Robert Chisholm

1868 - 1938  (69 years)

• Name	Robert Chisholm
  Born	16 Oct 1868	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presb.
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-130354
  Died	10 Mar 1938	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Cause: Carcinoma of Pancreas
  Buried	14 Mar 1938	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I130354	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Warden Thomas Chisholm,   b. 1820, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 26 Nov 1898, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret Sudden,   b. 6 Apr 1830, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1916, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	CALC 1848  [5]
  Family ID	F25065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Gibb "Jennett" Watson,   b. 6 Mar 1864, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1945, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1900	, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Christina Marie Chisholm,   b. 11 Oct 1903, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1976, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F32606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Of Robert Chishohn Highly Esteemed Ayr Resident Passes in His 70th Year A highly esteemed and widely known citizen of Ayr passed away at 9.15 Thursday night in the person of Robert Chisholm, lifelong resident of this district. Mr, Chisholm, who was in his 70th year and been ailing ten days but it was only for three days before his demise that he was confined to his bed. His death came as a shock to the community. Third son of to late Thomas Chisholm and Margaret Sudden, he was born on the Chisholm homestead on Sprague's road, and as a lad attended Wrigley's Corners school. He commenced farming for himself at the age eighteen and had operated farms in this district all his life until coming to Ayr to retire nine years ago. Previous to coming to the village, he for 16 years operated the farm now occupied by Robert McRuer. A staunch Liberal in Politics, Mr. Chisholm always took keen interest in the issues of the day. His father was at one time Reeve of North Dumfries township and Warden of the county. Mr. Chisholm was a member of Knox United Church. Surviving are his widow, whose maiden name was Janet Watson.; one daughter, Mrs. Andrew Stockton, South Dumfries; two brothers, James of Minneapolis, and William of Victoria, B.C.; and three sisters, Miss Jane Chisholm, Galt; Mrs. W. D. Cowan, West River Road, and Mrs. Margaret Graham, Galt. The Funeral There was a larger attendance at the funeral held on Monday afternoon to the Ayr Cemetery, and the many beautiful floral tributes bore silent testimony to the high esteem in which the late Mr. Chisholm was held. The Rev. J. W. Currie was in charge of the services, and the pallbearers were: Thomas Hall, George Easton, John E. Urquhart, Robert A. McRuer, Bertram Muma and Wm. T. Edgar. Relatives from out-of'-town Included: Miss Jane Chisholm, Mrs. Margaret Graham, Mrs. W. D. Cowan and two sons, and Sidney Dale, Galt; Miss Mildred Scott, Ingersoll; Dr. Richard Cowan, Guelph; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stenhouse and Mrs. George Sutherland, Hespeler; Miss Gretta M. Watson. Detroit, Mich; and Wm. A. Watson, Moose Jaw, Sask . The Ayr News Mar 17 1938 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 60. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 80. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . William Archibald Watson/ Jan. 15, 1867 - Mar 15, 1948/ Minnie F. Stevenson/ beloved wife of/ William A. Watson/ Feb. 24, 1867 - June 5, 1923/ Earl Stevenson son/ Dec. 20, 1905 - Aug. 21, 1906/ Watson [Back/West] Robert Chisholm/ Oct. 16, 1868 - Mar. 10, 1938/ his wife/ Janet Gibb Watson/ Mar. 6, 1864 - July 30, 1945/ at Rest/ Chisholm [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Robert Chisholm Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1874 Birth Place: Ontario Age at Death: 64 Death Date: 10 Mar 1938 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father: Thomas Chisholm Mother: Margaret Sudden [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Janet G Watson Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1870 Birth Place: Ayr Co Waterloo Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1900 Marriage County or District: York Father: Archibald Watson Mother: Christian Scott Spouse: Robert Chisholm Spouse's Age: 31 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1869 Spouse Birth Place: Tp Dumfries Spouse Father: Thomas Chisholm Spouse Mother: Margaret Chisholm

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Oct 1868 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Dec 1900 - , York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Carcinoma of Pancreas - 10 Mar 1938 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 14 Mar 1938 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth