John McFarlane^[1]

1829 - Bef 1871  (< 41 years)

• Name	John McFarlane
  Born	1829	, Perthshire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1858	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	painter
  Residence	1858	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-145001
  Died	Bef 1871  [4]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I145001	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert McFarlane,   b. Abt 1800, Of, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane,   b. Abt 1800, Of, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F39477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ferguson,   b. 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1917  (Age 84 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1858	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Robert McFarlane,   b. 18 Sep 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Duncan McFarlane,   b. 4 Feb 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 15 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F39090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  E. Radigan, Painter and Paper-hanger, Main Street The business so successfully conducted by the above mentioned gentleman has been established over 32 years, Mr. John McFarlane being the founder. Messrs. Ferguson & Co., of which Mr. Radigan was the Co., conducted it for six years, and then Mr. Radigan became sole proprietor, and has managed it for the past 14 years. He carries a large and well selected stock of domestic and foreign wall papers of the latest and most fashionable designs, also oils, paints, glass, etc; he also does business in house and sign painting, and many artistic specimens thickly studded throughout the town attest to his ability in this direction. The premises occupied by him, which are centrally located on Main Street, are 24x90 feet in dimensions, where employment is given to eight skilled workmen. Mr. Radigan's business extends Throughout the town and country, and the many new buildings being constantly erected keeps him constantly employed in his line. He is a native of Ireland, and came to Canada in 1846. He was a member of the School Board, and was its chairman for several years. He was also a distinguished member of the old volunteer fire department, and was its last chief engineer, as the men resigned in a body when he tendered his resignation to the Council, and a semi-paid department was formed. He is a persevering and enterprising business man, and highly esteemed by all who know him. Industries of Canada, historical and commercial sketches, Hamilton and environs: its prominent places and people: representative merchants and manufacturers: its improvements, progress and enterprise (1886)

  
  

• Sources

  [S575] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - United Presbyterian. John Duncan McFarlane Born 04 Feb 1863 Galt Parents John McFarlane & Mary Ferguson baptized 20 Jul 1863 [S55] Vit - ON, Wellington - Wellington County Marriage Register 1858-1869. John McFarlane Birth Place: Perthshire, Scotland RESIDENCE: Galt Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830 Father Name: Robert McFarlane Mother Name: Jane McFarlane Spouse Name: Mary Ferguson Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Residence: Dumfries Spouse Father Name: Duncan Fergusson Spouse Mother Name: Marion Haggart Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1858 Marriage County: Wellington [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 24 Aug 1858. At the Wellington Hotel, Guelph, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Robert Torrence, Mr. John McFarlane, Painter, Galt to Miss Mary Ferguson, Dumfries. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 15.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1829 - , Perthshire, Scotland Occupation - painter - 1858 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1858 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Aug 1858 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth