David Elsley^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1825 - 1888  (62 years)

• Name	David Elsley
  Born	12 Sep 1825	Shoreditch, London, England   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Christened	27 Sep 1825	Shoreditch, London, England   [13]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Directory	1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	W. Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Methodist Canada
  Directory	1884	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 116, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Eby ID Number	00020-1515.2
  Died	25 May 1888	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 11]
  	Cause: stoppage in bowels (14 days)
  Buried	Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I16522	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Annie Christina Cook,   b. 28 Oct 1832, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. ? Elsley,   b. 1852,   d. 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 8 years)   2. Caroline Elsley,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles Elsley,   b. CALC 10 Oct 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 8 years)   4. Hannah Elsley,   b. 2 Apr 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Milton Elsley,   b. CALC 12 Sep 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 2 years)   6. David Washington "Wash" Elsley,   b. 13 Sep 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1938  (Age 78 years)   7. William Jeffers Elsley,   b. 31 Dec 1861, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1881  (Age 19 years)   8. Alice Elizabeth Elsley,   b. 7 Jul 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Eliza Jane Elsley,   b. 2 Apr 1865, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   10. Caroline M. "Carrie" Elsley,   b. CALC 5 Apr 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1889  (Age ~ 24 years)   11. Henry James Elsley,   b. 19 Aug 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   12. Mary Ann Elsley,   b. 24 Oct 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 May 1871  (Age 1 years)   13. Wellington Elsley,   b. 13 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Sep 1871  (Age 0 years)   14. Randall Elsley,   b. 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   15. Rosa Etta Elsley,   b. 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F4365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 35962-1930 Eliza J. Elsley. [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 [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 [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 [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 [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 63. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 41 Household Number 191. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 58. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 41. [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) [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 39. [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 [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. [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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  Born - 12 Sep 1825 - Shoreditch, London, England Christened - 27 Sep 1825 - Shoreditch, London, England Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Directory - 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist Canada - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Directory - 1884 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 116, Waterloo County, Ontario Died - Cause: stoppage in bowels (14 days) - 25 May 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth