William Mark Topping

1835 - 1898  (62 years)

• Name	William Mark Topping
  Born	13 Oct 1835	Bellie, Morayshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261029598
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1863	The Reformer Newspaper, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	newspaper publisher The Reformer
  		The Reformer Newpaper office in 1897 From 1897 Jubilee Souvenir of Galt
  Occupation	1870	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	accountant
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Bookkeeper
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Book Keeper
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Bokkeeper
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-103737
  Died	18 Jun 1898	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I103737	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Amelia Elizabeth Holder,   b. 31 Mar 1835, Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	28 Jul 1870	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Charlotte Edith Augusta "Edith" Topping,   b. 22 Jul 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Minnie Topping,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edith A. Topping,   b. 22 Jul 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1950  (Age 77 years)   4. Mary E. Topping,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Ann Topping,   b. 9 Nov 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1940, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wm. M. Topping, of Galt, last week having occasion to take some medicine took liniment by mistake. He died the next day in spite of all that medical skill could do. Waterloo County Chronicle 23 Jun 1898, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 84. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 8. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 88. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 42. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameWilliam M Topping GenderMale Age65 Birth Dateabt 1833 Birth PlaceScotland Death Date18 Jun 1898 Death Place Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Occ: accountant ReligionPresbyterian Cause of Death poisoned 2 days [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: William M Topping Sex: Male Age: 34 Birth Year (Estimated): 1836 Scotland Occ: book keeper - Galt Father's Name: George Topping Mother's Name: Elizabeth Laing Spouse's Name: Charlotte A E Holder Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 35 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1835 New Brunswick Res: S. Dumfries Spouse's Father's Name: Jacob Holder Spouse's Mother's Name: Charlotte Peatman Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 Jul 1870 Event Place: Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada Event Place (Original): Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada Household Role Sex Age Birthplace George Topping Father M Elizabeth Laing Mother F Charlotte A E Holder Wife F 35 Jacob Holder M Charlotte Peatman F Digital Folder Number: 004529097_002_M9S4-DX7 Microfilm Number: 1862474 Image Number: 68 Indexing Batch: V01126-4 Citing this Record "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFK-CDK : Thu Oct 19 17:38:01 UTC 2023), Entry for William M Topping and George Topping, 28 Jul 1870. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Name: William Mark Topping Sex: Male Birth Date: 13 Oct 1835 Father's Name: George Topping Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Elizabeth Laing Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Christening Event Date: 18 Oct 1835 Event Place: Bellie, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Father & Mother - S.E. plots owned by Mrs. Wm. M. Topping & Mrs. William VAIR/ [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 3 Aug 1870. Topping, Wm. married 28 Jul 1870 to Charlotte A.E. Holder At Paris by Rev. John Douse. Groom, of Galt; bride of South Dumfries, and only daughter of Jacob Holder, Saint John, N.B.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Teacher - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - accountant - 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Book Keeper - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bokkeeper - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jun 1898 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth