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

John McAuslan

Male 1808 - 1878  (70 years)


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  • Name John McAuslan 
    Born 1808  Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110524526 
    Honoured McAusland St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    McAuslin St. named for him 
    • McAuslan Street, the name McAuslan connected with Galt at any time during the past 50 years recalls Canada's national winter game, curling. This street was named after John McAuslan, custodian of the Toll Gate on the Dundas Road at the east end of the town;

      Seventh Annual Report of the Waterloo Hitorical Society, Waterloo Historical Society, 1919
    Occupation 1852  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    labourer 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1878  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    toll keeper 
    Toll Gate building where John McAuslan worked.
    Toll Gate building where John McAuslan worked.
    Toll Gate Building corner of Main and Dundas Highway, Galt, Ontario, now the site of a Parkette
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-130125 
    Died 7 Sep 1878  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I130125  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Agnes Connell,   b. 1808, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1830  Govan, , Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. John McAuslan,   b. 22 Dec 1831, Partick, , Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1910, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Jane McAuslan,   b. 14 Feb 1838, , Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1929, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Archibald "Archie" McAuslan,   b. 14 Feb 1842, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Margaret McAuslan,   b. 14 Sep 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1926, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. James McAuslan,   b. 9 Sep 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     6. Agnes McAuslan,   b. 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F40671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • This locality appears to have always had a weakness for theatricals, for an organization under the modest title of the " Galt Thespian Amateurs" was effected during the summer of 1843, and broke out into open performance towards the fall months. The chief Thespians were Messrs John Dodds, James Allen, John Scott, Dominick Ramore, Henry Smith, James Smith, Archibald Buchanan, Wm. Snow, Wm. Hearle, Jesse Thornton, Henry Aldous, and Washington Wood. These gentlemen took the different characters in the plays, Mr. John McAuslan acted as prompter, and the orchestra, and a capital one it was, was composed of Messrs. Glennie, Pembroke, and Wilsden, who will be remembered by those with good memories, as most excellent musicians.

      Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

  • Sources 
    1. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 1.
      John MCCASLIN Labourer Scotland PS 43
      Agness A. MCCASLIN Scotland PS 42
      John MCCASLIN Cooper Scotland PS 19
      Jane MCCASLIN Scotland PS 13
      Archibald MCCASLIN Scotland PS 10
      Margarett MCCASLIN Upper Canada PS 7

    2. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 13.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      John McAusland Sen., d. 7 Sep 1878 Galt, aged 70 b. Glasgow, Scotland, toll keeper, cause Chronic Gastrtis, with ulcerations

    4. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 1.

    5. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910.
      Name: John McAuslan
      Sex: Male
      Spouse's Name: Agnes Connel
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 2 Jan 1830
      Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1808 - Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jan 1830 - Govan, , Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - labourer - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - toll keeper - 1878 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Sep 1878 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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