William Tilt^[1]

Cal 1827 - 1888  (~ 61 years)

• Name	William Tilt
  Born	CALC 13 Mar 1827	, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1855	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-142954
  Died	25 Mar 1888	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Cause: abcess (1 year)
  Person ID	I142954	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 11 Nov 1836, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1912, Lincoln Township, Huron Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	31 May 1855	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Arthur W. Tilt,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1920, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States  (Age 63 years)   2. Nancy J. Tilt,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Henry Shoemaker Tilt,   b. 23 Jun 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1954, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States  (Age 87 years)   4. Rosanna "Rosena" Tilt,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 1896, Lincoln, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 29 years)   5. Isaac Shoemaker Tilt,   b. Feb 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1944, , San Diego Co., California  (Age ~ 74 years)   6. Cornelia Tilt,   b. 13 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1963, , Huron Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F1625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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

  Born - CALC 13 Mar 1827 - , England Residence - 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 May 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: abcess (1 year) - 25 Mar 1888 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth