Hugh Alexander Cant

1862 - 1946  (83 years)

• Name	Hugh Alexander Cant
  Born	8 Jul 1862	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Fitter
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Iron Machinist
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Machinist, Machine Shop
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128091
  Died	1946
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I128091	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Cant,   b. 1829, Evanton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 8 Mar 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Margaret Veitch,   b. 1841, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F26514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Maggie" Barbour,   b. 25 Sep 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1929, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1886	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. John Cant,   b. 17 Jun 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Margaret Elizabeth Cant,   b. 3 Dec 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 78 years)   3. Frank Alexander Cant,   b. 4 Nov 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F16510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 4. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 73. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3 Page 53. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 19 Page 34. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Cant b. Evanton, Scotland res: Galt Age: 31 born abt 1830 father: Hugh mother: Allison Thorn married Margaret Vietch Age:: 20 born abt 1841 b. Galt Spouse res: Galt father: John mother: Agnes Cranston married 25 Sep 1861 county: Waterloo [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 122. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011691 (1886). Name:Hugh A Cant Age:24 Birth Year:abt 1862 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:13 Oct 1886 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Cant Mother:Maggie Cant Spouse:Maggie Barbour

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jul 1862 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Fitter - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Oct 1886 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Iron Machinist - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, Machine Shop - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth