Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Alexander Henderson Mowat

Male 1813 - 1902  (89 years)


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  • Name Alexander Henderson Mowat 
    Born 1813  Lerwick, , Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name A. H. Mowat 
    Occupation 1852  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    merchant 
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Clerk 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    FC 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Insurance Agent 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-119812 
    Died 18 Oct 1902  , Lanark, Scotand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: paralytic stroke (2 1//2 days) 
    Person ID I119812  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Family Barbara Campbell Cairncross,   b. 27 Jul 1823, Birsay, , Orkney Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1902, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Mowat,   b. 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James Gordon "Jim" "Moses Oats" Mowat,   b. 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1906, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Alexander Robert Mowat,   b. 1854, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1913, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. John Arthur Mowat,   b. 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. William Walter Henderson Mowat,   b. 6 Jun 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. , Alameda Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Edmund Cairncross Mowat,   b. 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1918, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     7. Christina Henderson Mowat,   b. 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F30044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [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)

    3. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 33.

    4. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 12.

    5. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1813 - Lerwick, , Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FC - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Insurance Agent - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: paralytic stroke (2 1//2 days) - 18 Oct 1902 - , Lanark, Scotand Link to Google Earth
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