Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: Mayor Richard Blain / Margaret Gillesby (F26650)

m. 12 Aug 1847


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  • Mayor Richard BlainFather | Male
    Mayor Richard Blain

    Born  26 Jan 1821  Bowness-on-Solway, , Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jul 1905  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  12 Aug 1847  Clifton House, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Thomas Blain | F52780 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Little | F52780 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Margaret Gillesby

    Born  5 May 1823  Thorney Moor, , Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Sep 1899  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Male
    Thomas Gillesby Blain

    Born  4 May 1849  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jul 1887  Dalton, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Joseph Blain

    Born  12 Mar 1851  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  27 Apr 1851  Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1926  Lidcombe, , New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    Richard Silvester Blain

    Born  7 May 1854  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  30 Jul 1854  Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Oct 1933  Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    James Armstrong Blain

    Born  25 Apr 1857  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  28 Jun 1857  Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Feb 1901   
    Buried    New York City, New York, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Blain

    Born  31 Oct 1859  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  1 Jan 1860  Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Dec 1917  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas Gibbard | F52785 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Jane Edith Blain

    Born  9 Oct 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  29 Dec 1861  Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1929  Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Andrew Henderson | F52786 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Female
    Elizabeth Blain

    Born  1863  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Female
    Sarah Isabella Blain

    Born  13 Nov 1863  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Mar 1935  Powell River, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Mary Amelia "Minnie" BlainChild 9 | Female
    Mary Amelia "Minnie" Blain

    Born  28 Oct 1865  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  31 Dec 1865  Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Nov 1925  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  24 Nov 1925  Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Edward Warnock | F17298 
    Married  4 Jun 1890  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Sarah Blain

    Born  1868  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried