Walter Renwick^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1812 - 1885  (~ 72 years)

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  Walter Renwick image from Hespeler Old Boys Reunion Souvenir 1906

  
  

• Name	Walter Renwick
  Born	CALC 16 Dec 1812	Tweedsmuir, , Peebles, Scotland   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Butcher
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Free Church
  Elected Office	1866	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Occupation	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Butcher
  Elected Office	1876	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Died	5 Jan 1885	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Elected Office	1889	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119281
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I119281	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Anderson Davidson,   b. 15 Jul 1826, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 Jan 1922, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. William Renwick,   b. 2 Jul 1858, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1939, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Walter Renwick,   b. 25 Nov 1860, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1937  (Age 76 years)   3. Jane Jardine "Jennie" Renwick,   b. 31 Aug 1863, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1930  (Age 66 years)   4. Isabella Little Renwick,   b. 25 Dec 1865, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1956  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F29901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Weir,   b. 17 May 1825, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Feb 1855, Moffat, , Dumfries, Scotland  (Age 29 years)
  Children	1. Dr. James Weir Renwick,   b. 17 Mar 1847, Moffat, , Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. 9 Jul 1914, Courtland, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F61112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, At Hespeler, on Monday, January 5th, 1885, Walter Renwick, Sr., A Native of Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland, Aged 72 Years and 20 Days. Funeral On Wednesday, Jan. 7th, at 1 o'clock p.m., from his late residence, to the Hespeler Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Hespeler, Jan. 5th, 1885. City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection ______________________ At Fingland, Tweeds Muir [sic], Peebleshire, Scotland, on the 18th April, Mr. William Renwick, at the advanced age of 84 years and 8 days, father of Walter Renwick, Esq., Hespeler. Dumfries Reformer, May 16, 1866 ___________________ From at least 1859 until shortly before he died January 5th, 1885, aged 72 years, 20 days, Walter Renwick, native of Peebleshire, conducted a butcher business in Hespeler. His slaughter house was located about where Dr. Gammies' office is now and he delivered off a wagon about the Town. He served as Councillor here in 1866-67 and from 1876-83. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jan 1885. 05 Jan 1885 Walter Renwick died in Hespeler at age of 72 years [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012132-83. William Renwick, 25, occ. Butcher, b. Hespeler, res. Same, son of Walter and Ann, married Catherine Limpert, 23, b. Hespeler, res. Same, daughter of Valentine and Susannah, Witnessed by Andrew Jardine and Lavina Limpert, both of Hespeler, 12 Dec 1883 at Presbyterian Manse, Hespeler [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 34. [S1024] Funeral Card - City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection, Funeral Card of Walter Renwick Sr. 5 Jan 1885. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 16 Dec 1812 - Tweedsmuir, , Peebles, Scotland Occupation - Butcher - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1866 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1876 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jan 1885 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1889 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth