Minnie Jaffray

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63378
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher, Muisic
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91363909
• Interesting: newspaper, life story, politics
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104918
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Elected Office: 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Elected Office: 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor of Galt
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagonmaker
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Notes:

Jaffray, Bros. , printers and proprietors of the Galt Reporter. The brothers are natives of England and were born there Richard in 1832, and George in 1838. Have been residents of Galt since 1844. Mr. R. Jaffray has held the office of Reeve.

Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881

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RICHARD JAFFRAY 1834-1898

Married: Mary (Marion) Havill

Richard Jaffray was born in Shrewsbury, England on February 3, 1834, a son of Peter Jaffray, the founder of the Galt Reporter, and Mary Ann Gittins. He emigrated from England with his family in 1844, arriving in New York in May. The family was moving to the Goderich area with the intention of operating a farm. They were passing through Galt when Mr. Jaffray's father, Peter, noticed that the Dumfries Courier was seeking a printer. It was not long before he decided to forego the farming adventure and took the job at the Courier and settled in Galt. This led to the founding of the Galt Reporter by Peter Jaffray in 1846. With the death of his father in 1864, Richard Jaffray joined with his brothers Henry and George Jaffray to form the printing and newspaper publishing firm of Jaffray Bros. In 1889 Richard Jaffray became quite ill and withdrew from the partnership, leaving the operation of the business to his sole surviving brother George. Mr. Jaffray recovered from this illness but did not return to the business. During his active career in the newspaper business, Mr. Jaffray demonstrated a keen interest in municipal politics. He was a member of the Galt town council from 1868 to 1874, was Galt's reeve from 1875 to 1882 and was Galt's mayor in 1883 and 1884. He also served as warden of Waterloo County. Mr Jaffray died on July 4, 1898 and is buried in Trinity Anglican Church.

Sources:
1. Obituary Galt Daily Reporter Monday July 4, 1898.
2. Jim Quantrell, "The Newspapers of Cambridge Part 2", A Part of Our Past, Essays on Cambridge's History City of Cambridge Archives, Cambridge Ontario 1992.
3. Constance E. Sanders, "The Evening Reporter Celebrates its 125th Anniversary", Waterloo Historical Society Journal Vol. 59, 1971.


Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell]

Richard married Mary Havill 30 Nov 1868, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of James Havill and Mary Ann) was born 11 Aug 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Sep 1922, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Jaffray
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63375
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch,. of England
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Recipes: 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Potato Salad
• Recipes: 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yorkshire Pudding
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Notes:

Recipes:
POTATO SALAD.

MRS. RICHARD JAFFRAY AND MRS. SYLVESTER.

Take eight or ten potatoes, boiled, slice very thin, and have ready some blanched almonds or shelled walnuts (about a large half cupful), slice a piece of onion very fine or grate it. A salad dressing made of three eggs (well beaten), mustard, pepper, vinegar, sugar and salt to taste; stir in hot water until thick as custard, then add rich cream; put a layer of potatoes, just a sprinkle of onion, then dressing, then potatoes, then walnuts, dressing until your dish is full; garnish with cucumber, pickle and walnuts, or nuts alone. Put on ice or in a very cold place until required.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Margaret Taylor and Frances McNaught, The New Galt Cook Book (Revised Edition (Toronto, Ontario: McLeod & Allen, 1898).

Recipes:
YORKSHIRE PUDDING.

Four large tablespoonfuls of flour, one pint of milk, two eggs, a little salt; put the flour into a basin with the salt, and stir gradually to this enough of the milk to make a smooth batter without lumps, add the rest of the milk and the eggs well beaten. Bake in a shallow tin, under meat if preferred

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CHRISTMAS CAKE

One pound butter, one pound sugar, one pound flour, two pounds currants, two pounds raisins, one-half pound citron, eight eggs, one-half cup molasses, one teaspoonful soda dissolved in the molasses, two teaspoonfuls each of nutmeg, mace and cinnamon, one half cup of brandy, one pound figs. Mix butter and sugar to a cream, then add eggs slowly, then the molasses and brandy, then flour, and last of all fruit.

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• Interesting: life story, newspaper
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32382
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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PETER JAFFRAY 1800-1864

Married: Mary Ann Gittins

Mr. Jaffray was born in Stirling, Scotland in 1800, was a graduate of the University of Glasgow and learned the printing business while in the employ of Oliver and Boyd in Edinburgh. He also worked for the Shrewsbury Chronicle for twenty-two years and started the Shrewsbury News. In 1844 Mr. Jaffray immigrated to the Goderich area with the intention of becoming a gentleman farmer. On his way west he passed through Galt and noted that the Dumfries Courier was looking for a printer. He continued on his journey but it soon became apparent that pioneer farming in Canada was neither to his expectations nor his liking and he soon began to contemplate alternatives. He considered an offer to join George Brown's fledgling Toronto Globe but decided instead to throw in his lot with Ben Hearle and the Dumfries Courier. After working for two years for the "shiftless" Mr. Hearle, Mr. Jaffray and his sons finally had enough of the publisher's shortcomings and announced their intentions to leave within a month. Faced with the loss of the cream of his staff, Mr. Hearle persuaded the Jaffray's to stay on for an additional three weeks while he sought qualified replacements. When it became apparent that none were forthcoming and that the demise of the Courier was inevitable, Mr. Hearle offered to sell his antiquated equipment to Mr. Jaffray. Although contemplating the formation of his own newspaper, Mr. Jaffray declined the offer, opting instead for newer, though more expensive, equipment. Having now severed his ties with the Courier, Mr. Jaffray, in partnership with James Ainslie, launched the Galt Reporter with the first issue appearing on Friday, November 13, 1846. Mr. Ainslie and Mr. Jaffray had a falling out over the conservative political content that was finding its way into the paper and Mr. Ainslie left the partnership in 1849 to start a rival weekly, the Dumfries Reformer. With the departure of Mr. Ainslie the Reporter came under the sole control of Mr. Jaffray and his sons William, Richard, Henry and George, and became more politically conservative in tone. Mr. Jaffray died on November 15, 1864 and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery. Jaffray St. is named for him and perpetuates the memory of various family members.


Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

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During the summer of 1844 the first newspaper ever published in Galt saw the light. It was called the Dumfries Courier, and thirty-five year after its publication, as the copy before us witnesses, it presents a very faded and unattractive appearance. It was published by the easy-going, genial but shiftless "Ben" Hearle, who felt his bosom swell with pride when he was called the editor, but who performed little but spoke much of the onerous duties of the chair editorial. Indeed, from " Ben's" easygoing habits, it is very doubtful if there would have been any editorials whatever on some occasions, or in fact any Courier at all, but for the fact that Mr. Peter Jaffray and sons had arrived in Galt from Shrewsbury, England, shortly after the office was opened, and were induced to take an active part in getting out the paper.....Mr. Peter Jaffray was born in Stirling, Scotland, in 1800. He learned the printing business with Oliver & Bojsd, Edinburgh, and afterwards obtained a responsible charge in connection with the Shrewsbury Chronicle, in England, with which he was associated for twenty-two years. After starting the Shrewsbury News, he emigrated to Canada, arriving in Galt in July, 1844, where he continued to reside until his death on the 15th November, 1864. His connection with the press of Galt, as well as his social and kind disposition, are too well remembered to require recital.

Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

Peter married Mary Ann Gittins 30 Oct 1829, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England. Mary was born 1804, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England; died 17 Apr 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 May 1873, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ann Jaffray
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33209
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of england
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104588
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plasterer
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plasterer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plasterer
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Retired: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Notes:

DEATH OF MR. JAS. HAVILL

Our readers will regret to learn of the death of Mr. James Havill, one of the oldest residents of Galt, which took place on Tuesday night. The deceased who has not enjoyed robust health for many years, has failed steadily, since the death of Mrs. Havill, some nine weeks since and for the passed month his family were prepared for is death, at almost any time. Mr. Havill came to Galt in 1843 and followed his trade as a plasterer, till failing health compelled him to relinquish active business. He was better known to the older residents of the town, than to the younger generation. He was a man of a quiet, unassuming disposition and in the circle of his friends was much esteemed for his kindness of heart, and friendliness of manner. The funeral will take place today, (Thursday), at 3 p. m., from his late residence, Concession street, to Trinity Church Cemetery.

The Dumfries Reformer 25 Jun 1891 pg 1

James — Mary Ann. Mary was born 1810, , Devonshire, England; died 25 Apr 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ann Havill
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104589
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-153561