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Walter C. Dryden

Male 1861 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Walter C. Dryden 
    Born 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Fireman 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1886  Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    mechanic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-131371 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I131371  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Walter Ker Dryden,   b. 10 Mar 1827, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1913, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Green,   b. 19 Sep 1832, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1915, Paris Plains, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1857  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F19078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • At the residence of the bride's father, Minto, by the Rev. John Baikie, on Wednesday, 21st April, Mr. Walter C. Dryden, saw-miller, Minto, son of Walter K. Dryden, Dumfries, to Margaret, daughter of Robert Kerr, Esq., of Minto.

      Galt Reporter Apr 30 1886 pg 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 64.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Walter C Dryden
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 21 Apr 1886
      Event Place: Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 24
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Dumfries
      Occ: mechanic - Minto Twp
      Father's Name: Walter Dryden
      Mother's Name: Charlotta Green
      Spouse's Name: Margaret Kerr
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 21
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1865 Minto Twp
      Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Kerr
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Arbuckle

    3. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 7 Oct 1857.
      DRYDEN, Walter Ker married 30 Sep 1857 to Charlotte GREEN In Galt by Rev John James. Both of North Dumfries.

    4. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 3 Page 26.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Fireman - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - mechanic - 1886 - Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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