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Robert Kerr Mearns

Male 1874 - 1926  (51 years)


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  • Name Robert Kerr Mearns 
    Born 9 Oct 1874  Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1876  [1
    Naturalization 1895  [1
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Editor 
    Occupation 1904  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    editor 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-104611 
    Died 25 Sep 1926  [3, 5
    Cause: valvular heart disease (2 years) 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I104611  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Robert Ker,   b. 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1885, Puslinch Lake, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Wilson,   b. 1845, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1922  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F26771  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father John Mearns,   b. Abt 1844, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Wilson,   b. Abt 1844, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F26131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Lena McQueen,   b. 22 May 1877, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 26 Jul 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F30057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 6.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 21.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Robert K Mearns b. Great Falls, Mont. 9 Oct, occupations newspaper man reporter, s/o John Mearns (b. Montreal) & Elizabeth Mearns (b. Brantford, Ontario) informant Margaret Leana Mearns (wife of Galt) b. 25 Sep 1926 Toronto, buried Galt. cause: valvular heart disease (2 years)

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Robert Her Mearns (Editor of Toronto) Born: United States Age: 28 Est. Birth: abt 1876 Father: John Mearns Mother: Eliza Wilson married Margaret Lena McQueen (of Galt) Age:: 27 Est. Birth: abt 1877 Born: On Father: James McQueen Mother: Jane Black married 26 Jul 1904 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Galt

    5. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      Robert Ker / died 1st Oct.1885 / aged 42 years / Mary Ann Wilson / his wife / died Oct.2,1922 / in her 78th year / Robert Ker Mearns / died Sept.25,1926 / aged 51 years

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Oct 1874 - Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Editor - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - editor - 1904 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jul 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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