Robert "Bob" Merilees

1832 - 1874  (42 years)

• Name	Robert "Bob" Merilees
  Born	1832	, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Ayr
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131718
  Died	25 Jan 1874	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: He Fell-Compression of the Brain 24 hours
  Person ID	I131718	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Agnes Manson,   b. 1832, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary Merrilees,   b. 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John M. Merrilees,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William George Merrilees,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1946, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 84 years)   4. Barbara Ann Merilees,   b. 20 Oct 1869, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F274569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, At his residence in the Village of Ayr, on Sunday, the 25th inst., at 9.15 o'clock P.M., Robert Merilees, Aged 41 Years. Funeral You are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, the 28th inst., at 2 o'clock P.M., from his late residence to the burying ground 1½ miles east of Ayr. Ayr, Ont., 26th Jan. 1874. Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies _______________ At Ayr, on Sabbath evening, 25th inst., from a fall, Robert Merilees, aged 41 years. Galt Reporter Jan 30 1874 pg 3 ____________________________ To : Helen G1adstone From: Jane (Laidlaw) Pringle Date: Ayr January 28 [ 1874 ] Dear He11en I am just alon and I thought I would write you to let you know how we are all coming on I will begin with myself I am not so strong I am very ill with my Breath bute still I must not complean as long as I can geat oute old Mrs Wylle [Jeannie (Becket) Wyllie.She died in February.] has been very porly but she is a little better magge [Margaret (Pringle) Wyllie (daughter)] has been over this too week night and day you would hear that Bobe Merilees [Robert Merilees died 25 January 1874, aged 41.] was harm on seterday night he was siting in his hous and thear was a man came out of the tavren and fell it was very slippy and Bobe went to lift him up and he fell himself and died one Sunday night he had three Docters but tha could do nothing fore him he had hurt his Brain he was going Back again it was a verry sudden Death he never spock ..... Your Mother [Jane (Laidlaw) Pringle]

  
  

• Sources

  [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "funeral card of Robert Merilees," 26 Jan 1874. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 23.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1832 - , Scotland Occupation - Shoemaker - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ayr - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: He Fell-Compression of the Brain 24 hours - 25 Jan 1874 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth