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Robert Hugh Polson

Male 1835 - 1901  (66 years)


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  • Name Robert Hugh Polson 
    Born 24 Feb 1835  Loth, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1867  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    clerk 
    Residence 1867  Shade St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Military 1869  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lieutenant of the 29th Regiment, Waterloo 
    • R. H. Polson was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 29th "Waterloo" Battalion of Infantry, no. 2 Company, Galt 4 January 1867. The Galt No. 2 Company was formed 8 June 1866.
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Storekeeper 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1873  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    merchant 
    Residence 1873  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1877  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    confectioner 
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Store Keeper 
    Business 1884  Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Fruits and Confectionery 
    Business 1886  Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Confectioner 
    Business 1896  Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Confectioner 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-104675 
    Died 18 Mar 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I104675  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Hugh Polson,   b. Abt 1807, of, Loth, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Jane Sutherland,   b. Abt 1807, of, Loth, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F16824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Campbell,   b. 4 Oct 1839, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1928, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 22 May 1873  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hugh Robert Polson,   b. 17 Dec 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F16823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1871 - Robert Polson is in same household as Thomas Aikens.

  • Sources 
    1. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 23.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Robert Hugh Polson (merchant of Galt) b. Scotland Age: 36 born abt 1837 father: Hugh Polson mother: Jane Polson married Elizabeth Sutherland (res. Galt) widowAge:: 33 born abt 1840 b. Scotland father: John Campell mother: Isabella Campell married 22 May 1873 Marriage Place: Wentworth, Hamilton

    3. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Loth (Sutherland) Film 0990575.

    4. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 23.

    5. [S1668] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1867 - Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867.
      Polson, Robert Place: Galt, Street: Shade, Occ. clerk, Pg: 99

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Hugh Robert Polson Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1877 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Robert Polson (confectioner of Galt) Mother's Name: Elizabeth Campbell

    7. [S1430] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1884-1885 "Waterloo County Gazetteer and Directory for 1884-1885".
      Polson, R.H. Page: 202, Place: Galt, Street: Main , Occupation: fruit & confectionery

    8. [S2902] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1886-1889 - County of Waterloo Gazetteer and Directory for 1886-89.
      Polson R H, confectioner, Main

    9. [S3017] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1895 - Business Directory for the Counties of Grey, Waterloo and Wellington Vol IX.

    10. [S3018] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1895 - Business Directory for the Counties of Halton, Waterloo and Wellington Vol XII.

    11. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      Polson/ John Polson/ his wife/ Helen Habbick/ Robert H. Polson/ his wife/ Elizabeth Campbell/ (Mother)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Feb 1835 - Loth, Sutherland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - clerk - 1867 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1867 - Shade St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Lieutenant of the 29th Regiment, Waterloo - 1869 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Storekeeper - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 May 1873 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - confectioner - 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Store Keeper - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Fruits and Confectionery - 1884 - Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Confectioner - 1886 - Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Confectioner - 1896 - Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Mar 1901 - 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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