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

James Telfer Oliver[1]

Male 1813 - 1897  (84 years)


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  • Name James Telfer Oliver 
    Born 15 Jan 1813  Elsdon, , Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-122247 
    Died 6 Mar 1897  Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Boston Cemetery, Boston, Norfolk Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I122247  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family Elizabeth Lamb,   b. CALC 2 Jun 1821,   d. 11 Apr 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1846  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Oliver,   b. 27 Aug 1847,   d. 5 Jul 1859, Bloomsburg, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F44331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James' is reported to have been James Telfer Oliver buried in Boston, Ontario. Documentation is needed.

  • Sources 
    1. [S530] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Pioneer Pergola (formerly St. Andrews Presbyterian) CC#4488 Internet Link.
      Elizabeth Lamb/ wife of/ James Oliver/ died/ April 11 1849/ aged/ 27 years 10 mo/ & 9 d's

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., County, N., & Cemetery, B. (1813). James Telfer Oliver (1813-1897) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 23 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68996282.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      James T. Oliver, d. 6 Mar 1897 Townsend Twp., aged 84 b. England,

    4. [S2498] Bible - In possession of family member, Oliver family bible - Karen Wolfe 2020.
      Oliver,JamesTelfer-OliverFamilyBiblePage1.-fromKarenWolfe2020jpg.jpg
      Oliver,JamesTelfer-OliverFamilyBiblePage1.-fromKarenWolfe2020jpg.jpg
      Oliver family bible - image from Karen Wolfe 2020


    5. [S2952] National Library and Archives of Quebec, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Montreal, Que. Registres Photographies aug Greffe De Montreal.
      Marriage, James Oliver, bachelor and Elizabeth Lamb, spinster, The above parties were married by special license the twenty seventh day of October one thousand and eight hundred & forty six.

      Robert McGill, James Oliver, Elizabeth Lamb, George Oliver Adam Stevenson

    6. [S2498] Bible - In possession of family member, Oliver family bible - Karen Wolfe 2020.
      Oliver,JamesTelfer-OliverFamilyBiblePage1.-fromKarenWolfe2020jpg.jpg
      Oliver,JamesTelfer-OliverFamilyBiblePage1.-fromKarenWolfe2020jpg.jpg
      Oliver family bible - image from Karen Wolfe 2020


  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jan 1813 - Elsdon, , Northumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Oct 1846 - Montreal, Ile de Montreal, Quebec Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Mar 1897 - Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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