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

David Elsley[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1825 - 1888  (62 years)


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  • Name David Elsley 
    Born 12 Sep 1825  Shoreditch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Christened 27 Sep 1825  Shoreditch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Wesley Methodist 
    Directory 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    W. Methodist 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Methodist Canada 
    Directory 1884  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 116, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00020-1515.2 
    Died 25 May 1888  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11
    Cause: stoppage in bowels (14 days) 
    Buried Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I16522  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John Elsley,   b. 1781, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Hannah Harley,   b. 1789, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1826  St. Martin's Church-in-the-Fields, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Family ID F7745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Christina Cook,   b. 28 Oct 1832, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. ? Elsley,   b. 1852,   d. 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     2. Caroline Elsley,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Charles Elsley,   b. CALC 10 Oct 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 8 years)
     4. Hannah Elsley,   b. 2 Apr 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. James Milton Elsley,   b. CALC 12 Sep 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     6. David Washington "Wash" Elsley,   b. 13 Sep 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1938  (Age 78 years)
     7. William Jeffers Elsley,   b. 31 Dec 1861, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1881  (Age 19 years)
     8. Alice Elizabeth Elsley,   b. 7 Jul 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Eliza Jane Elsley,   b. 2 Apr 1865, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     10. Caroline M. "Carrie" Elsley,   b. CALC 5 Apr 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1889  (Age ~ 24 years)
     11. Henry James Elsley,   b. 19 Aug 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     12. Mary Ann Elsley,   b. 24 Oct 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1871  (Age 1 years)
     13. Wellington Elsley,   b. 13 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1871  (Age 0 years)
     14. Randall Elsley,   b. 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     15. Rosa Etta Elsley,   b. 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F4365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 376.

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 35962-1930 Eliza J. Elsley.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18570-04.
      Charles William Dunnett, 34, Occ. Printer, b. Wick Scotland, Res. Toronto, son of George Dunnett and Elizabeth Bruce, married Rosa Etta Ellesley, 28, b. Waterloo, Res. Galt, daughter of David Ellesley and Annie Cook, Witn: Fred C. Harp and Rosa M. Tattersall, Both of Brantford, 29 June 1904 at Galt

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18618-04.
      Joseph S. Showers, 54, Widower, Occ. Clergyman, b. Ontario, Res. East Finley Penn., son of William Showers and Susan Ann Baldwin, married Alice Elvira Schlichter, 41, Widow, b. Waterloo Twp., Res. Galt, daughter of David Elsley and Annie C. Cook, Witn: Mrs. Rose Dunnett of Toronto and Lewis W. Clemens of Galt, 8 Nov 1904 at Galt

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019220-05.
      Henry James Elsley, 38, Occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, Res. Brant Alberta, son of David Elsley & Annie C. Cook married Catherine Moogk, 34, b. Philadelphia, Res. Waterloo, Single, daughter of Charles G. Moogk & Josephine Lockhard, Witn: Maggie Clemens & Charles J. Moogk Both of Waterloo, 19 April 1905 in Waterloo

    6. [S488] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Zion United Maple Grove CC#4503 Cemetery Internet Link .
      East: Father/ David Elsley/ of London England/ died May 25 1888/ aged 62 yrs 8 mo/ 13 d's/ God/ is my refuge/ Anna C/ beloved wife of/ David Elsley/ died Mar 16 1915/ in her 83rd year/ at rest/
      North: Our brother/ William/ son of/ David & Anna/ Elsley/ died Oct 23 1881/ aged 19 yrs 9 m's 23 d's/ gone to a better land/ Wellington Elsley/ died Sept 8 1871/ aged 4 m's 26 d's/ our loved one

    7. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 63.

    8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 41 Household Number 191.

    9. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 58.

    10. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 41.

    11. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 18045 (1888), David Elsley.
      David Elsley d. 25 May 1888, Waterloo twp., aged 62ym b. England, farmer, cause: stoppage in bowel (lasting 13 days)

    12. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 39.

    13. [S2685] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917.
      David Elsley
      Gender:Male
      Record Type:Baptism
      Baptism Date:27 Nov 1826
      Baptism Place:Shoreditch St Leonard, Hackney, England
      Father:John Elsley
      Mother:Hannah Elsley

    14. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864, Elsley, David Survey: Broken Front, Lot: 84, Place: Waterloo Twp, Householder Pg: 32.

    15. [S2686] England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912.
      John Elsley married Hannah Harley both of this parish, married by banns, thirtieth day of Aprili 1826

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Sep 1825 - Shoreditch, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 27 Sep 1825 - Shoreditch, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist Canada - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - 1884 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 116, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: stoppage in bowels (14 days) - 25 May 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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