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

William Thomas Gowdy

Male 1862 - 1949  (87 years)


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  • Name William Thomas Gowdy 
    Born 24 Feb 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Brethren in Christ 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Plymouth Bretheren 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-148466 
    Died 19 Oct 1949  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Union Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I148466  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father John Gowdy,   b. 1827, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Creighton,   b. 1830, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 1851 
    Family ID F7831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Priscilla Jane Morley,   b. 1 Jul 1859, Rockwood, Eramosa Township, Wellington Co, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1940, Shepard, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Emmeline Minnie Priscilla Gowdy,   b. 1897,   d. 1985  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F55741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Thomas Gowdy, 87, of Shepard, died Wednesday morning in the General hospital.

      Mr. Gowdy was born in Guelph, Ont., and moved to Moose Jaw to homestead in 1891. He went to Indian Head, Sask., two years later, and in 1897 moved to the Airdrie and Langdon district. He went to Shepard in 1911 and had lived there since.

      His wife, Priscilla Jane, died at Shepard in June, 1940. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J.E. Steel, Shepard, and Mrs. A.K. Bricker, Chestermere Lake; two sons, William C. and David T., both of Shepard; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Huffman, Hamilton, Ont. and Mrs. John Taylor, Richwood, Ont.

      Rev. Dr. J. Gordon Jones will conduct services Saturday at 2: 45 p.m. in Jacques funeral home. Burial will be in Union cemetery.

      The Calgary Herald, Thursday, October 20, 1949, page 31

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      William Thomas, engaged in grain growing at Sheppard, Alta. He married Priscilla Morley of Rockwood, Ontario, and had three sons and two daughters.

  • Sources 
    1. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 21.

    2. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 31.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, U., America, N., Division, C., & Cemetery, U. (1862). William Thomas Gowdy (1862-1949) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122957833.

    4. [S2659] Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1966.
      William Thomas Gowdy
      Gender:Male
      Death Date:19 Oct 1949
      Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      Registration Number:006-700

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Feb 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Brethren in Christ - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Plymouth Bretheren - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Oct 1949 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Union Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta Link to Google Earth
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