Robert Hugh Polson

1835 - 1901  (66 years)

• Name	Robert Hugh Polson
  Born	24 Feb 1835	Loth, Sutherland, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1867	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	clerk
  Residence	1867	Shade St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Military	1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	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.
  		Polson,RobertHugh-0001-MilitaryUniform-RayRuddyCollection.jpg 1860s portrait photograph (cdv) of Robert Polson, an early Galt merchant. The likeness as it was called back in the day was taken by one of Galt's earliest photographers, William Elliot. - Ray Ruddy Collection - There are a number of members of the 29th Militia of Waterloo who had the same photographer and same backdrop.
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Storekeeper
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1873	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	merchant
  Residence	1873	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1877	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	confectioner
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Store Keeper
  Business	1884	Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Fruits and Confectionery
  Business	1886	Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Confectioner
  Business	1896	Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  	Confectioner
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-104675
  Died	18 Mar 1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I104675	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Hugh Polson,   b. Abt 1807, of, Loth, Sutherland, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Sutherland,   b. Abt 1807, of, Loth, Sutherland, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Campbell,   b. 4 Oct 1839, , Scotland ,   d. 1 Mar 1928, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	22 May 1873	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Magistrate Hugh Robert Polson,   b. 17 Dec 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1958, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F16823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 23. [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 [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Loth (Sutherland) Film 0990575. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 23. [S1668] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1867 - Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867. Polson, Robert Place: Galt, Street: Shade, Occ. clerk, Pg: 99 [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 [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 [S2902] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1886-1889 - County of Waterloo Gazetteer and Directory for 1886-89. Polson R H, confectioner, Main [S3017] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1895 - Business Directory for the Counties of Grey, Waterloo and Wellington Vol IX. [S3018] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1895 - Business Directory for the Counties of Halton, Waterloo and Wellington Vol XII. [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

  Born - 24 Feb 1835 - Loth, Sutherland, Scotland Occupation - clerk - 1867 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1867 - Shade St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Military - Lieutenant of the 29th Regiment, Waterloo - 1869 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Storekeeper - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 May 1873 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - confectioner - 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Keeper - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Fruits and Confectionery - 1884 - Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Confectioner - 1886 - Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Confectioner - 1896 - Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Mar 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth