Robert Puddicombe

1801 - 1841  (40 years)

• Name	Robert Puddicombe
  Born	1801	, Devonshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1838	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	killed by falling tree
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-124210
  Died	25 Apr 1841	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I124210	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	John Puddicombe,   b. Abt 1760, Of, Beaford, , Devonshire, England ,   d. Beaford, , Devonshire, England
  Mother	Mary Brinsmead,   b. Abt 1780,   d. 1843, Beaford, , Devonshire, England  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F27023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PUDDICOMBE, Robert. - Came to Canada in 1832 and took up the farm now owned by Jacob H. Bender and also the Clayton farm.. Mr. Puddicombe' s career in Canada was cut short by his accidental death in 1838 by the falling of a tree. He was a bachelor and his remains are buried in the orchard of Mrs. Thos. Walker's premises. Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 1 Pg 2. [S320] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. James Anglican CC#4571 Internet Link. Sacred/ in memory of Robert Puddicombe/ formerly of Devonshire/ England/ who departed this life/ April 25, A. D. 1841/ in the 41st year of/ his life.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1801 - , Devonshire, England Misfortune - killed by falling tree - 1838 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Apr 1841 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth