Thomas McMaster

1842 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Thomas McMaster
  Born	Oct 1842	, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	life story, public service, police, fenian
  Military	Fourth Battalion of Her Majesty's Sixtieth Royal Rifle Regiment
  Immigration	1870	, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1881	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Spinner
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Constable
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Policeman
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Police, Inspector
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-126398
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I126398	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas McMaster,   b. Abt 1808, of, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Bridget,   b. Abt 1808, of, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Flynn,   b. 1 Mar 1840, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1923, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1869	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Mary Ellen "Nellie" McMaster,   b. 15 Sep 1872, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1893, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   2. Daniel McMaster,   b. 1 Sep 1874, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1949  (Age 75 years)   3. Anna Catherine "Kate" McMaster,   b. 8 Aug 1876, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ida McMaster,   b. Sep 1878, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lila McMaster,   b. 4 Sep 1878, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Thomas McMaster,   b. 8 Sep 1880, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1915, , France  (Age 34 years)   7. James McMaster,   b. 23 Sep 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Edward Martin McMaster,   b. 16 Sep 1884, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F31270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Thomas McMaster in 1901

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas McMaster, Herman Kreig, Nicholas Krieg, August H. Wittmaak, Hugh McTearnen and others drove "Peddlewaggons" for John Zryd in the old days. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 _________________ Thomas McMaster came to Canada during the American Civil War as a bugler in the Fourth Battalion of Her Majesty's Sixtieth Royal Rifle Regiment and after purchasing his discharge there from he worked as a spinner for Schofield at Tannery Street and the Lower Mill, and at Hastings, Ontario, and also a peddle waggon for Zryd. In 1888 he was oppointed Chief Constable, Tax Collector and Town Foreman, retiring as Collector in 1910, as Chief of Police, 1913, and as Town Foreman when he went on pension. While here he was a member of the 29th Waterloo Militia Battalion under Lt.-Col. George Hespeler and held the Fenian Raid Medal. Tom's faithful service to this community over so long a period will never be forgotten by those who knew him. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 18. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 8. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 9. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 15. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Thomas McMaster b. Scotland Age: 30 born abt 1839 father: Thomas McMaster mother: Bridget McMaster married Ann Flynn Age:: 27 born abt 1842 b. Puslinch Ont father: Faniel Flynn mother: Ellen Flynn married 20 Sep 1869 Marriage Place: Wellington

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Oct 1842 - , Scotland Married - 20 Sep 1869 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1870 - , Canada Occupation - Spinner - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Constable - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Policeman - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Police, Inspector - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth