John Meldrum

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-232304
• Immigration: 1845, , Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.

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TATTON- Nov 1st. - Mr. John Meldrum, who lived on the 2nd Con. of Peel, after seven days' illness passed beyond the bourne whence there is no returning. The deceased was born on the estate of the Earl of Life? in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the year 1815. He with his wife immigrated to Canada in 1845 and with others of his countrymen settled in the County of Waterloo thereby aiding for many years to form a prominent and thrifty settlement. About 1876 he with his wife and family removed to the township of Peel and there acquired a comfortable home for himself and family. Mr. Meldrum was of a reserved and retiring disposition in later years and possessed of intelligence above the average. His fondness for everything British and especially the land of his nativity was marked. He was a lifelong Reformer and a consistent member of the Presbyterian church and to know him well was to like him more. He was highly esteemed in the community, and leaves a wife, four sons and several grandchildren to lament their sad bereavement.


The Elmira Adverstizer 7 Nov 1889

John married Elspet Smith 7 Apr 1845, Rothiemay, Banff, Scotland. Elspet (daughter of Smith) was born 1817, , Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Elspet "Elsie" Meldrum was born 14 Apr 1844, , Perthshire, Scotland; died 2 Feb 1887; was buried , Hope Cemetery, Hull, Sioux, Iowa, United States.
2. John Meldrum was born CALC 16 Jan 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1887, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. James Meldrum was born 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Alexander Meldrum, I was born CALC 14 Sep 1847; died 14 Aug 1848; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. William Hewitt Meldrum was born 28 Jul 1850, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1935, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
6. Alexander Meldrum was born 28 Feb 1852, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Oct 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. George Mackie Meldrum was born 23 Sep 1854, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1946, Cupar, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Cupar Cemetery, Cupar, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
8. Peter Meldrum was born CALC 23 Jun 1857, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1860; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
9. Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Meldrum was born 12 Apr 1865, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1919; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, United States.