Alexander Henderson Mowat

1813 - 1902  (89 years)

• Name	Alexander Henderson Mowat
  Born	1813	Lerwick, , Shetland, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138869116
  Name	A. H. Mowat
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1860	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	sheriff's clerk
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	FC
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Insurance Agent
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119812
  Died	18 Oct 1902	, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: paralytic stroke (2 1//2 days)
  Buried	Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I119812	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Barbara Campbell Cairncross,   b. 27 Jul 1823, Birsay, , Orkney Islands, Scotland ,   d. 11 May 1902, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Hannah Mowat,   b. 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Gordon "Jim" "Moses Oats" Mowat,   b. 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1906, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   3. Alexander Robert Mowat,   b. 3 Apr 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1913, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 57 years)   4. John Arthur Mowat,   b. 16 Apr 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Dec 1927, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   5. William Walter Henderson Mowat,   b. 6 Jun 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. , Alameda Co., California   6. Edmund Cairncross Mowat,   b. 6 Jun 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1918, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   7. Christina Henderson Mowat,   b. 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F30044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Mowat-AlexanderHenderson-001-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg Alexander Henry Mowat - sharlo721 originally shared this on 8 May 2012 to Ancestry public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  King Street, Kitchener Cedar to Albert Street. At the corner Enoch Ziegler's carriage factory, a good-sized and well-known shop which continued for many years. A brick building, one story and a half, lengthwise with King Street, occupied by Yost Stroh as shoemaker shop and dwelling. Later this was made into a two story building. Next an open space, A two story frame building, crowned with a bell tower, with a boiler house and engine in the rear. The bell is said to have been cracked on a New Year's night by too violent ringing. In any event its sound was impaired. The building as a factory was at one time operated by Cornell & Bowman. It changed tenants from time to time and occasionally was idle. In 1867 Henry Strieker used it as a woolen mill and William Simpson used it at one time. The building was unpainted. It was eventually destroyed by fire. Another factory building with gable toward King Street and a one story veranda in front. A two story brick dwelling, well back from the street, occupied by A. H. Mowat, general agent and Deputy Clerk, He was the father of Jim Mowat, known as Moses Oates and, as a weather prophet, active on the Toronto Globe for some years. Jim Mowat was a school mate of Jacob Stroh at the Central School. He published almanacs and was known throughout the province. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930 ______________ Mr. Alexander Mowat died at McDonald's Corners, at the home of his daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Scott, on Saturday, the 18th inst. Had he lived until April next he would have completed his ninetieth year. After his wife's death in June last he gave up his home in Toronto and came to live with his daughter, where he enjoyed good health for his age, and was much in the open air. Especially did he enjoy fishing in the lake and river. On Thursday he was suddenly laid low by a stroke of paralysis, which rendered him helpless, though he did not lose consciousness. His end came quite peacefully. The funeral service was held on Monday, the 20th, in the church at McDonald's Corners. The remains were then taken to Toronto for interment. Mr. Mowat was a native of the Shetland Islands. He came to this country about the 26th year of his age. He resided in Guelph, in Berlin, and latterly in Toronto. He was a man of kindly, gentle manners. He had an intense interest in all religious work, and was in every sense of the word a Christian and a gentleman. He was loved and respected by all who knew him. Five sons and two daughters survive him. The Lanark Era, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Wed, Oct 22, 1902 Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8. Alexander MOWAT Merchant Scotland Presbyterian 38 Barbara MOWAT Scotland Presbyterian 28 Hannah MOWAT Upper Canada Presbyterian 3 James MOWAT Upper Canada Presbyterian 1 Alexander CAIRNCROP Clerk Scotland Presbyterian 18 not a member of the family William CAIRNCROP Clerk Scotland Presbyterian 23 not a member of the family Elisabeth SHEPHERD? Spinster Canada Presbyterian 12 not a member of the family [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Alexander Henderson Mowat d. 18 Oct 1902 aged 86 y 6m, d. Lerwick, Shetland Islands, d. Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke cause: paralytic stroke (2 1/2 days) [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 33. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 12. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8. [S3361] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. Andrews Presbyterian. Edmund Caircross. b. 8 Jun 1860 Berlin, s/o Alexander Mowat Sheriff's clerk

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1813 - Lerwick, , Shetland, Scotland Occupation - merchant - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - sheriff's clerk - 1860 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - FC - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Insurance Agent - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: paralytic stroke (2 1//2 days) - 18 Oct 1902 - , Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth