:
- 432, 434, 436 & 438 Jarvis Street
- 90 Bay Street
- 112, 114, & 116 Maitland Street
- 10, 12 & 14 Grosvenor Street
- 14, 16 & 18 Wood Street
- 10 Marlborough Avenue

Detailed biographical information about Joseph McCausland is available in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Link to entry

Children of Joseph McCausland and Elizabeth Key (1831c - 1876):

Charlotte Ann McCausland (1851 - June 2nd, 1862)

Joseph McCausland (Sept. 17, 1852 - Nov. 9th, 1854)

Elizabeth Mary McCausland (1854 - Nov. 12th, 1863)

Robert McCausland (July 8th, 1856 - July 20th, 1923) Married Maud Patterson. Took over management of the stained glass window firm.

Hester Emma McCausland (March 12th, 1858 - Jan. 28th, 1901) Married Alexander Fraser Pirie, editor, Toronto Evening Telegram, owner & publisher Dundas Banner, & President Canadian Press Association.

Clara Louise McCausland (1861 - Alive in 1883/ Died by 1905)

Ida Maude McCausland (1863 - Dec. 28, 1947) Married Boyce Thompson. Both buried at Necropolis Cemetery.

Frank Herbert McCausland (1865 - 1939) Married Margaret (Maggie) Morton Brown in 1891 in Toronto.

Eva McCausland (1868 - Died by 1905)

Laura McCausland (1871 - Died by 1905)

Harold McCausland (1874-1958) Married Mabel Virtue (d. 1947) in Toronto, Ontario. Rector at St. Augustine's, Toronto. McCausland served as a Chaplain in the Canadian Army during the first World War, serving with the 47th Battalion C.E.F., and later with the Siberian Expeditionary Force. Awarded Military Cross. Minister Trinity Episcopal Church, Bay City, Mich., ca 1931. A stained glass window was erected in his honour at this church.

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Joseph McCausland married Martha Heas in 1878 after the death of his first wife in 1876.

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In loving memory, Marika I. Pirie (great great grand-daughter)

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