George Tucker Strickland^[1]

1830 - 1886  (56 years)

• Name	George Tucker Strickland
  Born	1830	Wedmore, , Somerset, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Billing and Strickland - stove merchants
  	He then returned to Galt and shortly afterward entered into partnership with Mr. John Billing (now of Bodmin, Cornwall, England) in the stove business, which business they supplemented afterward by taking out an auctioneers' license. From the day the firm of Billing & Strickland opened out business success attended the venture, and \endash the partnership having been dissolved \endash Mr. Strickland soon found his services as an auctioneer in great demand, Galt Reporter Apr 30 1886 pg 1
  Elected Office	councillor - Galt
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92894903
  Interesting	life,
  Name	G. T. Strickland
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Auctioneer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1876	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	auctioneer
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Auctioneer
  Residence	Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-104571
  Died	24 Apr 1886	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6, 7]
  	Cause: Blood Poisoning (3 weeks)
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I104571	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Strickland,   b. Abt 1800, of, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane,   b. Abt 1800, of, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F32649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marie Hollier,   d. 1853, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
  Married	Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
  Children	1. John Robert Strickland,   b. 4 Jul 1852, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F16093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helen E. Alexander,   b. 1834, , Ireland ,   d. 29 May 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Children	1. Marion J. Strickland,   b. 1 Mar 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1926, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States  (Age 68 years)   2. Frances Elizabeth Strickland,   b. 29 Jan 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1933  (Age 73 years)   3. William E. Strickland,   b. 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)   4. Frederick Strickland,   b. 1862, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Albert Strickland,   b. 1864, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James Walton Strickland,   b. 11 Sep 1866, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1943, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 76 years)   7. Adelaide Strickland,   b. 1867, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Louisa Strickland,   b. 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Joseph Shelley Strickland,   b. 2 Sep 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   10. Frank Alexander Strickland,   b. CALC 24 May 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F26765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Caroline,   b. 1840, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Nov 1876	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F22938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  G.T. Strickland, of Galt, the Well-known auctioneer, died on Saturday, 21st ult., from the effects of an abscess which had formed upon his head, and from which he has been a sufferer for some weeks. Huron Expositor 7 May 1886 ______________ Death of Mr. George T. Strickland The Reporter is called upon today to make an announcement that will be learned with the deepest regret by the majority of its readers. Mr. George T. Strickland is dead. The busy, active brain, is at rest for ever; the "old familiar form" has passed from our view; and while we bow in all humility to the will of the great Master, the feelings of natural regret at the loss of a warm friend and good citizen will and should rise to the surface. The mention we have made in previous issues of the serious illness of Mr. Strickland will in a measure have prepared our readers for the announcement of today. What was at first thought to be a simple boil rapidly developed until it assumed a most serious aspect. During the first two weeks of his illness he suffered most severely, but bore all with a patience wonderful in a nervous temperament like his; and during the last week the parts affected became so dead that he was spared the agony of almost unendurable pain. When first attacked, Mr. Strickland had several sales advertised; and the last one he sold \endash then suffering greatly \endash was that at Mr. Dietrich's on Saturday, the 10th inst. At Mr. P. McGregor's on Tuesday, the 13th, he merely drove to the ground to open the sale, and then returned to his residence, which he was destined never to leave again in life. The progress of his disease was rapid from this time forward; and on Friday evening last he sank into a stupor from which he never rallied, but as calmly as an infant sleeping glided into his eternal rest about 1 o'clock on Saturday morning. Mr. Strickland was born in Wedmore, /Somersetshire, England, and came to America, when quite young. He first settled in Auburn, New York State, where he married Miss Hollier. His wife did not long survive, however, and left him with the care of an infant, now Mr. John Strickland, station agent on the G. T. Rail Rockwood. When the G. W. Railway was approaching completion, Mr. Strickland came on to Paris, and at the opening of the Galt Branch of that line he was sent to Galt to look after the freight interests of the Company in this town. While occupying this position, he married Miss Alexander, of Dumfries. Shortly after the completion of the Galt and Guelph Railway, Mr. Strickland was appointed to the station agency at Hespeler, which position he occupied until bad health compelled him to relinquish it. He then returned to Galt and shortly afterward entered into partnership with Mr. John Billing (now of Bodmin, Cornwall, England) in the stove business, which business they supplemented afterward by taking out an auctioneers' license. From the day the firm of Billing & Strickland opened out business success attended the venture, and \endash the partnership having been dissolved \endash Mr. Strickland soon found his services as an auctioneer in great demand, and at the same time discarded to a great extent the stove business for the more profitable one of musical instruments and sewing machines. During all the later years of his life he devoted his energies to the extension and management of this business; and the extent to which his services were sought after as an auctioneer made his name a "household word" not only throughout Waterloo but in neighboring Counties as well. He knew not what trouble was when given the management of a sale. The interests of his employer were everything to him. In the minutest particular he was always found prepared; and to his loyalty to those who engaged him can doubtless be traced his great success. As we have mentioned, shortly after his removal to Galt from Paris, Mr. Strickland was united in marriage to Miss Alexander. From this union there were born all of eleven children, eight of whom survive, three having died in infancy. Those surviving are \endash Mrs. R. S. Strong, jr., of Galt; Mrs. H. R. Blackwood, of Brantford; Messrs. Wm. E., Fred, Albert and James, of Galt; and the Misses Ada and Lucy, also of this town. Mrs. Strickland died in May, 1874; and in 1876 Mr. Strickland was again united in marriage to Mrs. John Dines, who survives hm. This lady proved a helpmate in the strongest sense of the word to our old friend, and made his home what a home should be to the active business man. The only other relatives on this side of the ocean are Mr. John Strickland, a well-known and respected farmer residing in Brantford Township, and a married sister, Mrs. Thomas Parker, residing in Dakota. He also leaves a brother, Edward, still residing in Wedmore, England. While we have confined ourselves in these remarks principally to Mr. Strickland's business life, it is only meet to say that as a citizen he was active and enterprising, and carried with him the good will of all. He had a bluff, hearty manner; was an admirable judge of values and shrewd in the application of his knowledge; and his energy would make a success where other men would fail. For many years he represented Ward No. 3 in Galt Town Council, - only retiring there from a year ago last January \endash and those associated with him at the Board will be the first to bear testimony to the able manner in which he there fulfilled his trust. He was independent in work and thought, and never gave assent to what his own good sense condemned. Mr. Strickland's funeral took place on Monday afternoon last. As a mark of respect, the Town Council walked in a body, and all the places of business were closed while the cortege was passing through the streets on its way to Trinity Church Cemetery. The attendance was very large, both from the town and country, and spoke eloquently of the esteem in which Mr. Strickland was held by those who had been associated with him in all the years that are past. Galt Reporter Apr 30 1886 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12699-96. William McKenzie Kerr, 44, occ. Gentleman, b. Paris Ont., res. Galt, son of William and Margaret, married Frances Elizabeth Blackwood, 34, Widow, b. Galt, res. same, daughter of George F. and Helen Strickland, Witness(es): James E. and Eliza Kerr of Galt, 29 Oct 1896 At Galt [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 20. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12330-1876. George T Strickland (auctioneer of Galt) Born: England Age: 44 Est. Birth: abt 1832 Father: John Strickland Mother: Jane Strickland married Caroline Dines (widow of Galt) Age:: 34 Est. Birth: abt 1842 Born: England Father: John Dines Mother: Elizabeth Dines married 30 Nov 1876 Marriage Place: Wentworth, Hamilton [S505] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican (Galt) CC#4497 Internet Link . In/ memory of/ Geo. T. Strickland/ who died/ Apr. 24, 1886/ in his/ 55th year/ also his wife/ Helen E. Alexander/ who died/ May 29, 1874/ aged 39 years/ Strickland [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 29. [S2276] News - ON, Huron - Huron Expositor, obituary of G. T. Strickland - 7 May 1886. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, T., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, T. (1830). George Tucker Strickland (1830-1886) - Find A... Retrieved 19 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92894903/george-tucker-strickland.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1830 - Wedmore, , Somerset, England Business - Billing and Strickland - stove merchants - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Auctioneer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - auctioneer - 1876 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Nov 1876 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Auctioneer - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA Died - Cause: Blood Poisoning (3 weeks) - 24 Apr 1886 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - - Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth