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

William Tilt[1]

Male Cal 1827 - 1888  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name William Tilt 
    Born CALC 13 Mar 1827  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Labourer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-142954 
    Died 25 Mar 1888  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Cause: abcess (1 year) 
    Person ID I142954  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father William Tilt,   b. 26 Jun 1805, Capel, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1883, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Jane Cosens,   b. 10 Aug 1805, Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1832, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1826  Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F54499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 11 Nov 1836, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1912, Lincoln Township, Huron Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 31 May 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Arthur W. Tilt,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1920, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Nancy J. Tilt,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Henry Shoemaker Tilt,   b. 23 Jun 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1954, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Rosanna "Rosena" Tilt,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1896, Lincoln, Huron, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     5. Isaac Shoemaker Tilt,   b. Feb 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1944, , San Diego Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     6. Cornelia Tilt,   b. 13 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1963, , Huron Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 476.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 18.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Apr 1888.
      Died 25 Mar 1888 William Tilt died in Berlin at age of 61 years & 12 days.

    4. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 17819 (1888).
      William Tilt, d. 25 Mar 1888 Berlin, aged 61y, 13d, farmer b. Farmer, Cause: abscess one year,

    5. [S43] News - ON - Christian Messenger Canadian Baptist, 29 Mar 1855.
      31 May 1855: Married by the Rev. George Patten on the 15th inst., at his own residence, William Tilt to Elizabeth Shumaker both of Waterloo.

    6. [S2612] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932.
      William Tilt
      Gender: Male
      Record Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1826
      Marriage Place: St Matthew, Brixton, Lambeth, England
      Spouse: Jane Cosens
      Register Type: Parish Register

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 13 Mar 1827 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 May 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: abcess (1 year) - 25 Mar 1888 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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