John McCarthy

1821 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John McCarthy
  Born	1821	, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	shoemaker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119405
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I119405	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Agnes,   b. 1832, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary McCarthy,   b. 1856, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John McCarthy,   b. 1857, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nathaniel McCarthy,   b. 1859, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F29927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  I believe for some time prior to 1859, Edward Conway ran a shoe shop in the building at the corner of Queen Street and the Guelph Road. Later he became tenant of Thomas Hammett across the road. After his death his widow bravely carried on the business, doing herself much of the repairing so as to provide for her small children. In 1866, Henry Benn bought the business and operated in the same stand in 1866 and 67. In 1868, John McCarthy bought him out and moved the business to the corner of Queen Street and the Guelph Road, where he carried on until 1871 when he moved away. In 1871, Benn came back again for one year, having probably bought back the business from McCarthy. Although he shows afterwards for some time as the non-resident owner of a property on Albert Street, this seems to terminate Benn's business activities here Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 4.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1821 - , Ireland Occupation - shoemaker - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth