William Barbour

1827 - 1889  (62 years)

• Name	William Barbour
  Born	1827	, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-109497
  Died	1889  [2]
  Buried	Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I109497	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Jane Rennie,   b. 1834, , Scotland ,   d. 1900  (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Gavin Alexander Symington Barbour,   b. 7 Nov 1868, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1937, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F27883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Barbour, a local farmer, was Captain of the Crosshill Infantry Company from 1866 to 1871. As shown in the 1881 Illustrated Atlas, Barbour's farm occupied a large lot immediately north of the village, fronting on the present Road 5 (William Hastings Line), and flanked on the east by Road 7 (Hutchison Road). We also know from the 1864 Gazetteer (p. 116) that Barbour was a leader of the local Temperance Union. email Len Curchin 2018 _________________ "The militiamen of Waterloo in those days were big men in every way. Capt. Barbour, of the Crosshill Company, was over 6 feet 5 inches, and his right hand man stood over 6 feet 6 inches, while the Bugle-Major, Geo. Oakley, at one time a gunner in the Royal Artillery, was so stout that it was said he had to have a rifle sling sewn to his belt to encompass his aldermanic breadbasket." - Galt Reporter, July 26, 1907, p. 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 33. [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. William Barbour/ 1827-1889/ His wife/ Jane Rennie/ 1835-1900

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1827 - , Scotland Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth