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

Robert Kilgour

Male 1857 - 1900  (42 years)


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  • Name Robert Kilgour 
    Born 6 Aug 1857  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Christened 20 Sep 1858  Knox Presbyterian Church, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-122422 
    Died 12 May 1900  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I122422  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Kilgour,   b. 12 Aug 1811, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1884, Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Anderson,   b. 1828, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 29 Sep 1856  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F32119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Robert Kilgour with Robert and Mary
    Robert Kilgour with Robert and Mary
    Ancestry Public Member Tree hawkesgail originally shared this 2014

  • Notes 
    • Robert Kilgour, a representative of the Sheffield Flour Mills of Faribault, MN was found dead on the elevated track of the Union loop at the Randolph street station at 3 o'clock in the morning. He was a wholesale commission merchant for the company with an office at 1312 Monadnock block. A fracture of his left leg was his only injury. He was 42 years old, and, with two of his three children, lived with his mother and brother, Arthur Kilgour.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1242] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Knox Presbyterian Church.
      Robert s/o Joseph Kilgour and Mary Anderson, merchant, b. 6 Aug 1857 Ayr, 20 Sep 1858

    2. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 2.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115570389.

    4. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 8 Oct 1856.
      Anderson, Miss married 29 Sep 1856 to Joseph KILGOUR By Rev McRuar res bride's uncle Robt Wyllie, Ayr. Jos, merchant; bride dau late Robt Anderson, Dumbarton Scot.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Aug 1857 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 20 Sep 1858 - Knox Presbyterian Church, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 May 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
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