Thomas Brook Puddicombe

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• Residence: Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-100568
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Retired: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Misfortune: 1906, near, Azilda, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada; killed in train accident

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One item of melancholy interest, which it is impossible to pass over, occurred during Mr. Owen's term. On the 12th of September, 1906, the whole Country was horrified as the news came over the wires of a most disastrous collision on the Canadian Pacific Railway, near a place called Azilda, on the north shore of Lake Huron, between a heavily loaded tourist train, speeding west, and a freight. Of a long death list the largest number from any one place was furnished by New Hamburg and vicinity, four of our best known families being drawn upon. The victims were Thomas B. Puddicombe, of Haysville, Wm. B. Puddicombe, of New Hamburg, Louis Pfaff , of New Hamburg, and Henry Herman of North Easthope. The funerals and memorial services of these unfortunate men were the occasions of the largest gatherings of recent years.

Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox Sep 1913

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Town Mourns Citizens' Death

Four New Hamburg Citizens Killed in Awful C. P. R. Wreck near Sudbury.

Seven Others Killed

New Hamburg's Dead are:

LOUIS PFAFF
THOS. B. PUDDICOMBE
WM. B. PUDDICOMBE
HENRY HERMAN

THE OTHER SEVEN DEAD ARE :

Two daughters of Leonard Schade, Moncton, Ont.
Frank Blackwell, Toronto.
J. J. Noble, Barrie.
Percy Baker, Collingwood.
Dr. Milne, South Woodslee.
Charles Palmer, Toronto.

A gloom was cast over our village on Wednesday evening when the sad intelligence was received here that five people of our village are numbered among the dead in the awful catastrophe on the C. P. R. at Azilda, just west of Sudbury, in which twelve people were: killed and many fatally injured. The unfortunate men were among the party that left here on Tuesday morning bound for Manitoba and the Northwest. The first tidings of the sad affair came in a message stating that Walter Kerr was slightly injured in a train wreck near Sudbury. Then came the report that Henry Herman, of North Eastope was killed and general anxiety was felt for the others who were on the ill-fated train and news from them was anxiously awaited, but every message added another chapter to the sorrowful tale. Wm. Puddicombe and Louis Pfaff were next reported to be dead. On Thursday morning the report came that Thos. B. Puddicombe was also killed. As far can be learned these four were killed outright. Nelson Schatz is also reported dead, but no official news has been received and it is feared that the report is only too true. A message was received from Sudbury yesterday morning that he was seriously injured. Great sorrow is felt for the grief striken families, who were prostrated with grief when the sad news were broken to them. The remains of the deceased will probably arrive here this afternoon.

Just before going to press a message was received that Mr Nelson Schatz was not among the death list, but is in a critical condition in the hospital at Sudbury.

A gloom prevails over the village that will not readily be removed, all the victims being active business men in the best of health. Their places will be hard to fill. It only seems a moment ago that they were bidding good-bye to everybody in town before taking the train, little thinking that it was their last goodbye.

STORY OF THE ACCIDENT.

The second section of No. 2, the C. P. R. limited, crashed into the third section of No. 1, a passenger harvesters' excursion train at Azilda on Wednesday morning, a little after seven o'clock and twelve persons were instantly killed and forty injured. The dead were all in one car, the impact telescoping a baggage car into the sleeper.

The inmates were caught like rats in a trap and had no chance of escape or warning of their danger. Four doctors from Sudbury were soon on the scene of the wreck and they did all in their power to alleviate the suffering of the injured. The injured were removed to the Sudbury hospital as soon as they could be transferred.

The harvesters' special was fifteen cars long, and had nearly nine hundred persons aboard. Had both trains been travelling at their usual speed, the death rate would have been something terrible. Behind the engine was the refrigerator car, followed by an express car, and a baggage car. It was the latter that telescoped the sleeper.

The cause of the accident is a mystery. The train had orders to cross at Azilda. The special was to take the siding and was slowing up about 75 yards from the switch when the limited came crashing into them. Engineer Thurlow, of the Limited, says that the air brakes of his train refused to work, and that he could not control the train. He intimated that they must have been tempered with. The Limited appears to be entirely in the fault.

As far as can be learned nearly all the killed came from Ontario, and many from Western Ontario. New Hamburg seems to have suffered the worst. Woodslee lost two men, and several other places have lost a citizen.

A letter received from Mr. Edward Ruppert received by his father and written immediately after the accident, says that the collision occurred at 8 a. m. 80 miles north of North Bay, which place they left a 4 a. m. Mrs. Stueck, her husband, John Bechtel and himself had just taken a hearty breakfast. Their train comprised 14 couches, the other 7 There were a large crowd of people surrounding the wreck Louis Pfaff, Henry Herman, Thos. Puddicombe and Nelson Schatz were sitting in two seats. Poor Schatz was suffering from injuries, the others were killed. He stood beside them as they pulled Herman from under the baggage car. People were held fast some screaming to be cut out.

The Late Louis was highly respected resident of New Hamburg for the past twenty-five years, being about 40 years of age, and proprietor of the local bus and baggage line, and was widely known to the travelling public. He was a member of the Lutheran church. He leaves to mourn his sudden demise a widow and four small children.

The late Mr. Wm. Puddicombe was the eldest son of the late R. B. Puddicombe of this town and about 30 years of age. He was a member of the local Lodge of A. F. & A. M. and resided several years in the west where he was an extensive land owner. He was married to the daughter of Mr. H. J. Stiefelmeyer, who with two small children are bereft. He is also survived by his mother, three brothers. He is also survived by his mother, three brothers and four sisters.

The late Mr. Thos. B. Puddicombe was one of the most highly respected citizens of this neighbourhood residing at Haysville. He was a director of the Standard Loan Co. and connected with many other monetary intitutions Mr. Puddicombe was a prominent member of the A. F. & A. M. Lodge and member of the church of England. He leaves to mourn his sad death a wife and five children.

The late Mr. Henry Herman was a prosperous farmer in North Easthope, about four miles west of the village. He was respected and beloved by all who knew him. He was about 54 years of age and leaves to mourn him a widow and five grown up children.

New Hamburg Independent 9 Sep 1906

Thomas — Sarah Elizabeth Walker. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Walker and Maria Illingworth) was born 7 Oct 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1923, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Annie Elizabeth Puddicombe was born 24 Jul 1879, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Henry Brook Puddicombe was born 26 Mar 1881, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jul 1955, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Frances Perle Puddicombe was born 8 Oct 1887, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jun 1944, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.
4. Reginald Thomas Puddicombe was born 12 Sep 1893, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1974; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Roy Maxwell "Max" Puddicombe was born 17 Jun 1895, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1965.

Thomas — . [Group Sheet]

1. Annie Elizabeth Puddicombe was born 24 Jul 1879, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254700734
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99122
• Immigration: 1832, , Canada
• Residence: 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Directory: 1867, Wilmot Township - Concession 1 Lot 18, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1867, Wilmot Township - Concession 1 Lot 19, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1867, Wilmot Township - Concession 2 Lot 18, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Directory: 1867, Wilmot Township - Concession 2 Lot 19, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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Haysville sprang into prominence as years went by. It became one of the chief places between Hamilton and Goderich. The stage coach changed horses at Haysville. One of the early settlers was William Hobson. Mr. Hobson came from Ireland in 1818 and settled near London. He returned to Ireland but did not stay long. Returning to Canada he associated himself with a surveying party and went through to Goderich. Finally deciding to live at Haysville, he bought 200 acres now owned by Daniel Shantz. This farm had splendid pine and was sold to William Puddicombe in 1832 or 1833. ... From 1832 to 1836 many settlers came in to take up land. There were no churches or schoolhouses. Some few years after, a teacher named Robert Boucher taught school in a log house owned by Mr. William Puddicombe.

Early History of Haysville and Vicinity By Allan R. G. Smith Secretary Wilmot Agricultural Society - Fourth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society 1916

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....Among the early pioneer tillers of the soil in this section along the Dundas Road," in 1831-2, were William Hobson, William Puddicombe and Edward Everett. Hobson was the first to arrive. He came from the Emerald Isle some time in 1831 and settled near Haysville. In 1833 be deeded his property to Puddicombe, and he and Everett tock up land on the east side of the river, a part of which is now the site of Haysville. Here, while clearing up the wilderness each kept a tavern, and as the district became more thickly settled they were bountifully rewarded in a financial way for their forethought in establishing what seemed to be a dire necessity in those days, when the jug of liquor in the harvest field was as indispensable as the jug of water is to-day....

New Hamburg, The Hub of Wilmot - Waterloo County Chronicle 18 Aug 1898, p. 2,3

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PUDDICOMBE, WM.: Came to Canada from Devonshire, England, in 1832 after a stormy voyage of six weeks, taking up the farm where Geo. Miller now resides. In 1835 he married Miss Joanna Balkwell, whose acquaintance he made on the boat. Dr. Cronyn, afterwards First Bishop of Huron, performed the ceremony, which took place in London. Wm. Puddicombe, who died in Arkansas, John, who died at Haysville, Mary Balkwell, Mrs. H. D. Tye, deceased, Frances B., at Haysville, Robert B., of New Hamburg, deceased, Thos. B., killed in the Azilda wreck, and Anne B., at Haysville, were the children. A window in Christ Church, Haysville, perpetuates the memory of a churchman and a church woman, who were among its most regular attendants and liberal supporters. He died and was buried at St. James' Cemetery in 1877.

Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

William married Joanna Barkwill 1834, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Joanna was born 16 Jul 1807, , England; died 22 Jan 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254700745
• Name: Joanna Puddicombe
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99123
• Residence: 1834, London Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96071P

John — Mary Brinsmead. Mary was born Abt 1780; died 1843, Beaford, , Devonshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Puddicombe
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76016